Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-10-13
MINERAL POINT
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Report Cards. = Second Annual
Convention Of City Superin-
tendentS.


Cards for the first month are out.
Please ask for the privilege of seeing
your child's card, and please inquire
into the reason for any low marks,
especially red marks. Do not lay all
the blame on the teachers.
According to chapter 253, laws of
1909, it is the duty Of each city superin
tendent to attend annually one conven
ton held by the State Superintendent.
Last Thursday and Friday, State
Superintendent Cary held the second
annual convention at Madison Super
intendent LOveland attended and re
ports a very profitable meeting. The
time was spent in discussing the practi
cal problems of school administration.
Professors Judd and Mann Of the Chi
cagO University, were present and gave
very excellent talks. Professor David
Felmley, President of the Normal, ILL.,,
Normal School, and many of our own
state educators added to the interest of
the meeting. The meeting was not a
large one as there are but 81 city super
intendents in the state.
1t may be of interest to some to know
just how the schools are divided in
regard to this question.
There are three classes of schools in
the state First there are the large
cities that have both city superinten-
dent and high school Principal. Then
there are citiss that have a city super
intendent who is also high school Pr1n
cipal, as GAINESVILLE, Mineral Point and
Monroe. Then there are cities that
have a high school Principal who
supervises the grades. This last class
of cities remains under the supervision
Of the county superintendent. In the
last class are found the larger number
of the schools of the state.
High School Inspector Terry, of the
State Superintendent Office, visited our
high school last Wednesday.
The following letter received few
days later may be of interest to some:
4 am in receipt of the report of
Inspector Terry of his visit to your
high school on Oct. 5. The report is
very favorable. The inspector considers
the school in excellent condition and
has neither suggestions nor unfavorable
criticism to call to your attention. He
notes, however, that the enrolment has
nearly reached point at which the
services of another assistant will be
needed for the present year.
The school is we'll equipped and the
building is one of the best kept in the
state in the point of cleanliness, freedom
from DETACHMENT and the general at
tractiveness which comes from such
conditions.
Mr.. Terry states that a faculty
meeting was held after school at which
various matters relative to the manage
ment and the work were discussed.
Further comment accordingly is unnec-
essary. | am pleased to receive so favor
able a report. Yours truly,
G. P. CARY, State Superintendent.
The morning exercises We're conduc-
ted by Eloise James and Henrietta
Kane on Tuesday. The new and popu-
lar play "Chantecler' was explained
and discussed in very interesting and
instructive manner.
The Freshmen class went on an ex
cursion with their teacher, Miss Wey
man, Monday afternoon. Eield work
in Physical Geography was the princi
pal object and castle rock and vicinity
was their field of study.
Belmont failed to bring a high school
team last Saturday. We played them
a practice game, however, gaining an
easy victory.