The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-08-29
IMPROVEMENT IN SCHOOL
Better Results Expected During
Coming Year.

Superintendent L. A. Huntin,
gives THE TRIBUNE the followIn,
cnncernng The conditions Of tn,
Ratbdfum schools:
To estimate The probable success OF
The SEXUAL var l9l3-'l4 IL seems feas.
able to compare working conditions
that exist this fall with those of last
year.
The corps Of teachers In the grades
secured excellent results last term.
Half OF thos= teachers. however. will
not return. When a teacher comes
To new de'd there is a feeling that.
as far as we are concerned. she il nm.
tried. But we have, 10 a certain ex.
tent personal knowledge OF the
ability of The teachers, who will come
To Rathdrum to Ill the vacancies in
The grades. Last year there were
four grade teachers, who had full
normal training. This year there
will be four normal students and two
with a unive's iLy and normal train.
log. 10 addition several have been
doing summer normal work. The
character, experience and training or
our grade corps promises well for that
school.
Each member Of the High School
force Is fitted for the work assigned
Specializing is increasing In school
work us elsewhere.
For the Domestic Science depart.
ment added this year Miss Kathryn
Smith OF Moscow has been secured.
Last year Miss Smith was chosen ID
take charge OF the Domestic Science
exhibit at the Spokane and Lewiston
fairs. Miss Smith has specialized In
her work and at the same time we
may say that she is "A specialist as an
organizer, an element that must nee.
essarily enter largely into the year Of
Introduction OF her department. The
value OF the training obta!nable In a
Domestic Science course Ia sewing
aud cooking IS too generally known In |
be considered here. This work will
DC open to all High School and Sth
grade gir.s. 1t is already evident
that the Introduction Of this depart.
nent will increase the hiph school
attendance OF the girls, will recognize
that at last they have girls subject
for girls. !
MIR. j. d. Davis, who will have
c large OF the new department OF
Manual Training.-the boys work
Tor boys,-is a University graduate
and practical carpenter. The boys
viii be taught the care and use of
tools, Joining aud general wood work.
'nR. AS far as possible the work Will
be OF practical value. To this end
The buys will make their oSn work
~
Miss Grace Addamsoo. of the Uni
'ersity of Oregon, viii be instructor
Algebra and Hist Try.
Perhaps no other change will be OF
u IRE value 10 the nc,ease OF efficien.
y OF the High SEQ DOL than the aboli.
ION OF the heating. stoves replaced by
ne steam beating system. We will
Hiss tne showers Cn ashes experience d
asst year, causing. dirty clothes and
'ooSs' aud unsd .nitary conditions.
MS hulscnce ey eryone recognized.
SUI lev realized the loss OF teaching
T.iency caused by fire tending. Any
alesman will Tell that he has lost
ales because OF inter rupted attention
md interest. 1t is also true that a
eacher must go back to the begin
ling point and Tetrae e a discussion or
because Of an interrupts.
on or else fail to rake the desired
IMPRESSION. The ole / stoves had to 20
because they were burned out, gave
Unequal heat, burn ed an excess OF
wood; expensive 10. ianitor and fuel
'ost. and dirty and unsanitary; but
more than all they were expensive In
'oint of view OF student efficiency
he purpose of the school. II
The installation of the sewer system
will mean mora comfortable and
anitary condition, more safe moral
'te nearly the condi.
ion that we d -slre 10 obtain In our
ZONES. But we remember that The
hiidren are at the sc aool house most
i the time nine months out OF a
welye and not at home.
Comparin.. conditions Of the Rath. q
rum schools existing last year with