Gilpin observer., 1910-02-24
THE PUBLIC SC0H0L

GSSOSldllOu Will O0 nelQ
in Boston, Mass, July to s, 1910.
The railroad rate will be one fare
for the round trip and it is expected
that the attendance will be the great
est in the history of the association.
The next meeting of the Colorado
State Teachers association will be
held on Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday of Thanksgiving week in Den
yer. The Denver Board of Education
has voted to declare holiday in the
Denver schools during Thanksgiving
week and to continue the pay of all
teachers who attend and take part in
the association. 1t is thought that
practically every school board in the
state will follow the example set by
the Denver board. Such action will
insure the largest and best meeting
ever held in the state and the wages
be found an exceedingly good invest
ment for the schools.
The May number of the Colorado
School Journal will be devoted to
the deficit in the state school fund.
The principal of this deficit accrued
during the years 1S77-S9 and amounts
to $44S,5O3.21. The interest now due
on this sum is approximately $780,
10000. The state school census for
1909 reports 212,S12 children of school
age in Colorado. If the constitutional
amendment to restore the school
fund passes next fall as it should,
there will be Immediately available
in accrued interest to every school
district in the state approximately
three dollars for every child whose
name appears on the census list.
A review class in Colorado school
law is being held in the high school
building for thirty minutes every
morning beginning at Sis O'Clock
The class is making good progress
and will complete the work in
another week when other subjects
viii be taken up.
The grade rooms remembered
Washington's birthday with appro-
pirate exercises. The flag was not
displayed on the Hale building as the
wind has dislodged the rope from the
pulley in the flagpole and it is rather
perilous proposition to climb the
pole and replace it.
The system of reporting absences
and granting credit for perfect atten-
dance has been discontinued. Some
other plan will be found for recogniz-
ing the merit of those who attend
regularly, and with the proper CO.
operation on the part of parents it is
believed that truancy can be elimin-
ated and good attendance encouraged
without adding to the burden of
either parent or teacher in the sign
ing or writing of excuse blanks, at
te dance cards, etc. In case of sus-
pei d truancy, the teacher will re-
port to the superintendent who will
report to the truant officer at once
in order that the truant may be ap-
pretended and returned to school
without delay. Mr.. George Launder
has proved a very efficient truant
officer and with his help and with
care on the part of the schools tru-
ancy has been reduced almost to
nothing during the present school
year.
Lysle Parenteau and Lille Rule are
missed from high school on account
of continued illness. They have hosts
of friends in the school who are hop
ing that they may soon be back at
their old places in assembly.
The Westminster basket ball team
seems to have faded away Friday
night. Possibly they had stroke of
paralysis when the time came OF
board the train for Central. No word
has been received from them since
their telegram Thursday morning
stating that they would be in Central
Friday night. Although greatly disap-
pointed, the high school folks made
the best Of it by playing the Cyclones
practice game. The Cyclones did
better than usual, the score showing
3S to 16 in favor Of the high school,
Ten cents admission was charged to
the game, money being refunded for
Westminster tickets, or fifteen cents
and a Cyclone ticket as the holders
preferred. Next Saturday night, Feb.
26th, the fast Castle Rock team will
play the high school in Turner hall
Castle Rock last year held the cham
pionship Of the state and Central will
get into fast company for forty