The Harlowton news., 1913-10-31
good literature aud good music and

Passing the Iennep school ON
my way to Judith Gap, the neat, 4
beautiful little building 10 attract
ed my attention that felt that I
must come back and take peep
at the interior. The school house
and all outside buildings are nicely
painted, the yard is large and
il fenced.
I Nearly all necessary equipment
lis provided and hest of all q Smith
heating aud ventilating System
and sanitary drinking fountain.
l The children in this school do
not have to lose one. half their tine
combating with unfavorabie eondi-
tions found in the average country
school where the common stove In
the order Of the day. This system
was installed for 500. Miss Edith
Eklund is in charge of the school
and hopes to secure more library
books this year for the use Of the
children in the lower grades and
make the room more attractive by
getting some good pictures.
She and the pupils also express
ed their intention OF working up q
good exhibit for the county fair
next year. Lennep can meet the
requirements laid down BY the
Estate for a standard school
was informed that the Shaw.
nut school is q model school In at-
most every particular, the nearest
to an ideal one room school OF any
in the county. The windows are
properly arranged ut the left and
rear of room, seats, three sizes, APP
proved heating and ventilating
|system and sanitary drinking
fountain. The trustees Of the
school are Il. e. Crawford, Il. S.
Webster and +. w. Perry.
! The splendid school buildings 1T
Judith Gap and Hedges are proba-
bly unsurpassed by any other
towns their size in the state or in
any other state. Judith Gap, q
town of about 300, can boast of
school that would be a credit to
any city. The building is an ele-
CANT four-room brick with full
basement, splendidly finished and
appropriate for manual training
and domestic science rooms. The
trustees are looking forward to
these courses and also expressed
their belief in a practical course in
agriculture. The building has Il
we'll, concrete walks and the Ideal
steam heat, which has proven sat
isfactory. Three teachers are EN-.
ployed, receiving from $75 to 1886
in tho grades and the principal
81, 800 per year.
i Chas. Beers, John Dolan and
J, George Rice, trustees, deserve
, much credit.
At the trustees and patrons
meeting, the idea Of making the
/ school a social center, was favora
IDLY received. Principal r. A
| lClothier and his assistants express
, led their willingness and pleasure
] Lin doing what they could to pro
. vide social evenings for the pupils.
In many respects Hedges, a town
. of about 300, is right at the head
j, OF the procession. The tWoroon
, brick building is a fine structure
| and part of the plans for larger
{ StTlicthF iHn hWo basement
: rooms are spirudis!ty finished. AT
/, thr pr,.snn. 'imc one room is being
r IL 80 III. primary room, and
few primary rooms arc more CHEEKY
+ and attractive.
The teachers are paid from $50
. to 500. Great attention is being
i paid to the social life Of the chill
dren. Miss Isabel Swanson, tht
: very efficient principal, deserves
, / the highest praise for what she has
done in this respect and is receiy
: ing the hearty cooperation Of hel
!, assistants, Mrs. Ora K. Sabin ane
Miss Gertrude Fisk. She has az