The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-01-15
First Half of Years Work
Gloss Next Week With
Examinations.
PROF. SOULEN VISITS
Inspected ork of High School
at Request of Depart
ment of Education.

The end OF next week marks the end
of the first half of the school year.
Much greater satisfaction is felt over
the work Of the year thus far than of
last years work because Of the fact
that there has not been the serious in.
terruptiOn with took place last year on
account Of the influenza epidemic
School was dismissed for ten weeks
last year. Naturally the work suffer.
ed very noticeably. This year, how
ever. there has been no interruption
ut all. Even during the coldest wealth.
er, when many schools were forced DO
dismiss, school was held every day
Next week will be held the mid-year
examinations in the high school. AL,
students are taking quite seriously the
coming Of this event in the years work
Only those will be excused who have
maintained an average OF over 90 per
cent throughout the year and who have
been absent less than five half days
1t Is expected that only two or three
OF the more than one hundred students
will be excused. This indicates that
| a high standard OF work is being re-
quired by the teachers OF the high
school
The attendance during the last month
was not good The very cold weather
connected with the large number of
cases OF grip and tonsilitis among the
pupils Of the schools, made a very
great reduction in the average daily
attendance. The average enrolment
for the month was 1903 and the aver.
age daily attendance was 361, or
92.O7 per cent. The best record Of at
tendance for the month was made by
the tenth grade with 1888 per cent.
There were five other grades which
had per cent of attendance over 93
They were the ninth, eighth, seventh
fifth and fourth. The best punctuality
record was made by the eighth grade
with only two cases of tardiness.
The fifth grade is waiting anxious.
ly for the arrival OF the silk flag which
was won by the pupils Of the grade
by the sale Of Red Cross Christmas
seals. This grade sold over thirty
two dollars worth of the S110.74 which
were sold b. the schools.
Miss Denabele Sawyers is the new
teacher Of the fifth grade Miss Sadie
Peterson, who formerly taught this
grade was transferred to the first
grade after the resignation of Miss
Gilbert Miss Sawyers is graduate
Of the advanced course of the Belling.
ham, Wash, State Normal and has
taught several years in Oregon and
Washington. The great shortage of
teachers makes it quite difficult to fill
positions and Grangeville was surely
u fortunate to be able to get a teacher
50 we'll qualified to fill this unexpected
u vacancy.
Professor Ph. Soulen. head of the
Department Of Education of the Uni
: versity of Idaho, was visitor at our
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quest Of the State Department of Edu
cation to make an inspection of the
work of the high school He expressed
himself as being well pleased with his
: visit He addressed the students OF
the high school at their assembly per
iod and held their closest attention.
! JOY reigns supreme among the stu
:. dents of the high school and many OF
!. the townspeople owing to the results
% OF the basketball game between the
y Nezperce and Grangeville High schols
4 The game was won by Grangeville witt
+. a score of 81 to IS. This is the frs
), time Grangeville has ever won from
,s Nezperce and Nezperce is recognized
as having one of the best teams Ii
Northern Idaho. The Grangevill,
team is hopeful of carrying on its rur
: of victories and there is strong chanc,
:. of these hopes being realized because O
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