The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-06-17
AepMoRs,s PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Annual Report Of Superintendent nj
Evans 70 the Trustees.

Gent tmcn:-ln September last.
penned'a report that has proved inter.
esting 10 most school men. who have
seen IL. fnasmuch as it spoke of what
was TO bv rather thar what has been.
| come NOV to reverse the process and
tell what has been in the Ardmore
schools h scholastic year beginning
Sept. 1 1906 and closing May %. 1906
And may uot hope that tins report
may have au increased spark of inter.
est because II will confirm or deny the
value Of the plans and predictions
made ntht catalogue issued IN Sep.
rember. 1905
II is well that follow the DID IT,.
junction "lf you have any knoBy
sticks cut them first and speak Of
those things which are frustrating
the designs Of those who are striving
omake Ardmor. schools equal to any
Attendance
This word is IN. indicator marking
the schools vitality And Il f. to the
credit Of Ardmores people when In
the face Of strong obstacles they keep
their children in schpol as we'll as
they DO. The wards are large. the
homes are scattered and side walks
are unknown The influence Of mud
dy streets and standing water upon
school attendance can he traced by
shower OF absentee marks I'm every
teachers register The mayor and
city council are engaged IN brave
fight to give Ardmore what she should
haye.side.w walks. And ! put II here
that those who care for their chill
dren's education may know that one
Of the unsparing enemies of school
work In this city is the unpayed
street
But there are others The next In
order is the indulgent parent Fair
week last year brought the average Of
October lower than most any month
when II is considered The best school
month In the calendar. II could
catch every parents ear and send this
truth clearly home, your child will
attach no more importance 10 attend
ance at school or grow In mental pow
er there, than you display nrmness
and sacrifice In getting and keeping
them there" the school work for next
year would rise above that of this
many per cent.
Contagious diseases. diptheria,
scarlet fever, measles, mumps, whoop'
ing cough etc. have made their ap
pearance Due to the vigilance Of the
teachers more than to anything else
the schools escaped scourge {.
dismissal. The Board OF llaalJh help
cd when they could, but It seems t.at
the connection between "A system oi
schools. bringing together representa-
tiyes Of three.fourths Of the homes.
and the Board OF Health Is entirely
Inadequate. | earnestly request the
Board Of Health 10 look into this mat
ter.
But the attendance has been excel
lent when normal conditions prevailed
append to this report such figures as
will prove interesting along this way
Hardness.
This evil proved a scourge to pro
gress In mental and moral growth In
the first months. Forty to sixty cases
in the month of October In a ward
where culture and equipment were OF
the best. The High School led
Nobody could be blamed There
was not the proper spirit, and the
faithful teachers had not time to
waste. Heroic measures were applied
and herolcally did the good High
School pupils and their parents re-
ceiye Il. The result was that since
the fourth month, hardness in the
white schools has almost disappeared.
II must be said to the credit OF the
schools In south Ardmore that there
were reports from them six months
without any marks of tardiness' This
evil will never appear in such an ugly
form again but both parents and
teachers must be on the alert.
Suspension and Expulsion.
Suspension and expulsion have en-
tered the schools so little that II Is not
fair to yield space in this report to
these dark words. Children at natural
state are ever fair and good. II is on
ly when their environments, sickly
Hesh, improper food and clothing bad
homes, vile companionship, weak
teachers and a thousand other Ills
press hard upon them that they prove
incorrigible. It iE q glory to the pa
renthood, a point of just pride 10 the
uunils and tribute to the skill of the