The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1915-08-12
High School Announcement.


ed for English and History. She
is a graduate of Missouri Valley
College and comes highly recon-
mended. Mr.. F. c. Wilkins has
mathematics and history. Mr..
Wilkins lacks very little having
his Bachelor of Science in education
from Missouri University n d
comes we'll recommended. So this
year bids fair to be very success
full one for Jasper High School.
School begins September 6 All
make arrangements to be in the
first day and try to make the rec
ord of last year in faithful attend
ance. Last year we enrolled 81
stujents; 81 remaining until the
last day of school. The average
attendance in High School was
1854. We doubt this records be
ing beaten in the state. This, of
itself. is conclusive proof that Jas
per school was entirely satisfactory
to the students. This year we
don't hope for better percentage
of attendance, but we are sure of
larger attendance, and a higher
grade of work because the student
ability will be better.
There have been three "lean"
years for Jasper people because Of
three successive droughts. This
has hurt business in general. The
merchants, blacksmiths, lumber.
men, the school and all have suf-
fered; but during these three years
through the efforts of the school
board, patrons and teachers, our
school has gradually grown in quail
ity until now we are fully &C
credited school. That is, we have
: first class standing. So the grades
now made in our school are ac-
copied. in full. in all other educa-
tional institutions in the state: but
while we have been growing in
quality it has been at a great out
lay of money to pay better prices
for better qualified teachers, bet
ter maps, more and better books,
and a laboratory unsurpassed by
any small school in the state.
Two dollars a month from each
student in the High School would
not half pay the expense of the
High School department. Hence
the tuition, of dire necessity, was
raised to $2.so per month in High
School
There is no comparison between
our present school apparatus and
that of former times. but this has
been had at a considerable outlay
of money.
Too, four years ago the yearly
salary of High School teachers,
amounted to SI,2oo: now it is
$2.3Ss year. Is this increase in
salary a waste of money! Exam
inc our record and you will see
what we have been doing In
four years Jasper school has sent
into the teaching profession IS
teachers. No student of our
school has failed to pass county
aeacher's examination, and the rec
ord of those teaching is gratifying
indeed; but is this the greatest
good of our work. No. The en-
thusiasm and zeal for noble work
and true manhood and helpfulness
to mankind, which we are said to
inspire far surpasses their local
and professional work. We have
one stenographer, holding an ex-
cellent position in our State Uni
versity This year one of our boys
enters the University. Some have
married and will become some Of
our progressive farmers Can you
point to one of our students whom
you consider a failure1
One great advantage of our be
ing classified is the Tact that we
now receive ubout $500 a year
from our state as state aid Some
don't understand this. There is a
state aid for agricultural work in
High School. When this law was
passed Jasper High School had no
change to make, but simply APP
piled and received the $500. This
was why we could have four