Show mf TO 10 THE r ij H bors w- w Thought in Planning I Il t the Work for tor the Schools i should be Rend Read b by tho tiro Parents Parents Parents Par- Par l With Interest I i IT Tie J following letter sent to each ie T Duchesne co county nty teachers by e I L superintendent Washburn oath 1 full de detail deil il many of the plans Plans Plans' vt of oC work for Cor the schools I parent as well as every tax tax- ej interested in what the ff er Is ss froIs j are doing Cooperation tion with Readers teachers and amI the add much to the efficiency of Q 15 a and according to 1 Mr 1 r. r L 1 s hb rn a splendid spirit prevails prevail I r rl ut the thes c county Th The school oot 1 l r dlf dr for the y year yen is ms g given t P nth th the special days which will ened Prizes are offered b by Washburn ashburn for faithful work I a on n is made of oC the Juvenile court K k In fact the whole letter in fn lf i things that are WOI voz woith th careful br t I t School School Calendar 18 1017 I 1st Registration day do Sober er I sober lOber 4 5 and 6 6 Teachers' Teachers Into In- In le to at Duchesne j ember J 29 Thurs to Decem Decera- m Sun Inclusive e Thanks lv 1 tion member ember 22 Sat to January 1st 1st I Ir r I ISo a. a So inclusive Christmas Christman vaca- vaca I r ifould mould not be ad advisable visa ble for the rs tre rs of Duchesne county count to meet nether Aether ether for or midwinter institute I of this a series of local meet meet- till ill be held dividing the county sections most co convenient for chers These dates will be he and anI an- an I sd d later t much as tl e length of term termo jot sot o been definitely fixed by thed the thed I d d the he dates for Jor closing pro promo promo- o- o 1 1 field day etc cannot now be ber be bel r la u uI n. n 1 I I l F i Flag Hag Days cono with law the thet t I 3 lean ca an flag is to be displayed on 1 r. r buildings on the following i r r fT 1st New Years Year's day nary ary f 12 birthday 1 R. R R day W 22 WaSI Washington's ln tons ton's birth- birth T. T Jl 15 15 Arbor day 0 O Decoration day 14 i Flag day r 14 11 i Inde Independence dar day 1 Pioneer day j P- P t ber aber first Monday Labor I 1 saber b ber er 29 Thanksgiving i. i fiber 25 Christmas l l lath ch other days as the gove gov- gov e tay 7 r fix b by proclamation The i should see Eee that this law is In these days of the great Liar I-at as aa nearl nearly as possible ls of Special School Interest ber 2 2 Eugene Fields Field's births birth birth- s aher ber 4 4 Pheobe Carys Cary's birth- birth 4 tr 12 Columbus day tr r 7 Rileys Riley's birthday o I r 18 Helen Hunt Jack- Jack iy Y r 31 l Hall Halloween 3 Bryants Bryant's birthday lit r 21 Landing of or the Pill Pil- Pil l r 1 17 Whittier's birthday rry ary U IJ Edison's birthday try 27 f Longfellow's birthl birth birth- f l' l Inauguration I It 17 st st. Patricks Patrick's da day 1 11 Easter aster r ruI uI 1 Alice Carys Cary's birthday 1 rank Frank rt V. V Shermans Sherman's j birth- birth Emersons Emerson's birthday i I R R. L L. L Stevenson's birth birth- i birthday S 14 1 4 K f Statehood day dates can be bo used I te la In c the dally daily nr program eram I I 1 t and ra each of and other I tre noted persons his k aerial or r for tor her specIal day dayi I that day have 1 purpose I i Tt should be observed with w i It P exercises hut but buted buts t dismissed I ed in which tt to case caseto t are left lett to roam thu tho thus thuI s I S no GIld and to trou trouble In THE TIE MAil CHANGES TIME On Thursday of oC this week the new mail mall schedule went into effect The mall mail now leaves Helper H per at 2 p p. p m mand and arrives In Duchesne at 6 6 it leaves here I for Vernal at 7 the next morning The west bound schedule remains remains as before Stage leaves leaves I Vernal at 7 a a. a m. m arriving In Helper the tho same evening This new arrangement arrangement arrangement ar ar- will enable all parts of th the basin to get their mail at a much earlier hour l I than heretofore Mall from the east brought on Nos 1 ands and 3 will reach Duchesne the same same evening and other points before noon the next day I In l the past this mail mall has had to stay in Helper all aU day and reach h r the basin during th the day following I getting used to the various blanks used in the accounting system We Va e emust must insist that teachers familiarize familiarise the themselves with ith the requirements You Yov must know just what each blank blankis is for and use it for no other purpose The method of procedure also als seems not to be clear to all aU No Ne teacher lion hould d order books or j i ip- ip plies of any kind direct from the clerk or cr any p local store It must be dove done onE by bY making proper requisition to the II i who should go over the orders carefully eliminating every every- thing tiling not essential Bills sent to the the board by local merchants etc must be sworn to n In Inthe the proper legal manner Sec See of the school law of Utah No claim or account except except salaries of te teachers chers and janitors janitor shall be audited or allowed b by the board oard of education unless the correctness correctness correctness cor cor- of the time same shall be veri verified fled fied under oath Anything that does not conform to this