Show SALINA SCHOOLS c Why Parents should keep children in school by superintendent A J ashman the schools are organized for the children if the children tare iare absent then no purpose Is served in having a school and the money required to pay the expense of a school system is wasted of course were there is never a day when every pupil is absent but if the parents of those who are absent would stop to figure out just the cost in wasted va sted money perhaps there would be less absence in sevier district there is spent every year for each pupil enrolled it takes this amount to pay the expense of running r I 1 g the school this cost goes on w whether b ther a pupil is ib in attendance or not if a pupil is absent the entire year this amount of money has been wasted if f you divide the by ibe the number of days in the school year you will get 31 cents this is the cost per day per pupil every day dav a pupil in sevier district is absent 31 cents hay has been wasted in school costs this thi s seems a small amount but let us figure in terms of all the cases of ab bence in the district the principals have agreed that a school to be up to standard stam lard in attendance should have 95 5 per cent of its pupils there let ui uc suppose then that every school in the district is up to standard in attendance this leaves 5 per cent of the pupils absent we have children enrolled if 5 per cent are absent every day we have students out of school every school day in the year multiply this by the cost per day 31 cents and you have lost every day in absence this thiis amounts for the days of the school year to any parent who keeps hi bi out of school is adding to the wasted money anoney it pays in a great many more ways for pupils to be regular in attendance but the amount of money lost is one of the most serious results r of absence I 1 new playground equipment the pupils of salina school received a very pleasant surprise on monday morning the principal of our school bought a set of balls w when hen he came from institute the pupils appreciate preci ate these balls to the fullest extent wid show their appreciation by using them in various enthusiastic ways the dairy hill in a secluded spot in wasatch county t y there is a small city on the north hills bills little vegetation is found on the south hills bills vegetation is very dense and luxurious almost all kinds of flowers common in the rocky mountain region are re found in abundance biks quaking aspen pines and various shrubs are found in jarge arge quantities wild strawberries and a large variety of other wild fruit are found on dairy hill thick grass serves as a natural carpet if cows could he be more contented anywhere it would be in a lucern patch wild sweet peas twine themselves about trees and shrubs to go through a grove of this kind is a difficult task you are rewarded dod for bour trouble if you find a columbine lahe they y measure mease re from one inch to one and one half inches in diameter A pure cold spring is found on the hillside it is cemented in and piped to the dairy for cooling milk people of the small city go t there for water as it is better than the regular cita water edith |