The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-11-12
,dr.eht m..kt n.4eht'--A United Pull Give. Power.


per cent OF the children can be saved
to society. In what better bushes,
can the state engage, looked from /
purely selfish point?
Why do so many children leave tht
public schools before they have com
pleted the curriculum? Chiefly, I.
believe, because the schools, general
ly speaking, do not offer enough d
the kind OF training which has an evi
dent parctical value. Many parents
when the children reach the end d
the compulsory school period, would
gladly make great sacrifices to keer
their children In school If they were
able to see any direct practical advan,
tage In further school training. II
Is deplorable fact that the Industrial
school for juvenile delinquents is The
only institution that today furnishes
anything like adequate training fol
boys and girls. There is a movement
now under way that looks toward the
establishment of a course in indust,
rial training In the public school. II
should be made part of the curri.
culum Of every school and as soon al
1t Is, 1t too will doubtless be made
compulsory, for 1t isbecoming to be
regarded as truism by all education-
alists, that the young be prepared for
efficient life by means that include
physical as well as moral and intel
lectual training.
The Idaho industrial Training
school is what the name implies, and
not q place for punishment It is a
part Of the great school system Of the
state. Almost from the first we have
been handicapped by lack OF room,
the number of pupils increasing fas-
ter than the buildings to accommo-
date them. The school was started
all most five years ago in one build
ing, the main part of the Administra-
ton building. The liberal appropri-
atoms Of the legislature have made it
possible to purchase 100 acres OF land
In addition to erect five cottages. two
OF which are now in process Of cree
ton, a wing on the administration
building and barn, all of stone and
brick.
A $4,000 gallon steel water tank
has just been completed Our .kvfa
are making cement blocks saR ooys
ting up a power house 80 "a put
ervision Of one nf1l4e under the sup
a stone lnasQ the officers who is
the concret1Rn. They have put in
cottagea1sske foundations Of all the
Bloo,asss also the cement floors.
tan :ks were also made and vege-
s+-.ole hosse erected two years ago
and blocks for blacksmith and car
penter shop Cement sidewalks will
be made all around the grounds as
soon as possible. Besides the con-
crete and cement block making and
laying the boys are taught shoe and
harness making, tailoring, laundry
ing, farming, stock raising. garden
ing, poltrying, plumbing, and steam
fitting, stationary and electrical en-
cheering, stenOgraphy and typewrit-
ing. Twenty five Of the smaller boys
are practicing in the band two hours
each day, and eight or ten more are
learning to play.
The girls are taught general house
keeping, cooking plain and fancy sew
ing, dressmaking and we hope soon
to add millinery. Ten of the girls play
the stringed instruments in the or
chestra and several others are begin
ming on the violin. All who have any
talent at all are studying the piano.
And they are all taught to work.
Every child upon entering the school
is assigned to a place of study and
work. The detail Is changed every
six months and In some cases oftener
and in some not so often. All the
children attend school four hours
each day and work four hours They
are all required to attend Sunday
school every Sunday morning at ten
O'Clock and preaching services at
three in the afternoon. They all take
part in the exercises repeating pas
sages of scripture which they have
committed and singing not only the
gospel hymns but solos, duets and
quartettes. The orchestra plays at all
the gatherings in the chapel for the
singing and marching. All take part
in religious exercises every evening
in their quarters.
Our school is, at present, divided
into three families, two of boys and
one family of girls, each presided over
by man and his wife who take the
place Of wise, conscientious and SYM
pathetic parents.
The children have their hours for
recreation and amusement. In sum-
mer, baseball, lawn tennis, and GRO
quet furnish outdoor amusement for
both boys and girls. The boys are
now interested in football The win
ter evenings are spent in reading,
singing, palying games and preparing
for entertainments. The different
companies give one or more enter
tainments in the chapel during the
winter and when we can we secure
different entertainers who are glad
to come and give the children an
evening for very small amount and
sometimes gratis. The Irish baritone
Rowdon sang for them last spring
and will sing again for them this
evening. Through the efforts of our
county superintendent Miss Wood we
had DR.. Clark of the Chicago Univer-
sity with us one Sunday morning. The
Ruby Bros. quartette with a reader
gave them an evening, and these are
only few of the good things they
hear from time to time. A number
of our own town people come out and
sing, play or recite for them and
everything they get helps them to a
better life.
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