The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-11-07
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES.

holiday. The percentage OF attend
ance was ms follows: seventh
Grade g7.s, Eighth Grade 3D., High
school 81. This is "A good attend
ance aud We trust 1t will continue
during the year. The attendance
for the buildings is, High School
building 97.3 per cent, South Ward
building - per cent, North Ward
building 9j.3per cent, Colored School
SIS per cent.
The High School Girls basket ball
team went to Desloge last Saturday
afternoon and played against the
high school team there. The team
reports defeat 70 the score of to ,.
After the game the members OF our
team were invited into the homes of
the other players and were welG-en-
tertained.
Visitors the last week at the
schools were Mrs. Woodside of
Bonnie Terre, Mistresses B. X.
Downing, VIII Matkins, VIII Lang,
W. A. Hutton and F. d. Poston.
The students have approved the
Student Government plan. The
charter has been adopted by the stu
dents and accepted by the faculty.
The following officers have been
elected: Leon Halle, President;
Frank Ledbetter, Vice President;
Warren Macurdy, Secretary, and
Lloyd McGee, Prosecuting Attor-
ney. The Principal of the High
School is eX-Ofticio Judge These
took the pledge OF Office last Friday.
The details Of the organization are
gradually being worked out as time
for such work is afforded A more
detailed statement of the organiza-
ton will be given through these
notes later. We believe this is a
move in the right direction. II is
the laboratory work in government,
and we trust the patrons and public
In general will give the movement
sympathetic support.
The regular grade teachers meet
ing was held last Wednesday. The
subject of reading was under discus
sion. Much interest and enthusiasm
was manifested. The spirit of the
meeting speaks we'll for the condi-
ton OF the school. The loyalty of
teaching force To the standards and
spirit of the school is very gratifying
to those Interested in the welfare of
the public schools. Every teacher
is working for results, The subject
of reading will be continued at our
next regular meeting, Nov. 10.
The high school teachers have
been devOting their meetings for the
last two weeks to the discussion and
study OF the charter for the Student
Government. The harmony aud eff
fectivemess in this body OF teachers
is OF n high order. 1t would he diff.
cult to find body of teachers more
deeply Interested In the success of
any institution. Every teacher is a
worker and a student, with the well
fare of every individual student at
heart Parents, they are worthy of
your confidence and of your hearty
cooperation
Pennington public schools need
special teacher who can devote her
entire time to the pupils who do not
properly aft in" with the regularly
organized classes. A boy or a girl
may be having much trouble in un-
special attention as an individual.
The teachers time Is taken up with
the class and she can not spare the
time necessary for the individual.
As result the pupil Is quite likely
to become discouraged, fall farther
and farther behind, and finally form
dislike for school. This NAV or
may not be n fault OF the pupil.
Sickness may have kept him out of
school few weeks. His parents
may not have realized the import
ance OF regular attendance and kept
him at home to work. The pupils
minds may naturally work slow,
which Is true OF many good thinkers,
and thus had to move too rapidly
for comprehension. There are many
such causes for the backward hoy
and girl. A special teacher not In
charge of room, but free to take
charge of any of such individuals, or
one in charge If room where al
such pupils may be given an oppor-
tunity to go, would go far to relieve
the situation, both by helping the
individual and permitting the regu.
lar teacher to devote all of her en-
ergy to the well graded class.
THE SUPERINTENDENT.
"
The Rev. William Coleman, the
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