Gilpin observer., 1908-09-10
SCHOOL NOTES.

Eldon Zueger, recently of the Lo
Angeles schools entered the Clark schoc
on Tuesday.
| Gavin and Gladys Mallet, Denve
students last year, have enrolled in tn,
Clark school.
Harold, Clifford, Olive, Willie, ant
Glenn Emery, of the Longmont schools
were enrolled on Tuesday.
Essie McCallister and George Bollin
ger, Denver students last year, entered
school this week.
Joe Meek of lola, Colorado is one Of
the high school boys this year. Joe was
a member of the Gunnison base bal
ball team and the boys say he will be
"heap big Injun" at football.
| Walter Schweickert enters high schoo
from the Colorado Springs high school,
The following high school students are
enrolled from Black Hawk, Ora ALLIE
baugh, Dan Murphy, Nora Crook, Curtis
Rundquist, Eva Sorenson, Emma Grutz-
macher, Laura Hill, Enoch Johnson,
Agnes Nordlien, Herman Waldhart, and
Alice Williams.
| Nevadaville is running close second
to Black Hawk in the number of its
high school students. The following
students are enrolled from Bald Noun
tain; Annie Trezise, Winifred Stevens,
Gladys Bolsinger, Bessie Clark, Beat
rice Richards, Delmar Brown, Richard
McNicholas, and Percy Roberts.
Apex is well represented by Chester
Covington and Sigma Goldberg, eighth
grade graduates of last year.
The Academy has four representa-
tives of last years graduating class in
the high school, they are; James Henley,
John Kelleher, Richard McNicholas,
and George Lewis.
The grades show a decided decrease
in enrolment, indicating decrease in
the population of Central City during
the past year. On the other hand the
enrolment in the high school will easily
reach 80 during the present month as
compared with an enrolment of 60 dur
ing the same month last year.
The teachers feel very much encour-
aged over the prospect for a good year.
One teacher was heard to remark that
his pupils had accomplished as much ir
the first two days this year as they
had accomplished in the first two weeks
last year. Too many pupils, last year,
fooled away the first month or two be.
fore they realized that school was not a
play affair. Others promoted beyond
their capability were discouraged
throughout the year because the work
was too difficult for them. The earnest
work of the first days of the year are
the best possible promise that the work
is right and that the pupils are ready tc
make good progress in it.
In order to protect the patrons, the
profit on new school books being intro
duced into the schools is limited to a
very small margin. In the case of the
books introduced into the Central schools
this year, the profit was so small Shat
that the local bookseller refused to
handle the books thereby compelling
the school authorities to take charge OF
this work. The superintendent volun.
teered to handle the books without any
charge for his work and the prices were
reduced to the lowest that would enable
him to balance the account with the
book companies. Very liberal exchange
terms were made, and badly needed
text book changes were made at the
lowest possible cost to the patrons OF
the school. The change in arithmetics
last year was made at an average cost
of 10 cents per pupil, taking at the same
time anything in the shape of an arith.
metic in exchange. The change in read.
ers will average about 25 cts. per pupil,
but those from the third grade up get
not only superior text but one tha,
contains twice as much reading matter
as the text exchanged. Hence the cos,
is about the same as last year. The
changes made are vital to the progress:
of the school and will repay the expense
incurred many times over in the first
years use of the new books. The text
books throughout appear now to bc
satisfactory and it is not likely that
other changes will need to be made TO,
a good many years to come.
John kevelin was a visitor to Denve,
one day last week. Well, he didn' t tax,
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