The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-05-22
MoRELAND

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: While we have been slumberingi per
, haps, for some time past, yet the
events Of the past week show that
we are very much alive.
Wednesday evening May IA. the
} Home Dramatic Company presented
the drama Oak Farm to an apprecia
: tive audience, and the company did
themselves credit in the able manner
In which they presented the play, som
OF whom showed more than ordinary
: talent in that line.
On Friday, May 16, one Of the best
sessions of the district school was
closed. The following teachers had
charge of over 200 members of the
school population of the district:
VIM. Bartlett. principal, eighth and
ninth grades; Jaunita Rich, seventh
grade; HELEN Richardson, fifth and
sixth grades; Rae Jenkins, second,
third and fourth grades; Sara Grim
mitt, beginners and first grades. Each
department OF the school has been
conducted to the satisfaction of the
parents and pupils generally. The
school board are so well pleased that
they have engaged tho services of
Mr.. Bartlett, Miss Richardson and
Miss jenkins to teach at the next
session. They tried to engage the
services Of Miss Rich and Miss
Grimmett, but we understand they are
engaged" for greater purpose.
| One feature of the school just clos
ed, we do not like. 1t is that SO very
few of the graduates of former years
awaited themselves of the opportunity
of attending school Now that num-
Der more have been turned out, as
will be seen by the report of the
graduating exercises it is to be hoped
that large class of the ninth grade
will take advantage of next years
course.
On Friday evening, May 10TH the
Moreland hall was filled to overflow
ing and listened to the graduating ex-
ercises OF the eighth grade The fol-
lowing boys and girls were the gradu-
ates: Lee Miller. Ottilla Mcknight
Leona Hines, Jennie Lindsay, Lea
Wells, Lurleon England, Gerald Chris
Hanson, Austin Wheeler, ALERT Clark,
Leslie Williams, Eula Wells, Lucille
Gritfiths and Cecil Terril The class
average was nearly SO per cent. The
very interesting program following
was rendered by the class:
Class Song.
Invocation-Oliver Belnap.
Presidents address by Austin
Wheeler.
Instrumental music by Jennie Lind
say.
Glass history by Leta Wells.
Recitation by Leona Hines.
Duet by LurleOn England and Of
tilla Mcknight. II
Glass prophecy by Gerald Chris
Henson.
Reading by Leslie VILLAS.
Glass rhyme by Lurleon England.
Trio, Jennie Lindsay and company.
Recitation by Lucille Griffith. :.
PRINCIPALS address by VIM. Bart
lett.
Remarks by w. P. Lindsay, of the
school board
Valedictory by Eula Wells.
The rendering of the program was
followed by dance.
On Saturday evening the drama,
Joe the Waif' was presented by the
school, much to the amusement Of
the people crowded in the hail.
\ Saturday afternoon the baseball
teams of Blackfoot and Moreland
crossed bats, the score being at the
close of the game, 10 innings, 10 to
IL. Rain stopped the game.
An epidemic of measles Is rife
among the little ones.
A butcher shop, with Eugene Lii
enquist proprietor, has been recently
opened in a new building built for
that purpose by Lindsay
company.
Next" That is what we hear a,
the barber shop opened last week.
Roy Lowe, proprietor.
Good rain, yes. Cannot estimate
the good it has done, and will do.
1t was thought. and your correspond
ent mentioned in the columns of the
Optimist over a year ago that the
High Line Lateral Company would
have lateral completed and water
running through it. In this they met
The lateral Is now
so near completed that in a short time
water will be running through the
long flume to the dry and parched
soil below
Tho mixed school taught by w.
H. Keller, in the western part of the
district, has been closed for the term.
Viva Whitney, of Lewiston, Mont,
a primary specialist, has been en-
ployed by the school board to teach
here next term.
The schcDl board have the matter
Of building new school building at
under consideration,
Ind may do SO the coming season.