The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-07-22

's' sat'sidCtoTy ADDITION TO the
schooI, as is shown by the receipts.
MS lunch room has more than paid
the expenses OF the department. The
profits from these lunches will be ex-
pended Tor lumber and materials
winch Will be turned over to the man.
ual training department for the con-
structlon OF furniture for the model
| dining room.
Manual Training-Some splendid
work has been accomplished in man
ual training. The furniture made by
the boys is of beautiful design and
very well constructed. When you con-
slder that the courses have been of,
rered only one year, the work seems
almost phenomenal.
Physical Culture-None of the spec-
lal departments has greater value in
developing precision in work than
physical culture. The department has
Deen unusually successful and the re-
suits would justify much greater eX-
pense than is necessary for it's sup
port. The poise, physical control, and
the improved physical attitude, are
marked results of this work.
Inc play apparatus which was built
by the manual training department,
mas proven of great advantage to the
children. The teeter boards have been
IN constant use since their Inaugural
tlon, and the giant strides have a grea
attraction for the boys. 1t is hoped
that additional apparatus may be pro-
Vlded soon after the opening of school.
MuSIc-The work in music has been
OF increasing value. The singing in
the higher grades is much stronger
than ever before. The music work in
irwin Fails is particularly difficult be-
cause OF the fact that almost twenty
i've per cent of the grade pupils are
new each year, many coming from
schools where music is not taught. To
organize and unity this work, requires
great effort. The results accomplish
ed this year are most gratifying
1t is pleasure to announce that the
Twin Falls Conservatory of Music has
awarded free scholarship to Miss
Pauline Griffith, because of the high
est scholarship in her grade. This
scholarship gives free tuition for a
splendid course of music in the con-
servatory.
AgrlcuIture-The courses in agri-
culture have been selected by much
larger number of pupils than hereto
fore. The school gardens have been
very successful, but handicapped NV
the reason that school closes in the
spring before the seeds planted have
had time to terminate. And while the
gardens have been very we'll managed,
the results have not been satisfactory.
A system of home gardens will be in
augurated the coming year, credit in
agriculture being given for the work
done in these home gardens.
The work in horticulture has been
very profitable A large number of
trees have been pruned and much
grating and practical work of the or
chard done.
Art-The art work, including simple
pencil sketches, water colors, design
ing, and letter work, has been done
with splendid success. There is 6
large number of specially gifted pupils
in the school, whose work in art is re.
markable. In a prize contest arranged
by the Lincoln Produce and Refriger
ating company, some splendid designs
for advertising cards were produced
The work in the High School Annual
much of which was done by students
who have been continuously in the
order and is rarely surpassed even by
the publications of higher institu
tons.
General Work of the School.
Twin Falls has every reason to bt
proud of the high standard maintain
ed in all the regular work of the
school. The pupils entering the higl
school have been well prepared, as ha.
been shown by the ability of our fresh
man classes.
The work in writing has improved
It requires a little time in changing
from the vertical or semi-slant to tn,
more natural and rapid slant system
of penmanship. The transition ha
been rapidly made and much bette
: results may be expected, and thes
without the assistance of a supervise
of writing as is commonly employed
in the large schools.
| The number of retarded pupils ha
reached the minimum. There Wer
only three pupils in the high schoo
: grades, enrolling over two hundre'
pupils, who were not promoted at tn
end of the second semester. The re
suits in the other grade schools were
l in many cases, as good. The atten
ton given to the pupils whose wOrI
has, for various reasons been retard
ed has had wonderful effect on tn
general work of the schools. An
} without this, the high standards main
tanned would be impossible. The prin
) cipals are unusually skillful in deal
> ing with these more difficult prob
} lens, and to them as well as to tn
teachers, much praise is due.
The High School.
. There are few high schools in tn
5 country which offer the combinatio
D of cultural and vocational subject
D that is found in the Twin Falls hig
! school. The interest in both kinds {
work is very marked. 1t is difficu
to say whether Latin, German, histor,
Q English, horticulture, cooking c
bench work is better done. The il
4 terest in all these subjects offered ha
been so hearty that any comparison
impossible. 1t is this happy combine
n tion Of courcoc which has canSad Suc