The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-09-17
Of the
School Board

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evening to go over the monthly grist
!! |of problems.
Miss Wright and Miss O'Brien, who
were not on hand for duty at the
opening of school came along a few
days late, each having been very i'll
and hardly able to take up the work
upon their arrival here.
There are now 80 teachers in the
school, against 26 at the opening of
school last year. The total number
of pupils on the censis report last
year between the ages of eight and
IS was 1910; the total number who
attended school during the year was
1859; % graduated from the high
school and 70 from the eighth grade.
This year the enrolment is larger
than last year and 1876 are enrolled
in the high school. The enrolment
is always very much increased the
week after the fair. Last year the
board expended $4,000, of which
$4,000 was applied on bonds, and
$40, 900 on the school proper, making
over $50 per pupil for the year. The
total indebtedness, bonded and other
wise, Is shown in the treasurer's f.
nancial report published by the board
in this issue, together with many
other items of interest to patrons Of
the school,
At the annual election last week
r. l.. Archer and C. v. Fisher were
reelected members of the board, and
upon convening Monday evening.
John G. Brown was elected chairman,
R. l.. Archer secretary and w. F.
Bergman treasurer for the year.
Bids of cement contractors were
opened and considered, for the laying
|of walks along the easterly side OF
the high school block. and e. J. Ben
son was awarded the work. His bid
was next to the lowest and when the
record of the bidders was considered
as to reliability and quality in cement
work, the board awarded 1t to Mr..
Benson at the slightly higher price
on his record.
Superintendent Vincent reported
that they had been having trouble
with the water pipes in the High
School building. The heating Is all
done in the morning at this time of
the year, and then the fires dies out
and in the afternoon they have no
warm water. The tank installed when
the building was erected was an old
one taken from the old gymnasium,
with a capacity of only 40 or so gal
Ions, and 1t needed a larger one or
more of them. There was leak In
the pipe, due to an explosion caused
by lime caking in the pipe, and he
suggested having another tank added
when the repairs were made. The
board took the prices submitted by
plumber for the different sizes and
tried to determine what would be
the cheapest and best, and like many
another man. came to the conclusion
that plumbing was full of mysteries
anyhow, and 1t was left to Mr. Vim
cent and all the plumbers.
Prof. Lewis reported that they
have only seven typewriters in the
school for AZ pupils in commercial
work, and that they should have two
more. 1t keeps these machines busy
from 1880 or in the morning until
night, and still some of them do not.
get their turns. They have been buy
ing Underwood machines, and only
part of them are doing good service.
Some of them "skid" and nobody can
fix them when they do that. When
ever they have talked to the Under
wood agent about 1t, he has changed
the subject and talked about some
things else. AS matter of fact, the
Underwood has the speed and in
OTu6T W 6cI LudL tucy hdV0 uOCA
given high side tension, and If it has
a hair too much tension 1t skids. He
suggested getting some other kind of
machine for other reasons; they turn
out pupils who go about looking for
positions, and think they cannot get
work anywhere except in an office
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that has an Underwood. They might
better learn two or three kinds. He
the Royal. Some Of the
board were not familiar with the
Royal, had scarcely heard of it, and
the Remington or some
make. Then there followed
some comments on the l.. G. Smith
and the Oliver and the Smith-Pre-
mier, and It was left to Professors
Vincent and Lewis to buy what they
chose and to select the type for them.
The question Of how the pupils In
The high school shall be addressed,
called by their given names
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