Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-09-12
help IS APPRECIATED.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
THANKS OFFICERS OF POLK.
Reviews Work Done and Calls Atten-
ton to Necessity of Additional
Changes.

County superintendent IL. &. Sey-
mour has issued a circular letter ad-
dressed to the school officers of Polk
county, in which he calls attention tc
the work done during the past school
year and shows his appreciation OF
the cooperation that has been accord
ed him in his efforts to better the CON
ditions in educational matters
throughout the county. The following
extracts are taken from the letter:
First, l wish to thank all school
boards for the manner in which you
have worked with me during the past.
/ greatly appreciate it, and am conf
dent that by this same cooperation
in the future, we will be able to ac-
complish much more than we have in
the past and make the schools of Polk
county the best in the state.
Last year we asked all school
boards to have the school houses
cleaned, repaired and fumigated be-
fore school began. Nearly every
board in the county did this. AS a
result, the teacher and pupils found a
clean house, windows clean, all glass
in, house fumigated; thus they were
willing to do earnest work and to keep
the house in as clean condition as
possible, and by so doing show to
small degree their appreciation to the
school board for their efforts.
Precautions Required.
Nov, | would like to be able to
report that every school room in the
county had been thoroughly cleaned,
repaired and fumigated before the
opening of school this year.
you may fumigate by burning
sulphur or by using the Formalde-
hyde Fumigator Lamp which is re-
commended by the state board of
health and which may be purchased at
any drug store.
I'm regard to out-buildings they
must be in a sanitary condition at all
times, and if your buildings are not
N such condition, please have them
sanitary before school begins. Notice
section 101, page 40, Oregon School
Law.) This section we have been
to enforce three times, and
We hope that no occasion will occur
his year to cause us to enforce it
gain,
MANY school grounds have during
he past year been cleaned, drained |
md improved in many ways but we
till have many that need some work |
long these lines. The school ground |
8 that by which people who are
trangers judge the people of the dis
rict.
Sanitary Cups.
1--WE have made a campaign for the
asst two years to secure individual
cups and window boards in
very school in the county. And l am
roud to say that Polk county has
er cent of individual drinking cups
er cent of individual drinking cups
sed, and also the window boards, but
re still have some few school houses
-ithout the window-boards and also
re using the common cup and bucket.
Now, as to the window-board we
an only ask that every school board
ee that your school Is supplied with
lem at once, and thus get in line.
ut the state law is such now that
eginning with September 1, 1911, the
ublie cup and bucket must be abol-
he'd.
VERY few districts will have to
AXE any change to meet this condi-
on, as many had the tanks or Jars
ith the filter, cover, and faucet, also
lie individual cups, or else the bub-
ing fountain, but to those who did
ot meet these conditions when it was
1t compulsory, you must do so now, /
I'd at once.
II wish to again ask your co-opera- (
IN i'm securing better attendance.
attendance has been improving r.
ch year. but still is not what it h
ould be. We must all work togeth-
along this line and bring it up, and g,
Iything that you may be able to do h
help the attendance will be greatly
preciated by parents, pupils 4,
achers and myself" ;,