Gilpin observer., 1909-09-30
SCHOOL D0|NGS

| AoiA iSCliiy VI bdlu MOUNTAIN Ell
rolled in high school on Monday. Tom
is the eleventh pupil to enroll this
year from Bald Mountain.
Russell Gulch is sending four stu
dents and Black Hawk nine. The
| total number of seats, sixty eight, in
| cludins several seats that were
crowded in at the beginning of the
session. 1t is hoped that arrange
melts may be made soon to increase
the seating capacity to meet the
needs of the school. The present
high school enrolment is the largest
in the history of Central City and the
outlook for the future promises a
greater increase in attendance as the
years go by. Free tuition and unusual
facilities for excellent work are in
cenives not only to the eighth grade
graduates in adjoining districts, but
to the pupils Of the fourth to eighth
grades as well, and with this promise
before them, much greater number
may be expected each year to COM
plete the common schools with the
purpose of entering high school. This
opportunity should be extended to
the young people in every district in
Gilpin county and this could readily
be done either under the Union High
school organization or under the new
County High School law. The county
organization would be more economi-
cal than the present plan, particular
ly in the case of Black Hawk and
Bald Mountain and would be but
slight burden on other parts of the
county. The administrative power of
The county board is to be preferred
to the lesser power of the Union
board, and the opportunity of free
tuition in high school should be open
without exception to every child in
the county. This is matter that is
worthy the attention of every school
". roll. Its realization, especially
siiice the revision of the County High
schoc! law, may not be so improbable
as it might seem.
Mrs. E. S. Holmes, representing
the Tuesday Reading club visited
several of the grades this week and
presented prizes for the best gardens
raised by school cllil5-en from the
seeds furnished by the club last year.
The first prize was divided between
Rosa and Florence Bitter and the
second prize was awarded to George
Simpson. The gardens of Ray Jordan,
Myron Kruse, Elizabeth Dunnavan.
Anna Penz, Garvin Mallett, Myra
Davis, Effie and Marie Harvey receiv-
ed honorable mention. OF the forty
or more gardens many We're past
their bes. season when examined and
with that in mind the list of hono--
able mention would be considerably
extended.
The High School Boys Athletic
association had fine work out in
the gymnae.um Friday nigh: under
the leadership Of Mr.. Dave Davis.
Plans are on foot to raise money 70
buy some more apparatus and the
boys who are members Of the acso-
citation count themselves as lucky
fellows in having good gymnas.um
and an expert leader in this work.
Prof. w. r. Callicotte, chairman.
committee on Humane Education, Of
the State Bureau of Child and Ar
NAL Protection, delivered an address
in each Of the school rooms on We'd
nesday afternoon. Prof. Callicotte is
pushing the work of humane educa-
tion in the state of Colorado.
The Butchers and Grocers met their
Waterloo on Wednesday. Both sides
played good base ball but the high
school team with The fastest playing
the boys have done this season cross
ed the plate seventeen times to the
Butchers eight. The high school
team can do 1t again.
Superintendent Mayhew and Messrs
| Matthews and Withrow were school
visitors this week. School patrons as
we'll as members of the Board Of
Education are welcome to visit the
schools at any time. Jus. walk in.
Always glad to see you. There is no
other way just as good to find out
the true character OF the work the
school is doing. We believe the pre-
sent work from top to bottom Is
| hard tn heat