Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-03-12
By H. C. Seymour, Supt.


time of last report, 1924; number OF
pupils registered new during the
month, 90; number of pupils register
ed secondary, 30; number of pupils
readmitted, 424; total number of pu-
pills on register during month, 34O1
number of pupils dropped during the
month, 1856; total number on register
at time of this report, 2915; number of
days taught during the month, 1874;
whole number of days attendance,
56,210.95; whole number Of days abb
sence, 2S01 As; whole number of times
late, 613; number of pupils neither
absent or late, 1906; average number
of pupils belonging, 29S9; average
daily attendance, 2847; per cent Of
attendance, 95.2; number of visits by
parents, 229; number of visits by
members of school board, So.
The following schools have been
placed on the roll of honor for having
made $50 in attendance or over:
zena, Dallas, Smithfeld, Eola, Pedee,
Red Prairie, Bridgeport, Ballston,
Monmouth High school, Orchards,
Airlie, Polk Station, Perrydale, Goose
neck, Butler, Rickreall, Oakpoint, Ell
kins, Independence, West Salem, Bu-
ena VISTA. Buell., Spring Valley,
Montgomery, Lincoln, North Dallas,
Suver, Crowley, Fir Grove, Concord,
Oakdale, Lone Star, Black Rock, Lib
erty, Falls City, Cherry Grove, Oak
hurst, Mountainview, Rock Creek,
Hopville, Highland, Mistletoe, Wild
wood, Valley Junction, Broadmead,
Fern and District No. 70,
The following schools have been
placed on the roll of honor for hav-
Ing made no tardies during the
month: Smithfeld, Red Prairie, Par
ker, Valley View, Orchards, Goose
neck, Oakpoint, Buena Vista, Spring
Valley, Upper Salt Creek, Montgom-
cry, Crowley, Fir Grove, Liberty, Oak
hurst, Mistletoe and Broadmead.
The following schools have become
standard: Fern, Butler, Parker,
Rogue River, Hopville, Black Rock
and Buell..
' School rallies have been held as
follows: Parker, Ballston, Mistletoe,
Pedee, Mccoy, McTimmonds Valley,
Spring Valley, Brush College, Black
Rock, Eola, Fairview, Lincoln, Lone
Star, Crowley, Red Prairie, Harmony,
Airlie, all of which were
well attended and much interest
shown.
Industrial Work.
The Industrial club work of the
county is advancing with a good,
steady stride Nearly every school in
the county now has its club in shape
with more children enrolled, taking
hold of the work with a vim that we
have never had before The club at
is doing some excellent
work under the direction of Mr.. Gil
more of the Normal school. Mr.. Gil
more is getting into the " follow up
work." which counts, and, we are
ooking for great things from this
,lub. The Mistletoe club is also do
ne some excellent work, while many II
,ther schools have clubs who are do
NC lust the same. The teacher, who ,
hrows his or her whole energy into
his, gets the results without any !
roube. 6
Bird clubs Many bird clubs have I
,een organized throughout the county
md we are looking for many more. s
The children ore taking great interest T
n this, learning the names of the diff q
erent birds, watching them making !
heir nests. etc, and, as one drives /
ver the county, they will find bird i
ouSes up at nearly every farm house.
Since our last report We have had h
n the county from outside, the fol- "
owing people, who have made from Y
ne to several different meetings: Mr.. Il
:. l.. Griffin, Oregon Agricultural col n
,ge; Miss Helen Cowgirl, Oregon Ag- f
icultura college; J. A. Churchill,
tate superintendent of public in n
truction; Frank X. Wells, assistant :
tate school superintendent; Prof. II
,ecou, University of Oregon; Prof. II
tetson. University of Oregon; Miss "
lice Joyce, Portland schools; II. J. W
Iockenberry, Portland schools; Prof Ii
b. Horner, Oregon Agricultural col n
'ge; l.. J. Chaplin, county agricultur- +,
Il, Marion county; w. a. Barr, Ore q,
on Agricultural college, and Mr.. K. :,
i. Howard. correspondent for "The c,
ounty Gentleman. II
Among the Districts. a
The following items of interest N
ave been reported to this office from ST
Ie different schools in the county: q
Red Prairie: Bird houses have been a,
aced up in the Red Prairie school Ii
strict by the following pupils; Ken re
tn Barnum, .; Frank Aikman, L; W