Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-07

Total enrolment of first, second and third
grades ,......... =................ 100
Total enrolment of fourth, fifth and sixth
grades Observation-Disclosures. -........ III
Total enrolment of seventh and eighth grades. 81
Total enrolment of ninth grade ............. 81
Total enrolment of high school 12S
Average daily attendance in first, second,
and third grades ........... ..........-.. 120
Average daily attendance in fourth, fifth
and sixth grades 1880. -. 149
Average daily attendance in seventh and
elgth grades n
Average daily attendance in ninth grade. Al
Average daily attendance in high school 1913
The whole number of days attendance
Of different pupils in all grades, not in
Guiding the high school, was 6s.828;
including high school was .......-. ,915
Average daily attendance for the en-
tire year, including high school .... SOC
Average daily attendance for the
year, not including high school. Is. 504
|, The average age of pupils entering the high
school for the past three years was as follows;
1903-1904 19o4-l9o5 1905-1906
Boys l6 10 15.5 16 2-15
Girls IA 1-3 147 Is 20
The average age of pupils graduating from
the high school for the past three years was
as follows:
10000 l9o4-o5 l9o5-o6
Boys IFS 1S.7 1873
Girls 1873 1S.9 1872
The annual commencement exercises were
held Friday, June s, 'O6. There were graduated
at this time a class of eighteen consisting of
nine boys and nine girls. There have been
graduated since the organization of the school
12S boys and 217 girls; total 355.
The annual Judge Mills contest was held
Friday. March 30. The contest was declama-
tory this year. There were seven contestants:
four boys=and three girls. There was a good
attendance and the ones participating did their
work well.
Prof. Dudley of Platteville gave the school
two lectures during the last quarter, the under
standing being that the receipts were to be used
for equipping the school with projecting
lantern and slides. The lectures were well
attended and were very instructive. The net
receipts which were about $4,000, together
with the money left from the Mills contest,
S20.85, will be used for the purchase of a lam
tern and slides.
| wish again to call the attention of the peo-
pie to the need of making provision for the
systematic teaching of drawing and music.
By a special arrangement with Miss Warren,
she devoted part of her time to the teaching OF
music on the south side. Considering the time
that she was able to devote to the work, the
children made good progress. The other
teachers did as much as can be expected from
teachers who have not made special prepara-
ton for the work. All Of the teachers attemp-
ted to do some work with drawing. I feel
nat good results f)r all the children can olly
be secured when teacher is provided who has
made special preparation for the teaching Of
these subjects Teachers are available who
can teach both drawing and music and the
expense will be about $4,000 per year to Sc
cure one with fair ability The tax payers
must decide whether Of not they can afford
to spend such an amount for teaching these
subjects.
There were thirty-eight nonresident pupils
in the high school during the year These pu-
pills pay fifty cents per week as tuition.
Books were furnished free in the first four
grades and were rented in the remaining grades
and in the high school, The receipts and ex-
penditures Of the text book fund were as fol-
| lows:
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