Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-11-27

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 81, 1926.
PUBLIC SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
Last week the Democrat had occasion to note that
in the Pocomoke City High School not only lower
of any other in the county, but also it lower than
,unty average
In connection with this condition the local institution P
nhart principal sent in article this week. which desire
i've special publicity and therefore place in edito
oumn It is addressed to you parent and it should receive
areful perusa Frequently the only interest parents take
ner child manfests itself at the close of the session. and ia
ne form of question: did examinations?
Will you be promoted? Then the child is not promoted
lame laid in at the door of those least response
Or failure-the teachers. -"
If we have formed correct opnono the present faculty
High school, promotions will result of real prepa
on and for other reason Prof Knhars article in full
blows:
Your High school is using the WORCESTER DEMO
Graf as means of getting before you information
pertaining the progress of the school, 1t is PROPOSED
in series of articles show that Pocomcke High School
is not effectively accomplishing the purposes of real
educational institution because of CERTAIN existing cond
tons that handcaps The first of these is at
tendance. '1a
teach pupils to do better the desirable things they
most likely to do anyway How thoroughly they
taught to live depends upon number of things but in
the beginning the school poweress to teach child if
he is not in attendance. To get education is duty
that the State and Society expect and to extent
qure, of every individual # civilization is to advance
education must be the propelling factor
1t has been found that close relationship exists
between
Obtaining education is serious business and it
not be successfully gained on partme plan Do you
stay away from your business or two days week?
The State of Maryland requires the school to be in
session at least $50 days for the purpose Of instruction
Within this time certain degree Of proficiency must be
attained accordance with the standards set by the State
Department of Education. Now, if child can be absent
from school just one day month without losing any
thing, and there nine months in the year, why not
shorten the school by two weeks and thus thou
sands of dollars This would meet the demand to
money and at the same time to visit, work and loaf
There is not only economic waste involved when your
child out of school but he is being deprived of his in
alienabe rights.
The average attendance of pupils in the High school
for October 9263 per and g. per cent for the
grades Of the $50 children enrolled in the entire school,
about So absent every day. After making careful
check it found that twothirds of this number
out of school without sufficient The State De-
partent recognizes the following lawful for
absence.
l. Death in immediate family.
2. Illness of child.
8. Quarantine.
4. Court summons
5. Physically defective.
6. Mentally defective. -
Z. Inclement weather
With the above exceptions it is believed that school
is more important than any other single thing that
might absence
The Pocomoke school is making plea for your
child There must be genuine cooperation between home
and school if to be assured in the next genera
ton and this community is to be better place in which
to live and better place in which to make living.