The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-07-04
THE SCHOOLS
Resume of Past Year, And
Future Plans.


The fiscal school year ended July /,
and few facts and figures 10 con-
ncction with the work during the
year may not be amiss.
There have been an enrolment OF
40 10 the high school and 1877 in the
grade school during the year, total
OF 21O pupils. There were "a grad
yates from both schools, nine com
pleting the high school course and Is
receiving diplomas from the grade
school. Two high school pupils and
20 grade pupils failed to be promoted
Five OF the latter number were from
the first grade and from the second
grade where II was impossible to do
the intensive work necessary this year
to warrant promotion. There have
been total Of 10 failures In a
semester's work Of subject in the
High School, out OF possible
number Of 1865, or 81 per cent.
Twenty-Five different classes were
Conducted In the high school This |
taken in connection with the fact
t1at the courses have been so
arranged that many of the subjects
alternate In successive years give
students considerable latitude in their
choice of subjects.
Attendance report for the entire
school is as follows:
Boys. Girls Total.
Aggregate attendance 5000 1890 1854 DAYS
Absence. 400 500 9O5 DAYS
Average daily attd'ce. 1928 1918 1919
FER cent. OF attendance 95,71 95l6 9535 i,
Total eases OF hardness 1876 4G l72
No. neither absent
nor tardy 9 IL
The year has been attended by |
many difficulties. 1t has been hard
TO compel regular attendance because a
Dt conditions. Parents have felt .
Justified IN keeping children at home
when only slightly lndisposed. Others
nave withdrawn pupils for long
periods until health conditions should a
variant greater safety in sending /
hem. These circumstances have a
made it next to impossible to enforce b
ne compulsory education act. W
borrower, the time being so short in 1t
'hlch To cover the years work, many A
I the usual activities had to be tt
Eliminated. Basket ball and inter Sa
Ugh school debates were out of the
uestlon. The weekly high school
Ssemoly was continued under the
recllon Of the students association he
nd good work was done there. How. to
yer, much more effective results wi
'uld have been secured, could more sb
NE have been spared from the th
utine work. Despite the lack of inl
any OF the activities that always an
nd to inspire interest and pride In Oh
cir school, there has been a fne, bo
mmenda6le spirit evident on the -
rt OF the students inv
School Will reopen Sept. 2. Present
point to larger enroll
INT In the high school. We trust
at next year will have greater
ssl6llites A definite effort viii ora
made to see that every child is Ia pro
1901 who ought to be there. We 'ne
pc to comply with the Compulsory i've
ucation Act to the letter We VIII
pc, also, TO center more activity VeeS
tut the school than has been mat
sible this year. d
me vacancies In the faculty have, Jun
some weeks, been filled. The
owing is a list of teachers and
ir assignments: m
st Grade-LuciIe Lundy o ores'
ond Grade-Edna Layton been
I'd and Part Fourth infiu
Berdena Robertson C 6SSa
t Fourth and Fifth acts
faces
Geraldine Irwin the
n and Seventh-May Berry stitn1
nth and Principal work
DorOthea Sauer S Ena1
he high school faculty remain the to Gu
e; viz; Minnie Gerrlets, Pearl Ohio