Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-01-01
SCHOOL COLUMN.
High School Department.

From the principals report for
the second month of school the fol-
lowing is taken Number enrolled
10 date, primary department, 2lO;
grammar department, 1876; high
school department, A; total, 3S9.
Average number belonging, pri-
mary department., 1914; grammar
department, 100; high school, A;
total, 35s. Average daily attend
ance, primary grades, ITS; gram
mar grades, ll2; high school, 43;
total, 333. Per cent Of attendance,
primary department, 81; grammar
department, 90; high school, 90.
1t may not be generally known
that the first four grades constitute
the primary department; the 9th
to Sth, inclusive, constitute the
grammar department; all above is
the high school.
AT meeting of the senior class
Monday evening the following Off
GERS were elected; President, EN-
ma Rothlisberg; vice president,
Jane,te Wood; secretary, Fanny
Foster; treasurer, Maude Breeden.
In a spelling contest held re-
Gently in the high school Bessie
Jasper, member Of the ninth
grade, spelled down the school.
Nearly all the pupils who have
been absent on account OF the
quarantine have returned to school.
The seniors are writing book re-
views of the Merchant Of Venice.
Fanny Foster, who has been alb
sent several weeks on account ut
illness. has re-entered school.
GRAMMAR DEPARTMENT.
Miss Myra Wood was visitor
in Miss Taylor's room last week.
The seventh grade has completed
a set of maps on South America.
Lotie Spedden taught in room Z
last Wednesday owing to the abb
sence of Miss Taylor, who was
called home on account OF the ILL
ness of her father.
The sixth and seventh grades
presented Miss Taylor with five
volumes of books as a pleasant re-
membrance of Merry Xmas and
Happy New Year.
The pupils of room 6 enjoyed
Wednesday afternoon to their
hearts content. Three very pretty
pictures drawn on the board by
Esther Taylor, Nina Ross and EN-
ma Bowman were among the dec
orations. The pictures represented
Santa Claus and his reindeer,
Christmas bells and the yule log
dotted here and there with sprigs
of holly, and Santa Claus with
his tree laden with toys. Mrs
Payne and the janitor arranged Sc
that the room might be darkenet
and the exercises were rendered by
the light of a large Rochester lamp
The reading of the beautiful littl'
Birds Christmas Carol was th'
principal part of the entertain
, ment, until Santa Claus PER-,
Jasper, as known on other days a
SCHOOL, and sleighbells appeared OF
, the scene. A beautiful little tre
: had been prepared and embedded
r in bank of snow. Each pupi
aided in some way in the decorat
ing of the tree, and even the holl
and mistletoe were not forgotten
As the candles were being lighte
Santa and his assistants passed tn
9 treat, which consisted of candy
= nuts and apples. Teacher an
! pupils each went away with som
q little token Of love and frienshil
Mrs. Spedden and the eighth grad
e added to the enjoyment by givin
. them a short call to take look
= the tree and decorations.
Lora Mingus is again in scho
a after brief illness.
+ Dorothea Wagner is quite sic
, at her home.
Edna Bickford and Earl Brya
= have r. turned to school after
+ months quarantine.
n Cleveland Harmon has late
4 gone to California for his health.
10 PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
ID Jesse Hawson was quite sick t
al first of the week.
le The fourth grade pupils renel
N bered their teacher in a substa
tial manner by presenting her,
n Christmas eve, with a handsor
e opal ring.
H. Delbert Scott, the first Of t
Mt scarlet fever patients, is again
So school.
y, The fourth grade has an enrc
Is. ment of so since the holiday.
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