The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-12
CITY NEWS AND GOSSIP.
How the School Fund Will Probably
be Distributed Among the Diff
ferent Buildings.
Closing Exercises at St Peters
After Year of Successful
School Work.
r.ch Of Applications for Registry Clerk
ships-A Fine New Dining Car
A Coming Ball.

MI. Howey, in talking about the distri-
button of the fund Of S1OO,OOO for school
purposes, said that the trustees would prob
ahlv construct two new school buildings
besides the high school and make extensive
rena;rs ON the Sixth ward school house, in
creasing the number of rooms and adding
to the comfort of the pupils IN the way OF
eouipnacrts and furnishings. One OF the
new buildings will be built at the upper end
of Rodney street and the other on Montana
avenue on that portion OF the east size
where the population is fast increasing.
These buildings will be ready for occu-
pancy by Sept if the trustees succeed In
negotiating the bonds. 1t is hoped to have
the basement of the high school ready for
use before winter. Plans for these build
inps have been prepared by local architects.
Concerning the disposition Of the funds,
MI. Howey said he thought between $4,000
and SIS, 900 would be expended on the high
school building, and that this was
sufficient to construct high
school that would be credit to the city for
wears to come. This will leave about $780,
goo including the sum from the sale of the
First ward school property for the con-
struction of other school buildings and re-
pairs to the Sixth ward school. Mr..
Howev thinks that these expenditures will
be sufficient for the present needs of the
CITY. He hopes that the difficulties in
which the trustees are involved over the
school bonds will be satisfactorily adjusted
and the work soon commenced.
The closing exercises of St. Peter g school
were carried out yesterday forenoon in the
presence of an interested gathering of pa
rents and friends Of the pupil. Miss Ma
gronne's scholars gave some pleasing reci-
tations in French and did credit to them
selves and their teacher. Prizes in this
special branch we're awarded to Lewis
Davis, Herbert Lyman and Shirley Ashby.
A very interesting feature of the occasion
was the class conducted by Miss Flint in
geographic modelling. Two members of the
class formed from memory wonderfully
accurate map outline of South America,
using sand as their material, the rest filled
in the physical features, and the whole an
swered great variety of questions bear
ing on the cities and products of the CONT
nent. A class of little fellows who have been
in attendance for only two months
bore striking evidence of what can be ac-
complished by a trained teacher with boys
of six and seven years of age. Their inter
est in their work was pleasure to see
The medal for punctuality during the SEES
sion WAS awarded to Herbert Lyman ant
that for good conduct to May Word, Mrs
w. G. Child making the presentation. II
the course of his closing speech, the princi
pal congratulated the pupils on the worl
they had accomplished. He hoped they
would all return after pleasant holiday
and bring with them twice and three times
their present number to take advantage Of
the benefits they had themselves enjoyed
and fill up completely the schools new and
more commodious quarters OF next year
There is no doubt that the change to we'll
lighted, well-verfti!ated rooms is wist
move on the part of the trustees, and with
continuance of this years energy on the
part of the staff, St. Peters school ought t.
command the support of large portion o.
the community.