The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-12-10
SCHOOL NOTES.


Quoting series of examinations in tn
grades the past week. The followin,
is a typical list of questions as givel
in the tests each month. These prob
lens were given to the seventh grade
in arithmetic at the end of month
work in percentage:
l. Define (a) commission. (b
premium, Co tax, (d) duty, (e) pc
cent.
2. Mr.. Smiths taxes, including (;
two dollar pole tax, amounted to $50
Ii the market value of his propert,
was $4,000, and the assessed valuation
$500, what was the rate of taxation?
8. What is the cost Of insuring {
$4,000 school house for one-half its
value at n per cent. premium?
4. real estate agent received {
per cent. commission for buying land
for customer. The cost of the land
and his commission amounted to $4,000
How many acres of land did he buy
at SIS per acre.
5. Mr.. Jones sold two lots, the first
for $1,1OO at gain of 10 per cent, the
second for $3.50 at a loss of 6 per
cent. (a) How many dollars did he
gain or lose on the entire transaction
(b) What per cent?
This is rather severe, but practical
test and it is gratifying to know that
~ per cent. of the children made the
required average of u.s.
On Friday, December 4, the declama-
tory contest between the State Normal,
the Academy and Twin Falls high
school, will be given in the auditorium
of the Bickel building.
School closed on Wednesday for the
Thanksgiving holiday. Programs were
given in each room below the third
grade. The third, fourth and fifth
grades combined gave the following
program:
l. Song, Thanksgiving. Fifth Grade
. Recitation, Thanksgiving Day."
.............W Willie Kennedy
8. Hatchet Drill. 80. Fourth Grade
4. Song, The Boy and the Lark.
..................T Third Grade
.. Recitation, Thanksgiving Day"
................... Henry Howe
b. Recitation, Seeing Things. -.
................ VIM. Landin
{. concert Recitation, November"
Third Grade
8. Song, With Songs and Honors
Sounding Loud. .......
Third and Fifth Grades
9. Recitation, Counting Their
Blessings. Wilbur Conover
10. Dialogue, Father Times
Thanksgiving" -. Fifth Grade
IL. Recitation, Thanksgiving at
Grandma Gray's". Ella Noble
II. Recitation, THE Thanksgiving
Turkey. Lawrence Carlson
10: Song, Harvest" :. Fourth Grade
The sixth, seventh and eighth
grades, and high school, gave the fol-
lowing program together:
l. song. .................... School
2. Piano Solo. 80. -. Ollie VanMeter
8. Reading. ........ Blanche Parker
4. Song. ............... Sixth Grade
5. Composition. .... Mary Griffith
.. Song. .......... Seventh Grades
Z. Recitation. .Vesta Thomas
3. Song 2S6. High School
Beatrice Ostrander
Bonnie Backus
.. Song. ....... Flora Hendricks
Marie Dovery
Burd Wall
~ Reading. Clarence Chantzler
H. Song. ........... Eighth Grade
IL. Recitation. Clara Nanny
Wilbur Quigley
Arnold Hutto
IL. Song. ....... Gallon McMaster
Lynn Beauchamp
Philip Peterson
Herbert Sebeck and Fred Foss en-
tered high school last week. The en-
rollment in high school is now one
hundred and twenty.
Friday evening. December 4th, the
preliminary declamatory contest be-
tween the Pocatello Academy, the AL
bion Normal and the Twin Falls high
school will be held. Ernest Berry,
Vera Cole and Allie Turner will rep
resent our school.
SchOl will close Thursday, Deem
Der oath. for the Christmas holidays,
and will open Monday, January 4th,
giving ten days vacation
1t is expected that the Lincoln build
ing will be ready for occupancy and
that school will open in 1t Immediately
following the holidays. f4
The following teachers spent their
vacation at their homes:
Mr.. Parke, Mr.. Pierce, Miss Kinney.
Miss Snodgrass and Miss Albertson.