Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-30
Notice to Parents

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Public schools will open Monday,
september 3rd. To avoid confusion
and delay please commence necessary
preparation TODAY.
Health Inspection.
Pupils entering must have with
them certificate of medical inspection,
signed personally by recognized ply
stefan, and cards are now in the hands
of the physicians for the purpose. Do
not delay. No inspection acceptable
to the board can be made when sew
eral hundred children are crowding
1.-THE doctors offices the last day. Look
after it TODAY.
Beginners.
Any child entering the first grade
for the first half year must be six
years of age prior to the first day OF
November following the opening of
school, OF, entering for the second
half year, must be six years of age
prior to February first, 1918, and any
child entering for either the first or
second half year must do SO within
the first two weeks Of either half
year. Provided however, that pupils
six years of age or to become six
prior to the dates named, applying
for admission after the first two weeks
of either half year, may be admitted
to first grade if they have attended
school prior to the time application
for admission is made and their adj
vancement is such as not to retard the
work of the classes already formed
and the City Superintendent Of
Schools shall be the judge Of such
fitness to enter or remain.
Provision for New Mckinley Building
The foregoing rule shall not apply
at Mckinley building for thee reason
that two grades are organized in each
room. There beginners will be adj
mitted who are six years or will be-
come six years prior to January LIST.
1918, provided they enter within w
weeks of the beginning of the school
year.
Exemption and Release for Farm As
sistance.
In order to assist the handling Of
the crops, boys II girls of sufficient
age to assist in farm work, will be
excused from attendance at school
during the month of September, with
an opportunity for any necessary as.
sistance to be given them to make up
their school work durin gthe balance
Of the year, provided, that upon re-en-
tering school they furnish certificates
from employers, Showing that, for the
full time absent from school, they have
been actively employed in farm labor
or farm house work.
Do Not Forget the Clothing Reguia-
tons.
Some two or three years ago we
found it a necessity to require as
nearly as possible uniform clothing
for pupils associating together and
especially in school buildings. To
those not already familiar with the
rule we repeat it at this time.
Resolved, that girls Of the high
school seventh and eighth grades Of
this district, be required to wear when
at the schools, a form Of dress to be
Of some@cottnn o wooden materials
in a sailor suit o blouse style, such
dress to be made reasonably high at
the neck and OF 4 sleeve length to-
cover the elbows and that 4 quiet,
solid color be used. That all silk and
velvet dresses or waists be eliminate
ed.
That all boys be required to dis
continue the wearing Of sweaters and
Jerseys ia the school looms.
Visit Your Schools.
Take personal interest IN them
and note the improyementsfro time
Ito time. 1T will give you Al chance to-
give us your Intelligent criticism.
Board Of Education,
a. %. Rice, President.
MRS. PERlsHoRTo AID THE
NEXT y LIBERTY Loan
Brookings, Aug. 25.-Mrs' Elwood