Austin's 1930 Los Alamos Ranch School progress report
Title
Austin's 1930 Los Alamos Ranch School progress report
Subject
Subject -- Education
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3 pgs
Creator
Henry Austin Clark Sr. 1865-1951
Date
1930
Contributor
Henry A. Clark Jr.
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CC BY-NC-ND 3.0
Language
En-US
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EXTRACT FROM LETTERS REFERRING AUSTIN'S DISPOSITION AND CONDUCT AT BOARDING SCHOOL
He has made a good start and is doing satisfactory work. His physical condition is very good; he already shows a slight gain in weight, and his physical score has gone from 94 to 109. His general attitude and conduct in the school have been very good.
His average is down three points, History is still his weakest subject. This is probably due to the fact that he is not yet mature enough for an understanding or historical relations, and the subject becomes a mere memory exercise. His work is generally very satisfactory.
Austin's physical condition continues to improve, He shows a gain or four pounds during the month and his score has gone from 109 to 115. His general attitude and conduct in the school continue good.
His average is the same. He failed an examination in History which was almost entirely due to his laboriously slow writing. I hope that he will be able to develop a little more speed.
The boy’s physical condition has been very good.He shows a gain of about eight pounds since his arrival in September.
His general attitude and conduct in the school also continue to be good.
His average is six points lower this month, largely because of a considerable drop in English, yet his mid-year examination in English was good, He seems generally able to do his work and his scholastic progress has been fairly satisfactory.
Austin’s physical condition has been generally good during the month. He was in the infirmary two days with a slight cold in the head but seems to have regained any loss from it.
His general attitude and conduct in the school have been good.
(2)
His average is six points lower than last month, largely lower grades in History and Latin in both subjects he had bad examinations. In History examination grade was 41, but that was out of a total of only fifty per cent or the examination that he tried, showing again that his difficulty is not ignorance, but slowness; similarly, in Latin he attempted only two thirds of the examination. He is a little reluctant to apply a little pressure to himself.
Austin's physical condition has been good during the past months and he shows an increase of six pounds in weight.
His general attitude and conduct in the school have been good.
His average is up nine points; his good examinations brought him back more nearly to his former level. His weekly grades have also been better during the past month.
Austin's physical condition is very good; his score for the month is 115 and his weight is 98 pounds, which shows a gain of three pounds since the Christmas holidays.
His general attitude and conduct in the school have been very good.
His average is up five points, continuing his improvement; his grades are very good. Austin's physical condition is also excellent, his general attitude and conduct have been very good.
His monthly average is one point lower than the last. He has done good work for the entire year. His schedule next year should be English I, Latin I and Mathematics I, five-hour courses; and History IA and French IA both three-hour courses. The first three continuations of courses this year. Austin should better next year in all courses as he learns to apply himself and gauge the amount of effort needed.
Austin's physical condition has been excellent throughout the year. He shows an increase in stature of two inches and a gain in weight of sixteen pounds since his arrival last September.
His general attitude end conduct have been very good, with the exception to occasionally showing a lack of control display of temper. He has been very nice about taking my suggestions on this, and I hope that he will learn to control himself.
1932
(3)
The boy’s general attitude and conduct in the school have been fairly good, although he has bad considerable trouble in getting along with other boys. Have been trying to help him on this and to get the help or his companions. This is not particularly new with him, but has been more conspicuous this year than last year. However, I believe he is going to come out of it nicely.
He continues to do a good grade of school work, although a he shows more signs this year of being occasionally pressed for time. He is rather slowly learning the necessity or driving himself and working faster, both mentally and manually. Until we have helped him to accomplish this, his History will probably be harder for him than his other subjects.
His general attitude and conduct in the school have shown considerable improvement. He is really making an effort to be more continually agreeable with everyone and I hope that you will notice a change in this direction when he returns at Christmas time.
In point of promise, this is the best month's work he has ever done for us. After a little admonition on the subject of the necessity of spurring himself to greater effort he pulled himself out of a considerable slump in French and continued with a stronger purpose and better attitude. Instead of feeling that he had too much to do, as he did earlier in the season, he has changed to a degree to accomplish his present schedule.
His general attitude and conduct in the school have continued to improve. I know that you will enjoy ha him home and I will greatly enjoy seeing him return,
I am pleased to say that the boy is now picking up nice. He shows a gain of four pounds in the last week, we believe that another week or so will bring him back to his best weight. He seems to have recovered his old interest so that all of his ill effects of the Christmas holiday illness is apparently been overcome.
(4)
I hope that Austin will become, as he grows a little older, less self-assertive, While he is generally pleasant and agreeable, he is apt, particularly among boys, to express his opinions rather uncharitably and sometimes a little sarcastically. This, of course, affects his relations with other boys, which are sometimes not as agreeable as we should wish. I am inclined to think that this is merely a temporary phase of his development and will peas away as he continues to be thrown more and more with those of his own age.
His general attitude and conduct in the school have shown some improvement. He seems to be anxious to follow out my suggestions and is trying to make himself more agreeable. His general attitude and conduct in the school have been good.
