The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-12
The VIRGINIA PuDlIC SCHOOLS
ltsas iron Il. Aaau,l Report Of suDsdl.
tsatslt Lafayette Bliss Of the vigllIa
Public Schools tot tic seleol Yslr
Endlag June 20, 1872.

closed was a)l5, Including 4l5 in the
night school. The number of pup
lis entitled to draw the state appor-
ton of about five dollars per capita
was 27l5. OF the 400 pupils not en-
titled to draw the apportioument
2l3 we're in the night school and
ranged in age from II to 50 years.
The total attendance in days by all
pupils amounted to 452.96O5, and
the average attendance in days by
each pupil was l62. There were en-
rolled 77s pupils between and g
years of age; I'LL between 8 and 16;
,3l6 from l6 to 81 years of age; 2895
from 5 to 81, aud 1910 from 8 to IL
who were in school the entire year
of ten months as the compulsory
school law requires. This law of
compulsory school attendance ia
very strictly enforced 10 Virginia.
OF the "a teachers on duty were
men and n women. The average
monthly salary of the men teachers
not including the superintendent
was $1O6.25; of the women $75.25.
The preparation of the work OF
teaching is shown by the fact that
Is teachers are college graduates,
and IS normal school graduates
most Of the others have attended
normal schools or colleges and hold
first grade teachers certificates.
AS to terms of service, 81 teachers
have taught continuously in Vir-
gina for three years or more aud
30 for the past two years.
All text books, reference books
school supplies. and apparatus Of
every kind are furnished free of cost
to the pupils. The average cost OF
text books per pupil for the year
just closed was so cents.
Several hundred trees, shrubs and
other plants were set out on OF
around the different school rounds
this spring. and the ground about
the Technical and Roosevelt build.
ings have been graded aud beauti.
fed with flowers and shrubs.
The number Of books dra wn from
the library during the year was 27!'3
Fines were collected amounting
to $3.50, herewith turned over to the
treasurer.
Receipts from the lecture course
committee amount 10 $947.74; die.
bursemen: q of lecture course com
mit'ee, $500 81, leaving balance ia
the treasury of $l45.42.
The class play fund for l0i:
amounted to $4,000, which will be
spent tor a suitable memorial fol-
the class.
The returns from the state high
school hoard examinations show
that 1896 certificates were won by
pupils thi. year. One hundred and
ninty pupils were neither absent
nor tardy dnrin: the year.
The growth of the school popula
ton ~ shown by the total enroll
ment for the past n'ne years, which
is follows: 1904. $50; 1905, 1850; 1905
l24l; 1907, 1925; 1903, 1880; 1909. ls49
1910. 22l5; 1911, 2824; 1912, 30l5.
Systematic and regular instruc.
ton has been given 10 all the grades
and high school in ,emperanc by.
giene, the evil effect. of the use OF
tobacco, doping with patent medi.
cines and drugs, and the grea,
handicap to good physical develop
ment caused by the habituaI use OF
narcotics. The commencement ex.
ercises were largely devoted 10 a
strong presentation of "Aicohol as
the Great Destroyer" and the prin.e
cause of physica !, mental aud NOR.
al deKenrracy among our people.
First aid t" the injured and how to
avoid contagious diseases has re-
ceived emphases this year.
During the spring term, DR.. Fl. r.
Wood, Expert of the Federal Gov.
eminent on trachona, made care.
full examination of the eyes of all
the children. No Cases IF trachoma
here found, and Or. Wood reported
that the children of our SCHOOLS are
rema rkabie for their physical
soundnees and vital stamina.
A Public School Industrial Float
constructed by the school, took
part in the Fourth Of July parade.
On this Float students could be
seen working at the various lines of
indnsl rial activity represented in
our schu"I-. On lite chemistry
table. iron ore war aua'yzed; in
physics the boy worked with cleo
tricai appliances. the air pump,
momentum apparatus, etc. in man.
nal training the boys illustrated
the kind of work carried on in the
schools; tire girls were occupied in
washing clothes. making bread,
sewing by hand and with machines,
typewriting, ironing, running dup
Heating and adding machines, etc.
All articles of furniture on the float
were made by the students. More
than 100 pupils had work on the
Float.
The public schools are public
trust. Physical soundness Is the
basis of social progress. The child
rem Of our schools are protected