Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-07
CITY SCHOOLS OPEN.
Large Attendance at Both Schools and
Prospects for Good Year Ahead.

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The city schools oepned Tuesday
morning and everything points toward
a large attendance at both places.
Lewistown may well be proud of its
schools for they would be a credit
to any town in the state. They are
large, commodious buildings with all
the modern appliances for first class
work and the corps of teachers in
each school is second to none.
At the Fergus County Free High
School the work Is moving along as
If there had been no long summer
vacation to distract the minds of the
teachers and pupils and the students
seem glad to be back at work once
more. On the opening day sixty
eight pupils were registered and
many more are expected by next
week. The number is rather smaller
than usual, as the beginning class is
only about half as large as last year,
owing to the fact that many Of those
who expected to begin high school
work failed to pass their examina-
tions at the other school. These will
be transferred at holiday time, how
ever. A new system has been inaug-
urated in this regard and hereafter
instead of one class each year being
transferred from the city school to
the high school there will be two, one
at the beginning of the year and the
other at Christmas time.
The new building is complete in
every way and it will be possible
to do excellent work there. The class
rooms are a. light and well ventilat-
ed and the assembly hall will ac-
commodate one hundred pupils with
out crowding. The science depart
ment occupies three laboratory
rooms on the second floor and also
has the regular class rooms on the
first floor. The chemical and biolog.
ical laboratories are fitted with the
best appliances that could be procur-
ed and every opportunity is given the
students along these lines. The mu-
scum is in connection with the
science department and when it is
arranged as Prof. Silloway intends to
have il will be one of the most COM
plete high schools collections in the
country. The Montana specimens
could not be surpassed. One of the
most interesting and instructive ex-
hibits in this museum Is the collec'
ton OF native woods of Montana.
These specimens were procured by
Mr., Silloway himself and much hard
work and expense was necessary be
fore they rcaehed here.
The lo,a,tn,aAs u-;Il IL .ln .ara,
as last year with n addition, that
of music. Prof. p. M. silloway will
have charge of the scientific branch
es: Miss Adelaide Thompson, the
mathematics; Miss Maxwell, English
and Ancient History; Miss Bates, La
tin and Modern History; Miss
Hawkes., German and Science; Mrs
Brewer, Music. The music depart.
ment will be divided into three divis,
ions and it will have class room work
the same as any other branch.
In the city school the attendance
Is satisfactory in the extreme. There
are o enrolled in the school 40S
pupils as against $50 at this time last
year. This is a most satisfactory in
crease and shows the town is grow.
ing. The teachers in charge of the
work for the year are ]. r. Bevis,
principal; Miss Jennie Fulton, assist.
ant principal; Miss Ruthruff. Miss
Stewart, Miss Metcalf. Miss Dunphy,
Miss Remington, Miss Noble, Miss
Jackson, Miss Newell, Miss Kings.
bury, Miss Hughey. Miss Hughey
has not yet returned so Miss Cross is
in charge of the kindergarten work.