The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-20
SCHOOLS J !. ARE OPEN
Increased Attendance at the
High School,
Enrolment All Over City
Heavier Than Last Year.
INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED.
Supt. Whittsmore Says Pupils
Must Work.
Delinqusncies to- BE Made Up by
a Students.

At an early hour this, morning long
lines of children wendell their way to
the city public school buildings to en-
roll for the fall. work. 1t. will probably
not be until Thursday, however, that
the pupils get, down. to real serious
work
Indications are that the enrolment
was much heavier today than on the
corresponding day of last year. A year
ago the state wide fair was in progress,
and some of the youngsters seemed to
feel that their presence was required
on the exposition grounds rather than
in the school.
'As far as L am able to judge said
Superintendent l.. D. Whittemore this
afternoon, things have started off in
nice shape. u y
1--WE are especially DESTROYS that the
parents cooperate with the teachers in
making it possible for their children to
derive the best results while in attend
ance at the schools, and we suggest in
order to attain this end that patrons
and guardians visit the schools and
learn directly from the teacher how the
pupils are succeeding in their work"
This morning at o'clock the stud
ents of the high school met in the as
sembly room and received instructions
from Principal A. J. Stout. Tomorrow
class work will begin.
1He the SQD-IT0SHIIldu
class is larger than we anticipated,
said Mr.. Stout, land this means that
we probably will have an increased at
tendance in theSschool. The sub-fresh-
men will report for work in the after
noon for their class work this year."
MIR. Whittemore's Instructions.
superintendent L. D. Whittemore has
issued these instructions for the stud
ents of the high school:
mo pupil carrying regular course
can succeed in his work at high school
unless he is willing to devote at least
three hours at home each day to seri-
Gus and uninterrupted preparation of
his lessons. No adequate preparation
can be made unless fixed time be set
aside for the study of each lesson, and
We respectfully insist that: all our pat
rons do their utmost to cultivate in
their children habits lof home study,
to help the pupils to systematize their
time for study, and to regulate wisely
their social affairs, so that the latter
will not interfere with their school du-
ties. s'9s s+-+- -
Pupils are required to make up all
work lost by absence from recitation.
If eight or more absences are record
ed a final examination is required.
Delinquency, hardness, and irregu=
far attendance ARE ttte1 beginnings of
failure in school. aPromptness is an. inn
portant elements of intellectual honesty,
necessity in any worthy position IN
life We urge the combined efforts of
home school, and pupil to make sure
of a right start.
TT is not wise to attempt to COM
plete the high school course in less
than the allotted four years. In some
cases, where students are doing outside
work in music with long hours of prac
tice, or where business enterprises are
carried on during school months, five
years should be the minimum time al
lowed. G7
1.-The high school is in session five
days of the week, the morning session
being divided into six periods of pro
gram hours of forty minutes each,
and the afternoon session into five
periods of forty minutes each.
"Thirty-two units of work are re-
quired for graduation, of which not
more than six may be manual training.
Pupils who are preparing for college
should have thirty units of academic
work.
of the thirty periods a week. a pupil
taking a full academic course will give
twenty to twenty-five hours TO the
work of the class room. Manual train
inc subjects require the equivalent If
five hours a week. e.
'sCredit for graduation is estimated
BY units. A unit in academic work
consists of five fortyminute recita-
tions a week for eighteen weeks. A
unit in manual training consists of five
eighty-minute exercises for eighteen
weeks. or the equivalent thereof. CredI
in physical training is given on the
same basis as in manual draining
Opportunities will be given for
preparation for any college or technical
school if a desire for such preparation
is made known early in the course, not
later than the beginning of the second
year. The quality of the work done in
the high school has much to do with
the success or failure of the student