Rensselaer Union, Volume 11, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1879 — Rensselaer Public Schools. [ARTICLE]

Rensselaer Public Schools.

The report of the Rensselaer public' sellout* fur the flfth month ending Janffsr/ 81st, 187!), allows the enrollment of 234 pupils. Average daily attendance Attif l*er cent, of attendance 92, of punctuality 99, of conduct 91, of study 1(0. .Number of excuses accepted by superintendent 7of number accepted by teachers 114; total 12!/.' Number of pupils strictly punctual 158; number observing good conduct 103; number observing nth * for study ISA. The pupils whose record is 3 afo lb folio#*!' l’r.iiTAitY A.—Cora Adams, Cora Catt, Gertie Clark, George Cole, Simon Fendig, Rebecca Feudig, Warren Grant, lietta Kepnor/ Floyd Kobinsou, Alice Webber, Alfred Hopkins, Samuel Fenttig. Isaac Leopold,' ; Uosu Heck, Mabel Hopkins, Jennie Murray , Emma Eger. Lillie. Tintt —JLa*-4j—-l*m mauv n.—Aliy Baas, Freddie Ciasety Leo Cult, Charley Daugherty, Louie Hopkins, Daniel Hopkins. Birdie llaiiimond, Lucy Heady, Tncs Hutson, Crilley Hutson, .Nellie Kelley. Simon Leopold, Benhart Leo pol l, George MoSif, Georgo Minnikus, ChaF-' . lie l’latt, Davy Platt, Kmorson lieeve, Grn- 1 cia lieeve, Charlie Hhoudes, Hattie' .(ihosdes, Birdie Spitlef, Dallas Warren, .Mattie Warden, Albert Fendig, Mary Adams.—2B. l.vrrjjMtDiATK.—Addis Da Ugh efty, Rachel Leopold, Cora Zimioermafr, Maggie llealy , Ofii) linen, Mary Ueok, Derffii Hopkins, Callie Beck, Ida Clark, Gaylord GhHcote, Frank Kepner. —ll. , Guam mau Souooi.,—Tillie Fendig, Mary Washburn, Etta Clark. Mary Yates, Hope Miller, Ellen Hopkins, Val Seib, Fred. Chilcote, Oliver Ithoades, George Yeoman, felt, Yates, Joseph Kiglesbacli, John Etmly, Is»iac Porter.—l 4. IJiuh' ScHoot.—Arilla Cotton, Li/.iie Eger, Lola Moss, Ella Osborne, Emma Khoades, Clara Reeve, Elmer Dwiggins, l Louis Hollingsworth) W.- W, Hatdfng, Liiineus Martin, D. G. IVaFfief, Lillie Alter, Clara Adams, May Boroughs, Celia Childers. Lulu Hnnitnoud, Mibnie Phillips/ Ellen Robinson, Nellie Robindon. Emma Wigmore, Ella Rhoades, Horner Hopkins/ Jus. Erwin, Benjamiu Morgau.—24. Pttpila suspended by teacher for misconduct but restureJ by the board: Ada Hopkins, Frank Hinkle nn,d Silas Scott. Frank Hinkle and Silas Scott have not yet re-en* tered school. The interest in school work is increasing; the rjuality of work done by pupils constantly improving; tlm standard of recitation Is gradually being raised in which thoroughness and practicality are the watchwords. But a glance at the great number of excuses and the per cent, of attendance for the mouth, in -the above report, will show - that our schools are not in the most prosperous and desirable Condition 1 possible. .As an evidence that the want of puactu* ality and (lie non-attendance which so touch! confuses and retards school work and stady, is not alone th§ fault of the pupils we need only cite the fact that they are never tardy in getting in their places, ready for work, from the playground, but only so when coming front their homes. Theft, too offeb, they pome with the idle excuse: “Please excuse, as We got ftp too late,” of “thff flfiT eloetc stopped, or is too slow,” or “did not Hear the school Hell ring,’’ etc. This is wrong and hurl fttl. We all desire to *le-' vate the standard of excellence in our schools. This can only be done by the cooperation of all parents, patrons and teach' era. Send the children on time, and all the time, and the responsibility for their mental improvement will be cheerfully assumed by their teachers.