The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-10-14
Enrolment.
Inereaae Over Laat Year.

Increase Over last Year
There has been an Increase OF 22s
over last years enrolment In the
combined district The increase has
been almost IL per cent over last
year.
Owing to the Increase In enrolment
we have had to place extra teachers
in the following buildings: One in
the Alcott school. one in the Lincoln
school. one In the Junior high school.
one In the Harrison school. one m
the Senior high school
The rooms in each building are all
IN use. 80 that there is no more room
for expansion without something new
q IL way Of bsildinss. -ss~
During the summer the Board of
Bducation made over . building on
South First street into q school build
ing for the benefif OF the smaller
children In the west end OF the dis
ex1ct south Of the river. There are
ncw about so children OF the First
aaA Second grades enrolled in this
Building The Junior high school
- . ~ enrellmsnt. i35. and the
agricultural class also takes all their
0OIk t00I0s WhtG4 thofH hhah
shs above number there most OF the
s1DA The Senior high school has
the largest enrolment In Its history.
Some Of the Increase comes from the
0oufh Side. ~ the pupils OF the
roash. Eleventh and Twelfth grades
num ssatA q the river are comins
70 the North Side Senior high school.
rAs Board OF Education also had
snroo ~ rooms nttsd mp In the at
DC of the Senior high school build
~ for uss this year. These room,
are very comfortabi>. but Of 5e1es-
sity had to se ou the third s1scs. a.
al the available spsrr - rha ctkar
uosrs was IN use. TIE eur~s.ssess
In this building Is 1856 Al present.
Activities Of the Schools.
Music being a part OF the ali-rornd
makeup Of our lives. has a proper
place In the education and training OF
the youth OF our district We have
adopted a system BY which credits
are given for work done In music. II
the proper kind and value. Grade
pupils can make credits the same as
high school pupils and this credit
win be placed to their credit whom
they reach high school. or will be
given them when they wish to take
such credit to . regular music school.
We have boys and giris' giee clubs
In the high school and orchestra
work for both high and grade pupils.
We have organized regular brass
band In the school. Any high school
boy or girl or grade boy or girl is
welcome to enter this band. This
band Is to be for the community in
general. but will be known as the
School band. The Board OF Educa-
tion has given II a good start imam
c1afly and the city council 10 back OF
the band with their moral support.
and will back II enthusiastically. TIE
Chamber OF Commerce is strongly In.
dorssng the organization, as this filis
q long-feit want in the community.
We urge boys and girls to get into
this organization and boost for the
school and the community. Credits
for music will be given to those do.
ing good work the same as any other
kind OF music.
Physical training or physical deve''
opment-We have tried to adopt .
plan OF physical training that really
means what It is supposed to mean
and accomplish. the development ui
physical strength Physical training
does not necessarily mean the playing
Of competitive games. ~ In athletics
but the developing OF physical defects
whore they can b corrscted or ben