The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-28

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In addition to the above report the
following items are to be noted. The
highest per cent of attendance for the
different schools is as follows:
Lincoln school - Miss Kenworthy' s
room, DIG; Mr.. Hinshaw's room,
1854.
Jefferson School-Miss Frost's room
.9242; Miss Dorgan's room, 1905.
Webster School - Miss Phillips
room, .9173; Mrs. Leslie's room, 1905.
Grant School-Miss Thomas room,
9479; Miss Ervins room, 1902.
Whites School-Mss Glaze's room
1855; Miss Vannest's room, 9470.
. Perfect punctuality is recorded in
the following rooms: Lincoln school,
tkenworthy, Cannady, Conover, Lich-
tenheld, Grace. Owen, Hinshaw; JEFF
ferson school. Burkett, Washburn Nc
Fadden, Frost, Smith, Dorgan, WEIGH !;
Webster school, Evans, Hoffman, Les
lie, Cricket; Grant school, Marten,
Ware, Thomas, Augustine, Bingaman,
Hjorte, Erwin; Whittier school, Drin.
kle, Cowan, Ruan, Reid and Vannest.
The highest per cent of attendance
is earned by Grant school, 1899.
The record of the month just closed
shows that the schools had the low
the current year, and the highest per
cent of punctuality.
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An abstract from the report of the
State Superintendent of Public In
struction shows that country boys
and girls paid $136,113 from their
own pockets in 1909 as tuition for the
privilege of attending high school.
A part of Iowa youth-those living in
towns and cities-have the right to
: high school privileges at the expense
8aof the district The other part of
Iowa youth-those living in the will.
age and country districts-should
3 have this right which is now denied
them" Much has been written and
said on the subject of free tuition for
country boys and girls and many at
tempts to bring about legal and sat
isfactory adjustment with this end in
view have been made, but thus far
ment obtains in a number of states
and it is thot the time is at hand
when like conditions will prevail in
our own commonwealth.
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AS before stated in these notes, no
subject is attracting more universal
or careful and deep thot on the part
of educators, than the methods of i'm
proving the helth conditions affecting
school children. One method of solv'
ing this problem, and it has recently
been tried in the Prescott school
Boston, is an outdoor room" for chill
dren. DR.. w. J. McNally, the school
physician, observing number of
pale, delicate, understood children in
the different class rooms, conceived
the idea of forming a special class
composed of these children, and
teaching them out Of doors in order
that they might have the benefit OF
the fresh air and sunlight and also
supplying them with some simple
and inexpensiv hot food drink during
the middle of each school session. The
experiment was continued for some
time and proved highly satisfactory
An average increase of five lbs. in
the weight of each child was observed
Paleness gave way to rosy cheeks
while indications of other physica
improvement were plainly manifest
In connection with the physical i'm
provement a decided gain in menta
alertness, interest in school work anC
voluntary effort was noted. The mos
remarkable improvement, however
was shown in the matter of school at
tendanc.
The special effort in the penman
ship campaign continues. Particula
attention is being centerd along tire,
special lines
Position: This includes position
of shoulders, feet, arms, hands, per
holders and writing materials.
2-Form:, Fix letter form clearl
and definitely inethe mind of the chill
% by study and, discussions iof same, OF
serving teacher reproduce lette
form, visualising,' etc = Compare lei
ter forms of pupils with correct ones
Achievement: Practis movement
leading up to letter forms, then pre-
duce them. For example, the direc
oval is the basis Of the following cal
itals A, c, o., Q. Work toward a
ultimately secure muscular move
ment. Pupils in the sixth grad
should have fair command of mu'
cular movement In all writing worl
General. insist on proper position, lie
ter forms and movement not onl
during the writing period but in a