The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-05-15
OLD TEACHERS
TO Be RETAINED
ALL But THREE SIGNIFY INTEN.
TION OF REMAINING.
ARE CHARACTER BUILDERS
Superintendent ID. c. Reed i'm His
Report Praises Highly the
Efficient Instructors.

The report of superintendent D. c.
Reed for the seventh month Of the
school year has been filed. An at
tendance of 1862 boys and 992 girls
for the month is shown. The total
enrolment for the month is 1884, or
a gain of SOS, being % per cent.
The remainder of the tabulated re-
port gives an excellent showing.
Following is the remainder of the
report:
The attendance during the month
has been remarkable. AS will be OBJ
served, the daily attendance is COL
greater than during the correspond
ing month of last year, or nearly so
per cent. The enrolment also has
been greater in every building OF
the district but two during the sixth
month. The causes of the increased
attendance are various. The activity
OF the truant officer and the increase
III population, no doubt, will account
in part for the increase, but not en-
tirely. The ungraded rooms are
somewhat responsible. These rooms
stand for dual purpose-a correct
i've of grading children for school
work and a corrective Of the moral
life of the community. These rooms
when rightly conducted, as ours are,
give children the right attitude
| toward school and tend to diminish
the number Of suspensions and cases
of corporal punishment. Having the
right attitude toward school. the
older children, especially the boys,
are not liable to drop out before the
end of the term.
The most potent influence, how
ever, in keeping children in school
has been the earnest, faithful and
conscientious work of our happy
corps of teachers, all of whom have
shown beautiful spirit of loyalty
and cooperation, and to whom no
task has seemed heavy when the
good of their pupils demanded it.
l am pleased to report that all
| these excellent teachers, with one ex-
ception, have signified their wish to
continue teaching in North Yakima
and l am more than pleased that
can recommend most heartily that
they be retained. Our teachers en-
phasize character. They are character
builders in the truest sense of the
term, and being such are worthy of
the very best appreciation. I sin
cerely hope the matter of salary may
rot deprive us of their valuable serv
/ ices.
During the month two matters of
general interest have occurred, viz.
the interscholastic oratorical and
athletic contest and the reception to
our teachers. The contest was a pro-
nounced success from every point of
view. and 10 the entire high school,
faculty and student pody, the credit
of the success is due. Mr.. Townsan
and Miss Hill are deserving OF spe-
cial mention for their untiring eff
forts. 1t is possibly worthy of note
that our students took first rank in
the valley contest in oratory and
dramatics. and second rank in ora
tory in the state contest. The reeep-
tion to the teachers was a gracious
act on the part of Mrs. Vestal Sny
der, Mrs. W. W. Robertson and Mrs
Mary Cannon. This is the first
courtesy of the kind that has ever
been extended to the teachers of the
schools and it was an event which
was surely appreciated by the whole
! body of teachers. Were such kind
deeds more frequent the teachers
life would no doubt be happier AMI
more desirable one.
l take this opportunity TO state my
conviction that a considerable part
of the success OF our schools is due
to your loyal support, and 10 the
hearty cooperation of the teachers
principals and supervisors. Because
of it school attendance is better, dis
cipline is easier and the best ami
most helpful relations obtain between
parents and teachers. Respectfully
submitted. D. c. REED,
City Supt.
Guaranteed by c. G. Case.
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