REPORT CARDS
DECEMBER 8
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS
NOVEMBER 25, 26
VOLUME 3 BAII£Y, NORTH CAROLINA . NOVEMBER 19Sh
Students l^vedl AttencbnceLcv\/,'PoorTeacher Prospect
Interestin Work
Remarks of students indi
cate that class work is
"more interesting" than
earlier in the term.
In the field of English
the seniors are studying
Mi\GBETH. They are dramatiz
ing scenes from the play,
reading additional plays
by Shakespeare, portraying
scenes by poster work, mak
ing word posters, and writ
ing themes,
BIOGRAPHY
The juniors are studying
biography, reading biogra
phies, and learning to out
line.
Shakespeare is the centcr
of interest for the sopho
mores also. They are study
ing JULIUS CAESAR, recit
ing lines, and writing
short themes, Thuy are a-
bout ready for short sto
ries,
Basic grammar is consum
ing the freshman's time,
DEMONSTRATIONS
In the scienco department
demonstrations prove "most
interesting" to the stu
dents, A few of the princi-
* pics and instruments used
in these demonstrations
are a Model dash of two-
engine airplano, Watt's
governor, vacuum pump, Car
tesian diver, capillary
action, barometer, siphon,
falling bodiec, center of
gravity, gyroscope, hydro
meter, and atomizer.
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THANKSGIVING MENU
Baked Chicken-Dressing
With giblot gravy
String beans
Cream potatoes
Bread
Cranberry Sauce
Ice cream
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NewScheduleFosters
.Better Chapel Progroms
For the benefit of Mrs.
Helen Mvirray's music pro
gram, the school now sched
ules bimonthly chapel pro
grams, The teachers may ox»
change program dates if
necessary.
In the past few years the
chapel programs were pre
sented once weekly. This
frequent demand of Mrs,
Murray's time was found to
interfere with the public
school music program.
Teachers say that the bi
monthly schedule gives
each class more time for
practice and Mrs. Murray
more time for her music.
Already there have been,
according to the students
and faculty, several "im-
' pressive" prograos, iimong
these is the special
(See PROGRAMS page 2)
Eight per cent of the stu
dent body averaged being
absent the second month.
At the present rate of ab
sentees, the principal as
serts, "We will not gain a
teacher."
He further stresses, "Par
ents, se.id your children
to school unless you have
a very gocd reason to keep
them oat. They get behind
in their class work, and
it hurts our school record.
If everyone would work to
gether so each class could
get at least 90% attend
ance, this would help our
possibilities of getting a
new teacher."
AVERAGE ATTENDANCE
The records reveal that
the percentage of attend
ance for the grades for
the second month was 91%.
The high school percentage
of attendance for the same
period was 93%. This makes
an average of 92% of at
tendance for the entire
school and 8^ of absentees.
The girls' attendance rec
ord was higher than the
boys'.
Rooms with 95% or above
attendance are;
Name Gl-ade Per Cent
Mrs, F, Bynum 1 96
Mrs, 0, Barnes 2 & 3 95
Miss C, Eatmon 3 96
Mrs, E. Evans 8 96
Mrs. Ann EdwardsS 96
Miss E, Farmer 11 95