The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-08-24
SCHOOL YEAR TO
OPEN SEPT. II
Beginning Work Depends On
Completion Of New School
MANY IMPROVEMENTS MADE IN
BUILDINGS DURING YEAR.
Boundary Lines Defined With Much
Care, Show Changes Deemed Neces-
sary at This Time.

That the school year, which begins
September IL, will start out with
every prospect of being unusually sat
isfactory is the statement of Superin-
tendent Hal G Blue, who is busy pre-
pairing for the opening. The date of
beginning work will depend on the
completion of the Washington school,
now in the course of construction. The
matter of adjusting boundary lines for
the several districts has taken up
much time and attention and has now
been worked out satisfactorily The
following statement from Superintend-
ent Blue, with another under a diff
ferent heading, gives a complete ac-
count of conditions existing and con-
tains much necessary information;
The school year of 1916-1917 will op-
en- Monday, Septembep II. While the
commencement of the years work de-
pends particularly on the completion
OF the new Washington building, plans
are going forward in the belief chat
everything will be in readiness by the
above date. The work on the new
building is progressing very rapidly
and unless some unforeseen difficulties
| present themselves the building will
be ready for occupancy two weeks
from next Monday 1t was felt un-
wise to start school before the COM
pletion of the new building because
this would necessitate a reorganiza-
ton Of the entire system shortly after
the beginning of the years work.
During the summer vacation, the
board of education has made some
splendid improvements in the build
ings. The Bickel school has been cal
cimined and painted throughout This
work has made a most decided i'm
provement in the building 1t is the
type of improvement that is particu-
larly noticeable when one steps into
the building. All of the outside wood
work of the Lincoln building has been
painted. The roof and dome of the
high school building was painted and
the walls and ceiling of the high
school cafeteria have been calcimined.
These Improvements involved an ex-
penditure of more than $1,000 The
janitors are at work now scrubbing
and cleaning the buildings throughout
and in a few days everything will be
in readiness.
A great deal of difficulty has been
experienced in locating the boundary
limits of the new district for the
Washington school. 1t is impossible
to give the element of permanency to
the boundary lines until after the
schools open, when it will be possible
to note the enrolment involved in
each building. The factor of conges-
ton relative to the district is some
what changeable. Oftimes during
summer vacation there will be a de-
cided fluctuation relative to the mat
ter of congestion. During the summer,
a great many new people have moved
into the district. 1t is very difficult
at this time to tell just where these
people have moved in the greatest
number. So, definite and final iudg-
ment relative to boundary lines can
not be actually determined until after
the years work begins. 1t is very
probable that in some cases it will be
necessary to disregard boundary lines
in order to bring into each of the
grade buildings well balanced distri-
button of enrolment Transfers from
one building to another in order to ad-
just congestion will not be made ex-
oept for the good of the schools The
following boundary lines have been
agreed upon. Please bear in mind that
these may need to be changed after
: the beginning of the year
Washington District
Beginning at the intersection of
Sixth avenue north and Shoshone
street and running on Sixth avenue
north to the intersection of Addison
avenue and Cleveland avenue Run
ming on Cleveland avenue due north
to Snake river. Commencing at the
intersection of Sixth avenue east and
Shoshone street and running on Sixth
? avenue east to the intersection of Eliz-
abeth avenue and Blue Lakes boule-
ward. Running east on Elizabeth ave-
nue. to the limits of the school dis
trict. This marks the boundary lin
its of the Washington school. People
who live east of Cleveland avenue and
north of Elizabeth avenue will send
T their children to the Washington
school, People who reside at even
numbers on Sixth avenue north and
r Cdd numbers on Sixth avenue east will
T send their children to the Washington
school.
4 Lincoln and Bickel.