The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-10-28
MILLER PUBLIC
SCHOOL NOTES
County Nurse and Local Doctors
Make Physical Examination
Results of Medical Inspection

Results of Medical Inspection
The Miller Public Schools were for
tunate again this year in having the
services of Miss Mary A. Curiey who
secured Drs. McWhorter & wheelock
for the Medical Inspection and Drs.
Redmond and Wilson for the Dental
Inspection
All pupils in the schools were EXAM
mated for defective heart. lungs, eyes,.
nose. ears, tonsils, skin and teeth.
The percentage of pupils having de-
~fective heart, lungs, etc. are as fol-
lows in order from greatest defective
to least:
Teeth 81 per cent of pupils.
Tonsils AZ per cent.
Eyes "a per cent
Nose "a per cent.
Malnutrition % per cent.
Ears 20 per cent.
Heart 4 per cent.
Skin / per cent.
Lungs i-3 OF l per cent.
There are several interesting feat
uros concerning this report. One OF
them Is that the parents of the child
rem have not looked after the defects
of the children az they should since
the inspection a year ago. II is of
no use to have an inspection unless
the parents are going TO do something
to correct the defetcs showed by IL.
The results this year are nearly as
bad as a year ago.
The correction of these defects is a
very important matter and particular
ly in connection with school work.
A large percent of the poor pupils I'm
school are defective i'm some of the
above mentioned defects. Good health
is the foremost essential to good
school work.
Records were sent home with the
pupils last Wednesday. IT is hoped
that each parent will have the defects
carefully looked into.
Report Cards
The first six week report cards were
sent home by pupils last Wednesday.
II is hoped that each card was care
fully looked over. On the Wednesday
following the six week period the re-
port cards viii ba sant home. They
are given out i'm each room and In rnc
high school on the same day. and are
given out the same day each time in
order that the parents may know when
to look for them. If a pupil received
a mark of ID" or less it Is a sign
that his work is below average and un
less a change takes place he will n o
pass.
There are five marks on the repor,
card and each mark has a definite
meaning.
"a is a mark from SO to 100. Only
seven per cent of the pupils are able
10 obtain a mark of "a. Consequent
ly in a class of twenty-five or less only
two or three "A's" are given out.
"B" is a mark from 81 to SO. TWEEN
ty-four pei cent OF class receive this
mark. 1t means that il your child
gets "B" he is doing better work in
that class than two-thirds Of the pu-
pills in the class.
Gu Is a mark from 81 to 81. 1t is
the average mark and about thirty
eight per cent of the pupils receive
this mark. A child with this mark is
not in any danger of failure, but at the
same time is not doing work better
than most of the class. He is doing
Just average work. More pupils re
ceive this mark than any other mark.
ID" is a mark from rs to 81. 1t Is
the lowing passing mark and about
"a per cent of the pupils receive IT..
! A pupil who receives it is doing poor
work and ought to do better in order
10 be out OF the danger o n The
majority of the pupils in every class In
/ high school and every grade in school
receive a higher mark than ID" Don't
let the pupils tell you that the whole
class get low for they didn't. The
average mark in every class is &C"
"E' and IF" are both marks below
passing and indicate very poor work.
II a pupil receives two IFS" he will
have to drop the work. Not more than
seven per cent Of the pupils receive
as low a mark as "E" or IF"
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