The boy's general attitude in conduct in the school went to pieces badly during the last six weeks. When I returned from the East I was much surprised to find the condition he has allowed himself to get in. He was then indulging in tantrums and all sorts of foolish upsets, which I tried to help him out of, with very little success. I am afraid that if that sort of thing continues, he is simply headed for disaster. He was absolutely unable to get along with either boys or Masters. I am sorry he did not realize the advisability of finishing here with more credit to himself.
He has made a good start and is doing satisfactory work. His physical condition is very good; he already shows a slight gain in weight, and his physical score has gone from 94 to 109. His general attitude and conduct in the school have been very good.
His average is down three points, History is still his weakest subject. This is probably due to the fact that he is not yet mature enough for an understanding or historical relations, and the subject becomes a mere memory exercise. His work is generally very satisfactory.
Austin's physical condition continues to improve, He shows a gain or four pounds during the month and his score has gone from 109 to 115. His general attitude and conduct in the school continue good.
His average is the same. He failed an examination in History which was almost entirely due to his laboriously slow writing. I hope that he will be able to develop a little more speed.
The boy’s physical condition has been very good.He shows a gain of about eight pounds since his arrival in September.
His general attitude and conduct in the school also continue to be good.
His average is six points lower this month, largely because of a considerable drop in English, yet his mid-year examination in English was good, He seems generally able to do his work and his scholastic progress has been fairly satisfactory.
Austin’s physical condition has been generally good during the month. He was in the infirmary two days with a slight cold in the head but seems to have regained any loss from it.
His general attitude and conduct in the school have been good.
(2)
His average is six points lower than last month, largely lower grades in History and Latin in both subjects he had bad examinations. In History examination grade was 41, but that was out of a total of only fifty per cent or the examination that he tried, showing again that his difficulty is not ignorance, but slowness; similarly, in Latin he attempted only two thirds of the examination. He is a little reluctant to apply a little pressure to himself.
Austin's physical condition has been good during the past months and he shows an increase of six pounds in weight.
His general attitude and conduct in the school have been good.
His average is up nine points; his good examinations brought him back more nearly to his former level. His weekly grades have also been better during the past month.
Austin's physical condition is very good; his score for the month is 115 and his weight is 98 pounds, which shows a gain of three pounds since the Christmas holidays.
His general attitude and conduct in the school have been very good.
His average is up five points, continuing his improvement; his grades are very good. Austin's physical condition is also excellent, his general attitude and conduct have been very good.
His monthly average is one point lower than the last. He has done good work for the entire year. His schedule next year should be English I, Latin I and Mathematics I, five-hour courses; and History IA and French IA both three-hour courses. The first three continuations of courses this year. Austin should better next year in all courses as he learns to apply himself and gauge the amount of effort needed.
Austin's physical condition has been excellent throughout the year. He shows an increase in stature of two inches and a gain in weight of sixteen pounds since his arrival last September.
His general attitude end conduct have been very good, with the exception to occasionally showing a lack of control display of temper. He has been very nice about taking my suggestions on this, and I hope that he will learn to control himself.
1932
(3)
The boy’s general attitude and conduct in the school have been fairly good, although he has bad considerable trouble in getting along with other boys. Have been trying to help him on this and to get the help or his companions. This is not particularly new with him, but has been more conspicuous this year than last year. However, I believe he is going to come out of it nicely.
He continues to do a good grade of school work, although a he shows more signs this year of being occasionally pressed for time. He is rather slowly learning the necessity or driving himself and working faster, both mentally and manually. Until we have helped him to accomplish this, his History will probably be harder for him than his other subjects.
His general attitude and conduct in the school have shown considerable improvement. He is really making an effort to be more continually agreeable with everyone and I hope that you will notice a change in this direction when he returns at Christmas time.
In point of promise, this is the best month's work he has ever done for us. After a little admonition on the subject of the necessity of spurring himself to greater effort he pulled himself out of a considerable slump in French and continued with a stronger purpose and better attitude. Instead of feeling that he had too much to do, as he did earlier in the season, he has changed to a degree to accomplish his present schedule.
His general attitude and conduct in the school have continued to improve. I know that you will enjoy ha him home and I will greatly enjoy seeing him return,
I am pleased to say that the boy is now picking up nice. He shows a gain of four pounds in the last week, we believe that another week or so will bring him back to his best weight. He seems to have recovered his old interest so that all of his ill effects of the Christmas holiday illness is apparently been overcome.
(4)
I hope that Austin will become, as he grows a little older, less self-assertive, While he is generally pleasant and agreeable, he is apt, particularly among boys, to express his opinions rather uncharitably and sometimes a little sarcastically. This, of course, affects his relations with other boys, which are sometimes not as agreeable as we should wish. I am inclined to think that this is merely a temporary phase of his development and will peas away as he continues to be thrown more and more with those of his own age.
His general attitude and conduct in the school have shown some improvement. He seems to be anxious to follow out my suggestions and is trying to make himself more agreeable. His general attitude and conduct in the school have been good.
The boy's general attitude in conduct in the school went to pieces badly during the last six weeks. When I returned from the East I was much surprised to find the condition he has allowed himself to get in. He was then indulging in tantrums and all sorts of foolish upsets, which I tried to help him out of, with very little success. I am afraid that if that sort of thing continues, he is simply headed for disaster. He was absolutely unable to get along with either boys or Masters. I am sorry he did not realize the advisability of finishing here with more credit to himself.
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