The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-19
SCHOOL NOTES
BY Benjamin W. RawlIns

ard Nyhart.
Song, To-day Carrie Jacobs
Bond) Carol Hadley.
Ice Cream"--Helen Stump.
Following this, Miss Elinor Hobbs
made number of announcements
and extended an invitation to the high
school to visit the Athenaeum, or
girls debating society Then Robert
Eastman made some announcements
concerning the Forum. The visitors
at chapel were: Mrs. Mill, Mrs. Muir.
ry Mrs. Rimer, Mrs Conard, Mrs.
Crider, Mrs. Kelser, Corinne Mahar.
fey and Mrs. Hadley
D.
Superintendent Wilson Hawkins OF
Newark will address the city teach
ers Monday evening at 3:4O o'clock.
Any rural teachers living in the city
are welcome to come and hear him.
Also any person interested in school
work is given an invitation TO attend.
O.
All the schools of the CITY. below
the high school are making prepara-
tions for Xmas exercises. All the
parents are invited to attend these.
Thursday and Friday all children
will bring gifts for the needy chill
dren of the city These donations
can be made in any form, few vege-
tables, can of fruit or any other
simple gift, so that the children can
be taught the practical lesson that it
is more blessed to give than to re-
ceive. These supplies will be hand
ed over to the Salvation Army to be
distributed where they are needed.
Miss Smith, an assistant teacher,
has been absent three days this week
on account of sickness.
The Studebaker system of minimum
essentials in arithmetic is giving
splendid satisfaction in the daily tests
that are being made at the First ward.
The novelty OF it, as well as the spirit
of the test itself in showing efficiency,
adds a zest to the work of the chit
dren.
The heating system in the new west
side building is in fine condition. Be-
ing an entirely new system and hav-
ing frequent change of janitors on
account of sickness, it took longer to
get it adjusted than if it had had one
janitor all the time. But now it is
holding the temperature very regu-
larly, ranging from 6S to 72 degrees.
Vacation coming as it does, all the
grade teachers especially have the op-
portunity of rounding out the regular
months assignment of work from the
superintendent office. This does not
always happen this way. Sometimes
the work in month is left unfinish-
ed
The problem of caring for pupils
who are failing is a serious one to the
teachers, principals and 'superintend-
ent. In the grades, these pupils are
cared for by the assistant teachers
when they are not substituting. With
strong and capable assistant teachers
with no substitute work to do, these
failing pupils could be cared for much
more efficiently. In the high school,
where pupils have failed in one
branch of study, the superintendent
and principal are making an effort 10
give work in manual training so that
no time will be lost on the part of
the pupil. Ii they had greater facil-
tiles, many pupils could be saved
time throughout the year in making
up work in manual training, domestic
science or music, as some are doing
now after hours and also during reg
ular hours. The pupils who have not
yet reached the failing point are
cared for by the regular teachers al.
ter school. Many parents do not re
alize the time given by the teachers.
The House of Representatives held
its weekly meeting last night at
which meeting was discussed the
question of getting members for the
society. The members also discussed
the question whether to have ban
quet in the near future or not.
The. Athenaeum society held a
meeting last Tuesday. The program,
"Modern Poets Night" was:
Reading, Aunt Tabitha- Harriet
Willet.
Reading, Wet Weather Talks Lucy
Ward,
Reading, The House by the Side of
the Road-Elinor Hobbs.
Reading, Our Two opinions-Glady