Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1912 — Report of Rural Schools for Second Month. [ARTICLE]

Report of Rural Schools for Second Month.

For the second month the banner schools in the different townships as to attendance are as follows: ■

Barkley, Jennie Eib 99.7%. Carpenter. Faye Irwin 98.7%. Gillam. Guy Reed 97.817% and Presley Kimmel 97.815%. Hanging Grove, Pauline Clark 99%.

Jordan. Agnes Kahler 99.1%. Kankakee. Grace Houk 98.93%. Keener, Dora Feldman 97.6%. Milroy, Earl Foulks 95.7%. Newton, Dena Hanson 98.92%. Union, Zelda Daugherty 98.3%. Walker, Anna Jasperson 98.91% Wheatfield, William R Custard 97.5%.

The banner school of the county was that of Jennie Eib of Barkley township. The banner township of the county for the month was Carpenter with an attendance of 96.2%. Gillam and Marion were close seconds with ah average attendance of 96.1%.

The average for the county for the second month was 94.08% as against 95.8% for the first month and 94.8% for the second month of

last year. Now that the busy season is about over parents and children should make a special effort to bring the average of attendance back to as good or better than the first month. Parents should make an effort to visit the school, get better acquainted with the teacher, and see 'what the children are really doing. - It is surprising to note the number of parents that know nothing about their school except when there is some trouble. Many times the superintendent is told by the teacher that not a single parent has been to the school. Let this condition be changed, and the parents, both father and mother, visit their school and encourage both the pupil and the teacher to put forth their best efforts. It would also be well if more of the old-time hospitality ex-

isted and the teacher was more often invited to go home with the children and spend the night there. In this age of specialization we are forgetting that each must take an interest and help to co-operate in the work of all. COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT,