The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-11-03
Educational News.
10y EARL A. ROCK, co. suPT.)

state Superintendent, have been sent
to the teachers and district clerk,
who are especially requested to read
the letter and sections of the law
mentioned. Teachers, take special
pains in keeping your records.
The application blanks and pre-.
MUM lists, for the Exhibit" have
been sent to the teachers. Pupils are
requested to ill out the blank and
send same to the County Superintend-
ent as soon as possible. Each school
In the county should prepare some.
thing to exhibit.
The Second District meeting will
be held at Bigelow, November 4.
This is one of the required meetings,
and each teacher In the district Is ex.
pected to attend. Townships includ.
ed In the district are Minton. Bige.
low and Benton. Parents and pupils
are invited. The following program
will be given:
Opening exercises.
Address Earl A. Rock.
Glass recitation and assignment Of
lessons Prof. Shadwick.
Discussion.
What the Eight.Grade Teacher
Expects Of Seventh Grade Pupil
Principal Arthur Clark, Prof. Evan
-. White.
History In the Grades Supt. J. T..
Crosen.
Discussion.
Value Of Home Cooperation, How
Secure Prof l.. a. Ieliif.
Discussion-M Miss Eiie st. John.
Literary Societies In School Princi.
pal ID. Is. Meador, Ira Alkire.
Round Table.
DEAR TEACHER: by referring to
section lO.s22, School Laws Of 1911.
you will see that about one.half the
state school fund Il apportioned "on
the total number Of days attendance
of all pupils" You vii. also find this
sentence: ANY district clerk, coun.
~ clerk or teacher, who shall know.
ingly furnish any false information In
such reports, or neglect or refuse to
make aforesaid reports shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor and
punishable by a line not exceeding
live hundred dollars, or Imprisonment
In the county jail for a term not ex-
ceeding six months, or by both such
fine and Imprisonment. Since the
distribution Of the state money de-
ponds upon the Teachers Term Re.
port and since there Is q heavy pen
atty for wilful false information, IL
behooves teachers TO be careful In the
keeping Of their records. In order
that there may he uniformity and ac-
curacy In these reports these sugges-
lions are made. /. What Is "a days
attendancc'f Presence at school
during the entire forenoon and after
noon sessions Of the school const flutes
a days attendance. In some schools,
the primary grades have shorter SEES.
sions than the grammar grades. u
the school board orders that the SEES.
sions for the primary rooms, or other
rooms, shall he only four hours or five
hours, then the attendance for the
time each day that such rooms are In
session should constitute q days at
tendance. A pupil who Is tardy for
less than one.fourth Of the day should
be counted present for the day. A
pupil who Is absent for any cause any
part Of a day less than 0ne-fourth
should he counted present the entire
day. In high schools that require
presence at classes only, and permit
pupils to study at home, attendance
at the majority Of his daily recita.
lions should constitute "a days at.
tendance; attendance at less than a
majority Of his classes should consti-
tate only "one.half OF a days attend
ance." In such high schools, a pupil
who pursues only one subject should
not be counted at all.
2. Pupils Belonging" cannst he
counted In the attendance. Only pu-
pills who are actually present on a
given day can he counted In the
days attendance" of that day.
). Likewise pupils Enrolled" can
not be counted. Only those actually
present can be counted.
I. What constitutes "a days at
tendance" on a legal holiday At
tendance the last day school was In
session before such holiday. Note
that the pupils belonging must not be
counted present on legal holidays, but
only those pupils who were actually
present on the last school day before
the holiday. Yours truly,
VIM. p. EVANS,
State Superintendent Of Schools.