The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-09-07
School Attendance.

which ended June 80 1905, I find
the attendance in Steele County
very much improved over the
previous year, yet there is still a
a great margin for improvement.
There were 1850 monthly certi-
icates Of perfect attendance is
sued and 80 pupils attended
school every day during the entire
school year. For the school year
ending June 1904, 174O monthly
certificates of perfect attendance
we're issued and only IS pupils
attended school every day during
that year. From the above, it
will be seen that the perfect
monty attendance has nearly
doubled, while the yearly perfect
attendance has more than trebled
itself in one year.
The school population has in
creased 143, there being 2,O12
children of school age, June 1905.
Parents should not keep their
children out of school for trivial
reasons. Strive to have the
school terms come when your
children are not needed at home,s
and then sacrifice a great deal
that your children may learn a
little Of the worlds knowledge.
10 encourage perfect attend
ance the county offers rewards
IN the form Of Monthly Certii-
Gates Of Attendance" TERN
Certificates Of Attendance" for
four months perfect attendance,
and a" Diploma of Honor for
perfect attendance during the
school year. Our last legislature
passed laws which must be en-
forced as far as possible. Child
rem between the ages eight and
fourteen years must be sent to a
public school the entire time the
school is in session, unless ex-
cused by the school board. This
excuse should be in writing.
The penalty for not complying
with this law is a fine of not less
than S., nor more than 500, and
costs, for first offence.
1t shall be the duty Of the clerk
of the school board to inquire in
to all cases of neglect in sending
children to school and ascertain
from the person negiecting to
perform such duty, the reason
therefor, if any, and to notify the
County Superintendent, and said
County Superintendent shall Law
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the matter before the states at.
torney, whose duty it will be to
proceeds to secure the prosecution
for any offense occurring, under
this article.
With a few exceptions the peo-
pie of Steele County send their
children regularly as possible to
school, but still all may not be IA
miliar with thelaw. For the full
law [ would refer you to the
School Clerk Of your district.
According to the teachers re.
reports received during the year
which ended June 80, 1905, the
following pupils were absent
more than one day and less than
three days:
Cora Baaken, Gertrude Boise, Alice
Carpenter, Emma Christopherson.
Alice Cochrane, Alec Cyrus, Joe Cyrus
Miner Ellingson, jake Fulmer, Nels
Grefsheim, Frances Lockwood, LEROY
Morehouse, Grace Oxton, Anna Olson,
Lorene Peterson, Donald Still, Agnes
Torkelson, and Tilla Vestland.
Those absent only one day are:
Willow Baker, Elmeda Baaken, Eva
Berg, John Brown, Edith Brown.
Helen Brown, Matte Clellen, Kittie
Fulmer, Ida Gjellereit, Alvin Gunkle,
Albert Johnson, Frank Meader, Willie
Nelson, Teddie Reynolds, Artha
stavens, Aurther Stavens, Doris
Tillotson, and Irene Torkelson.
The following were present
every day and are entitled to the
Diploma of HONOR"
Roland Badger, Helen Baker, Paul
Baker, Clarence Bakken, Palmer
Bakken, Gladys Baldwin, Hilma Berg,
Willie Bowen, Harry Carlton, John
Carpenter, Junie Clellen, Connie Clel-