Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-06
GARDEN CLUBS OF
Caldwell PROVE
VERY SUCCESSFUL
Pupils Encouraged by the
Honors Won by Them at
Gem State Fair-Footbau
Season Opening.

ROoOSA OPO4AA41Ss
Caldwell, Oct. e.-The garden and
back yard clubs which were organized
in the public schools of Caldwell last
spring, have brought forth a great deal
OF favorable comment during the sum-
mer and they have yielded results that
will be permanent for the betterment
of Caldwell in a civic way.
Under the direction of County Agri
culture Agent Mccall and the county
of schools, Miss Fowler,
the work has been introduced into the
public schools of Caldwell and the
teachers have taken up the work with
q great deal of enthusiasm. Every
garden has been visited once each
month during the summer by resident
teachers and gardens graded according
to the proficiency shown in the care
taken. Seventy five gardens have been
successfully carried through the season,
by boys and girls of this school dis
trict. Most of them were worked by
boys and girls of the fifth and sixth
grades.
PRIZES WON AT BOISE.
Canyon county brought home the
state banner for garden club work
again this year. This being the third
time, it now remains the permanent
property of the clubs of this county.
Caldwell boys and girls contributed
largely to the success of this work and
their help was needed in q large meas
ure, because several other counties of
the state put forth doubled energy this
year to prevent Canyon county from Sc
curing the state banner and thereby
keep it from becoming a permanent
trophy here.
There is large exhibit of the Cald-
well public schools gardens being
shown at the Idaho state fair this
week, and the special attention of the
patrons is urged upon this exhibit. 1t
is to be found in the Merchants hall,
where the other school exhibits are
placed.
The Boys and Girls Back Yard
Garden clubs will exhibit their prod
ucts at the high school building on
Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. IL and
70, at which time the city banner will
be awarded to the school having the
best exhibit. Prizes amounting to $25
will be given for the best exhibits,
and parents are urged to attend this
IdlT anu uO al lndl IL poSoipic w th-
courage the boys and girls in this
worthy undertaking.
FOOTBALL SEASON.
The football season will open with a
game here on Saturday afternoon, Oct.
IA, when the Caldwell warriors will
buckle armor with the Ontario team.
The Oregonians have a reputation in
eastern oregon that is enviable, and
it is said that their team would vie
with Caldwells last years squad for
the championship.
There are many new men on the
team this year, but they are showing
up in excellent shape and it is eX-
pected that the game with Ontario will
be one of unusual snap and vim. The
local boys realize that they have a
hard game before them and they are
putting forth every effort to give the
visiting team a hard run. Coach
Houghton feels very optimistic over
the prospects of the game, and pro-
claims with "a good deal of enthusiasm
that he expects to win it.
Season tickets for the high school
athletics will be placed on sale during
the coming week. Students tickets.
which are good for three games at
home, will be sold at so cents. These
tickets will admit the holder to any
three school activities, either foot
ball, basketball or track This action
was taken up by the student body at
their regular meeting, because some
dissatisfaction was felt last year on
account of the fact that an athletic
| fee was charged and little or no bene-
| fit was derived for people who paid it.
| on this basis ii is expected that every
student in the high school will attend
the games this year.
There will be a season ticket issued
for the benefit OF the business men at
reduced rates this var. Tickets will
probably sell at SIPS, and it is expect
| ed at least 200 of these may be sold
to athletic fans in the business section
The high school received unlimited sup
port from the business people last sea-
son, in appreciation of this tickets
which will give them a better rate are
being offered this year.
ENROLMENT INCREASES.
School enrolment over the entire
| city is still increasing and the high
school hsse now reached the 279 mark
Last years total enrolment at the
close of the year amounted to only
2S5. so by the time the mid year promo
/ tons are received at the high school
the enrolment will go beyond 800
School authorities are facing a very
difficult problem of being able to ham
die this congestion and still get re-
suits in the high school work. The
assembly room seats IT'S pupils, and
it appears that the district must be-
gin to consider at once satisfactor,
means of coping with this situation.
Two new teachers have been added
to the corps of the public schools
Miss Madge Roberts will take charge