The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-06-07
Report of Point Pleasant Public
Schools for the year 1904 1905.

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! changes tn5onr schools and IN the work re
i quIred OF both pupils and teachers. The neN
il course of study, adopted last fall for tn
i grades below the High school. called for 81
4 Increased amount of work preparatory 70 tn
work OF the High School. In the seventh
and eighth grades, the pupils, who do no
have an opportunity to continue thef
studies farther, may now get Thorough
knowledge or those branches that win b
most necessary to them L e. Grammel
Composition, Mental and Written Arithme
tie Book keeping. Physiology and Hygiene
United States History and Civil Govern
ment.
For those who can go farther the High
School offers better advantages than evel
before, for our work In mathematics, En-,
glish and science is more advanced and In
Latin 1t is holding its own. To meet the re-
quirements of the University liz FULL will
require additional teaching force.
The Introduction OF Music, Elocution and
Physical Culture into our school work has
brought out results very pleasing to those Of
rs who have had the best opportunity Of
observing the progress OF the children in
these new branches Both these teachers
should De employed for heir full time sand
THE 8 iiI1 et hi 8 The 4 /. ~ ). W
of more Individual work. The card system
OF records for pupils, teachers and library
books has given entire satisfaction aud by
thels means It Will now be an easy matter IA
compare the years work with those years
that have gone before
From the library cards we hope at a future
time to give some interesting facts in regard
to the pupils reading. The books have been
IN great deman and by many OF the child
rem. have been carefully read. We had
planned TO arrange reading list to be re-
nm Inf
not able to finish this very important work.
It is to be hoped that it will be done IN the
future.
Though our Picture Exhibit was not q
financial success, yet by the action of the
Board OF Education in helping us, we were
enabled to add about dozen good pictures
to the four secured In the year IsO3-l9o4. We
believe that good pictures like good books
and good companions have a refining and
an uplifting influence on growing minds,
and hope to see the day when all cnr schools
will be tastefuily and appropriately adorned
Our work during the past year has been
llghtened by the spirit of loyalty to the in
terests of the school shown by pupils, teach
ers and the Board or Education. 1 wish
thus publicly to thank them all for the
hearty, earnest support that they have given
in the efforts we have made 70 advance aud
improve our schools,
These pupils who were UNAvQIDABLY'
absent from their final examinations, and
those who failed in only two minor subjects
should be given an examination in the fall
to test their ability at that time 10 carry on
the work of an advanced grade.
Our two lower grades have been crowded
during the year, and for the best results two
additional rooms are needed and two teach
ers for each grade.
thorough overhauling, or better still, should
be changed. The closet system, too, should
be changed to improve the sanitary condi-
tion of the building. The W ork of properly
taking care OF our school building is comm
ing and and trying and we are pleased that
it has been SO well done. Care on the part
ofour Janitor has begotten carefulness on
the part of our pupils and the results are
couraging.
Langston School suffered "a great loss in.
the death of Its principal, and In the loss 1T
time while securing a satisfactory successor
but teachers and pupils have labored to-
gether to bring the work OF the school mp to
the standard set for it. The results are very
pleasing. The hand of Death has been laid
heavily on the school during the year and
they have worked under considerable dis
advantage.
cot rtesy and for their support in the work
we have been trying to do for their best in
terests.
Their school building needs a good deal of
work done on walls, roof and floors. They
need some further outside improvements.
Thanking all those who have interested
themselves in the progress of the schools
am, very sincerely.
PkrER II. STEENBERGES.
HONOR ROLL FOR THE YEAR l9OI-IgO5.
Natalie Bryan, Daisy Howard, Nathan
Pofenbarger, Emile steinbach, Carey How
arr, Inez Fish. Georgia Comstock, Neale
Gum, Cory Love, Max Burnside, Don Burn
side, Lulu Gibbs, Charles Baird, Florence
Howard, Mary Lettwich.
NEITHER ABSENT NOR TARDY FOR THE
Clara Tillis, Clarence Epple, Raymond
Allen, okey Burdett. Homer Folden.
ABSENT NOT MORE THAN TWO DAYS.
Irma Friedman, Helen steinbach, Hylda
steinbach, Moses Rearman. Alva Roggess,
Aurilla Reslap, Anna Park, Nellie Whaley
Roy WoeIfIel, Lemuel Heslop, Louis Fried
man Ralph Harper, Roma Gibbs, Gertrude
MorIArty, Carrie Friedman, Gertrude Bur-
dett, Charlie Howard, Frank Bruestle.
Harry Lewis, Wallace Burdett, Fred Kisar.
Eddie Howard. Jennie Van Matre, Anna
Tillis, Harold Boggess, Bennie Gibbs.