The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1889-01-10
WHOLE NO. 103.
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Le2E Lodga county was organized; ..jif,e
/. 1850, ana Ill October o. ,h,, f,JIo..i.,r
year Robert ,illes Was appointed ScI,,..l
superintendent, and served one ,e:,r.
Deer Lodge was the first dis, yict es;ab-
lished In the county.
The school census shows that tbere
were then l4S CENSUS children in the
county, and the apportionment S:4l4
per capita. Ihere art now 2,o5o children
OF school aye. and the appo1tionn:ent
this year was Slt.9o per capita.
Deer Lodge coun-y ranks third IS to
lis school population, and fo:;r;h is TO Ike
AMOUNT OF school a.cn,'y app, r:ion d.
Martln Perrin was elected co..n:y
superintendent in 49,, and s.i.-ei TWO
years. lie WIS succeedsd d IN Office ty q.
Irvine, who resigned in April, la7l
isobt. v lies WIS appointed in his place;
he, however, resigned, and d. P. New
conner held the office until the election
OF Addison Sn:iih in 81. Nir Smith
str'ed seen years. He organized and
>onduc;ed The first institute held in the
>ounty. After becoming convince d that
he teachers most in need of such ins;ruc-
;lon wonld not attend, he prepared the
present institute act, and through the in
iuence OF the Deer Lod:.e members ii be-
came law. The first institute held
snder it vas in 1879. Mr.. Smith has
Always been a staunch friend 10 the
.du,.atiora: interests of the county.
=. K. Hardenbrook WAS elected in 1878,
and served until June l, 1851, when he
;esi;3ned, AID 'ihos. ". Ca:lin was chosen
ill the nrexi,irxd ;ern. lie was 81, cttd
il loS ana served until the election OF
,iargaret Wolfe, the present incumbent.
IN 1856.
Daring Mr.. Catlin's term there weres
six districts established, and IN increase
of $50 in the school population.
although Deer Lodge county stands
next to silver Bow and Lewis and Clark,
,ounties in the value of is school build
inss, the school houses in some dis: riots
re log structures, neither coa,forta able
:,or convent: Mt.
IIring The past year good buildings
ave ben tractt,i in the Jones and Lin
:oln districts. The Race Track school
aouse, which is just compl It'd, is Il hand
some frame building, furnished with ius-
proved d SKIS and applied with ch ;rss
lie Lilipsbury school board has. b,iIt
IA addition to and renodelcd iheir b.:ild
ing, and with its tasteful furnishings and
teachers, it is the pride of the
good people Of the place. The crowded
condition of the Anaconda schools
uecess4tates the erection OF an additional
during the insaing year. Mr.
Daiy having generously presented
for that purpose, a school has
been opened at the lower smelling works.
The new school building at Ellis.on
will be completed in time for an OPEN
ng Of school in the spring:
tod has indie. d lid q heavy hand on
he people of Pioneer. and scne OF tie
oriy est little aces will BE- missed from
their accustomed places when the trustees
ice! safe in again opening the schools
4 deeper interest manifested by
more of the school officers and patrons.
would add materially to The improvement
If I ht schools.
There are at present % org nized
school districts in the county. Thirty
eight teachers have been employed in the
,:,st year d 800 children have attend
school.
ii all our people were in hearty svm~
,;,thy with the public school system, ard
.ouid require their chiidron to att.rd
nore regularly land if officers and patrons
sould visit the schools and 81 ;:ln tls.ir
eachers, oar schools woiid become more
'ti.cient
MARGARET I. WOLFE. County Sapt>
Il T5Ek4IViXt. BU2sNESS.