Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-21

Number of schools reporting
correctly and on time ....,. 70I
Schools not reporting correctly
and on time-Harmony
Number of pupils remaining at
time of last report ........ 3,l53
Number of pupils registered
new during the month. ... 43
Number of pupils registered
secondary ................ 3S
Number of pupils readmitted.. 157
Total number of pupils ON
register during the month .. 1891
Number of pupils dropped dur
ing the month ........... 245
Total number on register at
time Of this report ......... 3,146
Number of days taught during
the month ............... 17.77'
Whole number Of days attend
ance .....................55, So ,324.7O'
Whole number of days absence 1,S1370
Whole number of times late. 430
Number of pupids neither alb
sent nor late .......... Q 029
Average number of pupils be-
longing ...........,...... 3,215
Average daily attendance .... BIB
Per cent of attendance ...... 96S
Number of visits by parents e. 1888
Number of visits by members
of school boards .......... 233
The following schools have been
placed on the roll of honor for having
made 95 per cent in attendance or over:
Zena, Dallas, Smithfield, Eola, Pedee,
Red Prairie, Bridgeport, .Lewisville,
Ballston, Salt Creek, Parker, Valley
View, Monmouth high school, Mon
mouth public school, Orchards Bethel,
Polk Station, Oakgrove, Perrydale,
Fairview, Gooseneck, Butler, Riclreall,
Oakpoint, Elkins, Independence, Anti
och, Brush college, West Salem, Buena
Vista, Spring Valley, Upper Salt Creek,
Montgomery Lincoln North Dallas,
cord, 0akdale, Mccoy, Guthrie, Black
Rock, Liberty, Falls City, Pioneer,
Cherry Grove, Oal1hurst, Mountainview,
Highland, NIistletoe, Valley Junction,
Broadmead Rose Garden.
The following schools have been
placed on the roll of honor for having
made no tardies during the month: Val
ley View, Polk Station, Fairview, But
Ter, Oakpoint. Brush college, Lincoln,
Crowley, McTimmonds Valley, Fir
grove, Concord, Pioneer, Rose Garden
The following schools have become
standard: Fern, Airlie Perrydale
Buena Vista, Pedee, Elkins Oakpoint,
Gooseneck, West Salem, Harmony, But
Ter. Lincoln, Red Prairie, Eola, Mccoy
and Mistletoe.
The following speakers have taken
part in different meetings in Polk
county this month: /. p. Harrington,
state field worker in industrial clubs,
five meetings; F, L. Griffin, state lead
er of boys and girls club work of the
o. A. G.. six meetings; j. II. Alderman,
president of the Oregon Normal school,
| one meeting; Miss Helen Cowgirl, state
field worker in industrial clubs Of the
O. A. c., one meeting; II. c. Ostin Q.
n. s., one meetings Miss Katherine Ar
buthnot, 0. N. S.. one meeting; y. X.
Welles, assistant state school superin.
tendent, two meetings; Miss Rosa B.
Parrot, 0. N. s., one meeting; j. B.
Horner, o. A. G., one meeting.
A local teachers meeting was held
in Independence Saturday, December
1lth with a most excellent attendance.
The speakers were H. G. Ostein and
Miss Katherine Arbuthnot from the o.
N. s.; Frank X. Welles. assistant state
superintendent, and Miss Ina B. Ora
ham, prim. supervisor of the Falls City
schools This meeting was well attend
ed and all report good meeting. The
people Of Independence furnished sew
eral musical numbers which were used
throughout the program.
The annual school officers conven-
tion was held Saturday December 4th,
with over one hundred school Officers
present and was considered a very en-
thusiastic meeting.
The principals club held its regular
meeting at the Hotel Gail with very
good attendance and Mr.. Griffin, state
leader Of Boys and Girls club work
gave an address on "Club Work and
the Club elected as its delegates to
the state teachers association. Presi.
dent e. u, Keezel, of the Monmouth
school.
Following are the items Of importance
that have been reported to this office
during the month:
Zena.-The school rally at the Zena
school, December end was u decided
success A program was furnished by
the pupils of the school, community
dinner was served at the noon hour
and an address was given by Mr.. Har-
rington from the state superintendent IS
office and many questions Of import.
ance discussed. An industrial club has