Department
of Education
St. Croix, May
13, 192].
CIRCULAR LETTER
TO ALLTEACH-
ERS,
No.
19.
1.
The
attention
of all
teachers
is
called
to the fact that the
attendance
of
pupils in the Schools of St.
Oroix is
very
poor,
as
can been
seen
from
the
follow-
ing report of per
cent
of pupils attending
school for:
Week ending March
4,
1921
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While it is realised
that at
this season
of
the
year
pupils
are
apt
to attend
school
less
regularly
on
=zccount
of the
opportunities
for
field
labor,
as well
as
becoming
tired
of
school
work;
never-
theless,
something
must
be
done
by
every
te-cher
and principal
to keep
the
attendance
from
getting
lower
and
to
raise it above
90.00%
if possible.
2.
The
maximum
fines
as provided by
law will be imposed
by this
office on
pa-
rents
or guardians
of children
who are
either absent
or tardy
without
accepted
excuse from their principal or the
Assist-
ant Director of KEducation.
'
“In addition
to
the
above
fines,
the
criminal
section
of
the
new
Code
of
Laws provide
for
a
fine
up
to
Twenty
Dollars
($20.00)
to
be
ilmposed
by
the
Court
on those
parents
or guardians
who
are wilfullydetaining their children from
school.
Alist of
parents
who
are
very
negligent
in
sending
their
children
to
school
will be
given to
the
Governm:ant
Attorney for purpose
or proszcution.
3.
A Roster of
the
schools
with
re-
ference
to their
ver
cent of
attendance
will be kept
at this
office
beginning
to-
day and
a
suitable
award
will
be
given
the
school
ar
the
close
of
the
School
Year.
4.
The
provisions
of this
letter
will
be
carefully
explained
to th» pupils
and
given as much publicity as possible
(For the Director
of Education)
ARTHUR E. LINDBORG.
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& Bl
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CHRISTIANSTED THEATRE
8.00.
TUESDAY EVENING
8.00
6 REELS
:
:
ERS
"
Continuation
of the Great Serial
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Lass
of Lumberiand
ADBMNISSION
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anci
Children
20 and
10ec.
NOTICE.
HE June
Term
of
the
Distriet
Court
Tof
the
Virgin
Islands,
Municipality
of St. Croix, will open,
for the
Fred
eriksted
Sub-Judicial
district,
at
the
Fort in Frederiksted,
Monday
June
6th.
1921
a2t 10 o’clock A. M.
And for
the
Christiansted
Sub-Judi-
cial
District,
at
Government
House,
Christiansted,
Thursday,
June
9, 1921
at
10 o’clock A. M.
J.
F.
HENRY,
Clerk of the District Court.
It
is
our
sad
duty today
to chronicle
the death
at midnight last night of young
AN-IIONY J
ALEXANDER,
second
son of
our
esteemed
townsman
and
merchant
~
John Alexander and brother of Mr.Joseph
¢ Alexander,
so well known
to
us all.
The
Joung
man
had been
in poor
health
ev-
er since
he returned
from the States
sev-
eral morths
ago.
and
is cut off in but the
18th. year of his
age.
He
was very popu-
lar here,
his amiable
and
quiet,
genteel
disposition winning him many friends, and
his passing
away
robs
the
community
of.
one of its promising young
men.
T~
his
father
and brothers
thus sadly bercaved,
we offer our hearifelt -ympathy.
The funeral
will take place at 4.30 p.m.
tcday
from the vesidence.
.
1.OCAL.
After printing our
note of Saturdav
to
the
effect
that
the Mystery
had
not
gr-
rived,
it
was
discovered
that
she
had
got to
Hrederiksted
since
three
o’clock
that
morning.
The
Christiansted
mail
reached
here
shortly after
2.30
p.
m.,
just about
12 hours laier.
The
circus
company.
gave
performan-
ces
on Saturday
evening,
and
yesterday
afternoon.
ard
e¢vening,
on
all
ocea-
sion
goodly
.udiences
being
present.
It is
announced
that
the
last
perform-
ance
will
be held
tonight,
the
com-
pany
goiny
to
Irederiksted
tomorrow.
lhe
large
tent
is
taken
dewn
today
for repairs.
The feats
of
this
company
are truly marveious
and ali who ean do so
should
embrace
the
opportunity
of
at-
tending tonight’s
show.
Owing
to
the
high cost of labor,
ete.
it
is
impgsSsible
to
reduce
the
prices
of admission
the
manager
announces,
but there
will
be
a
special
programme
to consist
of 14
items
instead
of
11.
As
wentioned
in
Saturday’s
issue,
there
will be
no cine show
at the
theatre
this evening owing to the circus.
One cf the largest
and choicest
gaher-
ings of
the resyectability
was
present
in
the
Christiansted
Theatre
on
Saturday
night
at
the
exhibition
of
the
Danish
fi'lm showing the ceremonies
of the
trans-
fer
and
occupation
of north
Schleswig
which province
was restored
to Denmark
under
the
provisions
of
the
Versailles
treaty.
At 8.30
the occasion
was
opened
with
an
address
of welcome
by Director
Eduard
Gedde
who in the most
exceilent:
ly
chosen
English
reviewed
ihe loss
of
the Danish
provinece in 1864 following the
war with Germany
and
Austria, the hard
ships
and oppression
which
the
Danish
population
of the place
experienced
un-
der
the
German
administration,
the love
for
Denmark
and
the
cherished
hope
of
re-annexation
which
the people
preserv-
ed
all
through
the
fifty
odd
years
of
German
lule,
and
the
Danish
tradi-
tion
which
still
lingered
that
a
Dan-
ish King
would
some
day
ride
across
the
border
marking
the
restoration
of
the
union
with
the oid mother
country,
which
prophecy
was
fulfilled in
July
1920.
Mr.
Gedde
paid
high
tribute
to
the
part
which
our
government
under
President
Wilson took
in
effecting
this
happiness
of
the
Danish people,
and at
the
close
of
his address
the Danish
and
United #States
national
anthems
were
played
while
the
audience
stood
rever-
ently.
The pictures
were splendid; clear,
interesting,
and
instructive,
and
show-
ed
many
views
of
the
King
of
Denmark
on
the
memorable
day:
at
Copenhagen,
at
Kolding,
at
Dyb-
bol
and
Haderslev,
but
the
view
thst
took and
brought
forth
thunderous
ap-
rlause
was
that
showing
him
erossing
the old German frontier at Friedrickshof.
During intermission
refreshments
were
served
gratis.,
Afterward followed the
second
part
of
the
programme
wkich
was to consist
solely of foreign
views ande~
a
comie,
but
on
request
to
repeat
the
Danish
film,
a
part
of this
was shown
once
more.
The Danish
element
was
of
course- fully
rzpresented,
and
there
were
many
natives,
and
a
few
conti-
neatal
Americans,
all
of whom it is
sure
enjoyed
a
very
agreeable
evening
for
which thanks
are due to the promoters,
the
West India Sugar
Factory,
its
directors,
and especially
to Mr.
Adamsen
and
Mr.
Gedde,
and
Mr.
R.
Petersen
manager
of the
theatre
who
remembered
many