Monthly Report of Alfred Axsom, School District No. 28, Potter County, South Dakota

Lucas School Dist. No. 28 (school...can't read it....took a picture of it.)

Grade 7, Tacaher Helen Crawford

they were in session 20 days months 1,4,5,6,7,8; 17 days month 2; 18 days month 3; and 21 days month 9.

he missed 1 day month 3, 4 days month 4, 3 days month 5, 1 day month 6, 1 day month 7. 1.5 days month 8, 1 day month 9.

he was tardy 7 times month 4, twice month 5, 1 month 6, twice month 7, once month 8, once 9th month.

Deportment: 60, 60, 60, 70, 70, 75, 75, 75, 80.

Reading 80. 80. 77. 80. 79. 85. 81. 90. 82. 85. 86. 80. 88. 85. 81. 85. 82. average 84%

Writing 80. blank. blank. 85. blank. 85. 85. blank. blank. 85. 85. blank. 85. blank. 85. blank. blank. 80. blank. average 84%.

Spelling. 73. 84. 94. 92. 100. 72. 99. 88. 99. 91. 99. 91. 94. 84. 99. 88. 99. 92. 90. 80. 94. average 89%.

Arithmetic 75. 20. 85. 90. 77. 70. 86. 90. 85. 90. 89. 89. 90. 91. 65. 82. 75. 83. 86. 89. average 75%.

Geography starts on 9th square: 80. 80. 75. 85. 84. 85. 82. 80. 81. 85. 82. average 83%.

Lang. or Grammar 75. 70. 76. 70. 77. 80. 79. 75. 74. 85. 82. 88. 83. 75. 84. 80. 81. 80. 88. average 98%.

US History 77. 65. 75. 85. 77. 80. 77. 80. 79. 65. 79. 65. 79. 80. 81. 80. 84. 85. 83. 80. 84. 85. 80. average 88%.

Physiology 72. 75. 73. 80. 79. 80. 81. 75. 88. average 88%.

Drawing: all 80, 80%.

Agriculture all 80 and 85. average 84%.

there were Daily Grades and Examination Grades.

his mother, Mrs. Daisy Axsom signed his report card.

so, I turned to google, trying to figure out the name of this school....I did find:

General William Henry Harrison Beadle was a leading figure in the early development of South Dakota's educational system. He was credited with being "the father of education in the two Dakotas, the man who saved the endowment and school lands Congress applied to many other states that have since been admitted into the union." By 1916, there were 5,041 one-teacher rural schools in South Dakota but due to declining population and consolidation with larger schools, this number dwindled to 80 by 1986. Hence, the North Canton School represents the one-room rural school that is a vanishing landmark in South Dakota.

of course, I don't know that he went to one-room school.

the grade card was printed. all the course offerings on the card(he didn't take all of them, assuming not all offered) were Reading, Writing, Spelling, Arithmetic, Geography, Lang. or Gram., U.S. History, Physiology, Civics, Drawing, S.D. History, Music, Agriculture, Domestic Science.