The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-10-04
Public School Notes.

tendent to the School Board:
A glance over the report of ATTENDANCE,
and then comparison with former sta
tistics reveals the fact that to-day thu
public schools of the city have the larges
enrolment Of any like period in its his
tory. From the school records it will
be found that the registration two year,
ago was the largest up to that time fol-
any beginning month. We then had
527 whites and 254 coIored, making a
total of ISL.
Last year, in the same month, we en-
rolled 521 whites and 1SS colored, max
ing total of 709 You will see that
we have made a gain this year over that
of last year of % whites and 81 colored.
making total gain of 116.
If we wish to compare this year with
the lergest previous enrolment for the
same month, we will find that we have
- whites and % Colored over and above
any previous registration "A gain of
nearly 6 per cent.
The City High School is in very
flourishing condition with an enroll
ment right now two greater than the
total of last year and with every evil
dence of a greater increase. Thus far
the boys and girls have put forth that
healthy athletic enthusiasm which fore
bodies well for both body and mind. We
have more boys than ever before with
greater physical Development. We have
the promise of football and baseball
teams that may claim the champion
ship of the county. The girls have
already sent forth their challenges for
tennis and will soon send out challenges
for basketball. Lest this NAV seem
too athletic, let me say that before
pupil gets on team a scholarship stand,
ing is demanded. With our present
student body the scholarship and de-
pertinent have thus far been quite SUI
perior
The students have taken hold of the
idea of building swimming pool with
that avidity which means success. |
feel confident that sufficient funds will
be procured so that by April 1 work can
be begun. The proceeds from this years.
Thanksgiving play will be devoted to
this purpose.
Judged in the light of one months
association with them, l assure you that
in your selection of the new members
of the faculty you have in no way re-
coded from the high standard which
you have always tried to maintain,
either in scholarship, geniality or gen
eral usefulness. say this of the teach
ers collectively and with no exceptions.
We have at the present time Al for
eign pupils on the roll. These have
come to us entirely without solicitation.
This year we have established Man
ual Training. 1t was elective for the
boys of the seventh and eighth grades.
The full limit was reached when the
class of eighteen was formed. Each
boy paid two dollars for the course;
this was less than the cost of books in
the other studies. 1t can be readily
seen that the net income from the class
was $3.50. From this money there has |
been purchased two manual training
benches, Omaha model, at a cost of |
$3.50 piece. The bill for tools pur-
chased from one of our hardware deal
ers amounted to 1910. The cost then
otalled 5000. 1t is purposed that this
department. shall not cost the city
Jingle penny, nor will the pupils be
.sked to pay more than their initial
fee. All materials will be fur
ished the pupils and the products of
heir labor when completed will be {
heirs, to have and to hold. This addi-
onal equipment and its costless main t