The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-03-26
News Snapshots
Of the Week
INTERESTING NOTES FROM
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ONhOOl Will dhJOulll L HuISudy ana
Friday of next week for a Spring re-
cess. The five months from Deem
Der to June is a long stretch and
always causes a drain on children and
teachers. 1t is believed that such
Spring recess as is contemplated will
more work for the remainder of the
school year. Many of the teachers
will avail themselves Of the oppor-
tunity to visit the neighboring schools
during this recess.
The Board of Education is replac-
ing the dead trees on the various
school grounds with live ones.
Under the direction of the Manual
Training teacher some of the Lincoln
seventh grade boys have built some
much needed easels to carry the re-
lief maps for the class room use.
The local debate of last Friday
night, between the Caldwell-New Ply
mouth teams was won by the local
High School who received the unan-
imous decision of the judges. Cald-
wells negative team met the Emmett
team at Emmett and won there, re-
ceiving the decision of two judges.
Owing to the fact, however that Cald-
we'll lost both debates of the previous
week, the local boys have no chance
at the final debate. The local High
School has developed an enviable rec
ord in debate work and are taking
their defeat with a splendid spirit.
The State Declamatory Contest will
be held at Nampa, April To- Miss
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School will represent Caldwell in the
State Contest.
Mrs. Blatchley and Miss McFar-
land gave splendid talks on Public
School Art" and "The Art Work Done
in the Caldwell Schools" before the
Washington section of the Parent
Teachers Association last week. 1t
is unfortunate that every father AID
mother in Caldwell could not have
heard these talks.
The High School band boys met
last Monday night for the purpose of
forming a permanent organization
AS soon as music arrives, they expect
to get down to regular weekly prac-
tice. That High School band will
be of service, not alone to the public
schools but the community, can scar
cely be denied. 1t is the purpose of
the High School in fostering such an
organization to furnish opportunity
for each boy who is so inclined to
discover himself" along this line of
activity.
The various ward buildings are plan
ming to hold Spring exhibit Of all
school work. This is done TO the end
haN f,.II
acquainted with the phases of school
activity than would otherwise be pos
sible. 1t is hoped that every father
and every mother in Caldwell will be
able To spend a half hour in studying
the work done by CaldwellS boys and
girls, These ward exhibits will be
followed by general exhibit includ-
ing the manual training aud domestic
science exhibit 10 be held in the High
School buildings May l3 and H.
The March program of the Van
Buren, Parent-Teacher's Circle was an
-of-doors Arbor Day occasion. A
short program was given by the school
children under the direction OF their
teachers, Mr. J. c. Rice, president of
the Board of TruSteN< made brief
talk ON the significance OF Arbor day.
Parents and teachers, to the number
of about fifty, spent a portion of the
afternoon in planting shrubs and
flowers. The spirit of the whole or.
ganization was a splendid one and was
an index only of what a parent-teach
erS' association can do in adopting
and carrying out various constructive
policies.
Last week on the Van Buren, ground
there was constructed and erected
four swings and three see-saws,
through the cooperation of the par
ents and teachers. Some horizontal
bars are also to be constructed for
the boys. The work was done by the
parents and teachers and the mater
ials furnished at a very small cost.
The money invested did not come
from taxation sources.
The balance of the pictures receiv-
ed through the services and kindness
of the Ladies Forward Club, have
been framed and are being distribut-
ed throughout the various buildings.
This splendid lot of pictures will add