law will be returned which causes dela delay and general faction To a avoid vold this unnecessary trouble blanks s like the one enclosed will be sent to the principals When local bills are drawn they should be sent to the board properly made out on one of these vouchers and signed as per the accompanying cony and either o. o k by the principal principal principal pal or accompanied by tale p principals principal's inci- inci pals pal's al's als requisition of the articles Four other kinds of blanks either have been sent or will be in the near nears I future by the clerk They are as I follows 1 Time Card This consists in ina a little the duplicate being a post card which after fter being properly properly prop prop- erly filled in is torn out and forwarded forward forward- ed to the clerk of the board at the end of each school month A two cent stamp is to be used instead of or one as indicated on the tho card 2 Teachers Teacher's Requisition to the Principal This Thle Is a white sheet on which the teacher makes requisition to the for books supplies and should be kept on etc n needed eded file b by the principal It is urged that these blanks be businesslike filled filed out In a neat and and ans ink just as we manner with pen would require of one on one of our pupils Pe Fe sure that that- you understand and nd then go ahead I Both principals and teach teachers rs should keep on their own file a copy of all orders they issue These must checkwith check checkwith I with the total at t the en end of the year your attention is 1 Reports Again your jour called to the necessity of getting your monthly reports in in good time Remember Remember Remember Re Re- member the school month is iE four tour weeks and does not always alway coincide with the calendar month The complete comparative report was sent to all the time local paI papers ers but hut In full fun In e was not published future this report will be sent to the principal o of each school to h be Sure sure that they get it Registers It Is required that registers registers reg reg- regIsters to date Do not are kept up rip p work Have al get behind In this registration cards properly filled out oat this office as S soon and forward to convenient now as r I I Supervision lion slon from a b g v.- v. T 1 little little lit lit- do can county point of view we tle tie more than but are willIn willing will will- all an we can to do In ing and anxious to of pf the le teachers cher crease the time efficiency experienced te tethers Principals and much to assist the however can do new ones In various ways always be su- su Play grounds must must not be left Children of or some some-of ome of the without the presence teachers the time noon recess recess re- re recess during School rooms supervised Sonic Some cess must also be continued on page five u u LETTER TO COUNTY COITY TF continued from first page ort of arrangement mu must t be made wherein herein one teacher is always at the wilding during t the le noon period If all but one of the rooms room's may be closed But at least one room in which a teacher remains hould could be he left open for the conven- conven c cuce of the ch children but t they m must st st. not ot be he permitted to romp in and out Enrollment For some cause the first months month's report shows shows decrease n n n enrollment over the first month of QC last year It is evident that some some- hing is wrong wrong Look over your cen- cen ns report and find where they aree areTe are Te e e must get them Into school Read carefully page ISO of your State Course of Study relative to cry attendance Be diligent in re- re oTting orting all cases of failure in filling th this Mils is law In order to fill the retirements re re- of 20 weeks every child must be in school now Prizes O Offered A ered Punctuality and Attendance a Again gain we are falling below the average average average aver aver- aver aver- age for the same month last season Something must be be done To assist i-i i this matter the following plan will willbe willbe be he worked out from this office but each school must work out its own scheme for securing the desired atI at- at I A pennant will be secured and presented pre pre- seated to the school having the highest high est average attendance as shown by bythe bythe bythe the report at the end of this month Provided however that such school does not have more than half as many tardy marks as there are pupils enrolled Should there be more I than one school having the high mark in at attendance attendance attendance at- at the pennant will be awarded award award- ed to th the school having the least number of tardy marks per pupil No school shall receive the pennant pennant pennant pen pen- nant whose tardy marks are more than half halt the number of pupils en enrolled enrolled enrolled en- en rolled for that month At the end of each successive school month remember the school month is four weeks this same I pennant will be transferred to the i school winning as per the above ex- ex ex ex- At the j beginnIng of or next next school year a school library valued at 2500 will be given to the school which won the pennant the he greatest number of oC times This ThIs offer is for the elementary schools but must Include the seventh and eighth gra grades i s at