Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 274, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1911 — School in Milroy Township Had 100 Per Cent Attendance. [ARTICLE]

School in Milroy Township Had 100 Per Cent Attendance.

A report of the attendance of the second month of the rural schools has just been completed. It shows the banner school of the county to be that of Mary Jacks, of Milroy township, with a perfect attendance for the month. A perfect attendance for an entire month is something that does not often happen and it speaks- well tor the school. Gillam again held the banner attendance for any township with an average attendance of 96.9 per cent as against 97.4 per cent lasi month....--- -- 1 _ _ ■ The average' attendance for the county for the second month was 94. S per cent as against 96.1 per cent last month. This falling off was doubtless due to the bad condition of the roads and due to the fact that some of the larger boys were kept out of school to help husk corn. During the second month there was a total of 1629 days absence. This figured at the lawfull rate of tuition in the grades was a loss of 1182.90 to the county. As a matter of fact it costs more than this to run the schools, hence the loss is greater than above stated. The banner schools of the different townships were as follows: Township Teacher Per cent Carpenter, Belle Southard 99.2 Barkley, Day Jordan 99.2 Gillam, Pansy Ingle 99.65 Hanging Grove, Louise Strantz. 97.3 'Jordan, Esther Peterson 99.5 Kankakee, Nellie Stalbaum.... 97.7 Keener. Edward Koster 98.7 Marion, Jesse Knox 98.7 Milroy, Mary Jacks 100 Newton, La Vera Lee ... 98.4 Union, Clara Brushahan 97.6 Walker, Dolly Hershman...... 98.7 Wheatfield, Grace Poole 98. i