Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-10-08
WHY AND WHEREFORE.
A Statement by Miss Mckay, Prin-
cipal of the Grammar School.


Orison SWEET Marden i'll Success :
says . The majority of people who
make failure in life do so because they
never learn to guard and strengthen
their weak points
To correct deficiencies, remedy de
fective faculties, overcome peculiarities,
and bring the mind into symmetry and
poise so it will express its maximum of
power will form large part of the edu
cation Of the future.
The marking system now use i'll the
Yerington Grammar School tends very
strongly toward this end. III the good
old DAYS the pupils gradings were aver
aged. If he knew much of two or three
subjects it compensated for lack OF
knowledge in two or three other sub
iects. Such averages are now OF the
dead past. Each subject must be mas
tered BY each child, and individual raci-
tations are heard that the teacher may
know how we'll the instruction has been
understood or how well the rules have
been learned.
Absence from school and naughtiness
in class interfere seriously with pupil 5
progress, so a reward is offered for per
feet attendance and good behavior, If all
the lessons are satisfactory. This re-
ward. two HOLIDAYS at the end of the
month"; is highly priced and striven for
as a mere education never was.
The holidays are like aims, blessing
those who give and those who receive.
When the well-prepared, careful, stud1-
Gus pupils who have done well are all at
home having a good time, the teacher
can devote her whole time to drilling
the ones who are slow, or careless, or
sickly, and so bring them each month to
the same degree of efficiency attained by
the rest of the class. No regular classes
the results of the drill
At present the minimum percentage
for honorary pupils is eighty-tlve. 1t IS
high standard to reach and the teach
ers are anxious for the cooperation of
the parents. One tardy mark spoils the
little ones chance for an honor, so help
him off in time. Send him to school
happy so his cheerful industry will gain
him the coveted reward. If spelling is
hard. hear his words and show him his
mistake, that he may gain the coveted
-. fa aud cafiCfx1tIU
The rooms are full this term, three
classes in each one, SO it is not possible
for three teachers to do as much for los
pupils as they would wish to do. Any
help from the parents is greatly appre-
ciated. We can strengthen mental de-
ficiencies, and it is possible to increase
general ability by suggestion. Believe
that your child can do well, teach him
to believe it and he will do we'll. Some
times very strong faculties are latent un-
til especially aroused. Cultivate his
self-confidence.
At the end of the school year the grad
ings will be averaged by subjects and
examinations will be given i'll such
subjects as do not average eighty-hve.
A final examination will be given and
an average of the daily average, the ex-
animation average and the final grading
will be made for promotion. A per
centage of seventy-hve must be reached
so it is essential that care be exercised
all through the wear or one bad month
will lead to disaster i'll the end.
To quote Mr.. Marden again, The
career of the coming youth will not be
ieopardized by one or two weak facul-
ties, when the others are perhaps
strong, and when, by proper mind
training he might make a grand success
of life