at Roosevelt The teachers of or each school are lert left to work out theIr own scheme but we suggest some sort of competition competition compe compe- between en grades grades' or departments departments departments departments' depart depart- ments ments' and urge that that particularly the I parents if it possible be he Interested in inthe inthe inthe the work vork The results of each month will bo be forwarded forwarded- to all all schools s at tho iho time timo that tho complied compiled monthly report Is sent I I I V Health and nd Sanitation tation This fins Is all subject sub I- I will receive attention in another part of the outlines but must be mentioned mentioned mentioned men men- here Already measles has Interfered with the e progress and success success success suc suc- cess cess of one of the the schools it having been Veen closed for Cor some time Are you acquainted with your health officer If If not look him up and be s sure re that you YOU understand each other with ref ret rence to this important subject In each precinct a health officer office las las or should be appointed He andI and I the county commissioners commissioners commissioners' for the hoard Ioard of or health for that precinct pre i Teachers hers must r report port to him him imme- imme l tely all cases of disease Do not not take chances on suspicious cas cases 1 Protest the he health of your school and arid community you community you are are in a groat great responsible Have a thorough clean up of grounds rounds out buildings etc before now Snow falls and under no condition allow illow pupils to tie animals near the I school building Encourage children ind tind nd parents to provide shelter for i he horses at reasonable distance from Crom the school house Ask the co- co co- co cooperation I coI I operation of church officers who use the same buildings i in n many cases In some cases in he lie past school grounds have had he one appearance appearance of poorly kept barn bam How does your look Waste Waste- It would seem that there would be no more mOle use for discussing his subject However conditions as ase S e e find them occasionally demand 1 it it In a few instances we still find use of scratch paper note text books etc and ev even n paper used in the place of cratch paper Principal and teachers teachers teach teach- ers are responsible for this condition It suggests a lack lacI of Proper proper community pride even ven though the bu buildings are used for all purposes pur- pur poses roses Desks etc should be repaired repair repair- ed b by the janitors before it is too ate If the janitor cannot do it and ind no one else else is available tho the teacher eacher or principal might be excused excuse excused ed e if he did It Following are a few of the points by which we are judg judged d as teachers ty iy y those who visit us Grounds Are they sanitary inviting in inviting in- in and do pupils and teachers use nee them in wholesome activity during during during dur dur- ing recreation periods Buildings Are they in good re- re air sanitary ventilated as well as asay nay ay neat be be neat clean pictures clean pictures and other wall in keeping with too conditions c conditions too little or too much temperature temperature as good as Etc tc Desks In good repair well repair well ar- ar as to light and convenience I ar-I jean tean free from scratches etc I It t Note Nate Books Well Vell filed neat ritten work well done cover in good or leaves defaced defaced leaves torn torno o opt lt etc S J Cupboards and Teachers' Teachers Desks Desks- well arranged carefully led and assorted Locks Locks' in good goodr T r bad r repair pai rr Floor clean or strewn strewn with paper etc Teacher Appearance careless or tidy Spirit of School Is there good t team am work Industry Are they busy If Ie so what at If not why not Class Work Vork Does it show preparation preparation preparation prepa prepa- ration of teacher and pupil pupil pupil- Read carefully carefully- all of pages to Inclusive in the State Course of Study A S Splendid Thing Juvenile Court This organization tion is being felt for good In the county and can be beof of great help to the schools In enforcing attendance and punctuality and in n keeping down the spirit of or that is so prevalent prevalent prevalent pre pre- valent in most of our pioneer comI com com- I If it has not already been done look over your community and and select the best person available for local juvenile officer send us his tame lame and we will have him appointed appoint appointed appoint appoint- ed to that position All cases of juvenile delinquency should be reported to the local officer If there is none to the county officer Clarence I. I Johnson Roosevelt Utah We are ready to help you If iY It is il iI continued on next page power r Library n V We have hav an at library library for th the use Ufe of of the theE ir E Clit hers g Books s and bulletins on 1 Y r x e ec topic topic- The They r r for the he asking 5 c V f Every teacher must musti i e a Su for an educational Journal Even the best est and most ex exers ex- ex teach ers find an abundance of l ew thought and suggestions chool of several t teachers It if each one will subscribe for Cor a different I mag yOU will be able abie to Increase I materIal |