The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-09-08
NOTICE TO PATRONS
Of CITY SCHOOLS

The State Board of Health re-
szrsres that all children of the public
:xAyols be vaccinated before entering
schools of the state and make it
compulsory on the superintendent
.zss1S teachers to enforce this rule,
seasrre all parents are requested to
'f.EEe the child %vaccinated if it has
zzs51 already been done.
Ut is very necessary that children
"xs1n6R the first day and continue in
attendance regularly. 1t means a
IRE deal more to the child than
.=san~ parents think. The child
.S.xsa2d not only enroll but should
9rz7Se all books, etc., needed for his
TxEYk
The enrolment will be large this
Ss,zr in some of the grades and in or
eSer to make the best assignment of
fsEp5ls to teachers parents are urged
es sxnd children the first day.
ahildren under six years of age
a-sz1not be enrolled. In fact, unless
Chg chlld is very healthy and full
nuwn for its age, the parent should
Es1S send MIN at six years of age.
Sesen years of age is far better for
tk@ child to enter school.
Al children between the ages of
@l4ghA and fourteen years are re-
e-Mre1 to attend. The Board of
Trustees have decided that, all child
lex above the second grades shall at
tzgxa school at the Graded and High
S4bpol buildings. All other grades
1ziN attend as last year.
Course of Study.
Geography mas been taken out of
Gae third grade and Civil Government
~aans~of the sixth grade. These are
ts4se sznly changes made in the last
ExlSs course of study. t
In The High School a Science
3uZ1Ese will be added during the ear
EET part of the school year and chill
-s&yasn who do not take the Latin
'@-Iznrsa will be required to take Sci
"&sIscE course.
, NO child will be allowed to take
Ears of a course unless he presents
~ physicians certificate certifying
'tfza he is physically unable to do the
fM work. 1t will be impossible for
III pupil doing part work to gradu-
ssaee
&nite a large number of parents
Ez93zg out of this district have made
Specification to send their children to
shs City Schools. This, it seems,
xaNrates that the work done in the
"&Ty Schools is being appreciated by
ttxse out of as we'll as by those in
"tiss district.
IF the Rating given to the City
SCHOOLS by the State High. School In
sEsertor means anything it means that
the Abbeville schools are among the
kxst in the state. The last report
Ell the Inspector issued in August,
sss0ws the following units made by
7Eas city schools: English, three;
Mathematics, three and one-half;
R-aan, three; History, three; Science,
Sze; total, thirteen and one-half
1Eats. Only one ten-grade school
Esaie a better showing last session
zzsd it made only thirteen and six
"teEths units.
Again pupils are reminded that ex-'
CARNATIONS will be held on Tuesday,
September the 18th, for those pupils
SSSo failed by one subject to make
E7.uznotion last May. Pupils VINO
sSo not take examinations last year
vsln be required to do so before they
can be promoted.
All new pupils who might enter the
First, second, third or fourth grades
Nsns report to Miss May Robertson,
Principal at the Graded School build
.G1g at eight-thirty Monday morning,
@ryi all others must report to the Su-
gsErintendent's Office at the High
School Monday at eight-thirty A. NJ,
For assignment to grades.
Certificates for attendance will
@gln be given this year. The boys
:s5Hd girls looking forward to receiv-
1rrg this honor next May should begin
.an time Monday morning.
Also a system is being worked out
whereby pupils who make a certain
ger cent on ATTENDANCE and
Studies may be excused final exami-
''Stions. The wise pupil will begin