The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-05-02
Closing a Most
Successful Year
fhe Grade Schools Of American Fork (,
teachers Engaged for Next
Years Work.

The grade schools Of American Fork
are just closing most successful
Year. There has been an excellent rec.
ord OF attendance made In all depart
ments. Very few pupils have been
tardy and truancy has been almost
unknown during the whole school
year.
The pupils have had remarkably
good health during all the year, no
contagion having been in the entire
district. The teachers OF the grades
missed but very few days from school
on account of sickness The majority
placed in room with the pupils OF
vi school.
Some changes have been made In
the grading OF thes chools during the
past year, which have been most adj
vantageous to the pupils and will very
materially advance them in their fu-
ture school work. The pupils OF each
room were divided into two sections,
those pupils who were able to 20 more
rapidly than the others were placed
Ia one section and allowed to ad-
vance as rapidly as they could, while
the rest of the pupils OF the room ad-
vanced as well as they could and made
their grade. The fast pupils In some
p, instances made a whole grade and a
half during the past year, and during
the next year will make grade and
a half. making three grades in two
years In one grade there were found
twenty-four fast pupils, who we're
placed in a room with thep upils OF
the next higher grade, and before the
year was out completed their own
work and also the work of the next
grade above them, completing two
years work in one.
In the seventh grades the work has
been given along the line of the high
school plan. the teachers specializing,
one teacher giving both classes all the
geography. agriculture and hygiene,
and another teacher the arithmetic
and each teacher giving the other les
sons to his own pupils. This plan
has worked splendidly. much better
results being obtained in all the sub
| jects.
The best of harmony has existed
among the members of the faculty and
the pupils. the parents and trustees,
and 1t Is the concensus Of opinion that
this has been one of the most success
full school years.
The trustees have given the teach
ers splendid support, and everything
that they could do to make the school
year successful has been done.
The patrons Of the schools have
given their share Of support, for which
the teachers desire to express their
appreciation. The buildings have
been well taken care Of and the care
takers have done much to help In the
taking care Of the health of the boys
and girls.
The schools will close in two weeks,
May Is.
The following corps of teachers
have been engaged for next years
work. Owing to the fact that some
OF the primary teachers have not yet
been definitely placed as to grade their
grades are not named:
Charles W. Whitaker, supervisor of
the grade schools; Robert l.. Ashby,
: instructor In manual training; Irving
H. Pratt, principal of the Forbes build
! ing the seventh grade.
! Teachers.-Jesse +. Steele, seventh
grade; Mrs A. l.. Osmond, seventh
grade; Jane Mcpherson. sixth grade
Eva Lambert, sixth grade; Lille Ship
ley, fifth grade Mabel Herbert, fifth
grade.
Miss NJ. NJ. Rouny. principal Of the
Harrington building and fourth grade.
Mrs. May Preston, fourth grade:
Blanche Crandall. Sadie Mitchell. Fern
Greene. Sarah Parker, Florence
Greene. Eliza Hindley. JANET Lati-
mer and Bessie Greene.