The Holt County sentinel., 1909-11-19
OREGON SCHOOL NOTES
Freshmen Doing Good Work
Mrs. Alberta 6. Murphy 10 Read
Paper Before State Teachers
Association in St. Louis.
During the Holidays
By Z. VI. BROOKS. STPT.

perintendent checks up the various
classes. one by one, he is pleased to
find enthusiastic teachers and on the
part of the pupils faithful attendance
and high standard of scholarship.
We take pride in presenting this week
the record of our Freshman class for
the first two months of school.
This class is by far the largest in
the High school, being twice the
number of the next largest, the
SOphomores. The class is composed
of Is girls and % boys: 10 or just one
half of the class. are nonresident pu-
pills. We take this opportunity to
express our qualification at the in
creasing interest in education in this
vicinity as indicated by the large at
tendance from our rural communities.
Not only will this bring larger bless
ings to the neighborhoods of our nom
residents, but the support and coop
Grafton of the surrounding country is
one of the large factors in bringing
greater educational advantages to all
of us. BY thus uniting city and
country, we shall continue to have a
splendid High school in this part of
our county. Let us all work together.
aim high and plan larger from time
to time, and great results are certain.
To return to the Freshman class.
Their interest in their work is shown
10y the record of their scholarship,
for the past two months. Twenty
one study Latin, ii of whom aver
aged 80 per cent or above: averaged
$3.50: l, 81. and l. -. Average for
Latin class, 50 per cent. Thirtv-one
pursue Ancient History, of whom Is
averaged 30 per cent or above: Ii from
$3.50: ,. 81, and l. -. Average for
History. 9O.3 per cent. Thirty-eight
take English, of whom ~ ranked 30
or above: ) from $3.50. +. 80: ,. -. and
l. IS. Average for English class, 50.
Thirty-seven take Algebra. of whom
20 averaged 30 per cent or above: Is
from $3.50, and ,, 50: average for AL
zebra class, 9O.6 per cent. Twenty
three study Physical Geography, of
whom II averaged 80 per cent or over:
s, 86 per cent: 4, 81, and l, IS: average
for class, 80. The average for all pu-
pills in all subjects, that is, the aver
age of the Freshman class is 80 per
cent.
Only three times in the past ten
years has there been as large a Fresh
man class in our school. and none has
had as many non-residents, and none
have done better work than the pres
ent class is doing. The class has
maintained good record for atten-
dance and their loyalty is manifested
in their good department and their
goodwill toward each other. their |
teachers, their schOOl-mates and Alma |
Mater.
Young ladies and gentlemen, this
record of application. punctuality and
loyalty means more than mere know
ledge and promotions. 1t is the
of that character, the forma-
tion of those habits which underlie
success and usefulness i'm the great
Geld of life when school days are over.
We congratulate you and wish you
God-speed. One word further-Per-
severe.
1t seems strange condition, that
while our Sth grade and Freshman
classes number 80 to 40 pupils. our
Senior classes are but 10 to Is. If
this condition were cOnfiued to our
High school alone, or was the excep-
tion rather than the rule, it might oc-
casion but little concern. But when
it is the well-nigh universal condition
i'm this country, it forms serious
problem, affecting not alone the well
fare of the individual. but the happi-
ness and perpetuity of the commun-
ity, state and nation. The largest
class thus far graduated from our
High school was the class of 'O7, num-
bering p. Let us plan now to beat
it. May the class of 1913 be the
jolliest and largest in the
history of our school.
The Oregon High school is justly
famous for the large number of its
graduates, they being more than 10
per cent of the Freshmen enrolled
during the present decade. The fol-
lowing table may be of interest in
this connection:
Date Freshmen Graduates.
1900. .35. ........l l8
1901 Ia
1902 16
1903. Al. 7..... 25
1901. .33. ................. II
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