The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-09-30
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la SCHOOL NOTES. 9

On o of the crowded condi-
tion of the Low First Grade rooms.
no more Low First children, hat Is
children that have attended
school before will be admitted in
to the Low First Grade rooms after
next week.
The superintendent has visited all
the different rooms of all the schools
several times during this month. and
he has never e e better school work
for the first month, ON the part of the
teachers N pupils. The school at
mosphere and also the school spirit
IL of the very best. The work
Of the first month indicates that this
year will be by far, the very best
year in the history of the schools.
The teachers are enthusiastic and vi
tally interested in their work. The
pupils have this same spirit and mean
business. The superintendent and
teachers. and board OF education will
not tolerate drones and mental and
moral parasites in the schools.
The mothers of North Hill School
had their first meeting with the
teachers last FRIDAY afternoon. A
very interesting and enthusiastic
meeting was held. Mrs. Hayslip was
elected president of the Club, Mrs.
Dunn. vice-president and Mrs. Sum
mers Secretary. The mothers have
decided that their work for the yea
will be the tinting of the walls of the
building and the furnishing of the bur
lap for mounting the work of the diff
ferent rooms.
On account of the large increase in
the attendance of the High School pu
pills, three fiourishilg literary socie-
ties have been organized among the
pupils.
These societies will have one OF
their programs each month at the
Central School.
h city teachers had their first
meeting last Friday morning. Editor
Robinson of the Tribune addressed
the meeting on the Importance of
English" in the schools. His ad
dress was enjoyed very much He
announced that the Register-Tribune
would again give a beautiful cup tor
a contest in composition work among
the High School pupils.
This contest instituted by the
| Tribune. last year did much toward
creating an interest and improving
the work in h English Department
OF the High School. Prin. Dickey
and his teachers will give every as
sistance possible in this work.
Supt. Hill of the county schools was
| also present and gave a short, enthus-
iastic address. He is to address the
L ~ at AhClI htAl iCSuidi liCCt
Ing.
The rest of the program was car
ried out as published in the City
| Press and the meeting was very in
teresting and profitable to all. In
fact, II was the best of the first meet
| ings of the session that we have ever
I had.
Almost all the rooms in the schools
are crowded beyond their capacities,
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pills I'm this city and all will receive
the very best of results. This is made
| possible because Of the very strong
| corps of cache in our hoo II
| they were not far above the average
In scholarship. discipline. and. meth
| cd. ii would be impossible to meet
its crowded conditions of our schools
| with any degree of success. IL emans
much to have such strong and willing
| teachers in all the departments of a
| school system of this size. The
schools of Houston. Texas the best
| schools in that great state have only
| a little over thirty per cent. of their
teachers graduates of universities
| colleges I'M nornals. while about 80
| per cent of the teachers of Roswell
schools are graduates of UNIVERSE
| ties. colleges and normals, with sue
| cessful experiences in good schools.
II III oAA ChtAaA nv taAtt Nlh W.
| his own conclusions as 10 the kind
Of work that is being done in the
| Roswell schools
The seniors of the High School are
very much encouraged over the pros
poets of their getting out their An
nual. the Coyote" They will soon
wait on the friends of the schools
for subscriptions. This publication
Will be the very best advertisement
our schools have ever had and one of
the best the city has ever had.
Miss Atkinosn. the supervisor OF
drawing will have the Art work of the
Annual under her supervision. This
feature alone will be wonderful sur
prise to the people of Roswell; we
have a wonderful lot of talent among
the High School pupils along this
line.
Miss North has the Glee Clubs well
organized and they are getting down
to real hard practice. Miss North Is
| planning to give a Cantata some time
during the yes She is also planning
to have a musical recital some time
during tie schoo year.
Miss Atkinson will nave an exhibit
| Of the work In drawing for the Ter
/ ritorial Teachers Association. There
will also be an exhibit of the regu-
/ lar school work al this time.
The High School pupils are hoping
to have games of 3 ball and basket
| ball with the Artesia can in the near
/ future.
Mr.. Pope's pupils have drawn some
good history maps IN connection with
/ their regular school work.
Miss Dysart Is showing some extra
/ work in Geography. Miss Howart
is having her pupils to some extra
/ composition work
Miss Hutchins, teacher of geogra
| phy in the schools of Houston, Texas
/ visited our school tiis past week She
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