The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-18
LUM MBERTON GRADED
SCHOOLS

Report of Superintendent for
Year 19O6-O7-Work of
Teachers and Pupils General
Statistics, School Census and
Graduation Statistics.
This being the close of the first
year of graded school work in
Lumberton, the following report,
submitted by Supt. R. E. SEN
telle to the school trustees at a
meeting held Monday afternoon,
will be found of interest:
To the Board of Trustees of the Lumberton Grad
ed Schools.
| l herewith submit to your hon
orable body a report of the work
of Lumberton Graded Schools:
|. ORGANIZATION.
The whole plan Of organization
of your graded schools was work
ed out by your superintendent
during the summer months prior
to the opening of the school.
The plans, which were in part
the out-growth of careful consid-
GRAFTON of the plans of other
schools, and, in part, the result
of experience, and of most ardu-
GUS and continued work of your
superintendent, were put into
execution, and the results at
tained have by far surpassed our
most sanguine expectations.
Your schools were opened for
work Tuesday, Sept. 18th, '07,
with 25O pupils in attendance.
All the teachers reported for du-
ty on that day and we proceeded
at once with the work Of enroll
ment, graduation, and classifica-
ton of pupils. This work was
carried on in accordance with
plans previously worked out, and
to our surprise as we'll as gratifi-
cation, the close of the first
month found all machinery OF
the school work running without
friction, and regular and pro
gressive work being done in ev.
cry grade. The teachers were
assigned to the grades as follows
Miss Mary Watson, first grade
Miss Pennie Rowland, SECOND
grade; Miss Agnes NcBrayer
third grade; Miss Sallie Mclean
fourth grade; Miss Nettie Bever
ly, fifth grade; Miss Mani
Avent, sixth and seventh grades
, Miss Leila May Gill, eighth an,
ninth grades; R. E. Sentelle
tenth grade. A graded cours
of study containing ten grade
had been arranged during tn
summer, definitely mapping ou
II the work to be done in ever
. grade, the work of all the grade
- forming a gradual course G
'i study from primary work in tn
first grade 70 college preparator
work in the tenth grade, and a
the pupils in school are require
u to master thoroughly, and pass
~ satisfactory examination on eV
II II cry study in their grades befol
Is they can be promoted to the ne2
- - grade.
w II. OPERATIONS.
A. Opening Exercises. III
first period of every day Wor
was set apart for opening exc
cises, which consists of scriptul
= reading, song service, praye
quotations, story reading, an
such other exercises as the teacl
er may choose for the gener
: upbuilding of the pupils.
B. Periods. The school de
Z was divided into thirty-minu
d periods, giving ample time fl
thorough consideration of ever
lesson in every grade. Scho
opens at nine o'clock evel
morning, and every teacher
required to be present at least
minutes before school opens
as to admit her pupils and pr
S. pare them for opening exercise
c.. Dismission. The prima
H. grades are always dismissed
two o'clock, the grammar grad
t2. Is and the high school grad
at 2. .45.
D. Discipline. All pupils a
required to march into and fro
the buildings in regular orde
n keeping in line and keeping st
? together. In the recitation roc
they are not permitted to &C
verse with one another only up
permission from their teach'
and every one is kept at his
! her desk, and required to C
> tinue at work while school is
session, and no idleness, lack
preparation, or misbehavior
any kind is allowed to pass vii
out due punishment being infii
o ed upon the offender.
res E. Reports. Every teacl
makes a daily report to the
. perintendent showing number
pupils enrolled, number abse
number tardy and number p1
ished. The superintendent fiji
the excuses for absences and t
dies reported, and makes note
same by name of pupil report
,-u and these reports are then Fl
'1I away. The daily records fr
all the grades are kept in a rec
aC- book, and from the date there
w. corded, the average daily atte
ance, number tardies, mum
-. punishments and so on are VIC
'ou ed out at end Of each month. I
enables your superintendent