McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-08-27
Selmer High School Notes.

ne next session Oh the Selmer Hlg n
School will begin on Monday morning,
Sept. 9th. A special program will be
prepared for the opening and every
friend and patron of the school is re-
quested to be present. Parents are
urged to start their children at the
beginning Of the session and keep
them in school regularly. Students
need not expect to enter late and
then hope to be promoted with the
remainder of the class to the next
grade. To lose the first three or four
months of the session means in most
cases to lose the grade. Regular
attendance will count much in the
promotion of students.
Our high school work will be worth
while and there will be classes in all
the high school grades. The only
work omitted that was done last year
will be the domestic science classes.
Our high school classes may be some
what smaller this year, but that will
enable US to do better work and give
more time to each student.
Our faculty are well prepared for
the work they are to do. No school
has better teachers in the elementary
grades. Miss Crook has pent the sum-
mer at Peabody College and will be
able to do splendid work this session.
Miss English and her work need no
comment. The people of Selmer
already know of it. The music de-
partment should be very successful
under the supervision of Miss Sudie
Bowling who comes to ns h; highly
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Out of town students, and teachers
in the rural schools. will receive
warm welcome in the Selmer High
School, no matter when they enter.
Come to Selmer and look the situation
over before going elsewhere, and we
believe that you will agree with US
that you can attend here much cheaper
than you can elsewhere.
1t is our desire to improve the
organization of our school and do our
work in a more systematic way. With
this end in view we wish to call your
attention to the following:
Those students who did not take
the examination at the end of the last
session and who have not promotion
cards are asked to report at the school
building at 8 o'clock on Friday, Sept.
8, for the purpose of being examined
and classified. 1t is very important
that this be attended to on that day.
The question Of promotion is very
important one, and parents should not
expect their children to be promoted
too fast.
1t is a rule in all first-class schools
that pupils are admitted to the first
grade only at stated times. usually
the first two or three weeks at the
beginning of each term. Therefore.
we wish to ask you to start first grade
pupils either during September or
January. This should not annly to a
pupil who has sufficient training to
enable it to take its place in the regu-
lar class.
Please note that tuition will be
charged all students the first three
months. No reduction can be made
in case of absence unless the pupil
has been absent for FIVE consecutive
days, Remember that if student
does not enter school until the begin
ming Of the fourth month, he cannot
possibly hope to make the grade. No
new classes can be organized at that
time and students entering then will
be placed where they can do the best
work. Let your child start with its
class and keep up with it.
Remember that your good will and
cooperation will be appreciated at all
times, and that all must work together
il our school is to be a success.
W. B. SIMPSON, Principal.