The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-25
PUBLIC SCHOOLS

from all indications there will be an
unusually large enrolment on the very
! first day
Everything is rapidly being put in
readiness for the opening. Much re-
pair work has been done on the South
ward building, in order to make it
! sanitary and comfortable. The pupils
! and patrons of that ward will be de-
lighted with the improvements there.
Free text books for the remaining
grades--tifth, sixth, seventh and
eighth, are ready for distribution, and
! other supplies have been received and
are ready for use on the opening day.
In order to relieve the crowded con-
ditions in the sixth and seventh
| grades, new room in the High
School building has been equipped and
will be placed in charge Of Miss Jessie
Akers.
On Monday night, the 21st, the
Board of Education elected Principal
1 James Mccullough of Advance, Mo-,
to fill the vacancy in the eighth grade
caused by the release of Miss Bertha
Spaugh, who has been granted leave
Of absence for one year to attend
school. Mr.. Mccullough is capable
school man having been at the head of
the Advance schools for the past three
years, and having held important po-
eitions at Chafree and Pacific. Farm
ington is to be congratulated on Sc
curing so strong a teacher for that
important position.
The enrolment in the High School
department will doubtless be large
this year A great many inquiries
have been received from nonresident
pupils regarding admission and other
details. The tuition in that depart
ment is $3.50 per month. A certificate
of graduation from the rural schools
of the county entities the student TO
admission in the freshman, or ninth
grade classes. Every rural graduate
in the county should by all means en-
ter some high school at the beginning
in September.
The Superintendent has received
several inquiries concerning families
that can take stude..t boarders at rea-
sonable rates for the coming school
tenn. Any one wishing such board
ers or roomers should communicate
with the Superintendent, phone 1888,
at, an early date.
Students, both resident and non
resident, wishing to enroll in the high
school should call at the building,
either on Thursday, Friday, or Satur-
day, August 81, September or 2, to
arrange their respective programs.
Some capable person viii be in the
Office on all three days TO look after
that work, and answer all questions
concerning the course Of study and
other matters Of detail Our regular
students are urged to help secure this
advance enrolment in order that all
pupils may secure their books and
other supplies and be ready for work
the first hour on Monday morning.
Our last years advance enrolment
made the opening day in high school
a delight to both pupils and teachers.
| A general meeting of all the white
/ teachers of the Pennington schools
will be held in room IL of the high
I,schoolI on Saturday afternoon, Sep
TENDER 2, beginning at o'clock. Rou-
tine matters of much Importance will
be discussed, and plans formulated and
announced for the work of the coming
year. This will be an important
meeting and will greatly facilitate
the work Of opening day, and provide
for better understanding of require
ments throughout the year.
Children that will become six years
old by the first of January, 1917, may
be enrolled in the primary grades at
| the beginning in September, and if
enrolled, should by all means enter
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! not later than the end of the second
| week. Children that do not become
4 six years old until after January
should be kept out until next year.
Our show cotclusively that
children entered early in their fifth
year make very slow and unsatisfac-
tory progress. A few parents have
recently erred by starting their chill
dren to school while they were yet too
young. Ask your family physician
about five-year old children entering
school,
i The earnest cooperation of all pa
rents is sincerely requested that the
coming school year may be made the
very best in the experience Of the
Pennington people. Every year has
seen some progress made in the de-
velopment Of the Pennington schools
but much yet remains to be done, and
the kindly cooperation of all patrons
is needed. All pupils should enroll on
the opening day. and so far as posi-
BILE remain in school every day. Pu-
pills should be made to feel that school
is important business, and should not
be made secondary to other matters.
! If weather conditions viii permit
the first day of school should be one
CT the most profitable in the entire
year, and the teachers will have their
work so planned, and conditions so
| arranged that such will be the case
If the parents and pupils consistently
cooperate.
Respectfully,
w. L. JOHNS, Superintendent.
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