Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-01-11
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
Schools. Reported by
Superintendent.

The following poem was clipped
sometime ago, which while it's has q
humorous tone, it also has a certain
recognition in its conclusion If the
faithful teacher:
When Harold runs away from
school,
And steals down to the swimming.
pool,
Whom do we hold in ridicule?
The teacher!
If Willie's wild, or Tommie's tame
Or Ned is nervous, it's shame!
And who is sure to get the blame?
The teacher,
Who is too lax, or too severe,
Too weak, or prone to rule by fear
Too cranky, notional, or queer?
The teacher!
Who's this on the cartoonist's page
So lean and sharp and sour with
age,
With spectacles and bird and cage?
The teacher!
And when the funny writer folks
Set out the reader smiles to coax,
On whom does Johnnie play the
jokes?
The teacher!
And yet when Tommie, Jack and
Ned
Have reached the heights, and years
have fled,
They find they followed where she
led,
The teacher!
Her young heart beats the march
of Fate,
Her dreams come true, or soon or
late
She's guardian of the Great White
Gate!
The teacher!
james McDade.
The directory of the public
schools of Clinton, Ia, came to our
desk the other day. Among other
things we note that Supt. Bostwick
speaks of the introduction of a vol
unteer service in medical inspection
for the schools. He says in part
Clinton is taking leading part in
this matter and has today one of the
best and most complete systems of
any city in the state, but it is based
upon voluntary service. The eXamin-
alton covers the question of defects
of the special senses and defects of
any part of the body which may in
terfere with the child's progress in
school. 1t also includes a thorough
inspection of school buildings with
reference to sanitary conditions. The
parent is notified on blank reports
of any defect discovered by the
medical inspector and is advised as
to the proper course to take" The
tax levy for the year just closing
was 1884 mills.
A change that should be reported
in our own system should be the in
stallation during the summer vaca-
tion of sanitary drinking fountains
They are proving very satisfactory
and no doubt have had much to dc
in preventing the spread of skin di.
seases incident to the use of public
drinking cups.
Attendance for the past week has
not been so good as the average
week of the year, owing to the in
clement weather. Notwithstanding
the bad weather we have had goot
attendance records. A number of thu
grades had no absence nor tard.
cases to report on number of thu
days when the weather was stormy
The boys basket ball team will
meet the New Hampton team Frida,
evening at Steyer's hall at 7:3O
This promises to be one of the hard
est games of the season. The New
Hampton team is made up of oil
players and has always had recor'
of being a good team. Our team
defeated them twice last year, Civ
ing them the only defeat which the,
had on their floor. They come bacl
this year with the intention of do
ing to us what we did to them las
year This will be splendid gam
and you should be there TO see it.
The beginning class in the kinder
garten will begin Jan 90. All thos
having children who are old enough
to start at this time may do so. Thos
who are five years old, or will b
within the next two months are eli