The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-10-15
OAKEs STATE HIGH SCHOOL

has passed. Everything has started
out well. Both teachers and pupils
have taken up the work in good earnest
and the prospects are that all will do
most successful work during the year.
The attendance and 'punctuality of
the pupils so far has been very good.
1t should be. 1t is the only proper
thing to do. School work cannot be
carried on successfully except by regu-
larity, punctuality, and close attention.
This idea cannot be too strongly i'm
pressed on the minds of the children.
1t may require-line upon line-but it
must be given. Regularity and punctu-
atty and attention is the price of sue
cess in business. School work is
business and a most serious business.
No other thing can be first if success is
the aim. School work will not take
second place in the thought and first
place in results. The start for the
year has been so good that it seems
that all are agreed that the school work
is the first and best.
There have been a few visitors at
school the past month. Among thes e
were Rev. Samuelson and Rev. Fulton.
Each of these gentlemen gave good
talk to be high school, which was
highly appreciated. You are invited to
do likewise.
The pupils of the several rooms are
taking great interest in penmanship,
and the teachers are giving interesting
instruction in this most useful branch.
The work of several of the pupils is
worthy of special mention.
The pupils of the high school have
been divided into two divisions and each
division has appointed committees to
draft constitutions and bylaws for per-
manent literary societies. A good in
terest is taken at the start and it ap-
pears that the work will be done with
pleasure. 1t is work that is of great
Importance to every one in active life
and work that every older person ap-
preciates the Importance of so that the
influence of all will be in the direction
of encouragement of it. Miss Smith
and Miss Hall will direct the societies
The girls Of the high school, under
the direction of Miss Fink, have or
ganized glee club.
New pupils are coming in at the
beginning of each week. It is good to
begin when possible but it is better to
begin at the Eeginning. The past week
the following entered school for the
first for this term-Johnny Hartman,
the first grade; Evelyn Severson,
Leonard Severson and Harry Ferris,
the fifth grade; Everett Boner and Roy
Mcintyre, the seventh grade.
Some few pupils were absent during
the past week on account of sickness.
The visitors for the week were-Mrs.
Brandt and Miss Nelson in the primary
room; others visited in the several
rooms but the names are not remem-
bered at present. All visitors will be
welcome.
The school board has been doing a
great deal of work in changing and
repairing the school house for the
school work. The members Of the
DO ard are all busy men themselves but
they have taken good time from their
own business to get things in good
repair for the winter. AS members
they deserve commentator for their
work and effort for the general good.
They have good reasons to believe that
they have every thing in good order for
heating the school rooms in cold
weather. If it should happen during
the winter that some days would be SO
cold that it would be uncomfortable in
the school rooms the board can feel
and know that it is not due to any
neglect on their part. Then it should
be noticed how it is in the home for
comfort. It may be that our homes
will not be comfortable in every part Of
the room. It may be necessary to get
q little nearer the stove than the
fartherest corner. The school rooms
are large and it takes much heat tc
keep them warm and there are many
to open. the doors to pass in or out and
cold is not bashful or slow to rush into
the room when the door is open. The
board has made q strong effort to have
everything ia good order and they have
. good janitor who u giving careful at.
tsntion to the work and he Z doing II