The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-08-30
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SEPTEMBER 3
Synopsis Of the Years Work.
List Of Teachers---Class That
Failed---Course of Study the
Same as in Boston---Athletics,
Literary and Press Staff.

The vacation for the Blackfoot boys
and girls has come to an end for schools
will reopen Tuesday, September third at
nine o'clock.
The school board has made most ex-
tensive repairs on the Central building.
They have painted and redecorated the
entire enterior. The painting is done
in.two shades of green, making a most
delightful, restful effect, and also ex-
tremely com Portable for the children's
eyes. The furniture has been scraped,
restained and vanished.
Because of the new text book law,
almost the entire list of books has been
changed and made up to date, so with
new books, clear rooms, finely finished
desks, the "young hopefuls'' of Black
foot will start their school year of 1907.
Very few of the old corps of teachers
will return, but the school board has
succeeded in securing an exceptionally
strong list to take the vacant places.
Because of the failure of sth grade
pupils of last yeasa new class will be
formed. These pupils will have room
in the irving School and Il special
teacher will be- assigned them. Until
the next col unity examinations in No.
vember this class will receive eighth
grade work apd prepare for these ex-
aminations. After the examinations
the class will take up the studies of
the ninth grade and as the class will
be small, finish the work this coming
year. The board hopes all last years
grade will return and take advantage
of this opportunity.
Mr.. Harrington, the new superintend
ent, is from Boston, Mass. and is a
graduate of Harvard University. He
has taught for eighteen years, most Of
the time in the Boston schools. He is
especially we'll equipped for his works.
Mr.. Anngst, the high school principal
is from Lancaster, Pa. and is a
graduate from Franklin College in that
state. Miss Gillespie returns for work
in the high school. The students this
year will have their choice of French
German or Latin. The course has been
revised and enlarged so that it is now
identical with the Boston High
School Course.
In the Central School Miss Farms
worth will teach the eighth grade: Miss
Wallace the seventh Miss Asmus the
sixth: Miss Zimmerman the fifth: Miss
Fogarty the fourth: Miss Backur the
third: Miss Hubbell the second: Miss
Kinney the first: and Miss Thompson
the primary and Kindergarten.
In the Irving School Miss Frawley
will have the eighth and ninth grades:
Miss Simpson the fourth: Miss Crowder
the third: Miss Acutf the second: and
Miss Buchanan the first.
The board has under consideration
starting an evening school for young
men over eighteen years OF age whose
education has been neglected for one
reason or another. The course will
consist Of commercial arithmetic, bust
ness letters and forms, reading, penman
ship and single entryboo keeping just
such a course as young man would
need in business life, Such class
would meet three nights per week dur
ing the winter months.
Some public spirited citizen or citi
zens are needed who will contribute
towards gymnasium for our schools.
Train a boy physically as we'll as ment-
ally and. better preventative Of intem-
perance and laziness cannot be found.
The High School boys will enter the
inter scholastic league this fall with
foot ball team. The oratorical and
debating work will be strenuously con-
| tinued.
The Republican has rendered a linn
tied amount of space to be edited by
representatives Of the school, and will
double the space when the Big Merg
is installed to set type.