The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-18
Frankly Tells Bemidji Associa-
'A ton That Something
Must Be Done
GRADES ARE CROWDED;
LARGE INCREASE SEEN
Junior Department in Similar
Predicament; High School
Lacks Facilities

LQ6 pupllS VI oCAooA o6o W."
TOPIC of the address made Wednesday
by superintendent Bagby. of the Be-
midi public schools at the MONDAY
luncheon of the Bemidji associ alton.
The superintendent made it dis
tinctly clear that the grades and high
school were overcrowded, that the So
luton is up to the people and as
serted that he believed they were
large enough and broadminded
enough to solve the problem.
Figures in detail were read to his
hearers and showed amazing cond1-
tions- which should by all means he
corrected. The report is as follows:
Grades I. to vi. Inclusive.
Total enrolment on Nov. 21, 1919
in first six grades, 1,Av4.
Average attendance on Nov. Il,
1919 in first six grades, 985.
Number of grade rooms, 80.
Number Of rooms having over 40
pupils, IL.
Number of rooms having between
80 and 40 pupils, IL.
Number of rooms having between
rs and 80 pupils,5.
Number of rooms having less than
Is pupils, 2. (a) I room having 23
pupils, (b) I room having "a
pupils,
Greatest number of pupils in any
one room, AZ.
The prospects for new beginning
pupilas on Jan. Is, we estimate at
aboltSS0 or 100.
The number of pupils promoted out
of these grades into the junior de-
partment will be about "a.
Every grade room in all the build
ings is occupied.
There are no inside play rooms in
any Of these buildings which are at
all suitable.
No provision has been provided for
warm lunch in any of the grade
buildings.
No provision has 'Deen provided in
these grades for physical education
outside of the duties of the school
nurse.
Junior Department.
Total enrolment on Nov. FL, 312.
Average attendance on Nov. 21,
274.
Capacity of junior assembly, 1856.
Number of recitation rooms, Z.
Seating capacity of the recitation
rooms is as follows: rs, 80, 80, IS,
, 40, 40, 40.
Glass enrolment runs as follows:
%, AZ.
There is no gymnasium for these
pupils.
Little or no provision can be made
for supervised study.
Number of pupils taking eighth
grade manual training, 30.
Number of pupils taking seventh
grade manual training, IS.
Number of pupils taking eighth
grade agriculture, 18.
Number of pupils taking seventh
grade sewing, 81.
Number of pupils taking eighth
grade cooking, 26.
High School.
Total enrolment on Nov. 21, 1919,
2S6.
AS01d age dLICAudACo OA ANON. H4y
1919, 238.
Capacity of high school assembly,
III.
Number of recitation rooms, 7.
Seating capacity of the recitation
rooms is as follows: 18 to 35.
Class room enrolment runs as fol-
lows: 19 to AZ.
Number taking commercial work,
101.
The facilities for accommodating
the commercial students are far from
adequate, the rooms being over
crowded and in many instances the
pupils compelled to substitute other
subjects because Of lack of room.
Number taking manual training,
~.
The capacity of the manual train
ing room is far below the need and
the demand, there being only one
room to take care of all the pupils in
the junior and senior departments
The same is true of the domestic
science department with the excep-
ton that in this department there