The Lamar register., 1915-09-01


books in good usable condition. The
school district is not investing one
cent of money in the school books and
no employe of the district receives a
penny of the profit from their sale.
The commercial department pays the
student clerks few cents an hour to
partially pay for their time. Most of
their pay comes in experience. The
books are bought on such terms that
the book sale turns the money back
TO the publishers in ample time to pay
for the books and the ten per cent
added to the price by the commercial
is ample protection
against necessary expense or loss.
Patrons make considerable saving and
the school book problem is simplified
for the school.
Mr.. Frank Hemphill, the new
commercial instructor, was in town be-
tween trains on Tuesday. He will re-
turn on Friday. Mr.. Hemphill for
the past two years has been head of
the commercial department in the
Dallas, Texas, school. His work for
three years at the head Of the COM
mercial department of the Montrose
high school brought that school into
place of first rank on the western
slope. There has been a heavy en-
rollment in his department this year.
Mr.. George Raeth, manual training
supervisor, has been directing the or
ganization Of the school shops for the
years work. Mr.. Raeth was for
many years instructor in manual
training in the Milwaukee public
schools and secretary of the Wiscon-
sin Manual Training Teachers Asso-
citation. He will give his entire time
to the work of manual training in the
grades and in the high school. Some
new equipment will be purchased and
the time of recitation and shop work
will be doubled in all the grades above
the sixth. High school students will
have shop work two or three days
each week if they elect manual train
ing and will be able to get a very
thorough course.
The annual reception given by the
board of education and the former
teachers to the school patrons and
new teachers will be held at the high
school building Friday evening, Sep
tember 10. All persons interested in
the progress Of the schols, whether
school patrons or not, are invited to
be present. The reception will be
quite informal, hours TO $3.50. An
interesting program is being arranged
and light refreshments will be serv-
ed. Come out and get acquainted
with the teachers. A pleasant get
together meeting at the beginning of
the term will help the school work
throughout the year.
The board Of education has arrang-
ed 70 double the time devoted TO
household arts in the high school un-
der the domestic science instructor,
Miss Bess Chappell. The work in
enth and eighth grades under her di-
rection. Miss Chappell has had splen-
did success with this work in the
high school and the grade students
are fortunate to be given share in
it.
Miss Freda Teetor and Miss Mar
garet Douglas, Lamar grade teachers,
arrived in Lamar this week
Lamar schools will open for stu
dents work at nine o'clock Tuesday
morning, September 7. Give all the
children a good chance by starting
them on the first day Of school, The
boy who starts late is handicapped all
through the term.
Principal C. w. Mottinger has been
busy all week making out schedules
for high school pupils. The high school
program is ready and students can
get their schedules, buy their books,
and be ready for school before the
rush for books on next Monday.
Mr.. Mottinger will be in his office from
2 to p. m. each day to meet high
school students.
Parties desiring to locate in Lamar