Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 November 1911 — MILROY TOWNSHIP [ARTICLE]

MILROY TOWNSHIP

Carries Off the Honors for the* Best Attendance In Country Schools During Second Month. 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 Jdcks of Milroy tp., with a perfect attendance for the month. A perfect attendance for an entire month is something that does not very often occur and it speaks well for the school. Gillam again held the banner attendance for any township with an average attendance of 99.65 per cent as against 97.4 per cent last month.

The average attendance for the county for the second month was 94.8 per cent as against 96.1 per cent last month. This falling off was doubtless due to the bad condition of the roads and to the fact that some of the larger boys were kept out to help husk corn. During the second month there was a total of 1,829 days absence. This figured at the lawful rate of tuition in the grades was a loss of $182.90 to .the county. As a matter of fact it costs more thanthis to run the schools, hence the loss is greater than above stated. The days absence the first month were 1,246. The banner schools in the different townships were as follows: Township Teacher . Per C. Carpenter, Belle Southard.... 99.2 Barkley, Day J0rdan....... " 99.2 Gillam, Pansy Ingle. 99.65 Hanging G., Louise Strantz., 97.3 Jordan, Esther Peterson. ... 99.5 Kankakee, Nellie Stalbaum. . 97.7 Keener, Edward Koster...... 98.7 Marion,s Jessie Knox. .. ..... 98.7 Milroy, Mary Jacks. 100. Newton, LaVera Lee....... 98.4 Union, Clare Brusnahan97.6 Walker. Dolly Hershman. ~ . 98.7 Wheatfleld, Grace P001e.... 98.4