Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1914 — VISITING DAY WAS A GREAT SUCCESS [ARTICLE]

VISITING DAY WAS A GREAT SUCCESS

Many Patrons Took Advantage of Invitation to See the Children During School Hours.

The visiting day in the public schools Thursday was a great success and was very much (beyond the expectation of the teachers. People began coming in a little after nine in the morning and continued all day, some rooms having twenty and thirty at one session. Uslhers.were stationed in the different (halts to conduct people to the different rooms and departments. Attempts were made to have each visit in the different rooms recorded, but in the middle of the afternoon there were so many in the rooms that many names were missed. The registers showed four hundred and twenty-five different visits, which is perhaps about twothirds otf them. However, of this number most people had two or more visits to their credit. One pleasing feature of the day was the fact that so many men came in, some for a few minutes while others stayed longer. Another very gratifying feature was the statement that many beard to say “I am coming again and stay longer.” Everything considered, it was a very profitable day for pupil, patron and teacher and it is the plan to make it an annual affair. The teachers and other school authorities greatly appreciate the visits made and hope it will be the beginnig of a closer relation between the home and the school.