The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-05-20
NEW PLYMOUTH.


The New Plymouth public schools
: close the first week in June, after q
most successful years work under
the able direction of Superintendent
~ ID. Carper and an efficient corps
Of teachers. The Parent-Teacher cir
Gle has been factor in the years
/ activities, every meeting being excep-
] tionally we'll attended and keen in
terest manifested in every thing per-
} tanning to the best interests of the
4 schools. Programs OF q high order
, have been feature of every meet
; ing and have been entertaining and
instructive to old and young alike.
Professor Carper has been the NOV
ing spirit in creating and holding this
interest and has been indefatigable
, in his work along athletic lines. The
complete corps of teachers for the
next term of school is as follows:
o. ID. Carper, superintendent; Miss
Eula Woodland, assistant high school
Instructor; Miss Stella Yowell, pri-
mary; Miss Elizabeth Shaw, domestic
science; Miss Isetta Stetson, music;
Miss Mabel Burks, Miss Nesbit and
Glen Holmes, grades; 0rln Carper,
manual training; Miss Lillian Swat
man, Valley View.
Harry Small, the young son of Mr..
and Mrs. George Small, leaves June
I for Broolsfield, Pa, to take u course
in pharmacy in the drug store Of his
uncle. Young Small will be greatly
missed by the younger set with whom
he is exceedingly popular and con-
siderable regret is being expressed
that he liz not planning TO return TO
New Plymouth at the close Of his
term Of study.
Mrs. Columbus French, mother Of
II. ID. French, has been very i'll dur
ing the past week. but Is slowly i'm
proving.
The Priscilla club was most delight
fully entertained ut the home Of Mrs.
Roy White, Saturday afternoon. The
usual very dainty and appetizing
lunche was served after the fancy
work was laid aside. The club guest
on this occasion was Mrs. Frank New
comb Of Akron, Ohio.
John s. Robinson, Texas rcpresen-
tative of the Northwest Fruit Distrib-
utors' association with headquarters
mt Fort Worth, arrived Tuesday for n
months visit at the home Of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Robinson.
Other visitors at the Robinson home
are Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Newcomb OF
Akron, Ohio, who are returning from
an extended trip through southern
California and a visit 10 both expo
sitions. The vast quantities of green
fruit now showing up in Payette val
ley orchards is revelation to Mr.. and
Mrs. Newcomb, who frankly state
that they have always been skepti-
cal us 10 the heavy setting of fruit in
the western orchards, and that they
are returning with far different view
of the possibilities Of the entire north
west.
The late meeting Of the Parent
Teachers circle was held Friday after
noon in the high school auditorium,
Mrs. George w. Wilson acting as
chairman of the division having the
arrangements in charge. A splendid
program was given, the chief speaker
being Miss z. Fay Fowler, county SUI
perintendent Of schools. She compli-
mented the New Plymouth organiza-
tion upon the splendid work accomp-
lished during the year and also upon
the fact of its having the largest
membership (70) in the county, She
also spoke at some length of the state
meeting recently held at Eagle and
later gave an outline of how and why |
the Parent Teachers circle came TO
be organized. Rev. Ii. f, knight took
for his subject, "How TO Make the
Child Practical and Efficient" Rev.
Hall spoke on school Activities" In
strumental numbers by the Misses
Harrigan, Smock and Sanderson, fol-
lowed by delicious refreshments.
rounded out the afternoon pleasantly.
Word comes that the jack rabbits
are dying Off in large numbers and
that scarcely live one is to be seen
IN that section of the Black Canyon
project lying between the, Payette
and Boise valleys. For the last Is
years jack rabbits and coyotes have
made that vast tract of land their
particular domain, and during the
early years the former did an untold
amount Of damage to young orchards,
grain fields, hay lands etc. More
than one Payette valley orchardist
and farmer is prematurely grey by
the depredations Of the festive lack"
and his determination by some kindly |