The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-01-16
PHlLIPSBURG'S SCHOOLS
The Handsome New Building Opened
Last Monday Morning.
IT'S THE PRIDE OF THE DISTRICT
Complimented Oh All Sides by Those
Who Have Visited It Since Its
Final Completion.

The opening Of the new school house
last Monday morning was gala day
for the young folks of Philipsburg
After vacation of several months du-
ration they have had considerable more
than the usual midsummer rest and
all are in consequence in a much better
mood to begin their Studies In fact,
they show, from the youngest to the
| oldest, desire for the attainment of
knowledge seldom equalled in our OBJ
servation. The long vacation has evi
IDENTIFY not harmed them in the least,
and the satisfaction of attending the
handsome institution of learningl
prepared for them by the people of the
district more than cOunterbalances any
delay that has occurred.
The architectural beauty of the bull
| ding and the large, spacious rooms and
| Railways have excited favorable com.
ment and complimentary references
from all who have taken the trouble tc
visit tho building since its completion
|
and the school board is daily receiving
praise for the part they took i'll seeing
that the district had building worth
the money expended. In fact, every
bony is satisfied with the building.
Large numbers of people visited it dur
ing the last few days, and in every
instance the parents who have children
to send to the school and those who
| pay the heaviest taxes toward its erec-
| tlOn and maintenance are loud in thei1
expressions Of satisfaction at the graft
flying outcome.
The building would be credit to
amy city in the state, and it is a safe
| assertion for us to make that there is
| not a city Of the size of Philipsburg
III Montana that has as large and hand
some structure dedicated to learning
within its confines. There is abso-
lutely nothing necessary to the comfort
OF and convenience of the pupils and
teachers that is not provided for in
the building. The rooms are of suffi-
c1ent size to accommodate all the pu-
pills that should be under the care of
any one teacher, and the railways
are large and roomy and Immediately
attract the attention of the visitor,
giving them at once an idea of the sub
stantial constitution and utility of
every part of the edifce. From the
large assembly room, which will be
used for high school purposes and en-
tertainments, to the basement there is
absolutely nothing missing that is usu-
ally found in any high school build
ing. The steam heating plant works
to perfection, and an equitable temper
ature can be maintained throughout
the entire building at very moderate
cost, doing away with the fuctuating
temperature found in buildings heated
by stoves, and the consequent colds
and illness of the children and teach
ers. The ventilation has been carefully
provided for and can be regulated at a
moments notice.
With the present excellent corps Of
teachers which the board has employed
there is no question but that Philips
burg should have school second to
none in any city Of it's size in the state.
Though from present indications addi-
tional teachers will have to be pro-
vided, as the number of pupils is
greater by a good deal than has ever
been the case in the history of the
place.
School opened Monday with an at
tendance of 2S7, which was followed
up the follwoing day by an increase
to 80, and it is said that there are
quite a number in the district besides
who will attend. Then there are
number of pupils from outside districts
whose names have been added to the
roll. and quite an addition to the num-
Der will be derived from this source
as the knowledge Of Philipsburg's ex-
cellent school facilities become known.
Particularly will this be the case
with the larger pupils who find it i'm
possible to obtain the more advanced
studies in the several country schools.
1t is safe prediction to make that
inside of three or four years primary
school will have to be built in some
other part Of the city to accommodate |
the rapidly increasing number of chill
len in. the district, though of course
the present facilities in the way of a
high school will do for great many