Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-02-13

obey Ii Just the same as Otner people.
Occasionally someone gets an idea
that the law about measles is some
thing Matched up by the local school
authorities. Such is not the case. The
law was enacted by the last legisla-
ture of Texas, and local school author
tiles had nothing to do with 1t. 1t
applies to all schools--public, private,
parochial-just alike. The city council
elects the city health officer whose
duty it is to pass on all questions I'M
der the law In times like these he
is a pretty busy man. hearing the
many questions on which it is his
province to pass
But how can pupils from homes in
which there have been cases OF
measles get back in school?
There are two ways in which thia
can be done:
/. BY bringing certificate cover
ing all points in the Texas law as in
, terpreted by the city health officer.
2. If pupil has already had measlea
by isolation approved by city health
officer and permit issued by him.
Pupils have been admitted by each
of these methods
But do any get in without meeting
one of these two requirements?' some
one asks. No, not unless somebody
signed an incorrect statement We
have had credentials covering the
points mentioned above when pupils
returned to school. These points are
given because it seems that some
persons do not yet understand them,
II you have questions to ask, pass
them up to the city health officer, who
is in charge of this matter
The pupils who are in the highest
class of our school and are candidates
for graduation at the next commence
ment are Irl Sanders, Evelyn Sanders,
Deci Wellington, Ida Wipprecht. Rob-
1 bic Nico and Sadie Elliott. Com
mencement will come on May 81 this
wear.
The trustees at the meeting Friday
ordered the usual holiday on February
| %. They also decided for Superin-
/ tendent Lawson to attend the superin-
! tendents' meeting in St. Louis State
Superintendent Bradley recommends
this action to trustees and about sixty
of the best cities in Texas do it.
Some of the things accomplished
this school year are as follows:
/. Eleven teachers, Superintendent
Lawson, Mr.. Oxley, Mr.. Vance. Mr..
Dawson, Mr.. Bethany, Miss Board,
Miss Ray Montgomery, Miss Cole, Miss
bearing, Miss Griffin and Miss
Fletcher, went away from home to
the various summer schools.
2. Two new men with degrees were
added to the schools, thus making all
heads OF departments people with de-
grees from good institutions.
3. A good appropriation was made
for a new encyclopedia for our library,
and like amount set apart to equip
more fully the new science depart
ment.
4. Some new boards furnished for
one primary room.
5. Drawing and construction mes
terial furnished for some lower grades,
| Another matter not accomplished
but under consideration Is plan
which was submitted by Superintend-
ent Lawson last spring, intended to
keep the elementary grades supplied
with the best teachers to be had for
the work. While the plan was new
one here. in it's essential features it
is what is in use in the best city
school systems in other parts of the
! country. The trustees took copies Of
the recommendations In order to ia
miliarize themselves with its provis-
ions. and to decide whether or not
they thought it would suit in Bryan.
Third and fourth grade pupils who
made 80 or more on arithmetic on the
December examination were as fol-
lows: Sam Downward, Ray Jones, Rob
ert Odom, Luke Patnella, Xavier Show
ers, Willie Yak. B. Finnegan, Bess
Hines. D. Killough, Irma Peters, M.
Wagner, Lena Wooten, R. Woiton,
Milton Fountain. V. Scardino. U. Buch-
anan, N. Elbrich, Eta Gregg, F. Ma
rex, Harry Berger, Roy Osborne.
Douglas Robertson, Manly Weaver,
w. Wipprecht, Lillian Barron, Edith
Bullock, Mary Newland, Louise Slagle,
Mary Terry. Ross Elliott. Chester