Village School Reports from 1888The following appeared in the Rock County Herald April 16, 1888:The Village CouncilA special meeting of the village council was held at the recorder’s office April 9th, 1888, at 7:30 o’clock p.m. Present, Wm. Jacobsen, president; J.W. Gerber, G.W. Snook, and P. Hawes, trustee; and M. Webber, recorder. Council began to discuss different propositions with a view of selecting a site for the town hall, and after considering the different locations proposed, it was moved and seconded that the proposition of Geo. C. Huntington to sell to the village the south fifty feet of lots Nos. 19—20—21 and 22, block 9, village of Luverne for the sum of five hundred and fifty dollars, be accepted and the village attorney and recorder be instructed to procure title of the same, and that said town hall be located on said described premises. Motion carried. Motion made and seconded that the recorder be instructed to draw an order on the treasurer in favor of Geo. C. Huntington for $550.00 in payment for said land. Motion carried. Motion made and seconded that the president and recorder be instructed to advertise for bids for the erection of a town hall in said village. Motion carried. On motion council adjourned. M. Webber, Recorder.The Luverne SchoolsFollowing is the report of the Luverne schools for the month ending March 30, 1888: High school: total enrollment 19; number cases of tardiness 2; time lost by tardiness, 38 minutes; number neither absent nor tardy 8. Highest average scholarship; A class, Arthur Huntington, 97 per cent; B class, Lucius Headley, 85; C class, Emily Brown, 95; D class, Thos. H. McDermott, 87, Jennie Fox, 87. Grammar school: Total enrollment 58; number cases of tardiness 30; time lost by tardiness 5 hrs. 36 min.; number neither absent nor tardy 15. Second Intermediate: Total enrollment 41; number cases of tardiness —; time lost by tardiness 1 hr. 10 min.; number neither absent nor tardy 11; highest average scholarship, A class, Clara Oestern 95 per cent.; B class, Lillie Wold 99 per cent. First Intermediate: Total enrollment 42; number cases of tardiness 4; time lost by tardiness 40 min.; number neither absent nor tardy 16. Highest average scholarship: A class, Nellie Hodgson, 96 per cent; B class, Clifton Glass, 93 per cent. Second Primary: Total enrollment, 40; number neither absent nor tardy, 12; number cases of tardiness. 6; time lost by tardiness 1 hour, highest average scholarship, A class, Charlie Thomte; B class, Courtney Glass. First Primary: Total enrollment 50; number neither absent nor tardy 21; time lost by tardiness, 1 hour, 15 min.; number of cases of tardiness 4; Highest average scholarship: A class, Myrtle Woodle; B class, Peter Larson, C class, Leonard Jacobsen. I am glad to notice that the reports show in all rooms except one, a decided tendency toward diminishing the amount of time lost by absence and tardiness.ZENAS N. VAUGHN, PrincipalDonations to the Rock County Historical Endowment Fund can be sent to the Rock County Historical Society, P.O. Box 741, Luverne, MN 56156.Mann welcomes correspondence sent to mannmade@iw.net.
