The daily sentinel., 1909-02-17

from Atkinson Mentzer and Grover
Chicago. They ere the same form as
the few now in stock. 1t is a hand
some diploma. Five hundred eighth
grade diplomas have also been ord
cred printed. This diploma entities
all who graduate from the eighth
grade to enter any standard High
school.
The members of the Athletic as
sociation were very glad to have Mr.
Thomas f. Mahoney present to talk
on athletics. He made remarks that
were timely and well received. Mr.
Mahoney has the earmarks of a first
class booster. He will be a welcome
visitor at our schools at any time.
If all Japanese boys are like T.
Takeda, who is in Mrs. Crosby's
third grade. we should like to have
large stock in our schools. He is a
pleasant, respectful, obedient boy,
and is working earnestly to improve
his opportunities. He has die
| tionary and faithfully looks up every
word he does not understand. He
has already worked in arithmetic
many pages beyond the other mem
bers of the class, and bids fair to
make two or three grades while the
boys and girls respect him. and he is
an inspiration to the pupils and the
teacher in his room.
Mrs. Crosby has some fine work
in drawing on exhibition in her
room Mrs Crosby is one of the
many competent successful teachers
who insists upon thoroughness in all
departments of her work.
All teachers who have been indis-
posed are back at their work. giving
Miss Martin, the supply teacher. an
opportunity to give her attention to
the Batavian system work in the
Lowell school.
The superintendent recently visit
ed the Latin prose work in the Caesar
and Cicero classes. This is a diff
cult subject and the pupils are doing
exceptionally fine work. Miss Julia
Taylor teaches these classes and has
succeeded in making an abstract sub
| ject remarkably Interesting. Miss
Taylor is at the head of our Latin
department having charge of = the
Virgil. Cicero and Caesar classes. She
will have a meeting of the other
Latin teachers this week to outline
Miss Carrie Lindley. the efficient
High school assistant principal and
head of the department in mathe-
matics. had a meeting of the teach
ers of mathematics, explained graphs
and discussed other features of the
work. The latest aIgebras embrace
graphs. This subject gives fine
mental drill and, according to DR..
Coles statement, fits the students to
do more effective work in the sub
| ject of physics.
Tuesday evening at a meeting of
the High school faculty and superin-
tendent various methods were freely
discussed. 1t was decided to shorten
the monthly written tests somewhat,
because several pupils have said that
they had hard work to cover the
ground in the allotted time. The
question of helping pupils outside of
class was discussed and the teachers
expressed a Willingness to help all
who will remain for a short time af-
ter school hours. The poor record
made by several pupils in the fresh
man class brought out clearly the
fact that it would often be better to
retain a pupil one year more in the
eighth grade rather than to send him
on TO the High school without being
fully prepared. This is a general
criticism. not applying particularly to
our present eighth grades, but to
eighth grades in general throughout
the schools of our country.
The members of the Athletic as
sociation will soon make a number of
both high and low hurdles. They
are looking forward to interesting