Gilpin observer., 1907-09-26
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL

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The Misses Eta Florine and Gather
inc Cullen of Idaho Springs high school,
were visitors last week.
The teachers of Central City and
neighboring towns were delightfully."- en-
terttined at the home of Rev. MacMur-
try on Friday evening of last week.
The pupils in room No. are doing
some splendid work in preparing mounts
of the autumn leaves. The material is
easily secured and the arrangement of
the mounted leaves by the little folks
would reflect credit on pupils of higher
grades.
The high school students completed
their card catalogue of the library on
Friday evening and several of the teach
ers worked all day Saturday alphabetiz-
ing it and getting everything in shape
for genuine literary work on Monday.
We regard the library as one of the
most important factors in school train
ing and its use will be facilitated and
encouraged in every way possible. Miss
Mary Floyd has been appointed libra
rian and will be found at the librarians
desk every school day afternoon from
LIS to 1:3O and from $3.50 to A. The
growth of interest in the library might
be illustrated by the number of books
taken out. First week, one; second
week, five; third week, fourteen; fourth
week, Monday and Tuesday, thirty-five.
The books are checked out for period
of two weeks free. For any time over
two weeks fine of five cents per week
or fraction thereof is charged. Now
that the library is in good working cor
dition and in use we would be pleased to
receive books, papers and magazines
from anyone who may be interested in
placing good reading matter in the
hands of the boys and girls.
The baseball game on Saturday after
noon between Central and Bald Noun
tain grade teams resulted in victory
for Bald Mountain. The Bald Mountain
boys played fine game of ball and de-
served to win as thoroughly as the Cen
trail boys deserved to lose. The Central
lads were so incensed that the delin-
quency of few of their players should
lose them the game that they called a
mass meeting of the junior athletic as
sociation on Monday to consider ways
and means to prevent recurrence of
the fault. The association appointed
committee of FIVE, two of which were
teachers, to interview the boys, which
they did, and secured promise of COM
plete reform in these matters. On Tues
day the reform team" played a splen-
did game with the high school boys and
acquitted themselves most creditably.
The writer is free to say that he is
proud of this Independent and success
full action on the part of the boys. The
sentiment on the part of the fellows
that the school stands for character and
that they have definite and personal
responsibility in the matter is thous-
and times better than the sentiment
that depends on the teachers dictum.
On Monday morning reports will be
sent to the parents of pupils summariz-
ing the work of the first month of
school. Reports of pupils who have
been absent or tardy will be mailed to
the parent, together with the written
excuses on file, before one o'clock Mon
day. A careful examination of these
reports will do much to promote the CO.
operation between parent and teacher
that is essential to the best progress of
the pupil.
Room No. 5, grade 6, is quite evenly
balanced, there being 81 girls and 81
boys. The high school senior class is
one of the few classes in the state in
which there are more boys than girls.
The Central City high school football
team hereby challenges any team that
may be organized in town, regardless of
age, weight, or previous experience, to
play match game of football at the
city park on the first week day after
noon that may be convenient. A game
with the West Denver high school will
probably be played in Central City on
October 26th.
The Tuesday evening ball game be-
tween the high school team and the
Cracker" was the best game that has
been played this year. The high school
boys have been Strengthening their team
preparatory to some fine work next
spring and won the game, but both
sides did well. The lineup was: