The Lamar register., 1913-05-28
School Notes


OF the stormy weather. A fine
program was rendered with be-
tween forty and fifty visiting
eighth graders present. County
Superintendent Oldham of Bata
county was present with six grad
mates from Two Buttes The sem
i0rs described in an entertaining
way the advantages of the high
school. the profitable work and the
good times they had enjoyed; mem
bers of the science classes demon
strated experiments in physics
and chemistry and the high school
musical organizations added to the
Enjoyment Of the program. The pur-
Sose of this program given by the
aSniors is to interest the lower
Ssade students In the work Of the
Ugh school and to make 1t a
more popular institution with them.
After the program. a track meet
was held at the Pioneer school.
Two Buttes. Baca county eighth
grade winning first place with the
tLfncOln school of Lamar second.
In the evening the annual eighth
Grade graduation exercises for the
anion high school district were
held in the auditorium under the
direction of the county superin-
tsndsnt. Mrs. Utter.
Altogether 1t was big day tor
the eighth grade folks.
The Colorado General ASSEMBLY
amehde the high school tuition
law. amaking it possible FOR any
district sitnsr within or outside
the county in winch the nigh scnoof
~ situated 70 pay the full tuition
acquired by the school. This prac-
ticaliy makes tuition Iree in Lamar
SCHOOLS to pupils in kiOwa. Prowers
or Baca counties and will pproOaD-
iy be responsible for an increase Oh.
snroiImsnt bsyond the two humid
red mark nsxt year.
The supervisor OF music and draw
Ing. Aihss Allen. has auded two
very Zine ssta OF pottery modeIs IL
tne dra" ing equipment this month.
these expensive modeis were pur-
cnAsed with part OF the proceeds
Of the recent grade entertainment.
ahe Central school purchased n Vic
tor Sraphophons with their part
OF tie proceeds and nave started ~
good collection OF records-
.Al the teachers who applied.
both in the grades and in the nign
scnooi We're rseIsclea 70 their oid
positions. The high schOoi com
mittes voted to decrease the high
school tax unIsas manual training
sad agriculture should be iptrOduc-
I'd in the high school and votea
70 cooperate with district No. IA
tn guaranteeing more funds II the
dosirsd branches should be esraD-
nshed. The writer has been urg-
~ Tor the past two years the
dsta blishment OF manual training.
domsstic science. and agriculture.
With adequate equipment and teach
lAg force. Last year Granada voted
% cooperate with the local district
In hiring q supervisor. but the prop
osition was turned down here for
lack of cunds.
The Misses Clara Higbee, Ellen |
Gladys Lester and Marie I
were awarded diplomas in |
the commercial department.
These young ladies are thorough
ly prepared to undertake office
work a. stenographers and several
Of them have prepared also in the
hook keeping work. These are the
first graduates to be turned out
by the commercial department. The
diplomas signifies that a complete |
course has been taken. including |
typewriting. commercial
law, commercial arithmetic. bust
ness English. spelling. penmanship.
Heretofore pupils were given no in
to round out their work |
b. taking all the auxiliary studies.
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