The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-02-16
Public
School
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The total enrolment In tho high
school and eighth (prepaYatory) grades
40 fur this year II eighty. eight. Tho
high school onrollment alone Ia fifty.
The total enrolment Of tho city schools
al present ID over 900, With the new
pupils that enter during the spring term
the total enrolment for this year Will
DO nearly 060,
More convenient accommodations
have been furnished IN some Of the
crowded rooms by arranging thu desks
In double rows, thus permitting the use
Of M additional row Of seats.
Small maps of the United Stains aud
of Montana have heen made d the
m%imeograph recently, These ma{s IRE
used az memory helps In fixing the
location Of products, etc. The map Of
Montana recently received from tho
county supMintendent's office has been
corrected IN ueo0rduNna with the change
Ut county boundaries made by the pres.
ant state Legislature, Hon, j. y. Lose.
kamp loaned the schools a COPY Of the
recent sessions acts for this purpose.
1t IL a subject Of much qualification
to the school authorities that 40 many
boys are remaining Ia the high school
this year, In q total enrolment Of
atty, twenty three are boys, II Ia not
al uncommon thing for many boys to
enter the high school and eighth grades
school during the pleasant autumn
months, who afterwards leave school
when outdoor sports oease and harder
studies begin to crowd them, This
year only two boys have left the high
school because they were "tired Of
school,.
Frequently, during tho present school
year, report has come to tho principal
or tn other teachers that certain fam
lilies from adjoining distriots were un.
able to send their children to the Hill.
ings schools on account 1T lack Of
house room to rent, Several families,
approaching this condition last fall,
built homes of their own iu time TO no.
cure the school benefits this year.
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Tho entires community r%ejoiees In the
fact that our schools have thus far this
year escaped an epidemic Of contagious
diseuse, Smallpox, diphthorin and
sonrlet fever hnve existed In town, but
nc case hns come into tho schools,
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Much interest has been taken by the
pupils In DR.. Sohulin's examinations OF
their eyes. So far the record Of exAmi'
nations shows M excellent condition Of
sight In all rooms, This Ia the more
gratifying TO the teachers az several
rooms are badly lighted. In their
care for the pupils eyesight teachers
afe more attentive to hyRienio laws
than formerly. This condition IN the
result OF systematie child study. Win.
dow shades, blackboard, arrangement
OF desks, direction Of light, amount Of
light, ~ we'll M the general arrange
ment OF desks, are considered. tn many
schools the teacher makes u "ahart OK
animation" Of tho pupils eyes, from
tho results Of which pupils aro no seat
cd In the room that their eyes will be
favored II found deficient, DIR, Sohu.
lin makes a full record of every pupils
eyes aud from this record our teachers
will give them such attention aa oppor.
tunity permits. Several pupils were
found wearing s%peotaoles, although
their eyes we're normal, In such cases
their further use WINS discouraged.
Some pupils swero found with defect.
I've eyes, although they were previous.
ly unaware Of tho fnot, These persons
were reported to the principal,
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Tho |semi.annual checking Of the
high school library IL being made this
week, Last year only u few books
were lost, II IN hoped a like condition
will prevail now. The library, alto.
has made u remarkable growth,
tho present number Of volumes with.
out duplicates) heing 705, A eata.
logue Of this large number of hooks In
In order To facilitate their hest
usn, Perhaps the rhetorical societies
the high school may take mp this
matter after they have paid all dues
on the new ninno,
IN, +, jacobson, known aa cold
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