The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-12
BY G.. E. ARNEY.

Special to Tho Tribune.
HALEY, Ida, Dec. 11.-The Blaine
county scholastic interests are keeping
pace with the commercial development
of the county.
Whereas there was a total enrolment
of school children ia 1908 In all the
schools of Blaine county of 1000, this
year it passes the $500 mark
Miss Grace Mclaughlin is the super
vlsing genius of these schools. She was
chosen by the votes of the people at
the biennial election n year ago and
has been serving now a trifle less than
a year.
Miss Mclaughlin was educated in the
schools of Missouri. but removed to
Idaho some years since, and has taught,
with great credit to herself. in the
schools of Montpelier and Mountain
Home prior to her removal to Blaine
county, where she was engaged in teach
ing when chosen to this high office of
such great interest to the educational
growth of the county.
There are fifty public schools in Blaine
county now. seven of which have been
created during the year 1909 and an
other application for new district is
now in course Of official considera
ton.
Six Of these schools have high school
courses. They are Haley, Bellevue, Sol
der, Carey, Arco and Moore. The sup
ply Of teachers for the school year has
about equaled tho demand. The aver
age wage OF teachers for the school per
month is about $63.50 This justifes
what Miss Mclaughlin has procured, a
very high order Of school teachers in
Blaine county.
This is commendatory, for of all
phases of county government where high
salaries may be paid with rich returns,
the salaries of teachers worthy of their
hire heads the list.
In this category Blaine county is wise
in its liberalitv.
The schools of Blaine county possess
library books to the value of S2500.
In point of promoting n systematic
plan of study for the teachers of Blaine
county. Miss Mclaughlin has divided
her county into three sections for the
promotion of reading circle work. Of
the first section, Howard ]. Willis, prin-
cipal of the Moore schools, is the presi-
dent This is known as the Lost River
section.
OF the second, or HALEY section, Fl.
S. Simmons, principal of the Bellevue
schools, is president, and of the third,
principal of the Soldier schools, is
the president.
Ali the teachers of the county meet in
their respective sections once each
month in reading circle sessions. Dur
ing the fall months at these meetings,
the book, "Teaching n District School,
by Dinsmore, has been read and dis
cussed, and, in addition, rs an cnliven-
ing feature of the circle work, papers
on practical topics of value to the teach
er have been read for the edifcation OF
the instructors.
The reading of these books and pa
pers and the interchange of ideas upon
the salient points involved is strength
ening the teaching forces of the county
and giving the grade and high school
pupils Of Blaine county the benefit of
a higher order of professional train
ing.
The superintendent states that sew
eral new school buildings have been
built this year and that in her vista
tions Of the schools of the county she
observes a very agreeable order OF
educational advancement.
The HALEY public schools have ever
been the pride Of her citizenship, For
years past various school boards have
striven TO maintain o high standard of
education, and their effort has not been
in vain.
There are many qualities which
school officers seek in employing sn-
perintendents of their schools Among
these are the morals, education and
genius of the applicant The later
quality is one without which a man of
high morals and superior education will
fail,
Genius is everywhere apparent in the
HALEY high school, supervised by Su-
perintendent f.. A. Melton.
For example, the habit Of tardiness-