The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-01-09
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possible give without unduy GRIPPING other departments And
if Pocaeo and Banno county could recall Governor Hane for
this act he would have been recalled last March.
People in society become moral towards when the
time express decided opinions such questions
confronting the people of every school district the They
do not give oen by pointing the particular person
thing ought be eliminated but they somebody else
do They the newspapers do it. but when the newspaper
conts something they raise awful fuss about
and make fight against the paper that mentions them IF this
paper should devote attention the work done the gna
stun the local high school and take the stand that the benefits
derived from ncompaaby small for the expense
cured would be taken by many people direct personal
tack upon the person persons charge If went down
the line and discussed the manual training and domestic the
chemical laboratory and their results and the ability of the students
to do something practical business affairs after taking the business
course and the ability of the girls do practical sewing after
taking sewing for months years. and should indulge cit
ing examples and their results when the pupils put perfectly
tests the community would be and terribly divided
as whether hang the editor recall if possible the
special school levy of last year.
The law prescrbes that school boards publish year
operate the schools for the year, and
show detail how the money expended but this done
New kinds Of work taken intervals such manual train
ing various phases and the public know what expense
added by that At time like this when the public assume
be trying solve the tax question: would be well to let the
public know what these different lines of study costing them
The people of Bakfoo informed whether it costing them
SIS day $o operate their high school, They might like
know whether them five dollars day eight operate
the carpenter shop and the of the domestic work. and
the business course.
One of the latest things taken and acted upon the mat
of physical examinations for pupils the schools Iheoret
cay of very great Importance but of the older states
where has been for longer period than here has been
found that scarcely good from such work unless the
school adopted some foowup work compel parents cooper
with the school and to act the suggestions them
of the examinations Human such strange
thing that innovations that hold promise of great good often
result positive damage retrogresson The teaching OF sex
hygiene has been especially fruitful Of dsappontmen and conduct
ing physical examinations public schools not without its dangers
The following incident is in point:
Tn OF
ness and adenods and caah and dcayd teeth received r9
and the pointed the hotbd for the greatest
vest of ills growing ignorance and mdeed relation to
these matters physicians took active part the discussions and
the board instituted the physical examinations giving especial at
tenon the eyes, and teeth The examining physician
had his table by and the pupils were drawn up IN line taking
their turns at being The physicians hands prob
ABLY clean and of he washed them after each examination
for he had them with the hds ears eyed nose teeth
and gums The second pupil had the experience and the
third and fourth and until each pupil the class had those
fingers in his mouth after having witnessed the examinations
of other pupils of them bad condition. and the more sens
tive pupils we're SO affected by they could shake off the impress
son for day and could scarcely eat on account OF IT. For
these pupils was mistake to have them witness the work
Here another kitten choofomed and dssected
for the class study and while interesting and wonderful
most the class had bghtng effect OF the girls and
she suffered for days from the memory of it, and could scarcely
eat anything Whenever she she again miserable
This experience the teacher and she Numbered by not
exsng pupils who showed apathy for the dssectng
The introduction of all things and possible ads in the
schools should be attended by close scrutiny and manual training
domestic sewing business not free from bunde
In fact whole school syem full of the impractical but are
all put to silence when invited to improve it.
Idaho has of education and every little while we
read that he has lust returned from an extended trip east Hes
the active representative of the board of education whose
duty it to plan all the educational affairs of the to simplify
the courses eliminate unnecessary studies to prevent duplication
in the higher institutions and harmonic far possible the
conflicting energies the schools Dr. Son has been duty
about half and he and the board have devoted most OF their
time to the four higher institutions of learning in the state and the
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effect that has been felt the grades of the public schools the
expense bills in each family for the newly adopted books ne
buy the order made by the state board of
cation The University has been without president for the past
wear or more and Dr. Sons last for the purpose of
meeting and talking with number of who applicants for
he position The higher institutions of learning will keep him and