Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-02-13
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT sEY-
MoUR COMPLIES MONTHLY
REPORT OF POLK Ed
UCATIONAL WORK.
TARDlEs ARE TOO NUMEROUS
Requirements Being Met In
Many Districts and Coveted Dis
tinction Spurs Others On--Unus-
uaI Awakening of Interest Among
Directors Throughout County.

The report of the schools of Polk
county for the month ending Janu-
airy 26 has just been compiled in the
office of the county superintendent.
In commenting upon the results
shown, Superintendent Seymour says:
when we consider the condition
of the weather during the past
month, we know that an attendance
Of the entire county of 95.4 is mighty
good and with the same interest the
rest of the year we will more than
make the 95 per cent we are after.
There are too many tardies and
we must do something to try and
have all children in on time If pos
sible. AS / said in the last report.
nearly all tardies come from Few
families, and If these will work q
little harder to get the children In
on time we will reduce the number.
More schools are becoming STAN
dard. as we now have Spring Valley.
Lincoln, Buena Vista. and North Dali
las, with several others to become
standard within q few days, so that
by next month we will report at least
ten standard schools in the county.
with continued interest In the stan
dard school work. such as we have
been having, we will have at least
thirty schools standard before the
school year ends.
Notice the great increase in num-
ber of school board members who
have visited the schools this month
-seventy-and last month only for
ty. This indicates interest on the
part Of the school boards"
Statistical Report.
Number of schools reporting cor
rectly and on time ......... 90
Number of pupils remaining at
time of last report ........ .2S7S
Number Of pupils registered new
!, during month .........,... 81
Number Of pupils registered sec
ondary during month ...,.... %
Number Of pupils readmitted dur
|, ing month ..............'.. zlo
Total number of pupils register
ed during month ...........s $3.50
Number Of pupils dropped dur
: ing month ..........'..'''' z0f
Number of pupils remaining at
time Of this report ......... .2ss5
4 Number of days taught during
E month ..........-,,.....' lhS
e Whole number Of days attend
1 ance ................ .4sfOO
1 Whole number of days absence. 1888
E Whole number Of times late -. SCI
= Number Of pupils neither absent
= or tardy ................. 'i94i
y Average number Of pupils belong
z ing .............. .zs4V
: Average daily attendance ......2SOs
p Per cent Of attendance ....-....s5.4
z Number OF visits by parents 80
e Number OF visits by members OF
l. school boards ..........-..' ~
Honor List.
.sl The following schools have beer
,e placed on the roll Of honor for the
,e county for having made a per cenl
d az attendance Of IS or more; Dallas
It smithheid. Pedee. Ballston, Parkers
Monmouth. No. rs. Bethel. Polk sta
Il ton. Oak Grove. Ward, Gooseneck
J. FIkins. Independence, Antioch, Pop
v corn. Buena Vista. Spring Valley
v Harmony. Lincoln. North Dallas su
I'd yer. Crowley. Fir Grove, Concord
a- Oak Dale. Mccoy. Guthrie, Powell
r Camp. Falls City. Black Rock Pio
o. lneer. Cherry Grove. Oakhurst, Roc
st Greek, MistletOe.
,h The following schools have Dee
y placed on the roll Of honor Tor N
ip county for not having made an
rs tsrdles during the months smith
.ir arld. Ward. Gooseneck, kickreai
a. snrinx VALLEY. Llncoln. CroSie'
=. 1n.hria- pnweI.a Camp. oakhurg