The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-08
SUPERINTENDENT COOKS ANNUAL REPORT
Shows City Schools Are In Prosperous Condition.
New Buildings and Additional Teachers Needed

the following report covering
During
and five
monthly enrolment eight thry-four 834
O pupils the primary
isctory the CRAFTY
few who have already
grade failed the promotion the
has been what should have the result
o conscientious work
In primary very
suits in this school there six teachers and they
enrolled this four hundred thirteen
pupils teachers have abored we'll but the crowded
don only has made impossible for satisfactory work to be
done but pupils Quite
good deal sickness has been among the pupils and half of
teachers this school have lost each more than month during
the session from sickness
growth school has matter of graft
especially this the
high grades the close of this session certificates
given 6 who had completed the of the tenth
grade ninth who ignfed their
returning shall have
grade 900 The
high grades with excepionsare interested their
willing personal sacrifices for the welfare
the school
All of the present corps teachers snfed willing
the Mr.. W. Spieg whose
resignation this This Mr..
Spiegle creates a vacancy which will have FILL
Owing the primary school, owing
the high school owing the
growth population the city increase the teaching
The enrolment this
been sufficient for twenty teachers and we have tried to do
eighteen taking consideration that will
session. will require twenty-five teachers
do the work we'll in addition to the teacher necessary
to fill vacancy
The prescribed board faithful
followed study
public meeting
requirement. institutions owing the
uniform text kok law and to the coming uniform course OF study
changes will be When these changes
that music and physical culture
grail parts the of study.
Owing population city
building the work
sion To begin another work rooms will be necessary
that this building be yearly business it would be
wi eight building.
property Academy good shape
bacboards cacminng of walls shades and new locks The
Academy built is of such that
this detrimental to health
keeping clean suggest that all the floors treated
dressing which will to a extent eliminate dust
with the unopened (which will probably
never opened nearly square ground
property idle nearly year.
when idle furnishes shining mark for all kinds of mschvous
depreciation the of could begin the
alone hundred dollars If the
ery would relieve the city of this repair the
property could be made contribute the pleasure
citizens of the community.
suggest that you recommend City the
work eveng and identifying the grounds be continued that
the be lighted and supplied with facilities outdoor
that anitor be during look
things and that the whole during
into park Further large auditorium spacious halls
the building would furnish facilities public
entertainments
During enrolment Academy been
hundred three hundred aud five
red females
The satisfactory
this they
Fifteen urls peted the they
diplomas the commencement.
The teaching this school as years
sufficient that another
The property this school conditions showing
the high in which the neighbo hold
The teachers this all kinds Of uplifting
their Ieoe thus giving their people the benefits
providing purchase
decorating identifying building at the
JOE COOK.