The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-06-02

Colored. go. ~ II SO q I 3
Total. 800 2es 81 ISL % IS
The record for the ninth is not
quite as good as that Of the previous
month. but is up to the yearly aver.
age and considerably above the usual
average in small districts for the last
month of school. Tie best attend.
ance was In room V, eth and 9Th
grades. being % per cent, Room ! a
close second. ~ per cent.
With the report for the 9th month
the school year lolO-ll Is closed. The
year has been success. A better
year is possible and we trust the COM
ing year will be the best. but the
year just closed has been good In a, q.
tendance, In scholarship, In dcport.
ment. In the spirit of the pupils. In
the interest manifested by the pat.
rons, In Increase of equipment and
other material improvement made by
the Board Of Educat ion and In the
loyalty and enthusiasm Of the teach.
crs. The total enumeration In the
district at the opening of the year
was 81. Tie total enrolment IN
school was 80, quite equally divided
between boys ld7) and girls 1i2l. OF
this enrolment II We're NONRESIDENT
az the 3il enumerated about ~ are
graduates, still Of school aye. This
leaves 3lo out of 81 or ~ per cent of
our pupils In schools. When We note
that the per cent for the State l. bal
- per cent, this Is a good showing IN.
deed for the Oregon School District.
Bu, 80 from from 32l still leaves q
few pupils In the district who should
have been In school that We're not. a
few Of these had valid excuses and
the others were no, IN school simply
because their parents would not send
them. II l. somcwh hat strange that
any one In this day must he com.
PEELED To send little helpless children
To school. Yet there are In every
community 4 few parents who would
but for the law. permit their own
offspring to grow up In ignorance
right In sight Of splendid school
house. Nothing short 81 u few ten
dollar fines or thirty days pounding
rock or laying concrete walks at
street crossings for the city, will ena'
bic such people To appreciate school
privileges. The new law makes II
the duty of the superintendent OF
schools as we'll as of the Board OF
Education and the city marshal Il
SEE that every child that should he IN
school attends and attends regularly
We are certainly proud Of the schoo
spirit In this community as mani
Tested In the liberal provisions cheer
fully made for our school and tn,
high per cent Of enrolment and al
tendance, but the other y per cent
are entitled TO schooling, and we trus,
those concerned will begin now e
plan to send their children to schoo
this fall. We will be- glad To tall
over the matter with you. In fact
the law says We must see you about
II. The average daily attendance fol
the year was also high, being l3d boys
~ 20 per cent: l30 girls, a5 ~ pei
cent, or an average daily attendance
| nr b-t fran, an ayaraUn onrnllnant nj
boys LAG, girls 40, total 205. Tota
days attended by all pupils was 80,
lO+. The boys, tho slightly fewer IN
number than the girls, made las tardy
marks during the year to the girls 10
This Is less than one tardy mari
apiece and Is a high average for 33'
pupils In an entire school year, anC
counting tardy marks twice every
day. Some hardness and some ab
sence Is unavoidable. You have dons
well the past year, but shall we no,
even do better next year9 The tota
number OF visitors for the year wa.
+37. Quite number of them beins
visitors at the literary sessions of tn,
High School. We are glad to hav,
visitors. You are always welcome.
We have many reasons to be pleased
with the record made by our non
resident pupils the past year, no,
only has their large number beer
gratifying, but their loyalty, enthusi
asm, willingness to work, have beeI
q source Of pleasure and inspiration
to all. This cooperation between
rural and urban communities enables
both to have better school facilitie.
and produces a united and prosperous
whole neighborhood. We hope t.
have all of our nonresident pupils