The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-12-03
SCHOOL NEWS
OF THE COUNTY
Items Of Interest From The
Rural Sections
ACTIVITIES ALONG PROGRESSIVE
LINES IN ALL DISTRICTS
Miss Noel, County Superintendent, il
Well Pleased With the Condition in
the County.


lated on having so large number of
good rural school teachers and good
rural school buildings. The rural
schools must keep pace with the city
schools in efficiency If prosperous,
contented, intelligent people remain
in the country and develop its re-
sources.
Miss Bertha Noel, county superin-
tendent, has been doing splendid work
| among the county schools along the
line of progressive development. From
all over the county reports show that
all the districts are entering heartily
into the plan of making the school
house the civic center. The following
items from the various sections will
prove interesting to many:
4 On November 9Th, Parent-Teach-
ers' Association was organized at
Deep Creek. Forty parents were in
, attendance. DR.. Joldernia, of Buhl,
who has had experience as school
medical inspector, gave very practi-
cal and interesting talk on "The Phys
1 ical Defects of School Children"
/ The first Parent-Teachers' Associa-
q ton in Twin Falls county was organic
u ed at Buhl last year. Since then Par
il ent-Teachers' Associations have been
4 organized in Twin Falls, Curry, and
Deep Creek. No doubt, they will ac-
complish much good in bringing about
\ closer cooperation between the school
/ and the homes.
On November 18th, the patrons Of
Deep Greek met at the school house
for picnic dinner. The men put in
the day erecting playground apparat
u.s. The. apparatus consists of si1
swings, two teeters, and two horizon
tai bars This was purchased will
money raised at basket social.
The Clover school gave an enter
tainment Wednesday evening. DR.. w
A. Sullivan gave short talk and Mis-
Hungate and Miss Lofts, Of Twin Falls
: gave readings that were much appre
ciated Miss Leila Hobbs is the teach
er at Glover
Maroa and Union, two of our bes
: rural schools gave entertainments ant
box socials last Wednesday evening
, which were we'll attended. The pro
. ceeds of the evenings entertainment
and boxes at Curry was $81 and a
Maroa was $9S. Curry will use theil
fund to help pay for the new schoo
: piano and Maroa will use, theirs foi
= library books.
Poplar Hill school has victrOla ant
. some excellent records for school use
! Buhl and Twin Falls each have vic
trolas for the schools and few othe
schools are planning to purchase sim
liar instruments.
. Union school Is ambitious to be tn
: best rural school In the county. TIL
!; district employs three teachers: MI
! 3. E. Anthis, Miss Fern Costello, an
: Miss Pearl McShea. This district ha
! La three-room brick building with tn
Mcpherson system of heating and ven
tilation, and a four-room teacher
cottage.
Poplar Grove district, south of Cas-
e tleford, has built an addition to thel
school and employs two teachers th1
year.
Castleford has one of the best an
most attractive two-room building
lin the county. Very satisfactory schot
!. work is being done there with Mr.. Ma
thews as teacher of the upper grade
and Miss Freda abbey Of the primal
le grades.
81 Rock Creek has improved the scho'
le building by changing the windows
,r avoid cross lighting and by repatn
a. ing the building. The school und'
al the direction Of Miss Ellen Larsen Il
W last two years has made considerab
is advancement.
< DIR. Dunn, the county physician, HI
In inspected the lighting, heating. vent
A. alton and seating and water supply
a. large number Of the schools. It vi
d. found necessary to send the state
Or report OF unsanitary conditions
t. some cases.
lie Bickel school, northeast Of Hanse
has been transformed by a coat
paint and by changing the windOv
to bring about proper lighting. Mt
Ruth Harvey, one OF the young teAc
ers Of the county, who Is making goo
j taught the school last year and "
= teach 1t this year.
The state superintendent has nam
!. January 18th. Goth and 21st, as I
- dates for the state eighth grade G
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