The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-10

PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES.

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Miss Hoods room is very approp-
riately decorated with several fine
pictures Of natural scenery. The
pictures are neatly framed and will no
doubt assist to develop a love of the
beautiful in nature.
Miss Evans uses smaller pictures to
supplement- history, etc. She has the
Perry pictures mounted on cardboard.
They are used by the individual
students when such use is desirable,
and at times many of them are dis
played upon the walls Of the school
room. #
The colored bird pictures and the
very fine list of animal pictures recent
~ purchased for the grades create fav-
orable comment OF the part of all who
have seen them. Next to actual nature
a really good picture assists the de-
velopment Of the child's power Of Oh
s%ervatiOn.
The regular half-year examinations
were held last week. The school board
has provided a permanent record book
and hereafter the grading and classif-
cation Of all pupils will be regularly
entered in this book twice each year.
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Regular rhetoricals Of the high
school societies were abandoned during
the preparation Of the special joint pro-
gramme to be given at the opera house
Friday evening, Jan. 81. Regular
programmes are now posted and the
first one will be given Friday after
noon, Jan. ID, at the high school.
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Those who give attention to the
monthly report of attendance, ETC., will
notice that the average daily attend
ance for December was 412, one less
than that of November. This is the
first year that the attendance during
any month has reached the 400 mark.
The teachers are justly proud of the
good showing in attendance.
Several Of the rooms having too
much hardness and abseroe will have
better reports for the month Of January.
Miss Lillian Allen, a former pupil
here, received honorable mention in the
Youths Companion amateur photo
graphy competition. Among several
thousands Of competitors only twenty
five received this high honor. Miss
Aliens work in drawing this year has
received much praise from her teach
ers.
Miss Maud Boyle. one Of last years
graduates, is making a special study of
music in her present school. She also
continues her Latin studies and enough
other branches to secure a we'll bal
anced course. Very few students at
the present time will permit special
studies to absorb all of their attention..
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Miss Marion Goss is taking elocution
as a special branch. Like Miss Boyle,
she continues other studies Of a regular
course All Of last years graduates
who are attending higher schools this
year have selected excellent institutions
for continuing their studies.
The time will come when it will be
a mark of. honor to be called a gradu-
ate of the Billings high school. Every
business man in town wishes the high
school success. Some are planning to
secure for it a better building. Others
are anxious that it's instruction and
course Of study be second to none. In
many subjects as good work is already
being done by Billings students as by
pupils of any other school of like
grade. II you do not know it, please
visit the schools and see.
You are "a COMMITTEE of one.
What for? To assist in advancing the
interests of this city. Every patriotic
citizen will do any reasonable thing to
promote the welfare Of his own town.
One thing everybody can do. Speak
we'll Of the schools if they deserve it.
How car you know when the schools.
deserve favorable mention? Visit
them. Is some friend of yours. living
in the country or in some neighboring
town, expecting to send his children
abroad to school next year? Please call
his attention to the work of our own
high school. He can obtain as good in
struction here as far as our course goes
as he a get in any school of like
grade. If not, why not? Stand up for
your w town and its interests.
Monthly Report for December.