The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-09-15
OREGON SCHOOL NOTES
School Crowded to Its Full Capa.
eity.-.Csn You Garry Five
Subjects?
tBy Y. ". BROOKS. SUPERINTENDENT


Today. Friday. closes one.hsIf Of
the first month. Some very good
work has been done despite the usual
dif'iculties attending the opening 81
schoo. The enrolment il considera.
by above that Of last year a. this
time. The grades are oyercrow
the enrolment in room being ~
room II -. room III 3. room " -.
room V 81. Room " has the maxi.
mum number for good work. Room
is very difficult. ~ u these VI pu.
pills have never been TO school before
and 10 Of the Others but a little while
last year. thus making ~ In the first
grade and 20 In the second grade.
Earh 81 these ~ beginners il helpless
cerned and constitute whole class by
itself. The board has decided 10 III
up another room. secure another
teacher and divide the primary room.
This will tax our present building 10
It's capacity and the rate al which
oregon il growing will neces>itate
another school building soon. Tie
people Of oregon and vicinity may he
counted upon 20 build u. too. when.
ever they need II, They never fail 'DI
build anything hey need or pat
through any proposition they under.
take
We were all much pleased last week
10 receive visit from Prof. 4. Il.
Cobufn. superintendent, II tie chill.
Gothic public schools and for seven
years superintendent Of our schools
here. He vas enthusiastically greet.
cd al assembly and In a pleasing al.
dress urged the boys and girls to
make the most 81 the educational OF.
portunitics 10 literally provided by
the people " Oregon and vicinity, 10
cultivat. above all things the spirit
and practice Of genuine honesty. TO
stay In High school 10 Tie finish and
then secure all the college training
possible.
Sup'. Coburn has lost none Of en-.
ergy, progressive school spirit, and
big.hear'ed good humor. We appfc.
ciat.d this visit and lac will always be
welcome.
4 large number Of our pupils have
enrolled for iiv. subjects. To THIS the
faculty offers no objection ~ long a.
the health oi the pupil l. not injured.
and the proper standard ~ scholar.
ship Is maint aimed. ". dono, desire
that any one oysrtaS themselves and
become nervous wrecks. Nor can We
permit the class work 10 h. Weakened
and the scholarship and standing Of
the school 10 b. lowered by pupils I'M
dertakiIg more than they can do
we'll. Whenever the grades OF any
pupil carrying i've subjects fall below
the required average In all the five
for promotion or gradual, ion or when
any subject fails below grade Of ~
per cent pupil viii be required TO
drop one subject. However, We adj
mire this desire on the part OF pupils
10 accomplish all possible during
their school career and viii receive
the hearticst cooperation Of the fac.
nlty.
Parents and pupils should realize
what II means 10 carry live subjects
or less a. 10 that matter, and keep up
10 full pressure their school work. II
means: !. Regular attendance. The
pupil who Is out even one day and
misses live lessons or even four reel.
tations Is appreciably behind his
classmates. But when he repeats
this absence every week or so or stays
out three or four days and misses
fifteen or twenty lessons he j. serious.
~ behind his class, .. Hard and regu.
lar study This needs no comment.
IL Is self.eyident In successful school
work. s. Plenty Of sleep. \ fellow
with half enough sleep makes a poor
enough out al most any propositiO
but above all things he cannot he a
successful student. l, l. useless to
think that boys and girls can put In
one 10 Ihrcc nouns on Vie street, or
downtown, or visiting, or can attend
shows, socials, parties, courtship or
any other evening functions two or
three nights out Of every week and
keep up good school work, Such a
course takes your attention from your
lessons, your time from your study
and lowers brain activity from lack OF
rest. When you have taken proper
exercise IN the work about home or
In your athletics, done the necessary
amount Of home study, and attended
the occasional necessary social func-
tiOns for the sake Of fellowship you
will have no time TO he a society de.
voice or a loafer. We have called
your attention TO this matter thus