Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-24
MAKES SCHOOL REPORT
ATTENDANCE LAST MONTH WAS
EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD.
Sixteen Schools Were Standardized,
and a Considerable Number of.
improvements Were Made.

ending december ora, as given out IO1
publication by Superintendent Sey-
mOur:
n Number of school reporting correct
u ly and on time, 20; schools not re-
n porting correctly and one time, Har-
mony; number of pupils remaining at
N time of last report, 3153; number of
N pupils registered new during the
month, 43; number of pupils register
ed secondary, 38; number of pupils
N readmitted, 157; total number of pu-
n pills on register during the month,
NJ 1901 number of pupils dropped dur
n ing the month, 245; total number on
n register at time of this report, BAG;
"A number of days taught during the
N month, 17.77; whole number of days
n attendance, 55,324.70; whole number
of days absence, 18l370; whole num-
ber of times late, 430; number of pu-
Y pills neither absent nor late, 2029; av-
erage number of pupils belonging,
a 3215; average daily attendance, 3113; ;
" per cent of attendance, 96.S; number
of visits by parents, 1888; number of
visits by members of school boards,
n 23. 8
The following schools have been
a placed on the roll of honor for hav-
Y ing made 95 per cent in attendance or
over: Zena, Dallas, Smithfeld, Eola,
Pedee, Red Prairie, Bridgeport, Lew
isville, Ballston. Salt Creek, Parker,
4 Valley View, Monmouth high school,
Monmouth public school, Orchards,
+ Bethel, Polk Station, Oakgrove, Per-
Nrydale, Fairview, Gooseneck. Butler,
Rickreall, Oakpoint, Elkins, Indepen-
4 dence, Antioch, Brush College, West
n Salem, Buena Vista, Spring Valley,
N Upper Salt Creek, Montgomery, Lin
coln, North Dallas, Crowley, Fir
Grove, Sunnyslope, Concord, Oakdele,
Mccoy, Guthrie, Black Rock, Liberty,
EFalls City, Pioneer, Cherry Grove,
NOakhurst, Mountainview, Highland,
8Nlistletoe, Valley Junction, Broad
Emead, Rose Garden.
The following schools have been
Nplaced on the roll of honor for hav-
&ing made no tardies during the
Nmonth: Valley View, Polk Station,
|NFairview, Butler, Oakpoint, Brush
#College, Lincoln, Crowley, McTim-
Mmonds Valley, Fir Grove, Concord,
Liberty, Pioneer, Rose Garden.
n The following schools have become
STANDARD: Fern, Airlie, Pelrydale,
sBuena Vista, Pedee, Elkins, Oak
point, Gooseneck, West Salem. Har-
2mony, Butler, Lincoln, Red Prairie,
Eoa, Mccoy and Mistletoe.
v The following speakers have taken
part in different meetings in Polk
eounty this month: L. P. Harrington,
state field worker in Industrial clubs,
five meetings; F. L. Griffin. state
Header of boys and girls club work
sof the O. A. c., six meetings; J. ii.
Ackerman, president of the Oregon
Normal school, one meeting; Miss
Helen Cowgirl, state field worker in
industrial clubs of the O. A. c., one
meeting; Fl. C. Ostine, 0. N. s., one
meeting; Miss Katherine Arbuthnot,
p. N. s., one meeting; F. X. Welles,
assistant state school superintendent,
two meetings; Miss Rose B. Parrott.
%. N. s., one meeting; j. B. Horner
" A. C., one meeting.
N Following are the items of impor-
|}ance that have been reported to this
Office during the month:
Zena-The school rally at Zena was
g decided success. A program was
Furnished by the pupils of the school,
q community dinner was served at the
noon hour and an address was given
py Mr.. Harrington from the state
mperintendent's Office and many
questlons of Importance discussed An
Industrial club has been organized
and all are doing good work. The
matter of warm lunches for the school
has been adopted. Four standard pie
fnres, nicely framed, have been pur-
chased and many other needed i'm
provements such as lamps. etc. will
be secured at once. An organ has
been loaned to the school. which is of
much benefit to it.
1. Eola-The parent-teachers' meet
mg gave a pie social, making $10.50,
which will be used for supplies for
The community Christmas tree.
H Parker-A most excellent program
was given by the pupils and patrons
of the community on Thanksgiving [
day. after which a dinner was served !
in the basement of the school. at :
which over sixty people took part. {
several people outside of Parker were l
Present. We have organized strong |
Industrial club. The directors of the
sehool met a short time ago on Satur- {
day and made many good improve
ments around the building.
. Valley View-A community Thanks
E'ving dinner was given at the school '
md many Improvements were planned i
as the result of this meeting. '
Monmouth-The Parent-Teachers &
Fasocia are planning for a public Ii I
mary. and at the last meeting dis I
rnssed the school building as the so {
c3al center. 7
Spring Valley-The Spring Valley
people have erected new flag pole. t
IVO bird houses have been built by c
Oelbert Shepherd. Il
North Dallas, new furnace. new e
pay ground apparatus have recently
been installed. A strong Industrial
eIob has been organized
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