The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1914-12-25
Notes of the School

That the schools of Medina county
are in flourishing condition is evi-
denced by the report just issued by
the County Superintendent of Schools,
for the month of November. This
report shows that 1873 teachers are
employed in Medina county in all
kinds of schools, not including Wads-
worth village with it's fine crop Of
about twenty-five teachers, which is
an independent school district at the
present time, and hence is not included
in the report.
Since the beginning Of September
there have been enrolled in our
schools 4113 pupils, almost evenly di-
vided between boys and girls, there
being 2055 of the former and 2058 Of
the latter. If we add Wadsworth vii
lagos enrolment Of 723, we get a
total enrolment Of 1896, close to the
5000 mark, which will doubtless be
surpassed before the end of the
school year. The enrolment for
November runs at 4041, exclusive Of
Wadsworth village. The daily at
tendance shows that the girls were
more regular than the boys, as. 1902
was the average each day for girls
against 1883 for the boys.
In tardiness we found, as might be
expected, the girls have beaten the
boys in getting to school on time, 1882
girls being tardy, while the snail's
pace Of 745 boys brought them to
school after the bell had rung for the
work to begin.
1t is interesting to note that the
birch has to be applied occasionally
even in this enlightened community;
of the more than 1000 youngsters
twenty-nine received corporal punish
ment, not very high percentage, but
still considerably in excess of what
might be expected in so law-abiding
county as old Medina.
Over half the students were neither
absent nor tardy; 1907 boys were per-
feet in attendance, while 1101 girls
came every day on time. This is a
fine showing, and proves that ma
jority of our boys and girls are form
ing good habits of punctuality.
1t is interesting to note the distri-
button of pupils through the various
grades. In all the schools there are
463 pupils enrolled in the first grade;
441 in the second; 367 in the third;
476 in the fourth; 400 in the fifth;
1886 in the sixth; 1872 in the seventh;
372 in the eighth. In the high school
there are 236 freshmen, 181 sopho-
mores, 142 juniors and ia seniors, a
total of 673, or almost exactly two
thirds Of the total enrolment for the
month.
Of the total enrolment, Medina vii
lage furnished 342 boys and 41O girls;
Leroy, 121 boys and 102 girls; Lodi,
124 boys and 139 girls; Seville, S3
boys and II girls; Brunswick town
ship, 102 boys and 105 girls; Hinckley
township, 100 boys and 80 girls; Liv-
erpool, SO boys and SO girls; Spencer,
Litchfeld, and Chatham, 265 boys and
245 girls; York, Medina, Montville
and Lafayette, 90l boys and 26S girls;
Homer, Guilford, and Harrisville, 245
boys and 226 girls; Sharon, lot boys
and 1876 girls; Wadsworth township,
SO boys and 98 girls; Granger, 81
boys and IS girls.
In percentage of attendance Medi-
ma village leads the county with the
fine average Of 98.4 per cent; Liver
pool, 81 per cent; Leroy with 96.5, Sc
vile, SO, Wadsworth township, SO,
and Sharon, 96, are close. behind,
Hinckley township with "a per cent
being the lowest.
In hardness Leroy with an enroll
ment Of 223 and only II tardy marks
leads the list, Hinckley with 100 and
Brunswick with 214 were the worst
offenders. However, in this connec-
tion it is only fair to call attention to |
the fact that neither Of these last
two townships have cen tralized
schools. The wagons going right by