The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-09-17
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES

The opening week was one of the
best in the history of the Pennington
schools. Teachers and pupils were
enthusiastic and energetic from the
very opening day, and excellent work
was done. Eight rooms had perfect
attendance throughout the week and
no room fell below 9S.5 per cent in
attendance for the week. The follow
ing teachers report perfect attendance
for the first week of school: Miss
Nellie Halter, Miss Jessie Akers, Mrs.
Annie Lloyd, Mrs. G. B. Gale, Mrs.
Alma Rider, Mrs. Annie Murrill, Miss
Helen Chenault, and Miss Jessamine
Halle.
An excellent school spirit prevails
in the High School department. 1t is
an almost daily occurrence for some
high school teacher to report one or
more incidents wherein some pupil has
voluntarily assumed important re-
sponsibility, or willingly accepted
some hardship for the common good
of the school. This is an important
factor in school management, and one
that is gratifying to both pupils and
faculty. Pennington has most ex-
cellent class of young people in her
high school and upper grades, and the
teachers are justly proud of them.
The High School Orchestra has or
ganized and begun practice for the
year under the supervision Of DR.. Jno.
B. Graves, who so successfully led
them last year. DIR. Graves connec-
ton with the H. S. Orchestry is pc
culiarly gratifying, since he is also
President of the Board of Education
and vitality interested in everything
that is good for the school. The pub
lie will doubtless have an opportun-
ity to hear the Orchestra often the
coming year.
The foot ball boys are undergoing
some strenuous training daily and
rapidly rounding into a smoothly
working machine. The team has re-
| Gently received a new recruit from
Mckinley High School, St. Louis, who
is working beautifully in his position.
His work indicates that he will rival
some Of the old start the team lost
through graduation last spring. Games
have been scheduled with Desloge,
Flat River and Perryville high schools
anu HckobldJiOilS are way Will
other high schools. A fine series of
games is assured and successful
season is promied. The firt game of
the season will be with Desloge H. S.
ION Saturday, Sept. 25th.
A number of ardent supporters of
High School Athletics, among the
good citizens of Pennington. have re-
Gently secured very valuable dona-
tion for the benefit of the High School
Athletic Treasury. That sum of mon
ey had previously been donated by To-
cal lovers of athletic sports to fur
Their the cause of base ball in Farm
ington and vicinity, but had not yet
been applied. The names of the DON
ors will be given in full in coming
announcement. The boys and girls in
the high school are elated over the
generosity of their friends and are
anxious to show their appreciation by
| athletic skill in the coming games.
An important meeting of the st.
Francois County Inter-School Activ-
tiles Association was held in the high
school building at Flat River last Sat-
urday afternoon. This was the an
nual meeting of the Association and
every high school in the county was
represented by authorized delegates
and number of the schools sent Wis
iting delegates. Supt. o. J. Matthias
was elected president to succeed Supt.
B. F. Melcher of Bonnie Terre. Supt.
D. E. Alternately of Esther was elected
vice president, and Principal D. H..
Haldaman of the Pennington H. S.
was reelected secretary-treasurer. A
new Activities Committee was APP
pointed to arrange athletic schedules
for the coming year. Several new
Constitutional Amendments were pre-
scented and called meeting will be
held at the same place next Saturday
| afternoon to take action upon them.