The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-17
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES

The Public Schools OF FarmingVon
will begin on Tuesday morning, Sep
TENDER 4th. The Board of Education
has designated Tuesday as the open
ing day on account of Monday, the
9rd, being Labor Day, and the grow
ing tendency of our people to observe
that important holiday.
All patrons of the Public Schools in
Pennington are kindly requested to
carefully note the date of the opening
day and strive to enter their children
promptly on that day. Regular school
work will begin within few minutes
after the opening exercises in each
room, and every hour missed Will Sc
riously impede the progress Of the pu-
Pill missing, in the days ahead. All
teachers will be requested to begin
the years work with a systematic re-
view of the work done the previous
year by the pupils, and any pupil
missing that review will find the reg
ular work Of his grade much more diff
ficult.
Text books will be furnished by the
district, as last year, in all grades be-
low the High School. The supply on
hand has been replenished and all pu-
pills in those grades may expect to-
receive their assignment Of books the
first day of school.
An effort will be made by all grade
teachers to place proper emphasis on
all subjects presented in the grades,
but special stress will be placed upon
reading and writing. Those subjects
are so fundamentally important and
so closely associated with efficiency
in all others. that it is deemed wise at
this time to endeavor to raise the
standard in them. Parents are asked
to expect and to encourage higher
ideals and greater improvement IN
those subjects than ever before noted.
In order that the teachers may do
their part in a rational and systemat-
ic manner they will make a special
study of the latest and best methods
of presenting them.
Pupils entering the High School
should enroll and make out their pro-
grams either on Friday afternoon,
Saturday or Monday preceding the
opening of school on Tuesday Com
petent office help will be found in the
office on the Superintendent on any of
the DAYS mentioned to assist in class
flying. and assigning all pupils who
apply for enrolment. Special atten--
ton will be given to rural school
graduates who apply for admission.
All such pupils should bring their GER
tifcates of graduation from the rural
schools and if at all convenient should
enroll before Tuesday morning. Ev-
cry year Pennington High School en-
rolls an increasing number of rural
students and their work constitutes
an important factor in the life of the
school. No rural school graduate
should fail to enroll in some high
school this September, and Farming
, ton High School extends most cor
, dial invitation to all such students
. within reach of Pennington. Non
resident pupils wishing to secure a
boarding place should write the Su-
: perintendent of the Pennington Pub
, lie Schools, or call telephone 238 or
! 81, All effort will be made to secure
convenient and safe homes for all
who apply.
, Parents everywhere are urged to
take into consideration the present
unstable condition of society due to the
awful world war that is raging, and
in which we are called upon to take a
mart so important. Our children will
without doubt be called upon to per-
form an important part either in the
struggle itself or in the adjustments
that must come after it is over, Those
adjustments will require skill and
, training that the upblic school alone
can provide. For that reason parents
should be more solicitous than ever
before to place and keep their chill
dren in school. This is a most cirti-
cal moment in our national and social
!, development, and the safety of our IN
: situations rests largely upon the ra-
tional education of our children. 1t is
fondly hoped that the parents OF
l. Pennington and st. Francois county
: will manifest unusual wisdom by max
;. ing a sacrifice to continue the educa-
II ton of their children. in the grades
the high schools, and in the higher in
: stitutions of learning. By so doing
y they will not only safeguard the fu'
ture of their children but perform ar
{ important part in the conservation OF
our most cherished institutions. Ev-
cry department of the Pennington
? Public Schools will make strenuous
effort to meet the requirements of the
|, times. The seriousness of the situa'
= ton confronting us as a nation de-
. mands that all factors of the school
o as system, should be given more Sc,
:, rious attention. To that end we most
= earnestly invite the cooperation Of
y all parents, pupils, teachers, and the
! school management, as we'll as all SO.
= cial organizations of the community
~ to help the school fulfill, to the utmost
it's requirements.
w. L. JOHNS, .s- .
, Supt. Pennington Public Schools.