The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-27
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Supplementary of the above table
in the matter of attendance the fol
lowing teachers lead:
Lincoln, Monroe. 927l, Owen 5000;
jefferson, Frost 1859, Dorgan 1896;
Webster, Forsythe $685., Welsh 9775;
Grant, Thomas 1854, Bingaman 1855;
Whittier, Moore 9442, Vannest 9S49
Perfect punctuality is recorded by
the following teachers: Lincoln
Kenworthy, Monroe, McMurray, Rowe
Tovrea, Owen; jefferson, Burket
Pendray, Frost, McFadden, Dorgan,
Sheahan: Webster, Washburn, Cana
dy, Forsythe, Welsh, Leslie, Cricket;
Grant, Martin, Thomas, Jordan; Whit
tier, Christy, Ruan, Schneider, Van
nest.
The Webster school leads all the
other ward schools for the month
ending on the above date, both in at
tendance and punctuality. The per
centage of attendance at said school
being 947g. and the percentage of
punctuality 1897.
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The last rhetoricals for the year
will be held Friday, April 2S. A num-
Der of the teachers have decided on
health program. Apropos of this sub
ject we give sample programs for
various grades.
Grades I'LL Inclusive.
Room Exercises. Talks by the
teacher relative to:
1. Cleanliness; person; room. Nc
child is too young to be taught the
habit of cleanliness.
q Abundant sunshine and fresh
air needed for healthy growth. Why?
8. Eating and drinking; care OF
teeth; thorough mastication: eat
slowly; milk, water, avoid tea and
coffee; avoid waste of food.
4. Posture in standing and in sit
ting; proper walking; shoes.
5. Sleep mot hours in bed).
6. Demonstration by games and
plays; physical and moral benefits.
Grades iv-Vi Inclusive.
Room Exercises. Talks by grade
teachers relative 10.
l. Fresh air; windows; doors; VEN
tilation; moisture in air. Motion OF
air illustrated by fame. Reasons for
opening windows during physical
training exercises; explain why these
factors are insisted upon; breathing
exercises.
2. Sunshine-Difference in plants
grown in sunshine and in darkness:
compare effects on plants with eff
fects on men.
8. Cleanliness - Observations inI
rooms; streets: yards; homes; clean
food flies, germs). Illustrate the
mould" plant and how germs cause
disease in man.
4. Food-Its use and it abuse.
). Care of teeth; skin; hair; cloth
ing; body.
s. Posture in standing and in walk
ing.
Z. Talks and demonstrations by
school nurses.
Grades IVV.vIII Inclusive.
Special speakers; nurses; physi-
clans; educators Composition by
pupil on the followeing topics:
/. Fresh air; country and city;
narrow streets and wide streets,
night air and day air.
2. Cleanliness - Dirty yards and
buildings; ;homes; speech; action.
3. Baths.
4. Personal habits and character
relation OF morals and health; heroes
of history; the strong man the leader.
s. Alcohol; tobacco (cigarettes).
9. Tuberculosis--its spread and its
durability.
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The state legislature at its last ses-
sion enacted a law providing for the
payment of tuition OF those pupils in
rural communities who desire to at
tend high school. The law provides
that any student who has completed
the course of study In his own dis
frIct shall be permitted to attend any
high school that will receive him,
provided the average cost OF tuition
allowed in the nearest high school
shall not be exceeded. The school
district in which such student re-
Sides shall pay the treasurer OF the
school corporation the pupil enters,
a tuition equal TO the average cost oil
tuition. which includes the actual
cost OF instruction as determined by
the salary schedule plus the contin-
gent expenses in the high school de-
partment. Heretofore a student de-
string to attend high school for fur
Their educational advantages must
deeds pay tuition out Of his own peck
ct. The above law provides that the
district In which he lives shall pro,
vide this sum.
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