The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-09-18
Albion State Normal School.

Mr.. John Lamb returned Wednesday
from two weeks trip during which he
visited several places in the southern por-
ton of the state, taking in while away
Haley, Shoshone, Burley, Albion and
the north and south side Of Twin Falls
Tracts He was in AIboin at the open
ing of the school year at the Alboin State
Normal sshool, and is happy to report
that well known institution to be IN %
prosperous condition, with prospects Of
an enlarged attendance. About one hum
dred pupils were in attendance the day
of the opening. The faculty comprises of
fifteen teachers, including the kindergar-
ten and model schools, and only minor
changes have been made from last year
in the personnel The model school build
ing, completed during the previous year,
is one of the most complete and conven-
lent buildings for its uses TO be found
anywhere, and by arrangements with its
trustees of the public school district, the
Normal school board having erected the
building, and providing the teachers in
return for the school revenue of the dis
trict, mutual benefit to both the school
district and the Normal, giving the
students in the latter practical experience
in the work for which they are preparing,
and the pupils better teachers than are
usually provided for the different grades
The administration and class building of
the Normal school is a fine structure,
erected by the state lumber of years
ago, contains an office for the president,
fine auditorium, chemical and physical
laboratories, well equipped, library,
two handsome society halls, manual
training room. supplied with instruments
for mechanical drawing, benches, tools
and material for practice in work at
various trades The girls domitory, con-
structed two years ago, with dining room,
kitchen, laundry and store-room ON base
ment floor, reception, matron's rooms
and apartments for girls on floors above;
the boys domitory, constructed at an
earlier date for the girls, and now need
ing some repairs and Improvements, COM
prise the buildings now on the grounds
1t is hoped the coming legislature will
make an appropriation for the construc-
ton of gymnasium; for repairs and
painting some of the buildings; and for
the purchase of some more needed ground
for the campus and providing means for
better fire protection as well as better
sewerage system.
The little town of Albion, located in a
beautiful basin in the hills, just sufficien-
tly distant from railway to escape many
of the distractions incident to a buster or
larger town, is an ideal place for such
school as this. With quite lofty noun
tains nearly surrounding the pretty basin
in which it is located, it is pleasing to
note the improvements are being made
to bring it more in keeping with the
school town it is becoming to be. Its
streets and street crossings have been
cleaned and improved; more than a mile
of new sidewalks have been recently laid;
street lights have been put up; the res
licences and doorways look better, and a
general Frightening up seems to have in
vaded the town. The pretty mountain
basin never looked better to one behold
ing it from the Normal school grounds at
this season of the year than it does at
present. The great Minedoka irrigation
enterprise undertaken by the government
and the successfully achieved Twin Falls
Carey Act project and the other similar
projects already begun, have all had their
influence in making the town waken up
to sense of its own importance, and
their people win fill this fine school.
Heating stoves for coal or wood in
large variety and ouantities aIso cook