The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-12-03
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES

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The second six-weeks period of the
present school year closed last Friday,
and pupil reports will be sent to all
parents this week. 1t is earnestly re-
quested that all such reports be care
| fully examined and when unsatisfac-
tory progress is reported the matter
be carefully investigated first with
the pupil and then with the teacher or
superintendent. An honest effort has
been made to report as consistently as
possible on the conduct, school effort,
and standing in each subject studied.
The symbols used in grading are eX-
planned on each report and should be
carefully considered.
All rooms in the Pennington schools
recently enrolled again in the Junior
Red Cross for service for the year
1921. This excellent organization fur
nishes many opportunities for the
| school children to cooperate in COM
munity service and is excellent train
ing for future usefulness. Mrs. W. p.
| Giessing of Desloge is county organ
zer of this work. She met with a
ready response in the Pennington
schools and a one hundred per cent
enrolment was secured with a mini
mum of effort.
The Pennington High School Foot
Ball team closed its most successful
season with game with Perryville
High School on Thanksgiving day, an
excellent account of which was given
in last weeks issue of this paper. AS
| previously stated, the team was un-
defeated and had succeeded in run
ming up remarkable scores on most OF
its opponents. The team is composed
of fine group of high school boys
that love good clean athletics and are
willing to work hard to perfect them
selves in whatever they undertake.
However the wonderful success at
tanned this year is not the result of
any one condition but the happy COM
bination of a number of important
factors. In addition to the team and
its wonderful fighting spirit, should
be mentioned the consistent and un-
tring work Of their coach, Prin. D.
H. Haldaman. Both as manager and
as coach of the team he displayed un-
usual ability, and did it all in such a
manly, consistent, and straightfor-
ward manner that he wen the admi-
ration of all with whom he dealt. The
entire student body got enthusiastic
ally behind the team and boosted
from the beginning of the season to
the end. 1t was continual source of
delight to the team to have their fel-
low-pupils believe so consistently in
them and to support them so con-
stantly.
The first great inspiration that the
team received came from hna group
of lovers Of ,lean athletics among the
business and professional men oi
Pennington, when they donated ap
lroxin,ately $75 to The team early II
Inc sea- on to help buy neade1 equip.
mnnt. This incident has been men
toned in this column 5efn", but ne
one rc' closely associated with the
school and the team can know tht
inspiration that it occasioned, and tht
determination That it aroused among
the boys 10 turn out a team tha
would be credit to the city Of Farm
ington. The names Of this group o.
'.onors has never been furnished tt
the writer of this article, but it w0uiC
certainly be a delight TO list then
herein, and allow the oh),lc to know
exactly who participated in this mucl
appreciated benevolence. In addition
to the donation just mentioned tn
citizens of Pennington, generally
constituted an important factor in tn
wonderful record made by the team
Every game on the local grid-iron wa
wonderfully well attended by enthu
siastic supporters, and never a harsl
criticism was uttered during the gam
nor in the general discussions tina
succeeded them on the streets, and il
the business houses of the communi
ty. Everybody seemed agreed tina
F. H. s. had an unusually strong team
and that it was playing clean, bu
hard, consistent foot ball. With tn
close of the season it began to daw
on every citizen of the communit
that the team did not only represen
the Pennington High School, but j
represented, in a way. every body il
Pennington. 1t was OUR owl
/. TEAM and we had an admiration TO
t its spirit and it's accomplishments tina
could not be measured.
:. Next to Mr.. Haldaman, the one ma
Y most closely associated with the tear
and largely responsible for its sue
cess, was DR.. Graves, the Presiden
of the local Board of Education. H
personally attended practically ever
: practice, and gave the boys as clos
: personal attention as a paid traine
: could be expected to do. His constan
s encouragement, unfailing interes
n and his high ideals of proper athleti