Cañon City record., 1908-07-02
SUPERINTENDENT'S ANNUAL
REPORT.

Items from superintendent's annual
report to the board OF education, year
19O7-S.
Attendance and Panctsalfty.
Pupils enrolled: Male. 5s4; female.
$50. Total LIZA.
Per cent OF attendance .95.82
Percent Of attendance for year
1867 was ................. .S4.s
Per cent OF punctuality. -. .S9.62
Per cent Of punctuality for year
1857 was ............ .9S.S
Number Of pupils neither tardy nor
absent, first term. 101. rFEs
Number. Of pupils neither tardy nor
absent, second term, 20.
Number OF pupils neither tardy nor
absent from high school during the
year. IS.
Much credit is due to teachers. pa
rents and pupils for their hearty CO.
operation In bringing about such
splendid results in attendance and
punctuality.
Graduates.
Number of pupils completing the
eighth grade. 46.
Number OF pupils completing the
high school course, 3s.
Five more pupils completed the
eighth grade and five more completed
the high school course than during
the year 1861.
The superintendent recommended
that suitable exercises be held for
those pupils who complete the eighth
grade OF the schools. The tendency Of
such exercises would be to give pu-
pills In the grades an ideal to strive
for and its effect would be to hold the
larger numbers In the upper grades
to complete the regular elementary
course as well as to stimulate larger
numbers TO enter the high school.
The graduating class OF the high
school was the largest in the history
OF the institution. Many OF the class
plan to continue their education in
some college or university. The ST.
perintendent recommended that the
social functions Of the classes be made
less elaborate as the expense was
working a hardship upon some par
ents.
The Library.
The library of the high school has
been very much strengthened this
year by the addition OF the new In
ternational Encyclopedia and other
most needed reference books bought
by money appropriated by the board
and by that earned by the school In
entertainments. The gifts OF friends
among others Judge NJ. 8. Bailey. Mrs.
NJ. g. Reynolds. Mrs. Mcdonald and
Mrs. Lodford Truman, added about
| 120 volumes more and we take this op-
portunity OF expressing to all these
parties our appreciation for their help.
Our grade buildings are practically
| without libraries and are without ade-
Quate reference books. Attention is
also called to the lack OF supplement
tary reading for the grades and It is
hoped that means NAV be found to
strengthen our equipment in these
lines this coming year.
| SPELLING Contest
| The spelling contest held this year
did very much toward putting our
spelling on the proper plane. The CON-
test awakened much interest In this
neglected subject and We recommend
that the contest be continued anothsr
year.
| Literary Seeleties.
The credit given for literary society
work and debating has stimulated ef-
forts along this line. An inter-socioty
debate was held and created consid-
cradle interest. II II hoped that We
may further the interests of this val
liable department Of school work By
offering suitable trophy TO the win
ming society.
Manual training and domestic
sciences have passed the experimental
stage in the schools and proven their
right 70 . place in the course Of study.
TAoy are practical and where intro
lducod have hsoaght about m ihcfsasod
laktenlaA0e nDon the upper grades. u
10 reoUmmonded that the board Of e.
ucatlon N making plans for IL q.
ture - l0oA1ng forward 10 provision
for suitable quarters and fOs the e.
pease Of IT. intsoduet3e0.