The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-26

Public
School
Notes.

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Superintendent Burla visited in sew
eral rooms last week.
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The high school. eighth grade, sew
enth, sixth and fifth grades are having
an unusually large enrolment for til,
month of September.
The plan Of giving a Library Day en-,
tertainment by the pupils of the grades
is being discussed. The different
grades will be supplied this year with
juvenile periodicals to be used in con.
nection with the grade libraries.
For current events, the high school
library is supplied with "Harper's
Weekly" Review of Reviews and Bill
ings Gazette. The "North American
Review" is also found in the list Of
high school periodicals.
The change Of rooms will not interior
with laboratory work. Everything
necessary for experiments in physics,
chemistry and botany is available.
The eleventh grade class this year is
especially favored. On account Of its
small membership, the students receive
individual attention from their teach
ors. This cannot fail to greatly adj
vance their work.
Miss Harriet Stebblns of the class of
'9S was admitted to the Denver high
school without examinations, merely
presenting her credit oaId from the
Billings high school. D6e time will
soon come when a bjEh school will
not need to seek a ptace Oh any "ac.
credited list as hfhigher schools on
cerned will ask Ills consideration for
their owni sakaI Already the presi-
dent Of OUT sta/e university, who made
a thorough nvestieation Of school
work here, Not only in our high school
also in the grades, has signified his
intention OF urging the state board to
place our high school OH the accredited
list. Afr all, the ''acoredited" school
matter is nothing but a name. a pleas.
ing ad 7ertisement. During the past
Twelve years the principal of the high
school has had no students refused ad.
mission, or subjected to examination
'or admission.
The following visitors we,e WELDON.
I'd in the varipus ROOMS recently
Panth, <xyan, Crawford,
Boal, and Burtds/. Misses McKellar,
Ross. Talbot, Dinwoodie, Rixon, Goss.
Bufla, Mills, Ross and Field.
The large attendance jnTthe lower
trades has necesa the purchase of
bout sixty allaesks.
The reading courses for the high
chool and eighth grades require many
more books not already purchased. It
. hoped that this deficiency may be
emedied soon.
It is a source Of much qualification
0 the teachers that SO many non.resi.
emit students are enrolled this year.
t has always been considered a mark
( appreciation on the part Of parents
Tho might easily send their children
lswhere. Billings ought to be the
center of a vast surround.
~ region and her high school ought
supply every requirement. Of a first.
ASS secondary education.
II there are any perons' who think
AZ high school is not doing adequate
ork W would mildly suggest that
ley visit some reputable high school,
academy, or preparatory school and
len compare those with ours. Did
~ ever notice that many people who
'iticise our high school OF even the
aided work. are persons wholly unac.
with the scope Of work. the
Dad methods, the course of study,
ID the individuality Of the teachers?
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An unhealthy rivalry has existed be-
the grades of the two schools. /;
mitigate this and to soften the harsh
pressions of local prejudice, the ,
hool board has been requested to des.
nate the different schools by appropri.
names. In lieu Of such action the q
are using the word number as :
second Ward" school and "Third r
school, The high school, hap. 4,
~, has not been involved.
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There are twice AZ tnany students in :
8 high school this year as were in ut
ldance two years ago. In a town
t quite as enterprising as Billings /
Is would be a matter of much COM
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