Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-01-13

mems Of the season, Faculty and
Students Got Down TO Business With
A, Earnest Determination.
"a, The suns special Correspondent.
7, was cheerful and happy crowd
n pup,ls and teachers that gathered
n the High School ysri I've, Monday
,no,ninv. "a exchanging greetings of
.sUappy New Year" o. discussing the
.,snts OF the vacation, they waited
for the ringing Of the "line.np" bell
P,onptly at s:l5, with everybody in
olsee. the work wss resumed ~ N
,hsye had been no holiday vacation.
The pupils all seemei tn resume their
work with increased interest and viRor
and really TO enjoy getting into har-
pess sgsin. Good lessons, cheerful
ness and earnest work generally was
coticeable throughout the whole
school.
The work Of the new year started Oh
rno.t satisfactorily. aud has so eontin-
oed throughout the week. One thing
n, least can be said in praise OF our
school this yesr; both pupils and
teachers are not only cheerful. but
happy. A general spirit Of good will
and harmony pervsdes the entire
school, which cannot fail 20 exert Q
lasting influence Tor good upon the
lives OF the children. The principal
and teachers are proud OF the good or.
der and good conduct OF the pupils.
and the pupils are justly proud OF the
good name the school 10 msking for
itself, or rather that they are making
for il. Each teacher seems to think
she has the best pupils in the school.
and each grade is certain it has the
best teacher. and doubtless each 10
correct. The principal Was never more
. enthusiastically cheered than when he
said the other morning st chapel that
no school in the State had q fac0lty OF
more capable, conscientious and eff.
Gent teachers,
Sevs,sl new Rupi's have entered this
week, both in the grammar and High
School departments. The enroll ment
has now reached 4oi. ninety.three OF
which are in the High School depart
nent. In order to accommodate the
new pupils in the High School, the
principal hiss been compelled to place
desks in the Two cloak rooms.
Miss Mamie McIntosh, one on the
teachers OF last year, was welcome
visitor at chapel last Monday, and was
the recipient Of much sffectionste al
tention from her former little pupils.
Corr Bennett, from the University,
with his sister, Valera, entered the
High School for an irregular course
last Monday.
The honor banner in attendance and
department was won last Tohth by
the Fifth Grade, Miss Brant teacher,
and Is now carried alternate weeks by
Sarah Dawkins and Pratt Johnston,
who ranked fret in their grade last
month. Pratt 10 the frat boy 90 Tar
10 carry the banner.
The contest for the banner was very
elose between the Third, Fifth, sixth
and Eighth grades. The following 10
the standing OF each OF these grades
for December:
Third Grade-Attendsnce, 94.5 per
cent; department, 90 per cent; aver
age, e5 2 per cent.
Fifth Grade-Attendsnce, 9I.3 per
cent; department. 81 per cent; aver
age, IS per cent.
Sixth Grade-AItendsnce, 93.5 per
cent; department, 81 Il per cent; aver
age 50 3 per cent.
Eighth Grade-Attendance, 80 per
cent; department, 81 per cent; av-
ersge, 20 per cent.
Mr.. McBeath IL now wearing two co.
eiety pins, as on last Tuesday a com
mittee from Euclean Society called on
him in his office and the chairman
Miss Heloise Vida, announced TO him
he had been elected an honorary mem
Der, and in neat little speech pre-
sented him with beautiful gold En
clean pin.
The Sophomores are now helping
Caesar TO conquer Gaul. They 50,
that II he was as hard to whip rs he II
TO read. they DO not wonder st his get