Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-14
ktEPING TUX
SCHOOLS Open
SEPTEMBER I
--
Changes Made During Sum-
Building Under
goes Improvements.

Monday, September Z, has been set
as the date for the opening of the
East Grand Forks schools. and pros
poets are exceedingly bright for Il
good year. Considerable improve
ments have been made about the
buildings this summer md they Will
be In fine shape.
One Of the main improvements
about the Central. school is the cree
ton of a small addition on the south
side of the building. The addition is
only one story and Is divided into
three apartments. One will be used
as a forge room for the manual train
for an ash room. The addition costs
about $1,1O0. ,fIt
New Rule.
The state high school board of Min
neSota has passed a law to the erect
that all Putnam" agricultural
schools must offer a, course in forge
work in connection with the other
courses. East Grand Forks has just
been put in the first class with agri-
cultural schools in Minnesota. All the
up-to-date equipment will be installed
in the new room. A forced ventila-
ton system will be Installed in this
department also to carry off the
smoke from the FORCES.
Practical Housekeeping.
Another new course has been added
to the high school curriculum In con-
nection with the home economics de-
partment. This will consist OF q
course in household arts. The school
has been offering courses In sewing
and cooking. etc, but this will be
the first time that general housekeep.
ing has been taught. The work will
include both book, and laboratory
study. The book work or theory viii
be taken up In school. while most OF
the laboratory work will be done a
home. Students will. have. to dust. anG
clean and do general household work
in order to get credit for the course
Special blanks will be used to show
the work done and parents will b.
asked to certify to it. The instructor
will have the right also to inspect The
work from time to time.
Change Grade Room.
Other small improvements have
been made around the Central build,
ing. The seventh and eighth grad
room has been altered. A partition
has been erected in the north end Q
the room. cutting off about tWent!
feet. Another class room has beer
fitted I'D in this space and some Of !
will be used for a small library also
The seats in the main room have beer
turned to face the doors leading int
it.. The main object in this change i
to get rid of the dark class room
which has been used in former years
This room has only one window AM
is very inconvenient for work. Thi
place will he used as the office OF tn
supervisor Of music and drawing:
The room formerly used by the su
pervisor will be turned. into a res
room or an Office for the principal.
Twenty-Five Teachers.
The faculty this year will linclud
twenty-five teachers. the same as las
year. Four teachers Will be in tn
associated districts in this county al
so. These schools are affiliated wit
East Grand Forks In he industrial
work.
Six out of the ten teachers in higl
school last year will return again thi
fall, the other four having resigned
Several new faces will therefore ap
pear in the school at the opening mex
month. This Is the fist time in 81
years that more than half Of the hig'
school faculty fas returned.