The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-05-02
WILL REMAIN HEAD OF SCHOOL
No Change to BE Made in Head of
State Industrial School.

Superintendent HUMPHREYS will be
retained at the head of the ST. An
thony industrial school, according to
announcement made Sunday by Wal
ter S. Bruce, president of the state
board OF education, upon his return
from an inspection trip to that insti-
tuition.
A committee of the state board,
consisting of Mr.. Bruce, Herman J.
Rossi, H. Horton and David L. Evans,
has just completed hurried inspec-
ton of the southern Idaho state in
situations controlled by the board. Mr..
Bruce said that calls were made at
the School for Deaf and Blind at
Gooding; at the Albion state normal
school; the Academy of Idaho at Po-
catello and the Idaho industrial train
ing school at st. Anthony.
Mr.. Bruce made the following state
ment: "In each of those, institutions
very satisfactory conditions were
shown. The schools are presided over
by competent instructors, and the dis
cipline and general moral and phys
ical conditions are excellent, indicat-
ing high class student body and
competent management on the part of
the faculty.
I'm some instances the buildings
and equipment were found to be in
more or less bad repair, or deficient
In size or quality, owing to lack of
sufficient funds to meet the require
ments. A few pressing needs of this
kind were ordered installed by the
board, and other proposed repairs
and expenditures taken under consid-
GRAFTON. Arrangements were made
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professors for the coming year for all
schools, those who have been en-
ployed during the last year being re-
tanned, with a few exceptions.
"a careful consideration Of condi-
tons at the Idaho industrial training
school at st. Anthony convinced the
committee that the management has
been competent and, in a high de-
gree, for the best interest of the pu-
pills. A fine standard of discipline
is maintained, thorough instruction
in all branches of study up to and in
Guiding the eighth grade is given, a
number of trades are taught both
boys and girls and general atmos-
phere of general usefulness, morality
and contentment is everywhere in evil
dence. The institution, in a decided
sense, IS school and not a place of
punishment.
1.-THE pupils are not confined by
locks or bars, even at night. The
food is plain but plentiful, and we'll
prepared. The old rule of early to
bed and early to rise is followed in
this school. Ample provision is made
for baths, and the lavatory facilities
are sanitary.
"The school owns over 400 acres of
land, large part of which is in cult
walton, most of the work being done
by pupils under the direction Of COM
petent instructors. The health of the
pupils appears to be excellent, only
three cases of a minor nature being
in the hospital when we were there
These are cared for by a trained
nurse, working under regular school
physician.
I'm view of the insistent demands
that have recently been made for a
change in the management of this
important institution, the committee
used great care in acquainting itself
as far as could be done in the limited
time at our command with the actual
facts in controversy, and with the real
conditions now existing in the school.
AS a result of our Investigations we
are unanimously decided to make no
change in the management at the
present time, and so advised Mr.. Hum
phries, the superintendent.
''It would not be just to fall in ac-
knowledging the uniform courtesy of
faculty and student body in each of
the institutions visited, and feel also
that for the excellent condition Of
these schools the state owes a debt
Of gratitude to the untiring, unselfish
and self-sacrificing efforts Of the vari-
GUS boards which have had the over
sight of their affairs in the past"