The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-10-05
School Notes.

The registration in the High School
is now 1874.
New pupils are still registering in
the grades. One room now has 50 pu-
pills, while others have registered over
40. To relieve the crowded condition
in these rooms it Will be necessary TO
employ another teacher.
Two or three pupils who were taken
away for the hop picking season IN the
Willamette Valley returned to school
Monday to lind that one twelfth of the
school year was already completed and
that they were hopelessly behind in
their classes.
High School students who fail to do
the minimum of work required in any
subject during a week are posted on
the Monday following. The posting is
merely a slip stating the work failed
in. The student posted is requested to
take the posting slip home to his or her
parents that they may be Informed Of
the failure. Last week more than
forty of the students received such
slips. Is there any relation between
this record and the student nonsense,
the late hours, etc? School author
tiles have no control over students
after they reach home from school.
At the end of the school year will the
parents who allow their children to
keep any sort of irregular hours during
the school session blame the teachers
Tor the failure of their children. 1t
ought to be more distinctly understood
that the pupils who fail do not DO so at
| the final examinations. 1hey fail dur
ing the entire year and all the cram
ming they can do during the last week
or two will not enable them to pass.
A little more interest and anxiety on
! the part of the parents and pupils dis
| tributed over the entire year would
eliminate some of the difficulties that
the teachers are liable to cope with.
Students already this year have come
to school in no condition to study.
Sleepy, yawning, nature crying for the
rest she has been robbed of-what car
the teacher do for such studentY
1t costs money to run the schools OF
Hood River. Why moi at least try tt
get an adequate return for the invest
ment. We cannot get it if the time OF
the teachers is spent working with the
students who dissipate all their ener'
gies in frivoity. There are few
students. not many by any means. who
have already this year taken more
than the share of the faculty's time
that is their proportion for the entire
year.
The great majority Of the students
are working earnestly and conseien-
tiousy. The Givics Glasses have
planned to make a thorough study OF
our local and state systems of govern
fment during the year. They nope to
be able to disseminate information, il
occasion requires. regarding the inltia-
tive and referendum, the recall. the
direct primary, the corrupt practices
act, the various state institutions. the
commission form of city and county
government, etc. This work is under
the direction of Mr.. Gibson and is
proving very popular among the stud
ents. As preparation for citizenship
this is a most important course for the
students, both for the boys and the
girls. Women do not have the right to
vote in Oregon yet, but most thinking
people will admit that the time is com
mig when they will have the right OF
privilege. 1t probably will not mean
any great reform in government, but
it will mean a great deal to the WON.
en-. A understanding of the theory
and methods of government can harm
no woman. And if the boys get their
ideas of government from their
mothers instead Of from the practices
of some of the fathers it may mean
reforms.
How ones viewpoint changes with
the years former High School
student visited me the other day. He
graduated from High School and since
then has graduated from one of the
leading Universities Of the East.
While in High School he was fairly
hard working student, but was inclined
to think that we were driving him toe
hard, that he had too much to do. In
the course of our conversation he said.
"Do you know that | have kick com
ing in regard to my work IN High
| SCHOOL,"
How is that"?, | asked.
''You did not require me to work
hard enough lost a lot of time in
High School, " was the reply.
And | suppose there are lot OF
students in school who viii have the
same kick coming in later years.
Concentrated work is a panacea foi
most mental and moral ailments.
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CT (N;4, Cahoals