Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-11-25


thorough written reviews at
the end of each six we. ks per-
iod are a substitute for the
semester examinations. This
plan worked we'll last year and
will be further continued.
There is an urgent need on
the part of quite number of
our high scnool students for
more home study. The stand
ard of work is below the nor
NAL. The average student
cannot do the required work
without reasonable amount of
home work. Parents should
share their proportionate re-
sporsibility with the teachers
TO help to improve the work.
Habitual street Ioafing is a
menace to child's intellectual
progress as we'll as his moral.
Many parents are too careless
and Indifferent about the habits
their children are forming and
later discover that the time for
reformation has come. Forma-
,ion is far better than reforma-
ton. Many Of our grade boys
are retarded in their school
work because of the harmful
effects of the tobacco habit.
Who is to blame the teacher or
the parents? We need q revi-
val of the Influence of the Pur-
titanic home in which the well
fare of the child was move
wisely safeguarGtd In that
home the needs of the growing
child we're recognized. Chill.
dren formed the habit Of retir-
ing early and were kept free
from exciting and unwhole-
some influences.
Last year an urgent appeal
was made to the parents and
High School students for their
cooperation to hold all parties
and social functions on Friday
or Saturday nights. The splen.
did cooperation was very graft
flying and we solicit a renewal
of that cooperation the coming
year. Many students fail in
their work not from lack of
ability but rather from leck of
application Of the necessary
time and energy-concentration
along specific line has made
many a genius az we'll as ia
nous scholars.
The Board of Education ex.
changed the old typewriters
last week for new machines.
These are greatly appreciated
by the forty. five students in
our commercial department
who covet the attainment of
becoming expert typists.
Eva Antrim, who has been
afflicted with scarlet fever, is
improving.
Evan Williams two children
are now i'll with the scarlet fe.
yer. One of these took sick
while at school this week. Un-
less strong precautionary
measures are used, the cpl
demic is bound to spread. The
board of education has author
lied thorough fumigation Of
both wa'd buildings tonight
and Saturday.
Our second team or GALL
STARS" will play Nicola High
SchouI on the new grounds
Thanksgiving. Come out and
enjoy these games, the last of
The season.
At their last meeting the
School Board decided to close
school Dec. 18th, for the Xmas
Holiday vacation of two weeks. !
Mr.. Kemp's classes in agri-
culture are doing some practi
cal work in milk and cream
testing. Some of the boys
from the rural districts are
planning to test mix from the
individual cows to ascertain
whether or not said ANIMALS,
are profitable to retain on the
farm.
On Saturday afternoon at
2:15 on our new Athletic
grounds on 7th St., will occur q |
football game between the frs t
team of our high school and
Co Bluffs second high school
team. Admission 10, Is. and
25c. We anticipate a large
crowd at this initial game on
our new Athletic field.