Biennial report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, state of Montana . 2 Tenth Grade Eleventh GradeTwelfth Grade ,532 Total S. 320 | 18,514 In 1919-1920 there were enrolled ninth graders, 3,386 tenthgraders. eleventh graders, 1,654 twelfth graders—a total enroll-ment for the year of It will be noted that not only has theenrollment in each grade of high school work increased, but the totalenrollment is 3Sr greater than it was two years ago. Higrh School Attendance The aggregate attendance of the 18,51


Biennial report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, state of Montana . 2 Tenth Grade Eleventh GradeTwelfth Grade ,532 Total S. 320 | 18,514 In 1919-1920 there were enrolled ninth graders, 3,386 tenthgraders. eleventh graders, 1,654 twelfth graders—a total enroll-ment for the year of It will be noted that not only has theenrollment in each grade of high school work increased, but the totalenrollment is 3Sr greater than it was two years ago. Higrh School Attendance The aggregate attendance of the 18,514 high school pupils reached2,908,547 days or an average attendance of 157 days for each pupilenrolled. In 1919-1920 each high school pupil attended an average of146 days. The percentage of attendance, however, was lower in 1921-1922 than in 1919-1920, the figures being respectively and percentages become all the more inexplicable when we realizethat the percentage of attendance in our Montana public schools duringthis same period rose from 92 I to Browning School Plant. School Buidng Above; Dormitory and teacherage Below. 28 SEVENTEENTH BIENNIAL REPORT The Junior Hig-h School In Montana the junior high school movement has been makingslow progress. In some schools there have been introduced into theseventh and eighth grades certain features of junior high school or-ganization such as departmentalized instruction, lengthened periods,and more stringent educational requirements for teachers. In the largemajority of our high schools laying claim to junior high school or-ganization the similarity ends with the features enumerated above. Chief among the causes for lack of development in this field maybe mentioned unfavorable financial conditions and the dual-manage-ment of schools in towns where county high schools are located. Thelatter of these objections could probably be overcome by proper legis-lation; but, until the financial condition of the school


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