Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-11-26
NANPA COMES TO
THEF0REFRONTA AS
SCHOOL CENTER
Educational System Com
pares Favorably With
Any in Northwest Dewey
Consents to Act on Board.

ton of its new $4,000 high schoo
building. comparable to the best to be
found in other cities of the Pacific
northwest and which is to be ready fol
occupancy by the beginning of the sec
Ond semester, on Feb. l of next year
this city will enter the educational field
of the state as one of it's most prom
tnent educational centers.
For the last four years the educational
progress of the city has been of com
mendable note. Within that period OF
time. the student body of the public
schools has increased from 700 to 1900
students and that of the high school
from $50 to 800. and still further add
Ing to the import of the city along
educational lines is the recent location
of the Northwest Holiness college in
the city, which is proving a constantly
potent factor in increasing the city's
population.
CAPABLE SUPERINTENDENT.
During this period of time the
schools have been under the super
vision of Superintendent c. j. Bros
man, recognized throughout the state
as one of its ablest educators, and to
mis- efficient efforts is the progress of
the city in this direction to be largely
credited, With the University of Mich
fgan as his alma mater and extensive
post graduate work at the University
of Chicago to his credit, Superinten-
dent Brosnan is fully equipped for his
work and it's impress is felt in the edu-
cational field throughout all southern
Idaho.
In support of the schools of the city
and efforts for their progress, the citi-
zens of the city have been a unit and
this fact has been highly productive
of success within itself Especially
significant and encouraging is the fact
that its leading and strongest business
men sacrifice time from their business
to maintain the present high standard
of the schools and take the initiative
Tor their continued progress.
CHANGE IN SCHOOL BOARD.
Through strong pressure upon the
part of the school board, e. II. Dewey
was induced to consent to his election
as member of the board to succeed
the late Rev. Mr. Jennings. who proved
such highly efficient member of the
board so long and the fullest meas
ure of qualification upon the part of DR..
j. II. Murray, the president of the
board for years and his associate mem
bers is expressed over Mr.. Deweys ac-
coptance.
In commenting upon the educational
progress of the city the past few years
and the outlook for continued develop
ment today DR. Murray said:
i have never been so gratihed over
the condition of our schools The su-
perintendent, supervisory staff and
teachers are not only working harmon
iously, but every person in the system
seems TO be moving toward a clearly
understood goal. This means that we
have superintendent and supervisory
star who in my judgment. are real
educational leaders.
RAPID GROWTH.
The rapid growth Of our schools has
produced serious administrative prob
lens. -Four years ago we had APP
proximately 700 pupils in our system.
Today We have 1900 Four years ago
we had about $50 in oar high school,
today we have 300, or a growth of 100
per cent. This means that new teach
ers must be hired, new equipment and
class rooms provided or the progress
Of our schools will be arrested.
During the present year the growth
Of our school population has been ex-
ceptionally rapid. Many families have
settled here because they learned that
our schools are in good condition.
OTHER PROBLEMS TO FACE.
--side from the administrative diff
hculties raised by our enormous en-
roilment increases, the superintendent
end board must face the problem of
supplying the pupils with the proper
Industrial training. At present the
manual training and domestic science
teachers are each doing nearly double
ahe amount of WORT that should be as
signed them. Yet we are able to give
industrial work to only fraction of
the pupils who have asked for it. For
lack OF room we have been unable to
oHer typewriting and stenography to
our pupils. Requests for these branches
are constantly coming from both pat
ronS and pupils. 'rhe best schools all
around us are Offering these courses
Nfmpa must make provision for this
FORM or instruction or take a backward
step The presence of good industrial
courses in the school curriculum means
thht children are getting some prac-
teal training that will enable them to
earn living. Moreover, Industrial
work keeps children in school who are
not book minded and makes useful
men and women out of them. / feel
that 1t is more economical to pay for
good schools than to support jails, re-
forlnatories and aims houses.
TO EQUIP HIGH SCHOOL.
During the next few nouths wisa