Show 0 0 f SOUTH SEVIER HIGH I 1 I 1 SCHOOL I 1 0 0 importance Import inco of regular attendance irregular attendance reached such proportions in the south sevier high school during the last two weeks of school that we are alarmed we wish to bring the matter before the students and their parents in li that by operative cooperative co efforts we ma may F bring about a solution with nith tle tl e reopening of school after the beet vacation when 10 per cent of a class ire arc absent attendance is a serious problem to the teacher when from 20 to 30 per cent of the attendance at school are absent it becomes a serious problem for everyone connected with the school in any degree this has been our condition during the past two weeks of L i chool and we begin to wonder it the parents who A keep their children out of school or permit them to remain out appreciate the purpose of high school se bool our course of study is arranged with the idea in view that the average pupil will be able to meet average requirements by attending regularly now if the pupil who is only average in school work is absent he be will find himself just one clay behind the class and before he can again reach his average standing he must make up all the work he has missed this proves unsatisfactory both to student and teacher because while this student is making up back work the test rest of the class is forging ahead and he can never be completely caught up in most high school classes the preparation of an assignment is dependent on the recitation during the previous class period many a student who is fully capable of doing average work fails because he sta stays s out occasionally and by missing the recitation periods finds his assignments difficult and becomes discouraged and falls fails every student knows what it means to get behind in his class work he knows that it takes a lot of extra effort to get to the point where he be can get understanding and satisfaction from the recitation to 4 say nothing about understanding as do the ones who ha have ve been in attendance teli dance fully prepared every day there are individual cases where it is ia necessary tor for students to remain out of school to assist their parents lt but such cases will be few and far when the beet season has ended enda then the only abs absentees enteen build be cases of 0 sickness that will mean that with the reopening of school schol we will have from 95 to per beut deut c e nt of our students in attend every day c w another matter on v bilich aich we need to operate cooperate co Is that of tardiness better late than never Is a maxim that should be changed in ever every persons mind to better never late the student who is late Is wa wasting sti n g his own time and the time of as many others as there are in the class waiting for him another good reason on for being on time is that it affects character the habit of always being on time is as easily formed as the habit or of being late half of the tine people who have the habit of 1 eing being punctual soon gain a good name tor for truthfulness which is one of the best resources an individual can possess only in exceptional cases is an excuse for tardiness anything but a poor excuse by operation cooperation co of parents stu dents and teachers we can reopen school with per cent in attendance and everyone there on time |