Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-23
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OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

A report of the attendance in the
public school of thse-c city indicates
that there will be over six hundred
and fifty students enrolled before the
first of October, as out of town pu-
pills are not always able to register
at the beginning of the term. At
pl esent there are $40 children and
young people represented in our pub
lie schools, divided as follows: In the
High school, 165; in the two Eighth
grades, &c; two sevenths, so; two
sixths, So; three Fifths, so; three
Fourths, 81; three Thirds, 81; three
Seconds, 40; three Firsts, 40; Kinder
garden, 40.
The excellent course of study pro-
vided in the schools has increased the
attendance materially and lifted the
grade of the High school proportion
ately. In addition to text books, for
use in class work Supt. j. r. Inman
has secured from several manufactur
ing concerns exhibits of their pro
ducts: the Washburn-C Crosby flour
company of Minneapolis furnishing
over 80 samples of wheat and grains
showing the evolution of the seed
to pure flour. The j. Wiss & Sons
company of Newark, New Jersey, a
firm manufacturing shears, send out
sample cards., on which are several
specimens, taken from the various
stages of process in construction
Two pencil companys, Eberhard- Fab
Ell and Dixon's, make similar exhib'
its, also Jas P. Goats, a company
which turns out wooden spools from
the native white birch and do spinn-
ing, cotton carding, twisting and
other grades of finished goods. The
Standard Oil people are glad to send
to the schools of the country their
products and by-products, among
which is variety of coke, residue
from oil, which has been discovered
and used advantageously within the
past year.
In Central building, on the third
floor of the old school house, has
been installed the manuel training
department which will be taught on
i in it's elementary course. Seven
modern benches, complete with tools.
will be used in the work.
The south room on this floor con-
tains an electric stereoptican machine
which can only be used in the even
ing for lectures, which are given on
the subjects of geology, physics, and
other topics being taught in the
schools. Mr.. Inman hopes that the
electric light companies will install
a day circuit, as the evening classes
cause inconvenience to the country
scholars
The people of the community pay
too little attention to the schools
they support. They have confidence
in the ability of the management and
in the individual worth of the instruc-
ter, but withhold their personal sup
port and encouragement. The meth
DDS now in practice in teaching geog-
II ply and other subjects in the
grades is entirely different and pro-
gressive than it was ten years ago.
ne child is impressed with the real
ty of products grown and manufac-
tured in foreign lands by the use of
charts. made in the schools by the
children, on which are arranged eithe
or the article itself found
in the different portions of the globe.
The schools of Manchester rank well
with the best managed systems in
TIE larger cities, and proper credit
should be given the superintendent.
teachers and board of education.