Schools Alpena Argus Our Union School

02 January 1872 Alpena Argus The following are the names of those pupils of the public schools who have been neither tary or absent since the rules respecting tardiness, and absence were adopted, by the Board of Education, six weeks after the opening of the term: John Thompson, Minnie Persons, Perry Crowell, Willie Eaton, George Haverly, Thomas Hall, Neil McNeil, Mariette Russell, Ida Eales, Minie Rice, Thomas Carnarthen, John McArthur, Cornelius Spain, John St. Peter. A very large number had not a single mark against them, till our schools were visited by the mumps, and it is thought by the teachers that the above list might have been several times longer but for this misfortune. The importance of punctual and regular attendance was clearly shown in the results of the examinations week before last. Those pupils who had been regular in their attendance were, almost without exception, mush better prepared to go on with their classes than those who had been irregular, or out even but a short time; not taking into account the loss of time and consequent loss of lessons, cause by a few days or weeks of absence, the discouragement to the pupil, is an element of vital consequence, and one which we fear, is not sufficiently considered. A pupil may indeed make up his lost lessons, but it is hard to recover from discouragement. We hope that parents will see to it, that their children are regular and punctual in their attendance upon school duties, and then the pupil will not only acquire a habit of punctuality, invaluable to them in after life, but will be able to make such progress in school as can be made only under these conditions. F.S. Dewey 06 February 1872 Alpena Argus Our Public Schools The following are the names of those pupils who have neither been tardy or absent during the month Jan. 26th: Grammar Department. - Nellie E. Buker, Abbie Mather, Eva Harrington, Minnie Persons, Eugene Motley, Jennie Johnson, James Tuggey, The last named was neither tardy or absent during the last ten weeks of last term. Intermediate Department. - Byron Persons, Amarilla Buck, Lafayette Howard, Lizzie Spratt, William Hall, Eva Vanhorn, Charles Motley, Mary Rensberry, Charles Haywood, Nannie Persons, Ida Nye, Sarah Chamberlain. Secondary Department. - Herbert Johnson, /alice Kerr, John Rensberry, Kittie Oliver, Eugene Oliver, Elmer Furbush, Bertha Case, James McArthur, James Dismore, Mary McArthur, Charles Hueber, Matilda Carmarthen, Frank Kneal, Walter Aber, Richard Barbaut, John Dafoe, Henry Plough, Alex. Harrington, Increase Mather, Kittie Power, Charles Stemmings, Thomas Spratt. Primary Department. - George Anker, Harry Morse, Allie Dinehart, Ida Spratt, George Harverly, Eddie Paroe, Thomas Hall, Burt Andrus, Mark Kneal, Nellie Bishop, Freddie Kimball, George Emerson, Clarence Emerson, Sannie Myers, Casper Rosenthal. Alex. Rosenthal, Lizzie Belon, Annie McArthur, George Viall, Jennie McArthur, Sarah Anker, Katie McDonald, Jennie Barbaut, Lucy Ronins, Jennie Behton, Nellie Tunsmore, Grace Barlow, Freddie Prince, Mary Haverly, Isaac Robins, George Kimball, Cornelius Spain, Lillie Raymond, John Smith, Lillie Rayburn, Mary Robins, Mary Richards. F.S. Dewey.