The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-08-19

Inc biacktoot schools Will open on
Tuesday, September 9TH, at clock.
This year it is the intention of those
in authority to make the first day count
as a regular school day in every parti-
cular. With this in mind, it is urged
that all pupils who know t. wh;rh ,v.1ac
they are assigned, maze arrang gemenls
to purchase books before the opening.
Each Of the dealers will have a list of
the necessary books for each o'1ss mr.
each grade and can supply you with
information concerning them. 1t would
be well for parents to see to this mat
ter before the opening day. Should they
desire second hand books they may be
secured at the Central School building
on Friday, and Saturday afternoons, be-
fore the opening Of school and all second
hand books to exchange should be taken
to this building on those dates.
The following assignments should be
kept in mind in order to avoid confus-
ion on the opening day:
The pupils who have been assigned to
the sixth "A'', seventh "B'', seventh
| "A' and eighth uB' classes will meet
at the Central school as last year. Those
who are to be in the eighth "A' class,
will meet in room No. Is Of the High
cCHOO1. uC sSlAVH d pupils Will dll
meet at Irving school with Miss Mary
o. Rourke. This arrangement necessi-
tates a little inconvenience to pupils
who live on the east side and must pass
to the west and vice versa, but it is
the only plan by which we can develop
the Junior high school and from the
experience of last year this seems the
right thing to do.
radical change has been contemplat-
ed in the high school department Of our
schools. As may be seen from the list
lof new teachers which is published be-
low, there will be eight men connected
with the High school building this COM
ing year, compared to four Of last year.
Each recitation period will be sixty
minutes long in place Of forty Of past
years. New work will be offered in
Manual Training, Domestic Science,
Drawing and Commercial Foreign
language will be given less place, His
tory and vocational subjects will be
given more prominence. No calls will
be answered by pupils over the tele-
phone, except at the even hours in the
morning, and twenty minutes after purh
hours in the afternoon. This seemed
necessary on account of past experience.
No pupil will be excused to leave the
building during school hours, except
upon the urgent request of parents. All
teachers will remain in the building un-
til o'clock each day. The regular
school periods will be from 9 a. NJ. to
II m. and from LEO p. m. to 400 p. m.
and all pupils are expected to remain
when their work demands.
1t is requested that all High school
pupils enroll before the opening day.
The principal will meet with pupils for
enrolment each afternoon from 2:3O
p. m. to 5, during the week preceding
the opening of school.
All those who wish to rent rooms to
teachers c. pupils should notify the
superintendent of schools at once. Those
who wish to work for room and board
should make their wants known i'm
mediately.
| 1t was decided at recent meeting
of the BlackfOOt Board of Education to
charge tuition of $500 per month to
all pupils from outside districts who
attend the grades below High school in
addition to the transfer of the state
money from the district in which such
pupils hive. This tuition is payable
before the first of October, for the first
semester and the 18th Of February. for
the second semester. The high school
tuition is taken care Of by the county
superintendent and is prescribed by law