1923
In September of 1923 eleven (11) schools in Boone county recorded perfect attendance records, according to Dewey Akers, attendance office for the schools.
This report was issued in the Tuesday, october 23, 1923, Boone County newspaper issue.
The newspaper account said " In these schools there has been neither a case of absence nore tardiness which is a mark of extreme merit both to the credit of pupils and parents."
The Schools

District	Township	Teacher	Pupils
No. 2	Clinton	Arnott J. Morton	16
No. 5	Eagle	Olive Harmon	8
No. 6	Harrison	Arletta A. Harmon	22
No. 3	Harrison	Joseph A. Purdue	26
No. 10	Jefferson	Gladys Lewis	19
No. 10	Marion	Ernest Birden	21
No. 13	Marion	Earl Freeman	20
No. 8	Union	Cecil Tharp	19
No. 1	Union	Ina L. Woods	11
No. 11	Marion	James T. Sims	17
No. 91Washington	Dolores Sutphin	17

 In 1923 it was decreed by State Law that "every child between the ages of 7 and 16 years must attend school
The newspaper account added, "Such records, which depend largely on efforts of perents to have their children in school every day, not only greatly benefit the school as a whole but serve as a valuable training for the child by creating a desire for honest and prompt discharge of any duties.



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