The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-07-01
To the Board of Education:

the Canon City Public Schools for
the year ending May 2Sth, 1915. In
this report, covering both grades and
high school. we have tried to select
many things things that might
claim our attention, few points that
would in brief way sum up the
work of the year.
The records gathered from the
teachers and principals reports show
that 1898 pupils were enrolled in our
schools during the year. OF those en-
rolled 553 were males and 485 females
OF this number $50 were in the grades
and 208 in the high school These
figures show small increase in the
enrolment over last year, with the
increase in the high school. Last
May we had 81 pupils complete the
eighth grade and 81 entered the high
school in September. This is over
100 per cent, and certainly indicates
a good high school spirit in the COM
munity.
4ne average udlly dttCAN0ANC AOA
the year was 806.12. This represents
an attendance of 96.44 per cent.
Which is just small fraction less
than last year. Had it not been for
the scarlet fever scare" and the 92
cases of mumps and measles the
per cent would have been as high as
in any previous year.
The records show 20 cases Of tru-
ancy for the year as against SO last
year, n the year before. and 294
three years ago. AS Is always the
case, many of these were cases where
parents failed to write an excuse and
he teacher marked them truant.
A new course of study was worked
ut for the high school and several
iew subjects added. Among these
we're Zoology, Political Economy,
an dAdvanced Physiology. The large
number Of students electing these
subjects, and the enthusiasm shown
in these new courses, indicate that
there is demand for this kind of
work in our high school. This new
course of study gives the student a
chance to pursue regular course in
English. Science, History, Language,
or Mathematics for the full fouz
years, and then elect from either
course the other subjects that will
best suit his individual needs, and
at the same time prepare him for
entrance into the best colleges and
universities.
In the grades the course of study
was followed quite closely and the
reports of progress show that near
N every class completed the pre-
scribed work.
The work done in numbers" or
Primary Arithmetic, in the lower
grades. went beyond our fondest
hopes, and demonstrated that this is
also the time to master" some of
the Fundamentally if we hope to
have strong students later on in the
course.
The work in reading was also en-
s,hasized and the results again most
gratifying. One class of second
grade pupils read twenty-three books.
And many OF them were third and
Fourth grade readers. With the splen-
did equipment Of supplementary
readers. our pupils have supply Of
choice, selected reading that cannot
help develop character, and prepare
for better citizenship.
The same spelling system was con-
,tinued, and the results obtained were
fully up to the high standard reached
last year On account Of the large
number of absences due to measles.
only three contests were held. but
the last one, held in March, showed
that four classics made perfect rec
ord; twenty-six classes smade an av-
erage Of less than one error per pu-
pil; and two hundred ninety-seyen pu-
pills made perfect record.
OR promotion lists shows that six
ty-.csr pupils completed the eighth
Crate and were given Certificates en-
tiilin them TO enter high school. And
nearly all EXPECT to do SO in Septem-
ber Twenty-four completed the
four year high school course and re-
ceivel Diplomas emitting them to en-
ter College or university. Eight were
granted scholarships to the State
University, the State Agricultural Col