The searchlight., 1912-12-13
CULBER1SON SCHOOL
One Of the Best Equipped Educa.
tioual Institutions In the
State Of Montana
Written BY Prof. w. A. Alexander

Written by Prof. w. A. Alexander
The Culbertson Public School is at the
present time made up Of the following de-
partments: First Primary. which includes
A and b first grade. Second Primary in
cludesgrades and 8. In the first Inter-
mediate are grades four aud FIVE. and the
second intermediate Is made up Of grades
six and seven. The next higher is the
eighth grade. the final step before entering
the High School.
All the grades are supplied with maps, a
globe. dictionaries. and every year Sac
worth Of Primary material is bought for
the A. and b. First grade.
Reference Libraries are being built mp
gradually. There are thirty volumes in
the Geographical library for the sixth and
seventh grades. Seventy volumes are
found in the u. S History library for the
eighth grade.
In the High School there are depart
mental libraries 10 Ancient and Modern
history, a few volumes for each Of the sub
jects Economics. Photography and Phys
les. 10 Chemistry there have no other
5 books been purchased than the text books
!, in use. English Literature department
, has by far the best literary. ISa different
titles. This includes the complete Poetic
al works Of go Of the leading poets. The
u complete works Of Dickens. Scott. Cooper.
and Shakespeare are found in IS volumes.
go The remaining titles are made up Of Class
q les, and histories of English Literature.
. The school library contains at the pres
ent time s74 volumes. besides Bulletins
on Agriculture. Agricultural papers and
J. so consecutive numbers Of the Scientific
e American.
The books in the library are classified
under the following titles: A History anc
Biography: Is Science and Agriculture: C.
h English Literature: ID. civics. Economics
Il Philosophy and Education. T.. Geograph,
. for grades o and ?: F. Fiction G juvenile
and II. Reference. as Dictionaries: Lexi
don. and Encyclopedias.
l. The High School Course Of Study is ar
Il ranged so as to alternate certain subjects
r The following subjects are given ever
- year English and q. Algebra, Latin. Cae
sar. Plane Geometry. These are alter
- mated. Ancient and Modern History
l. Physics and Chemistry: First year Germa'
S and Second year German: il. English Lit
IS erature and ST. English Literature Eco
r. nomics and Photography alternate viii
Solid Geometry and fdvanced Algebra
French Language and French Literature
: BY system Of alienation it is possible u
q give thorough course in each sutjec
= offered. The first semester this year
,s course in II. S. Physiology has been given
Last year a permanent record system
. was introduced. II consists Of six card
: for IA years work. The monthly recon
d Of each pupil is kept, and Of days attend
ance. The card also serves as Dismisss
4, and Promotion card. and space is provid
ed for recording characteristics OF eacl
u individual pupil.
The school has well organized Literar
q. Society. run by the pupils: but under III
4 direct supervision Of one Of the teachers
!. The society goes by the name Of c. II.
L. S. Programs are given twice mont
q during the winter.
m The pupils are given every encourags
ment to take part in good. clean, sthleti
sports. During the fall outdoor basks
ball has been played. and now since ~in,e
A' has begun hand ball cour, is in daily uss
ID A horizontal bar. and climbing rope hs
,e recently been put in place in the ATTIC
9 The reading material for the grades q
l., well as the High School in nov quite con
y ple,e.
In the grades The readers used are class
IN hed as Literary. Historical. and Geograpl
O. ieal. Each grade has five sets Of readel
G. and this keeps them busy during the yea
In the High School there are compie
sets Of classics. 10 to IS in . set. and seve
81 sets for class. excep, the seniors. r,
IL, this class tine complete sets have vet
be selected. These classics are the crea
Of the worlds best literature and al Il
same time inexpensive. costing in son
y cases aoc per volume. ana averaging sbo
o. .sc.
in Text books are absolutely free. and
he sufficient number Of books are always
hand. A pupil can come to school get
texi books and 30 to work without havi
20 to worry about text books in The least.
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