Gilpin observer., 1908-02-27
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL

Valley Normal institute to be held al
Golden in June. Mr.. Momyer has beer
elected instructor in the Fort Collins
and Monte Vista institutes to be held ir
July and August. Central City has
more than it's share of representation ir
this work.
The school was saddened last week to
learn of the death of Florence Flaherty,
the baby sister of Ruth, Lloyd, Harold
and Geo. Flaherty, students in the
school, and the death of Mr.. Henry
Morgan, brother of our janitor, Mr..
Evan Morgan. Flowers were sent by
both the student body and the teachers
with the sincerest sympathy of both to
the bereaved ones.
Mr.. VIM. Couch tended to the school
fires last week during the absence of
Mr.. Morgan.
The regular term examinations occur
on Thursday and Friday of this week.
1t is believed that the work will show a
very decided improvement over the first
II.
The school boards of the districts ad-
joining Central City met in the Hale
building on Monday evening for thor
ough discussion of the Union High
School question. The proposition was
considered quite favorably and another
meeting will be held in March for fur
ther consideration of the matter Co.
operation by the various districts in the
establishment of union high school ap-
pears to be the best and most economi-
cal way of handling the high school
question. The cost of union high school
as estimated at this meeting would be
to each district Sc per month per pupil
if the high school has an enrolment of
70 or S. per pupil if the high school has
an enrolment of 80. 1t is thought that
if the tuition fee be eliminated the high
school enrolment will reach 80 or 100
reducing the cost per pupil to less than
S. per month. This means that the dis
tricts around Central City may be able
to offer to their young people the ad-
vantages of the high school, tuition free,
at cost that would be trifling as COM
pared with their expense if they should
organize independent high schools. The
Central City school district and school
board have rendered an expensive cour-
tesy to outside districts for many years
in charging tuition of So so when the
actual expense to distritt No. l has
been between So and Sc. They are show
ing no disposition to make change in
this respect, but the organization of the
union high school district, and it seems
is to be perfected, will put this matter
in the hands of the union high school
committee, and it seemed to be the gen.
eral opinion in the discussion Monday
evening that the committee would no
doubt find it best to raise the tuition to
the actual cost per pupil. This would
mean that each district cooperating
would pay the tuition of its students
and that is practically what the union
high school proposition amounts to.
The school entertainment at Nevada
vile on Thursday evening was very sue
cessful and reflected credit upon both
teachers and pupils.
The high school base ball team, now
on its feet financially, begins practice
this week. There is some talk of an
Alumni-High School game.
The school board had electric lights
installed as permanent fixtures in the
reception room this week. The high
school, by unanimous vote, expressed
its appreciation of the action of the
board and the sewing classes feel en-
couraged to continue their campaign for
the fitting up and adornment of the
room.
The box social given by the Boosters
club on Friday evening was quite sue
cessful. All the boxes were sold and
there were buyers present for fifteen or
twenty more than had been brought.
The program commenced in the high
school assembly room with George Will
Jams, presid INT of the Boosters club, as
chairman. The assembly room was
decorated with the national colors. The
attendance of visitors was good and all
expressed themselves as well pleased
with the program. The boys chorus
sang "The Old Guard" and responded
to an encore with "Ye Gentlemen OF
England" Ray Keleher read a humor.
GUS selection, ''The Confessions of q
Bashful man." Miss Elsie Teats sang
a solo from "Diana" and was heartily
encored. The Misses Vera Hicks ant
May Harrington PLAYED a piano duet