Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1909 — SCHOOL ENROLLMENT FOUR EIGHTY-FIVE. [ARTICLE]

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT FOUR EIGHTY-FIVE.

First Day Shows Shortage of ThirtyThree Over Last Year, Largely In Freshman Class. The city schools opened yesterday With all teachers present and with a total enrollment of 485, as against 518 a year ago. The shortage is largely in the Freshman class, which is 20 short of last year. The others are accounted for by ■the fact that all but one school in Marion township is to be run this year, whereas there was a considerable transfer a year ago. The city attendance is thought to be fully as great as a year ago. The shortage in the Freshman class is occasioned by the fact that there were so many failures to pass the township examinations over the county last spring. The enrollment by grades the opening day was as follows: Ist—Lora Bruce, teacher, 34. Ist and 2d—Lucy Beasley, 34. 2d and 3d —Martha Parkinson, 38. ~3d and 4th—Minnie Hemphill, 38. 4th—Tillie Malco, 35. 5th —Ethel Sharp, 37. 6th—Clara Parker, 34. 7th—Alice Smith, 37. Bth—4o. Freshman—so. Sophomore—46. Junior —33. Senior—29. The high school teachers are Supt. I. N. Warren, Principal C. F. Bradshaw; Ross Dean, history; Harry O. Lanning, biology; Elizabeth Hume, physics and chemistry; Edith Shedd, English; Clara E. Patrick, German; Milicent Work, Latin; Irene Trenbertb, music and drawing. The attendance will be somewhat increased over the first day’s enrollment, and it is probable that each of the high school classes will be increased. The bell hours are: Morning— First bell, 8:25. Last bell, 8:40. Tardy gong, 8:45. Afternoon— First bell, 1:00. Last bell, 1:15. Tardy gong, 1:20. All should be interested in making the, school work entirely successful and the regularity and punctuality of attendance is one of the important things that demand the watchfulness of parents. All are urged to have the clocks right and to see that the pupils get started on time and are admonished to go directly to the school house. A further report of attendance will be made within a few days.