The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-12-16
NEW COURSES AT HIGH SCHOOL
Evening Glasses VIII be Open for Stu
dents In Twin Falls County.
Continuation Courses.

Courses in dairying, animal hus-
bandry, care of tools and machinery,
simple carpentry, the repair of farm
machinery, and the making of farm
utensils will be offered in the Twin
Falls high school. These courses will
be offered in the evening continuing
for an hour and half at the high
school building. The courses in detail
are as follows:
Two courses will be given by the
agricultural department, one in dairy
ing and one in animal husbandry.
The first two weeks of the school
will be given to a study of animal hus-
bandry. The work in dairying will be
OF practical nature throughout. Each
student will be assigned desk in the
laboratory and furnished with equip
ment and materials for carrying on
the work. The laboratory work will
cover ten eXteriments as follows Test
ing milk, testing butter, testing cream,
testing skimmila, manufacturing but
ter, manufacturing cottage cheese,
testing milk for impurities, testing for
personalities, Testing cream separa-
tors and testing cheese.
On alternate nights lectures will be
given in dairying. The subjects of
these lectures will be Idaho and the
Dairy Cow" "The Battle, of the
Breeds or (Which Breed?'', From
Calf to Cow" 1.-The Cow and the Sile,'
'The Community Bull" 1.-The Dairy
to Milk, How to Select Dairy Cow"
Barn" "The Manure Pile" From Food
1.-THE Babcock Test"
During the last two weeks of the
school work of practical nature will
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laboratory work will consist in vacci-
mating hogs for cholera, Judging
horses, judging hogs, judging cattle,
studying ages of animals by their
teeth, and study of the common dis
eases of stock.
Practical lectures will be given on
the following subjects alternate even
ings of the course: Hog Cholera"
Management of Hogs" 1.-THE Future
of Hogs in Twin Falls Tract" Feed
ing Hogs" More Mutton-Less Beef"
Beef Cattle VS.. Dairy Cattle" Breeds
of Horses" Feeding for Baby Beef"
Feeding Beef Cattle Breeds Of
Horses Light and Heavy Horses"
"The Sheep Industry" Feeding the
Horse" Ration for Horses"
Manual Training Course.
HC SluucAIS SIdll Dc acquainted
with the following operations: l. Rip
saw. l. Cross-cut-sawing. 3. Mea-
surfing. 4. Squaring. S. Mailing. g.
Mitering. Z. Tool sharpining: a, saw
filing; b. grinding; C, whetting. s.
Laying out and cutting chamfer. 9.
Laying out and cutting bevel 10.
Tapering. L. Mortising. 12. Dovetail-
ing 10. Countersinking. IA Boring.
Is. Gluing. 16. Scraping. II. Sand
ing. Is. Doweling. 19. Leveling. 20.
Plumbing.
Construction work: 1. Tool box. 2. |
Saw horse. 8. Head gate. 4. Evener. |
5. Brooder. 6. Bee hive Z. Wagon
jack. 8. Gate-model 8. Hay rack
model. 10. Stock rack--model IL. |
Hog trough. H. Wagon box-model. |
Repair: l. Gate hanging. 2. Door |
hanging. 3. Placing shelves. 4. Hop
pers.
Note: Students are invited to bring
repair work to school and handle it |
with the aid of the instructor.
Furniture: (Suggestive.) I. Ia
bouret, chair, bookcase, cabinet.
Architectural: /. Chicken house, |
hog house, barns, bungalow.
Sewing.
This course aims to teach the fun
damental principles involved in plain
hand and machine sewing, the use and |
care of the machine, the principles of |
finishing garments, and the use of
patterns. The work will cover four
periods week of practical work. All |
materials will be furnished
Art needlework: This court gives
the practical stitches used in decorat-
ing and the common types of fancy
needlework 1t will cover one period
each week.
Cookery.
This course consists of both practi- |