Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 123, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1903 — High School Matters. [ARTICLE]

High School Matters.

W. O Hiatt,

Thefirst- monthly- report of Rensselaer High School. Number Enrolled first day.... 143 New entries.. 9 Total enrollment ' 152 Number not absent tO7 Number not absent or tardy.. .105 Average daily attendance.. 144.25 -Per oeat of attendance 97.5 Number of cases of tardiness... .3 Present enrollment largest to date. * The present, freshman class contains sixty-three members. It is next to the largest ever enrolled in our high school. The freshman class of 1899-1900 was the largest numbering sixty-six. The present Senior olaas is composed of 6even girls and five boys. The enrollment in the Juuior class is thirty-nine. Next years Senior class will be the largest ever graduated here. It will prob ably oontrin thirty-six members. The sophomore olass has an enrollment of thirty.eight. The first program of the literary sooiety was rendered last Friday afternoon. It was esDecially good for the first ftf the year. A idea of the crbVded condition of the high school may be gotten from tne tact that the seniors recite His tory in the basement of the new building, English in the high school library, Chemistry in the third story of the new Odd Fellows building, German in the High School library, and Physics in the basement room of the new building. All patrons and friends of the High School are cordially invited i to visit us and inspect the work' "54ing done in the various classes.

Principal.