Douglas Island news., 1907-02-13
School Report for tst Semester
ENDING FEBRUARY 1st, 1907

the attendance has been more regular than any previous semester in the his tory of the school. The work through out the school has been quite satisfac- tory. The following pupils of the grades did excellent work in the sub- jects named:
 ARITHNIETIc-Ella Grundler, Hillary McKanna, Minnie Knutson, Mabel Knutson, Leah Hopp, Eva Barquist, Nora Museth, lone Mcdonald, Evelyn Peterson, Mildred Erickson, Cassie King, Robert Laughlin, Marion Soren- son, Selim Jackson, Oscar Grun dler, Charles Wortman, Melville Ninnis, Willie Barquist, Elenora Lundquist, Lillie Liljestrand, Peter Jackson, Wal ter Barquist, Olof Gustafson, Arthur Garn, Annie Lovely, Almond Richards, Nat Rogers, Ester Holm, Ada Slater, Dewey Erickson, Colville Gallwas.
 READING-Minuie Knutsou, Mabel Knutson, lone Mcdonald, Annie Love ly, Almond Richards, Nat Rogers, El- vera Wiitanen, Johnnie Juntie, Ester Holm, Dewey Erickson, Mary Garn, Ada Slater, Dorothy Goddard, Ray mond Johnson, Molly Wiitaneu, Myr- tie Lundquist, Blanche Boyle, Marga- ret Roene.
 LANGUAGE-Lillie Liljestrand, Emil Palmbom, Dewey Erickson, Colvllle Gallwas.
 SpELLING-Minnie Knutson, Mabel Knutson, Leah Hopp, Nora Museth, Alice Holford, Evelyn Peterson, Mil dred Erickson, Charles Wortman, Ele- nora Lundquist, Peter Jackson, Walter Barquist. Dewey Erickson, Ada Slater, Ester Holm, Johnny Juntie, Elvera Wiitaneu, Nat Rogers, Nilda Nicora, Almond Richards, Willie Anderson, Helmie Alto, Annie Lovely, Arthur Garn, Edith Jackson, Hillary McKan- na.
 HIsToRY-HilIary McKanna, Walter Barquist, Eva Barquist, Nora Museth. Mildred Erickson, Eleuora Lundquist.
 WRITING-Olof GustafSon, Arthur Garn, Annie Lovely, Nat Rogers, Mar garet Roene, Myrtle Lundquist, Blanche Boyle, Molly Wiitanen, Ray moud Johnson, Dorothy Goddard, Mary Garn.
 . DRAw1NG-Willie Barquist, Irene Me- Donald.
 For the most part, the work of the high school has been satisfactory. There are many difficulties to be over, come in organizing aud maintaining a high school. Several years will be re, quired to create the proper high school spirit and to arouse an ambition to complete the work required. A lack of preparation in the grades, owing to ir- , regular attendance and frequent change i in teachers, cause many who begin the work to fall by the wayside. The sem ester began with seventeen pupils in the high school, twelve iu the first year and five in the second year. At the close of the semester three of the first year had given up the struggle. This shows an advance over last year, the first year that the high school was maintained. Ten entered and at the close of the first semester five had dropped out, result which usually ac' companies the first years of high school.
 The following pupils did excellent work iu the subjects named:
 ALGEBRA-Agnes Museth, Pearl Mack ie. Enola Churchill, May Mccormick Rose Penglase, Alice Bach, Frank Caraway, Magnus Gustafson, Freds Grundler.
 I GEoMETRY-Chas. Johnson, Irvir Warren, Jennie Russell.
 ENGL1sH-Charles Johnson, Irvir Warren, Pearl Mackie, May Mccormick Alice Bach, Agnes Museth, Enols Churchill, hose HeuSldSe.
 GENERAL HIsroRY-Charles Johnson Irwin Warren.
 LATIN-Charles Johnson.
 The teachers are eudeavoring earn estly to stimulate the pupils to in creased effort that the standard of tho work may be still higher. Every Higt School pupil and every parent should feel that daily preparation of lesson, at home is absolutely necessary to in sure good work. The constant co operation of the parents is needful tt create the proper school spirit. Loyal ty to the Douglas Schools, first ant