Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-01-20
HIGH SCHOOL
ENROLMENT
EXCEEDS 800
BOYS OUT NUMBER IN LOCAL
INSTITUTION-TEN PER CENT
HAVE EXCELLENT STAND
ING.
(By Supt. z. G.. Doudnaf

(By Supt. +. u. DoUdnai
! The enrolment in the Lincoln High
school this year is 521. Of this num-
ber there are 264 boys and 257 girls
The enrolment by classes is
Seniors 54,
Juniors 101,
Sophomores 149,
Freshmen PIT.
The vocational Schools with an en-
rollment of 65 day students and 230
night school pupils holds it's classes
in the Lincoln and Witter buildings.
In addition to these schools the
east side kindergarten with an en-
rollment of 70 and the eight grade
with 70 pupils are housed in these
| buildings. There is thus a total of
661 all day pupils and 65 part time
students handled in two buildings
designed for about four hundred and
fifty.
The high school offers five pro-
grams of study known as English,
Latin, Manual Training, Commercial,
and Home Economics courses. There
are twenty-one teachers meeting ap-
proxlmately 100 classes daily in the
high school. 1t is necessary for each
pupil to carry four subjects daily to
earn the sixteen credits required for
graduation.
The high school is accredited to
the State University and all of the
| colleges and other institutions of
learning in the North Central group
of states. To be accredited means
that standings earned in the high
school are accepted for entrance by
the higher institutions of the eighteen
| states represented in the North Cen
trail Association of Schools and Col
leges. Of the four hundred high
schools in Wisconsin 100 are accredit-
ed by this Association. The Lincoln
High school is now and has for many
years been an accredited school.
At the end of each week period,
pupils are given grade of Excellent
Good, Fair, Poor or Failure in each
subject. At the end of the last period
the marks were distributed as fol-
lows:
Excellent 267 or 10 per cent
| Good 719 or 27.6 per cent
Fair 885 or 33.1 per cent
| Poor sol or 1876 per cent
Failures 301 or 107 per cent
These marks are an indication of
the character of the work being done,
the attitude Of the pupil and the re-
gularity of attendance. Every absence
means a loss of approximately 3 per
cent of the work of a six weeks
period 1t is easy to see that a few
days absence may offset much good
work
The following standards are used
in mea asuring the grades of the pupils.
Excellent-Eager to apply himself.
Alert and interested in class. De-
pendable in taking assignments and
extra work. Completes work prompt
ly, neatly, thoroughly. Needs little
correction or suggestion. His mental
initiative. Discovers practical rela
tions of school work and makes real
contributions. Is scrupously honest
in his work. Is dependable when work
is difficult Able to hold relations
and rethink problem. Remembers
and uses facts and principles de-
| veloped earlier in the course. Asks
thoughtful questions.
Fair-Willing to apply himself.
Moderately attentive. Attentive to
assignments. Honest work reason
ably we'll done and shows some care
in preparation Some initiative. Re-
spends to suggestions and corrections.
Makes occasional contributions. When
interested is dependable. Retains
general plan and principles in lessons.
Makes moderate use of facts and
principles developed earlier in the
course. Asks questions now and then.
Poor-Unconcerned Listless, in
attentive Misunderstands or forgets
assignments. No mental initiative.
Work fragmentary and careless. Re-
peats same errors constantly. Seldom
/ knows what "isn't in the lesson"
Balks at new problems. Usually hon
est. Memories in fragmentary
snapshots" No relation or reasons
| evident Seldom or never asks intelli-
gent questions. "Lives from hand to
mouth"
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