The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-01-09
SCHOOL NOTES

The fourth school month closed Fri.
day, Jan. 9Th The total enrolment
was 1913, the monthly enrolment 1867,
and the total number OF visits by par.
ents 1912. The following had no pu-
pills tardy: Misses Devalon. Slgler,
Baird, Overly, Durbin, Bryant, Aler,
Ewing. schnebly, Thrailkin, DeVoe,
Vida Clark, Sockman, CARRIER Ford.
ney, Mrs. Witherell, and Mrs. Eggles.
ton. Last years report showed that
about half the retardatlon Of the
schools was due to irregular attend
ance Almost every day new work is
taken up which is the foundation of
much that followed and should not be
missed
The Rev. J. T. Black attended the
chapel Wednesday forenoon and con.
Quoted the religious exercises. The
following delivered their oratlons on
the subjects given
Pauline Bedell-Moving Pictures.
Stella schaffner-Latin as a Study.
Lois SDechk-Immigration.
Ruth Hier-My Fayorite Author.
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Information has been received by
local friends of Mr. r. E. Offenhauer,
formerly principal of the Mt. Vernon
High school, that a daughter was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Offenhauer a month or
more ago.
Miss Jean Mcintosh, instructor in
English in the local high school, and
Mrs. Mcintosh spent the holidays in
Philadelphia. While in the city Miss
Mcintosh visited the large high school
for girls, and attended meetings of the
Pennsylvania State Teachers Associa-
ton which was then in session.
Miss Fannie Thrailkill, principal of
the Fourth Ward School, was honored
by being reelected secretary of the
state elementary teachers associa-
ton. This is the third time Miss Thrail
kill has served in that capacity.
The Mt, Vernon High school basket
ball team will meet the Belleville team
on the Y. M. c. A. floor tonight All
lovers of good clean sport should see
the game as 1t will no doubt be an In
teresting one. The team is coached
this year by Mr.. Kinney of the Y. NJ
G. A. and his success with the football
team is an indication that the backet.
ball games played by the High school
will be real contests SO far as the To-
Gals are concerned.
| About three-fourths of the school
men from city and village schools who
attended the meetings in Columbus re-
Gently declared by vote that their
| schools would be short several thous-
and dollars the coming year. They
also reported that most of their boards
of education contemplated running
next year as usual and closing in the
spring as soon as their money had
been spent. This would give most of
them only eight months of school.
The local board of education at its
meeting Monday night organized by
elecfing Mr.. Carl Lorey, president; Dr.
c. A. Beck, vice president; Judge Geo.
Coyner, clerk; DR.. Geo. D. Arndt, chair
man of the teachers and textbook
committee; Mr.. Alfred Mill, chair
man of the building committee; and
Mr.. Lafe Strang, chairman of the sup
ply committee.
DR.. Colgrove in his "The Teacher
and the School" says: "The very best
school that any community can have is
found where the state, the school of.
| ficers, the taxpayers, the parents, the
pupils, and the teacher all work to-
gether harmoniously and effectually to
accomplish the aims for which the
school exists. On the other hand, the
worst school that any community can
have Is found where there is the least