The Little River news., 1921-11-09
Ries3moa;I SShc9i News

the children in the Richmond District except five are attending school now, Three of the five will enter Monday Ii doesn't take compulsory school law to get Richmond children to a. tend school.
 : The present month has passed and those horrible examinations are over. Some good grades and some poor ones. 1 The high school pupils rendered the chapel program Friday morning It was very entertaining as well as in structiye.
 We thank our School Improvement ] Association for half a dozen balls. Now we have four or five ball clubs representing all grades.
 Miss Nesbitts room led in pune tuality last month. Not tardy pupil i in her room during the month and some of them come miles.
 The first grade is now learning to tell the time the s. l. A. having pro- vided them with new clock Our s. l. A. met in regular session last Thursday for the annual election of officers Mrs Ella Hemphill- Campbell was reelected president Mrs. w. w. Gardner, treasurer, and Miss lola Nesbitt, secretary. The president reported that there was balance of about $75.00 in the hands of the treasurer. This was turned over to committee of teachers with instructions to spend it for such sup plies as might be needed in the vari- ous rooms. Our $. l. A. is live one.
 Our entire force of teachers will attend the State Teachers Association at Little Rock next week.
 Our school, with the help of the s. I. A. is planning to give the Ladies Home Journal thanksgiving play on Wednesday night before Thanksgiv- ing. This is one of the best plays we have read in some time and we feel that it will not only be enjoyable but will teach splendid lesson.
 Richmond school is out of deb5 and has the money to complete this term. Our school board is composed of business men who believe in schools.
 The 18th grade has been added to our course of study this year, so that we now have a full four years high school course.
 Literary Society Friday afternoon in charge of Mr. Stevens and Miss Phillips was excellent. MT. Holmes and Miss Nesbitt's society will render a patriotic program Friday week
 Our Supt., MT. Holmes, has been making graphic chart of the stand ing of both boys and girls in the different grades the past week Somd unusual things were brought out in, these graphs. among which are these First-The enrolment of boys exceeds that of girls, there being more than twice as many boys in the high school as there are girls. Second-The boys lead the girls in advancement by near. ly Ia year that is the average o the boys-grade for grade-is abou year less than that of the girls Third-In only one grade (the eighth do the girls surpass the boys in ad vancement for age. Fourth-the av craze grades of the boys last mont was ahead of the average of the girls Fifth-Girls were absent more day last month than were the boys Isn this unusual for this age?
 Quite an enjoyable occasion wa the Old Folks Program at the schoC
 last Friday night Mrs. D. B. Bus delivered the welcome address. MT. w. M. Sykes gave us vocal solt Mrs. w. W. Gardner an exceller reading. Mrs. Bush then delighte US with q piano solo. All were $ splendidly rendered that it reall made us, as pupils, feel that We al not taking the proper advantage our opportunities. After the progra, we had an old time spelling mate the old people against the school D, pils-spelling from Webster's ol blue back speller. The old peep won.