The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-31


creased.
Tho Power Of the Public School system in |
Building Character and Developing
Mental Power.
The city schools will 'open for the new
year Monday morning, September l. 1t Is
very desirable that there should be full
attendance from the first, Owing to the
non-completion of the new buildings,
there is likely to be a scarcity of room for a
time. Some of the schools may not be
badly crowded for few weeks, but such
arrangements will be made as will enable
all pupils to keep up the work of their clas-
ses. The prospects for very prosperous
year in school matters were never better
than at present. Nearly all of the excellent
corps of last year have been retained. while
those who come into our schools for the
first time are teachers of long experience
and unquestioned ability. A special teacher
in writing has been employed who will de-
vote his whole time to this subject. 1t is
safe to say that the year will show marked
improvement in the penmanship of the
pupils. There has been in past years
tendency among the advanced pupils to
leave the public schools and enter private
schools, here or elsewhere, thinking to bet
ter prepare themselves for higher institu-
tions of learning in the east
With the present enlarged facilities Of
fered in our high school this is wholly I'M
necessary. The curriculum of study offers
pupils choice of three courses of study.
One of these, known as the English course,
offers a varied line of work including mathe-
mates, English and American literature,
composition and rhetoric, physiology and
physical geography and thorough drill in
the natural sciences. In addition to this
reviews will be given in arithmetic and
grammar. This course is intended to pre-
pare young people for teaching school or to
great majority enter upon leaving school.
Another course, known as the classical
course, is intended more especially to fit
pupils for entering college. This course
differs from the former in having less ex-
tensive course in the sciences and requiring
man, or both if the pupil prefers it. It is
safe to say that pupils who complete this
course can enter, without examination,
standard colleges of the east. Efforts will
be made to have an arrangement of this
kind 90 into effect i'll the near future, of
| WHICH, uu0 UOVlCo WILL DC klNcu.
In addition to the above, a business course
has been established. As its name implies,
it is intended to prepare young men and
women to enter business employments.
The branches of study required i'll this de-
partment are commercial arithmetic, gram
mar and composition, penmanship and let,
ter writing, civil government, political
economy, commercial law. bookkeeping
and business practice, tyPewriting and
shorthand. The fact that the new rooms
are not ready for occupancy will somewhat
interfere with the programme outlined fol-
the Glasses in this department, but tempo Pc
rary arrangements will be made until the
high school can enter its new quarters
It is the fixed purpose of the board OF
trustees to place the city schools on firm
basis. making the course OF study as broad
and the teaching as thorough. as can be
, found in the largest cities of the east.
With the efficient corps of teachers nov
employed and the building now being
erected, this will have been accomplished
80 far as it is possible for the board to do
it. 1t remains for the patrons of the schoo
to supplement this work by manifesting a
This they can do by visiting them q;
often as possible in the school
room, seeing that they are prompt
: and regular in their attendance, and b.
cordially supporting every movement in
a tended to build up and strengthen tn
SCHOOL 6ySJ6lus " 40 uAACCCbouAy w oAVC
A into an argument to convince the citizen
: of Helena that an excellent system o
schools will do much to place the city in
favorable light in the eyes of visiting stran
gers, or those living in the east who may b.
r looking for desirable place to locate. Tn
4 magnificent buildings and the excellent sys
< tenn OF schools in Denver have brought tina
: city into prominence in every state and tel
: ritory in the nation. And SO it will be wit
Q our own city. Good buildings, capabl
teachers and wise management of GU
r schools will do much to make Helena at
r tractive to those who are looking Tor west
= ern homes
q The facilities for better work in the hig
8 school will be largely increased rs soon q
I the new building is completed. which WI
be April l. A laboratory for chemical wor
4 will be fitted upwith all modern appliances
n the physical apparatus will be MATERIAL
v improved. fine cabinet of minerals will
= secured to illustrate the subject matter Q
j. the text, elegant microscopes have alread
been imported from London for botanics
and physiological Investigations, while tn
,e library will be enlarged and placed in
a. is safe to say that no high school in tn
MS northwest will be more perfectly equippe
a. than our own.
The probabilities are tina: the enrollmer
:. this year will reach one hundred or NOR
81 and that in another year it will greatly e.
as they ought to have, of every citizen, an
they will soon become mighty power
H. building up the character and developer
the mental power of our young people.
TX City School Notes.
. The public schools of Helena will opt
No for the new year tomorrow morning. 1t
r. hoped there will be a full attendance fro
No the very first.
:. Miss Wortman's school will not Col
~ mence before Tuesday. as the room I'll
store room on the corner of Ninth al
ri Idaho) is not quite ready. Due notice vi
Is be given.
1T, new room has also been rented On We
n Main street, where first primary schC
will be opened to accommodate the lit
H. ones of that locality until the new buildi
ne is completed.
ell Miss Blackstone's school, which last ye
oh met on Rodney street, will assemble Nc
he day in the basement of the Lutheran chur
:, on the corner of Rodney and Ninth stree
Pupils of that school are requested to ia
on notice and assemble at this place.
e "t The teachers of the city schools II
~. Yesterday at two o'clock in the high schC
:.s building, to talk over matters pertaining
aa. the opening of the schools. Nearly eve
ON was present. The work will common
I rha Monday without friction or the loss OF
wv minute of time.
ma The board of trustees have rented