The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-09-29
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!: School Notes
BY County Supt. F. NJ. Sherart


One of the gratifying showings in the
work Of Pembina county schools during
the past, has been the marked increase
in the percentage Of attendance. The
percentage for the year ending June 30,
1904 was so per cent. while the percent
age for the year ending June 20, 1905
was 80 per cent, an increase of 21.7 per
cent. 1t costs no more to run school
with a full attendance than with partial
tendance. It's therro matter Of econ
omy that all pupils be present every day.
The earnest cooperation of parents with
teachers and school officers to secure
more regular attendance, will make the
showing for next year even more gratty-
ing than in The year Just passed.
School officers should be more careful
than they, in many instances, have been
i'll the past in demanding that hers
be provided with proper credentials tor
| teaching. No contract can be made with
teacher unless she has certificate
properly certified Tor this county. No
salary can be legally paid to any person
Tor teaching unless she has contract
properly signed. Before permitting any
person to begin teaching, or before max
ing contract with any person, the
school boardtshould investigate the GER
,ificates standing of the applicant. A
obser vance of this recommendation
would prevent much possible annoy
ance.
Every person desiring to teach should
first secnre a certificate. The state
superintendent has issued a rulin. that
no III ore permits are to be granted until
all teachers holding certificates in the
county and desiring to teach have secur-
ed sch ools. The ruling will be strictly
enforced. 1t is but fair to those who
have secured certificates.
What wonderful work there is tor a
Pembina county school improvement
league How many yards unsighty
with weeds could be cleaned and beaut-
fed Howlmany schools provided with
sheds and hitching posts have visitel j
scho OILS where have been compelled to
Itch my. horse by passing the hitchng
strap throughIthe window anil tying to a
desk. have found rag weeds and sun
flowers growing in rank confusion as
high as my head close up to the windows
Of the school. Is it any wonder that un-
der such conditions interest lags and at
ten dance becomes irregular and small?
II every school officer who reads this
article would visit his school with note
book in hand, and note down the urgent
needs of the school to make it and its
sur roundings comfortable and attractive,
and then vote himself a committee OF
one to see that the needs were supplied,
the efficiency of many school would be
doubled III a trice Is your school clean
and comfortable? Is the room attractive
and the grounds credit to your neigh
borhood? If not. don't wait for better
day; make the changes now. 1t will pay
in the results obtained from your school.
A meeting OF the teachers OF Pempila
county is called at Bathgate No. ember
3rd and 4th. A program is being arrang-
ed that will BE- different in its nature
from anything before given in the county,
Every teacher in the county. and those
who expect to teach as we'll, should plan
to attend this meeting. 1t pays to meet
the other teachers of the county once a
year and exchange ideas and discuss
mutual problems.
The writer will consider it favor if
the clerks Of the respective districts will
send him list of the improvements
made or contemplated in the near future.
A list OF the more important ones will be
published in connection with these
school notes. If you have made some
improvements that has increased the es
ficiency of your school, let it be publish.
ed as an inducement to other schools to