Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-09-04
Our Public school.

On saturday last an election was held Is
this CITY for re purpose os selecting School
Trustee TO serve three years. Mr.. Arch G-ar
ham was chosen. The Koard Of Trustees
consists Of three gentlemen. rho hold office
respectively ttree years-a new mc,s:ber be.
Ing elected eaci' year. The present Board Is
cor posed Of J. s. Mentlcnl.alI, C. l.. Clark
and Arch Graham. J. II. Taylor, E.a.. IA
Clerk for i:'c Board. to whom We aFe i,Mlebt-
ed Tor the following Statistics based upon the
census taken IN September last:
N'MBER Of CHILDREN n DISTRICT.
Between tn" age af 4 and II 1854
IhueL years IS
25s
The ap?ortionmcnt for echoo! purposes IN
1873 was $50 50. Only one appointment
WAS made this yea.
The asses. ment for school purposes il three
mills on the dollar Of all taxable property.
Tie school fund is increased to some extent
by fines, &C., from tho Probate aud Justices'
courts.
Under tho present system We have public
srhonl six months in-thc year. caring the
winter months. wi.ic'. is c,sti..ly inadequate
- the demands Of the present. enlightened
civilization Of the age. The people Of this
district are in comparatively good crcum-
stances. and the only present creams Of ctlu-
eating more than one hundred children
growi! < up IN our midst in comparative ig
noiance is public school taught six months
IL the year, and the compensation for teach
trs is 50 small that one person has TO teach
fti,v scholars. a task that no one has the abi-
ity to perform as i, should be. An effort,
promising success. was made two years ago
10 establish Il College or high school IN our
midst. but subsequent financial troubles In
tericresl With the accomplishment Of the oh
]. cts desired. and the subject ha. been suffer-
cd to lie dormant, when the demands tor in
creased education ! privileges have steadily
augmented.
Something should h. ,'nne 4, this :r after.
II we have not the siiii.tv q build ard eur-
port high sch Of, IN additional tax should
h. levied 10 secu,, ."os. competent teachers
tor our public s'!an.. a.,i give TO our ci,i-
drpn at least nI:r n:uiIi;is OF schooling dur
ing the year.
PtRseNAL.-Mr. Lyman Woolf, Of San
Francisco, arrived In this place recently. aud
W. are pleased to learn has permanently To-
Gated in B"zcman. being connected With the
house Of Ellis & Davis. He is an excellent
business man, and socially, possesses genial
nature.
Nr. Addison Smitl,, who is engaged in the
herculian effort OF canvas=ing the Territory
tor the tlclena Independent. arrived in Boze-
man Saturday aud abided with us sever i
days. adding good list ct names to the sab
rolls Of that paper. The Indepe,,-
dent has always kept its place as one If the
best papers in the Territory, and new that it
las received pow er press and an entire ou.-
nit Of new material, we look for decided
in its Typographical appear
AEce.
Z. A. Largey. Esq, arrived in this place
from rho East. Mr.. H. mas some
co' tract over this way that lie is looking al
Ter. lie brings encouraging news of the
Northern Pacific Kai!r"ad.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Arch Graham returned from
the Gcyscrs Thursday evening last. Mrs. 4.
was much improved by the trip.
Colonel Chestnut. John Marter and Charlie.
krug returned from the National Park last
week. The two latter gentlemen having
7isitetl the Lake, Geyscrs. &c. The cvl.s mel
'usticatrtl ~ the Springs. and put in his spare
moments fishing. We found the Colonel an
agreeable companion on such excursion. he |
> familiar wi !, all the trails and cut-ofs, aud
'lways carries such lunches.
EoAD THROUGH Rocky CANYoN.-ThrongI,
he ei.terrrise of some Of our citizens. aided |