| Show Schools of County I Making Good Progress By n. n A. A FOWLER Superintendent of Weber County Schools a Weber county has hns twenty towns within its borders where schools schools- are maintained None of these are within the city limits of Ogden but most r. r or Cot them are within twenty minutes ride over good roads from the business section of Ogden There are no one or two roomed schools as we have a consolidated county unit system We have mostly schools of five to nine rooms in the various towns and only three schools with three teachers to the school The ninth grade work h is scheduled in thirteen of these The Senior high hish school is located at Eleventh and Washington avenue in Ogden n. Six hundred and eight scholars are enrolled and in attendance attend attend- ance anc at the Weber county high school coming from each of the towns by byu brill ie t car or by school bus Ever Every Ever student in the senior high school chool is transported We have pupils on the school rolls who are between 6 an and ani i 18 yean yeah of age The school attendance k Inn hu s been excellent this year averaging let liet letter ter than 89 per cert cent throughout I h Is I I the e best months it ht has reached per cent The avera average e grade attainment attainment attain attain- ment of our scholars is higher than ordinary rural schools which we t at t- t tribute to having a well well-organised system under consolidation makes possible securing first first-clist teachers who work with moden equipment in modern modem school buildings buildup and with well graded classes in school as most cities are able to se Ie- cure We have teachers all properly proper certificated a primary grade supervisor supervisor super super- supervisor visor a music supervisor a health department and nurse with time part service of a physician We have an aD attendance and coordination department department depart depart- ment and a full time man to see that thI pupils are in school or legitimate legitimately excused He assists in placement work and in time part instruction In general the attitude and spirit prevailing in Weber schools makes mala for the best scholastic results Those im who complete the courses prescribed are as as' as well wen fitted for life as are ro stu rodents dents from any school district |
