Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-01-20
Report of the Schools of Polk County
for the School Month Ending
December 26th, 1918.

Number of schools reporting correctly
and on time. .......... .67
Number of schools not reporting on
time ....,... ....... IS
lumber of pupils remaining at time
of the last report.... -. .2804
Number of pupils registering new dur
ing month. ...... As
Number of pupils registering second
ary during month. .36
Number of pupils re-admitted during
month .................. .l41
Total number of pupils on register
during month. ............ 1926
Number of pupils dropped during
month ................. .2GJ
Total number of pupils on register
at time of this report. -. .2808
Number of days taught during month
IO.Ut
Whole number of days attendance.
.345o4
Whole number of days absence 1885
Whole number of times late. ~. 1853
Number of pupils neither absent or
late ................. .li0J
Average number of pupils belonging
.2875.4
Average daily attendance. :. .2779.5
Per cent of attendance. $50. .06.66
Number of visits by parents. (. POI
Number of visits by members Of the
board ............. ...llO
The following schools have been
placed on the roll of honor for having
made 959o in attendance or over:-
Zena, Dallas, Eola, Rel Prairie, Lew
isville, Ballston, Saltr"eek. Parkers,
Bethel, Polk Station, Ward, Perry
dale, Fairview, Cochran, Butler, Rick
reall, Oakpoint, Elkins, Antioch,
Brush College, West Salem, Buena
Vista, Buell., Spring Valley, Popcorn,
Upper Salt Creek, Montgomery, Lin
coin, North Dallas, Enterprise, Suver,
Crowley, Greenwood, Fir Grove, Con-
cord, Oakdale, Lone Star, Mccoy, lib
erty, Black Rock, Falls City, Pioneer,
Cherry Grove, Oakhursr. Mountain
view, Mistletoe, Valley Junction.
Broadmead, Fern, 72, Smithiicld, Val
leyview, Monmouth High School, Air
lie, Bridgeport, Independence.
The following schools have been
placed on the roll of honor" FOR having
made no tardies during the month -
Eola, Red Prairie, Lewisville, Parker,
Orchards, Polk Station, Ward. Cock
ran, Antioch, Brush College, Buena
Vista, Popcorn, Harmony, Crowley,
McTimmons Valley, Greenwood, Fir
Grove, Oakdale, Lone Star, Oakhursrt,
Mistletoe. Broadmead, Smithlield.
The following schools have become
standard :-Beuna Vista, Nortn Dal-
las, Zena, No. 72, Lincoln, Oakhurst,
Antioch, Fir Grove, Mccoy, Gutferic,
Greenwood, Airlie, MouriaiavieN,
Red Prairie, Enterprise, Fern, Lewis
vile, Ward, and many others have
nearly all of the points. so we arc ex-
pecting by our next report to be able
to report many more schools.
School rallies have been held in the
following places since the last report:
-Mountainview, Valley Mrction,
Butler, Parker, Highland. Llwisville,
Buena Vista
There have been marv Parent-Teach-
ers Associations organized in the
county during the month. also many
Boys and Girls Industrial Clubs.
The school Officers Convention
which was held December 2tth was
one of the hest attended and most
successful we have ever held.
Pennants for the Standard Schools
have arrived and have been awarded
to Beuna Vista, North Dallas, Anti
och, Gutherie, Greenwood, Orchards,
Momtainview and Lewisville.
Yours respectfully,
III, C, SEYMOUR.