Paragould soliphone., 1921-09-02
CITY SCHOOLS TOBECIN WORK
 SEPTEMBER l9
Local Board Urges Parents and Pupils to Make Ready for Opening of Ses- sion.


 public schools of the city for the coming term were made at meeting of the school board held Wednesday afternoon. The date of opening was Adecided to be the third Monday Of Vthis month, CT September 18th.
 All children who are six years of age on the opening day, or who will become six years old within two weeks thereafter are expected to enter the first day of school in order that every child may get an even start in the work with the others Children in the first grade who do not enter within the first two weeks of school may be required to wait until tn beginning Of the second half of the year, to enter.
 There will be no changes in text books ill the various grades this year The state adopted texts will be used in all the grades. The same high school texts will be used also that were used last year.
 
 Health requires that all pupils, teachers, and janitors of public schools he successfully vaccinated, and the city school board announces that his regulation will he enforced in every detail All children upon entering school the first day will be expected to present a certificate from their physician stating that they have been yaccinated, or show their scar Parents are urged to cooper act with the board in this matter and see to it that their children have the necessary evidence of sue cessful vaccination to present to their teachers on the day they enter school Teacher and janitors will be required to file vaccination cer- tificates with the secretary of the school board
 In addition 10 carrying on the regular phases of school work here tofore included in the annual school program, the board Contemplates the organization of night school for the benefit of boys and girls of school age, who, for various reasons, cannot attend the regular session. Aiso il is planned that adults may attend this school and pursue such studies as they desire. The school will he maintained without cost to the school board, as the teaching will be done by volunteer teachers from the regular faculty and per haps others. As yet the location of this school has not been determined, but probably II will be conducted al the East Side school, inasmuch as that is the only one of the grade schools that is electrically lighted.
 A course in teacher training will probably be offered at the high school if there are enough students eecting il. The course, if given, will be given to juniors and seniors only. It will be given under the direction of the State Board of Edu- cation and students successfully com pleting he two year course will be given teachers certificates by the state superintendent which will be, valid for d two-year period. Mem bers of the junior and senior class for this year. who would probably be interested ill a course of this kind, are requested to confer with the superintendent right away so that the necessary plans may be made for the introduction of the course, if the demand justifies ii,
 The faculty for the coming year was assigned at the meeting of the board yesterday afternoon. Prac- tically all of the vacancies on the faculty have been filled by local teachers, but in every case the minimum requirement. of high school graduation and additional normal school training has been exacted of the teachers. The assignment of the various teachers is: High school: ]. w. Ramsey, superintend- ent and mathematics or teacher training; B. I. Mayo, principal and history; Miss Orine Porter. assist ant principal and French and Latin Mrs. W. l.. Skaggs, mathematics; Mrs. j. T Batten, English; Mrs. E. P Taylor. shorthand. typewriting and bookkeeping; J. E. Paris, sciences; Mrs. Ida F. Lawrence music and expression
 West Side school: k. E. Jones, Annie Laurie Armour, seventh grade; Miss Viola Schilling, sixth grade; Miss Eltha Kitchens, fifth grade; Mrs A. A. Knox, fourth and fifth grades Mrs. Ben DeVall, fourth