Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-09-01
Many Improvements Are Being Made
in the High School
Building
REORGANIzE ATHLETICS
Superintendent Barnell Looks for a
Very Successful School
Year

Next Tuesday morning, the fall term
OF school begins in Devils Lake. supt.
Y. G. Barnell has issued the following
announcement:
ANY pupil entering any grade room
in the Devils Lake schools for the first
time will report to the building nearest
his home. Principal L. M. Jorgenson
will enroll as many high school pupils
as possible at the assembly room on
Friday, Saturday and Monday. High
school pupils are urged to enroll ON
one OF these days, as opportunity for
council will not be possible on Tues
day morning A general meeting of
the city teachers will be held in the
assembly room of the High school at
2$P:+M. on Monday, Sept 4, when ap-
pointments and other announcements
will be made"
While there are still some repairs
going on in the High school building,
things will be in readiness for the op-
ening Of school on Tuesday next. Any
painting Of inside work not completed
by that times win go over }untiF+the
Christmas. holidays. Some quite :-ex-
tensive repairs have been made this
year and the rooms put in fine sanitary
condition with fresh paint, kalsomine
and with all the desks done over. The
basement has undergone some repairs
also, and a big room arranged as a
dressing room for the boys athletic
association, a much needed improve
ment. The outside of the High school
building has undergone repairs also
and all the woodwork has been paint
ed. The grounds have been beauti-
fed by being graded up to the build
ing with just enough slope to show
off splendid lawn. New trees have
been set out and new walks laid on
two sides of the building. The old
walks leading up to the front have
been widened until there is plenty Of !
expanse OF walking space even in the
most crowded times of the school day.
This should prevent the young people
from treading on the grass so that the
grounds can be kept in slightly condis
tons all the year round. The back of
the school yard has been made into
big play ground and covered entirely
with gravel From every indication
the schools will be crowded this year
and the board will be called upon to
furnish another school room for the
first and second grades in the west end
of town. This they will do when it
is found absolutely necessary and
have their eye on building that can
be utilized for this purpose. They will
wait, however, until the pupils regis
ter to make sure of how much room
vii; Se needed. Devils Lake. has d Sne
corps of teachers this year headed by
Supt. Y. G. Barnell, formerly of Ro-5
chester. MIMI, who in the short time
he has been here getting things in
readiness for the beginning of the fall
term, has quite won the hearts of ALI
pupils and patrons who have met him.
:. There will be reorganization Of,
the High school athletic associations
this year Mr.. McArtor will be coach
and in him the boys may well believe
they have found a treasure Mr.. Nc:
Artor is an Ohio man and has coach
ed some winning teams. With such aS
man as coach here and with Mr.. Jor-5
genson as manager and Noel Rhuberg
as captain, we may expect some great
victories Tor our Devils Lake boys this
year. >5,2t %. /. s,s =, ]. ~
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