The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-09-28
School Notes.

School Notes.
NE eighth grede is the proud pos.
oor of two fine wall ornaments. On
has relief OF the famous historical
ont Washington Crossing the Dels
lre." the other a life sized bust OF
lcoln. These were purchased with
o funds raised from the eighth
tide play Of last year. They add
\ Gatly to the appearance of the
& 2xom and keep constantly before the
X papls "a, great fact in history and the
nobae example OF our Great Emanci.
/ eGtorf
The high school boys are working
y &41ly to get In shape for the league
t ball games this fall The sched-
will be out this week and then al
* eorts turned toward the first game
the season.. Prospects are good
tr another great team. All the
Ames scheduled will be- with high
( hools and B0ackfoot should make a
Feat showing this year with the ex-
rienced material now o,n hand.
a new typewriter became necessary
Ne week as there are more than
xty now taking the regular work in
ee commercial department.. 1t will
So necessary to add about two more
achines in the near future if the
rollment continues. The business
partment is very popular and is
wing to many young men and wom-
A fine training along this line.All
&9e studies offered by the business
Nu1leges are taught and by teacher
NO has had charge of business col
Be. No ONE need gO away from
pme to get good, sound business
ncationl
About the middle OF October there
1lM be put into operation az night
6chpoll for the benefit of those who
IRE unable to attend during the work
lng hoursb 1t is desired that All
who wish to- take up work of any
lind in this school will so inform the
superintendent of schools either by
dropping him ht card or seeing hina
Dersohally. 1t is necessary to plan
NE work before starting it SO as to
ave the books, teachers, and an
necessary arrangements made.
George Williams the architect of
our new high school was a welcome
Visitor this week. He pronounced
the new building as in satisfactory
ke of completion and praised the
brick work, iron work and carpenter
rprk without stint. He says we will
have the finest high school building
In Idaho. There lire two larger but
none as finely arranged and as up-to-
dafe las this one.
The Paul Clark Blackwell reading
q "The Fortune Hunter which is ito
- given at the Methodist church ON
friday evening is the first OF a
series Of pleI.sing and inspiring en-
teftainments, that are proposed for
tle year. Mr.. Blackwell is a BOSTON,
tdscher OF expression who has made
: Eecord for himself in the east and
now appears for the first time west
u9 the Mississippi River. All those
WlQ wish to entoyjoy something real
N 6ood should attend, this entertain
Enet. The proceeds go to the high
pcl1bol for general purposes.
S me ce-sus roll his been completed
an4 checked over. The names of all |
chi11ren who are not excused from
ncheOi attendance by age limitations
op<frEm the fact that they are grad
lSatfa. of the eighth grade are now in
the hands of the trlancy officer and
parents win be notified at once of
fhis delinquency. This is the time
q ~ tines that children should be
la school. A pupil can not be expect
ID 10 make his grade if he has a
of six or eight weeks TO
Iunlbe up before he can begin to- do
work Of his class. 1t happe1s that
veQF after yee-r certain children are
NJ Cf school the first two months tn
~ tail and then again the last two
nSoaths in the spring. They miss just
auS,gh school to mike a promotion
They get behind pupils
i their lowal age and then do not
&1sh to- attend at all. In a few ye,rs
~ are beyond school age and quit
1gether. They enter the business
"a with a fourth or fifth grade ed
= Ion end even this piecemeal af-
ISiT! is it amy wonder that we have
~ amy young men and women who
efafluras in their attempts to