The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-09-27
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES

1900 ~. ~'sS N HNN N.' SfN
OF the times IN matters OF regular at
tendance. This should not have been.
Parents owe, it to their children to
keep them regularly in school. They
owe it as an obligation to the State,
as laid down in the Compulsory school
attendance law. They owe 1T to the
Nation at this time as patriotic du-
ty. That being the case it is the duty
of parents to make provision to pro.
tect their children from the effects OF
inclement weather by having them
properly clad for that sort OF weather.
This should be provided for before the
rainy day comes, then the children will
find it pleasure to defy the weather
in order to get to school. 1t is hoped
that the Committees of the Parent
Teachers Association, the teachers
and influential parents all over the
district will take this view of the mat
ter and strive to get all patrons to
act in accordance Herewith. II they
will, the next rainy day Will have no
terrors for our children and interrupt
ed attendance will not hinder the prog
pIOSlSoo VI any pupii. VIC Soii anu
must make great improvement in this
matter. Who will help overcome this
weakness in our school attendance?
remarkable record in attendance.
trict enrolled the first day of school
and the attendance was excellent ev-
cry DAY. below VIII De 10uhd tne at
tendance reported IN each room 1or
the week:
Wmte Scnoois
MRS. Byington, n. 5. Bldg. '99.n
MRS. Downing, II. 3. Bldg; .99.a2
mrs. Murrlii, JEFFERSON building 99'6I
MISS kaines, JEFFERSON pudding 99.oS
mr.. Haidaman, II. D. Dept; .9S.45
MISS Swink, Jefferson building 99.I2
mrs. LLOYD, washington building 9S'oO
mrs. harian, JeHerson pullding 9o.SS
MISS Ietiey, washington bldg. 9S.oS
MISS Halter, n: 5. building. .9o.f3
Miss Townsend, Washington Bldg
..... ......,. :...:..... 1854
Miss Akers, II. ). building. .98.4l
Mrs. Rider, Washington Bldg 1888
=
Average for white schools. 1907
COlored School
Miss Baker, Douglas school. -. 10000
Miss Cayce, Douglas school. 10000
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Average for Colored school 10000
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Average for entire school. =. 1921
1t will be noticed from the forego-
ing report that the colored school
stood ahead of the white schools al
most per cent for the week; and
that jefferson school was ahead of
Washington by 81 per cent, and ahead
Of the H. S. building by .26 per cent;
also that the H. S. building was ahead
of Washington by Sc per cent.
In response to a call from the
County Superintendent of Schools,
who was responding to a like cali
from the State Superintendent, the
Pennington schools inauguratcd a
drive for the sale of additional Thrift
Stamps and War Saving Certificates.
The drive resulted in the sale and
pledging of S1006 in addition to that
already held and pledged. OF this
amount the High School Department
took $561.00, the Eighth Grade room
$229.50, Room 2, $96.50, Room II, 500,
and Room 10, $500, making total
of $4,000 for the High School build
ing. The remainder of the $1006, or
$34, was subscribed by Washington
and Jefferson schools. Those schools
have decided to continue their drive
for additional amounts until a much
larger quota is reached. The State
Superintendent announced in his tel
egram to Mr.. Akers that the State
was 100000 behind its quota. If
all the schools in Missouri had re-
sponded with the same additional
amount per child as the harrington
Schools did 1t would have resulted in
raising over $75O,OOO.O0 or over three
fourths OF the amount the State is
behind. The other $260,O0O should
have been easily raised among the
adults OF the State.
On last Friday, afternoon Mrs. o.
". Bleeck, president OF the Parent
Teachers Association, met the diff
ferent units of the Pennington U. S.
S. G. in the ii. 5. Auditorium and pre-
sented to the members the insignia to
be worn by all members, also window
service hags.. The distribution Great