The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-09-25
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES

Rev. Halter conducted the devo-
tionaI exercises in chapel at the High
School on Monday morning, and de-
lightfuly entertained the student
body in fifteen minute talk.
Miss Anna Evans, who has charge
Of the Department of Social Econo-
my in the Washington University,
visited the High School on Tuesday
morning and made an interesting
talk on several phases of the work in
her department. She has devoted
much time to the investigation of So
cal conditions in St. Louis and speaks
from knowledge acquired from per-
sonal observation. Miss Evans was
accompanied by Mrs. W. NJ. Harlan.
Miss Leanna Cole of the South
Ward spent Wednesday and Thursday
in DeSoto judging theart exhibit in
the Jefferson County Fair. Miss Ef-
fe Lawrence had charge of Miss Coles
room in her absence.
A game Of baseball between the
teams of Pennington and Flat River
High Schools will be played in Flat
River on Saturday afternoon at 3
O'Clock Pennington has material
for the formation of an excellent team
and with some practice may be eX-
pected to give a good account Of it
self.
Parents are requested to give care
full attention to the school progress
; Of their children early in the term.
; If conditions seem to need adjust
ment it is we'll to consult the teacher
, or superintendent at once. Attention
! to small matters early in the school
, year way prevent much worry and
: loss OF time later. The school man
2 agemcnt is never too busy to give at.
tention to matters of interest to the
l., pupils
e Given herewith is the percentage OF
= attendance made by the different
f. rooms in the Pennington schools fol
S the second week of the term:
/ Miss Cole, South Ward. 100 pei
e cent; Mrs. Lloyd, North Ward, 99.6C
per cent; Miss Spaugh, Eighth grade
y Il S. building, 1888; Mrs. Byington
r. 7th grade, II. S. building, 1921; Mis-!
e Halter, North Ward, 1887; Miss Sacl
5. man, South Ward, 1882; High Schoo
e 97.33; Miss Smith. North Ward, o..
%; Mrs. Smith, South Ward, 1903
y Mrs. Gruner, South Ward, 1915; Mrs
e Rider, North Ward, 1890; Miss Bake
a Douglas School, 9O.S3; Mr. Williams
:. d uglas School, S9.42; average 70
e the entire school, 1857.
e The standing of the different room
Il in the Attendance Contest at tn
lie close of the second week is as fol
If lows:
, Miss Cole, South Ward, 99.7s; Mr..
st Lloyd, North Ward, $3.50; Mis-
e Spaugh, Eighth grade, H. S. building
II 99.1s; Mrs. Byington, Seventh grade
h. H. S. building, 9S.6S; Miss Halter
4 North Ward, 1888; Miss Sackmar
If South Ward, 9S.l9; Miss Smith. Mort
ID Ward, 9s.17; Mrs. Smith, South War
# 9S.O7; High School, 1892; Mrs. Cru
W ner, South Ward, 1927; Mrs. Ride
es North Ward ,96.39; Miss Baker Doul
las. 94.37; Mr. Williams, Dougla
1888. Standing Of entire school 81
So,
Every room is in the contest
-. stay till the 2lst Of next May. Hay
- you picked the winner? Are 20
- boosting" for some room? If nc
try it, and see if it doesn't help som
- Cigarette smoking by public scho
pupils seriously impedes the progre
Of school work. 1t reduces the eff
cheney Of the school in every commu
ity where tolerated. 1t seems fol
l.. TO eXpend large sums Of money bull
-, ing and equipping school houses, Ell
=. ploying teachers, and paying t
other expenses Of conducting scho
= system, and then permitting a co
~ siderable number of pupils to rcnd
themselves unable to take the adva
An tages Of an education by so destru
tive n habit as cigarette smokir
Every elevating influence in the col
munity should be utilized to star
out this terrible habit among gro
- ing boys. The statutes of the sta
of Missouri, quoted below. supply t
means whereby the practice may
49, greatly minimized at once, and fin
- ly entirely controlled if properly {
" forced. No self-respecting citiz
can withhold his support from such
movement. 1t is plea for the prot
ton of childhood, and unless a m
emf be n william. he NAV be relied upon