The Glenwood post., 1916-01-01

1UlIOWS:
First grade Observation-Disclosures
Second grade ...4s
Third grade
Fourth grade .................4s
Fifth grade 40
Sixth grade ..43
Seventh grade
Eighth grade ................39
1otal S5U
While the new Fairgrounds were not
completed in time to be of use this fall,
they have been graded and covered with
three inches of clean sand on which
the children will be given open air
exercises as soon as the snow melts in
the spring. This will prove good sub
stitute for the indoor gymnastics when
the weather is fair.
All departments are harmoniously
developing the two class system, which
is the most satisfactory for graded
schools. Most of the newly adopted
texts conform to the uniform system
of texts recommended by the county
superintendent for Garfield county.
The Beacon system of teaching
phonics in the primary department is
giving excellent results.
The third and fourth grade teachers
have voluntarily increased the length
of their daily programs and the teacn-
ers of all the grades are making careful
plans each evening for the following
days work. The teachers of the lower
grades are giving from half an hour
to an hour after school to individual
help to their pupils.
The eighth grade have been working
diligently endeavoring to equal the ex-
ceptionally good marks made by the
class of last year in the state examina-
tion for eighth grades. Mrs. Wester.
man has been elected one of the COM
mittee of three to make out these ques-
tions for the entire state.
In the high school the academic work
is progressing in a satisfactory man
ner Mr.. Cross has been very indus
trious in building up his laboratory IA
cilities until we now have very good
physical equipment in his department.
The commercial department is prov
ing to be an inducement to many st,l-
dents who do not care to take the col
lege preparatory course. Twenty-one
students have enrolled for this course.
The four typewriters are in use every
period of the day and the class in
shorthand is getting excellent results.
The work in domestic science is prac-
teal and efficient.
The freshmen and sophomore boys
are admitted to the work in manual
training. The enthusiasm of the boys
for this work is manifested by the fact
that many of the benches have been
filled till five o'clock in the evening
and on Saturdays by those doing volun-
tary work on the pieces assigned TO
them. Many pieces of work have been
turned out which would be credit to
any beginning class.
The elements of mechanical drawing
and the practical application of arith-
metical and geometrical measurements
are taught in connection with the wood
work.
The tax levy of school district No. l
is 40 mills, and for the Garfield Coun-
ty High school is IA mills, making
total of So mills. According to volume
10 of the State University Bulletin the
average levy for accredited schools IS
7.55 mills, while many districts are
levying more than 10 mills. This shows
that contrary to the prevailing bellaf,
the levy for. the Glenwood Springs
schools is considerably below the aver
age for accredited schools. In addition
to this, the directors have made the
first payment of $4,000 on the bonded
indebtedness of District No. /.