The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-22


ming at the Roosevelt and Technical
High schools, with Supt. Lafayette
Bliss in charge. Many students at
tended the first classes, and each eve
ming during the week showed an in
crease which insures an attendance
this term eclipsing that Of the 1911
1912 season, at which 651 students
attended. All the desks in the man.
ual training department in the
Roosevelt school have been taken,
while the mechanical drawing stud
ents outnumber the attedance of last
year.
The mechanical drawing and COM
mercial subjects are being taught in
the Roosevelt school, while the man.
ual training and primary work is
being conducted in the Roosevelt
building. Outlying schools will be
used later in teh term, while it is
planned to open schools in the
Farmstead and Sand Lake districts.
Supt. Bliss, assisted by Miss Lola B.
Craig, is incharge of the mechanical
drawing classes, while Miss Agnes
Mellgard is conducting the COM
mercial classes. In the Roosevelt
building James J. Giblind, a Normal
school graduate, and T. B. Voog, of
the local schools, are in charge of
the classes, while more teachers will
be added to give instructions in
| arithmetic and other primary SUBJ
jects. Emil Johnson and Herman
Weiland, the regular manual train
ing teachers, also have charge of
the night work in their department.,
aud last year had an enrolment of
over 200 in their classes. Several
teachers will be added to the night
school faculty before Christmas to
care for the many new students who
are enrolling daily.
The night school students are not
allowed vacations during the regular
school term which will extend until
June in the commercial, manual
training and mechanical drawing
classes, and to May in the other de-
partments, as a let-up in school &C
tivities tends to lessen the interest of
the students in their work. The day
students will be given their regular
Thanksgiving vacation commencing
next Thursday, for a period Of four
days, while the Christmas vacation
will start December 10th and con-
tinue for two weeks.
DR.. Ernest Hoag, formerly of the
Leland Stanford University, who
was unable to speak here this week,
will give lecture on sanitary mat
ters in school during January, un-
der the direction of the state board
of health. He is now filling speak
ing dates in Duluth and is attract
ing widespread attention throughout
the state.
According to figures compiled by
Supt. Bliss, the cost per student in
the local schools is the lowest on
the range, it requiring but the ex-
penditure Of $34.72 to furnish edu-
cation for local students. Duluth's
rate for educating each student was
but $3.50 less than the local cost
per capita.
At meeting Tuesday afternoon
the school board awarded Louck &
Hill, Richmond, Ind, the contract
for supplying cabinets for the domes-
tic science and manual training de-
partments, their bid being $7,276.
The Oliver Machinery company,
Grand Rapids, Mich, was the sue
cessful bidder for supplying wood
turning 1athes and other equipment,
their bid being $5,477.75. The bid
of the Electric Shop, this city, for
electrical work, was rejected, as the
directors desired more tenders for
the work
Preparations are being made for
the annual Christmas program to be
given by all the students of the local
schools at the Roosevelt Auditorium,
December 10Th and 10th. Many
members Of the senior class of the
high school will give a Christmas
play, while each class will present
short appropriate number. In ad-
dition to the entertainment at the
Roosevelt Auditorium, programs will
be given in all the rooms of the pri-
mary buildings.
Plans are also being made for the
extra number on the lyceum course
arranged by the teachers committee
to be given in January by local
talent, with the Mohami Band un-
der the direction OF Conductor
Eugene Laugier, taking leading
part. The entertainment will be
given in the Roosevelt Auditorium.
Supt. Bliss received notice yester-
day from County superintendent of
Schools Noah A. Young to the effect
that he had been appointed chairman
Of the legislative committee of the
Range Association of School Boards,
with Herbert Blair, the Hibbing
school superintendent, Andrew Mel
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