The Elbert County tribune., 1914-12-04
SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month Ending Nov. "a. 1914.
GRAMMAR GRADE ROOM.


Arnold Bechman, Robert Denney, Ar
thur Stringham, Esther Black, Susie
Gaylor, Lucy Gaylor, Minnie Reynolds
The following obtained an average of
80 per cent or above:
Glades Clibon, 92; Osee Pottenger, 81;
Henry Carnahan, 81; Esther Black, 81;
Lee Clbon, 90; Orville Kelley. 90.
The following obtained an average of
50 per cent or above:
John Purcen, Ella Burnside. Minnie
Reynolds, Lucy Gaylor, Harold Carna-
han, Bertha 6iakely, Horace Frohardt.
PRIMARY ROOM.
The following were neither absent nor
tardy during the month:
1 Alphus Harper, Tommy Harprr AL
bert johnson, Eddie Kunze, Otho Mo-
nett, James Gibson, Esther Beckman,
Elizabeth Denney, Nina Gaylor, Martha
Gaylor, Ida Jones, Florence Long, Jen.
ME Purden, 'ora Renken, Eva Reynolds.
Minta Reynolds, Dorothy Whiting.
The following had an average of So
per cent or above:
Adam Oakes, Nina Gaylor. Rozella
McKimmie, Alice Moore, Marie Potten-
ger, Bernice Monett, Eva Reynolds
Johnnie Ciibon, Mary Gibson, james
Gibson. Otis Harper, Walter Dietrich,
Harold Dietrich, Albert johnson, Dor
othy Whiting, Elizabeth Denney Fran
ces Foreman, Florence Long, Bernard
Foreman, Lucille Wisco, Catherine Mo
nett, Ida Jones, Jennie Purden.
Visitors for the month were Miss Nora
Deu Pree, Mrs. Fred Long, Mrs. An
derson, Mrs. Mowrey, Mrs. 2. G. Rey-
nolds, Misses Mary Reynolds, Violet
Baldwin, Margaret Johns, Mrs. Paul
Jones. Mrs. Aug Dietrich.
Is your name among the abovef II
not, can you conscientiously say that
you have done your part toward the edu-
cation Of your child during the past
month"; Perhaps the child is weak In
some OF his work and il you knew just
where. few words from you might help
to stimulate the effort OF the child so he
would be able to improve the condition.
You may feel that the report card is
all that is necessary to keep you inform
ed but while it is very good means of
determining the general standing, it is
nouan absolutely complete index of the
childs strong ard weak points. Th-re
are many little things in the school f;,;rk
for which there is no classification on
the card.
Again you may be one who is prone to
remark, "rhere is no use Of my visiting
the school for th5 pupils are sure to do
better work than when am not there y
While no attempt IS being made to credit
or di~credit this idea. il you are one who
holds this belief. why wouldn't it be
splendid thing for you to visit often and
get your friends and neigbbors to assist
you in the work, so that you might keep
the pupils stimulated to doing good
work? 1t seems that such time would
certainly be well spent, for think of the
number Of children you would be urging
to do good work!
No doubt some think the school reci
tations, etc, monotonous, since they are
SO different from the affairs in which you
mingle daily outside the school, and in
which you are most vitally interested.
But here's the point-How do you ex
pect Johnny or Mary to keep interested
in this work which you call dull, if he
sees and knows that you feel SO uncon-
cerned about it, Isn't the child liable
to fall in line with your opinion and soon
not care whether he goes to school, or
plays .hooky?" Who is al faultY Surely
you cannot lay the blame elsewhere than
with yourself.
Again theIv may be something you
wish the teacher to know, some sugges-
tion to make, perhaps some criticism;
why would il not be better to come to
the school and talk with the instructor
than to sena it unwritten by the child?
tits more than likely not to be interpret
ed as you intended. We will be glad to
have you bring your message.
Now, please, let us sit up and take no.
tice that the school is in session from 0
a. IN. till p M, and the morning is an
especially gond time to visit In fact it
is much better than Friday afternoon
when the pupils sometimes feel that it is
the end of the week and they should be
granted a relief from regular lessons.
Would it not also be a splendid thing
il you would occasionally inquire of the
boy or girl when he or she returns home
in the evening il they have learned any
thing really worth whilef 1t may be
something very simple to "grown up,
but still beg- very important weight
in the mind of the child Again il may
be something you have forgotten or per-
chance never heard Of. What do you
think would be the result Of your giving
such "bits of information" your untiring
attention? Certainly great stimulation
in the boy or girls welfare both at school