The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-10-29
CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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The graduating sclass this year,
the largest N the history of the
High school, consists of the follow
ing young ladies ana young gentle
men:
Mary Aday. Ruth Bell, Willie Can
trell. Sheba Ewing. Modena Haw.S
kins, Eva Jones. Susie Lomax, Alleep
MCGEE, Clarice Roberts, Sadie Lee
Rothrock, Lenora Singleton, Mary
Trippett, Robert Boyd, Perry. Col
lins. Harry Knowles. Lee Iasswell.
John Mizell Burke Ralstou, Willie
Todd. Estill Ward
! At a meeting of the class held a
few days ago the following officers
were elected: Burke Ralston, presi-
dent John Mize!l, vice president;
ModenaT Hawkins. secretary, and
Lenora Singleton, assistant secre-
tary. The president has appointed
the following committees which are
to report at an early date: On class
tpins: Susie Lomax, Clarice Roberts
and Robert Boyd. On class flower:
Afleen MCGEE. Eva Jones and John
i Mixell. On class colors: Willie Todd,
Lenora Singleton and Sadie Lee
Rothrock. On class motto: Lee Lass
well, Willie Cantrell ,and Mary Trip,
fpett. -
The attendance last week was as
follows: Monday $40, Tuesday S72,
Wednesday S73, Thursday S59, Fri
day 1917.
I The fifth grade is the largest of
the intermediate grades, there beng
Ia!bout one hundred and twenty en-
rollei already
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grade are about ready to take up
their primers-a time to which they
ilonginGiy look forward from the day
/ they enter school
4 Miss Tibb Moore has been elected
| by the board to the position made
vacant by the resignation of Miss
Loggns. Though Miss Loggins Ia
been with the schools for only four
weeks, yet she had endeafed herself
ITO all by her firm AID ulGsStIe dispo-
sition, and faithfulnsss.77s. til~k1i1is.
! charge of every dhty. She. goes 20
/ Oklahoma to accept a place inSsthe
Institute for the Deaf. She carries
with her the best. wishes of host
! of friends made during her short
stay in our city.
I Mrs. Myrtle Kennedy, teacher of
i history in intermediate grades dur
ling last session, taught for Miss
Ethel Allen Wednesday and Thurs
! day. ~
! Quite a number of the teachers
ATTENDING the county institute have
been welcome visitors at the schools
| this week
The board generously appropriate
led three hundred dollars $4,000 for
the laboratory this year. This gives
us ample equipment for individual
Laboratory work in physics and
chemistry and photography, in all
of which subjects our high school is
affiliated with the State University
/ The many friends of Ben Herring,
ivaledictorian of last years gradual
ing class. will be glad to know that
honors have already begun, to come
to him at the State University at
! Austin. He has been elected by the
freshmen class as its representative
in the student council.
The high school football team
has made "a record to be proud Of.
With four more games to pay. two
away and two at home, the enthusi-
asm still runs high. The boys are
hopeful that a large crowd will be
present at both games to be played
here.
The department work in. the inter
mediate grades grows more and more
popular with each succeeding year.
1T is the unanimous opinion of the
high school teachers that We have
one of the best, If not the best.
eighth grade we have ever had, a
i xxh tho 2dhnart-
mental method was introduced in
1.-THE intermediate grades
Reports will be made out at the
close of,-this week and sent TO- par
ents next Monday They should be
inspected by parents.4nd guardians.
signed in proper space and returnel
promptly to teacher. -, $50
\ A tennis court graces the mort h
east corner of the campus. Some OF
the high school girls are becoming
quite proficient in the use OF the
racquet.
Literary societies shave been orr
ganized throughSats the. school.
Meetings are held each Friday af-
iternoon Visitors invited to hs pres
ent at any time.
The number of transfers to Wax
ahachie from adjacent districts TINS
year totals one hundred and seven
ty-two These are entitled to five
months free tuition after which they
Ray tuition at regular rates.
The school age for Waxahachie
Independent District is now from I
to 20.
The basket ball team has begun
regular practice, and promise some
excellent games in the near future.
Beginners. that Is, those children
that cannot be classified. will not be
received in the schools, until the
middle of January when the second
term begins.
The official institute for the teach
ers in the city schools was conclud-
ed last Saturday The program was
submitted to the department of edu-
cation. at Austin and by it approved
and consequently those teachers at
tending each day will secure extern
sion of certificates in accordance
wit h the state law governing same.
The work done in the institute was
based upon Whites School Manage
ment and Hughes Mistakes in
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