The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-11-23
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SCHOOL NOTES

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Miss Marion McGraw of the local
hospital has been secured to act as
inspecting nurse for Blackfoot pub
lie schools. Her duties began We'd
nesday. The purpose is to eliminate
the diseases prevalent in the sur
rounding counties, such as scarlet
fever, measles, humps and tonsilitis.
Miss McGraw Is very competent
nurse of wide experience and careful
training and has taken hold of the
work with great deal of enthus-
iasm.
The parents-teachers' meeting was
held in the high school auditorium
Tuesday evening with large attend
ance and a good program.
The matter of vacations for Christ
mas and Thanksgiving were discuss
ed. The sentiment seemed to be in
favor OF a short vacation in order
that school might close early in the
spring.
At the meeting of the school board
last week they decided to have but
one day Of vacation at Thanksgiving
time. School will continue on Fri
day following.
Miss Malone, who has been at her
home In Spirit Lake, Ia, attending
her mother during her illness, has
returned to Blackfoot resuming her
duties Monday.
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock
the annual meeting of the Bingham
| county teachers association will be
held in the high school auditorium
with the following program:
Address. A. Langton
Music..----.---...-....Bl ackfoot Teachers
| Address. Walter R. Siders
superintendent Pocatello Schools
Music -..----.-.----.-Shelley Teachers
Lively subject for discussion suggest
ed by teachers.
Sanitation and the Teachers
DUTY -------------------------.- DIR. Hoover
Next Wednesday the second num-
i, Der of the lyceum course will be
presented. The Berkeley Ladies
Sextette. musical company of great
talent and excellent training will be
the entertainers.
The high school has been called
upon for first aid work under the
Red Cross chapter. There was a
hearty response and other calls for
assistance from time to time will be
taken care of.
In the drive for the Y. M. C. A.
fund the Blackfoot schools subscrib-
ed as follows:
High school ...$ $500
Central school ..... 1855
Irving school -------.-.-.--.-....... 9.93
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES .48l
This does not account for the en-
tire subscription of the teachers and
pupils. Many of the pupils SUBJ
scribed thru church societies, while
several of the teachers had contri-
buted before the matter was taken
up with the schools.
The football game scheduled for
Friday with Idaho Falls has been
called off on account of the scarlet
fever epidemic there. There is
possibility of game between the
two teams to be played in Blackfoot
on Thanksgiving day.
Arrangements have been made
whereby the government is to pay
independent district number eight
tuition for the twenty Indian pupils
now in the Blackfoot.
The high school is issuing a bull
letin each month to send to the
teachers and pupils, who formerly
attended the school and are now in |
the service of the army. Letters
from these people will be published
from time to time in the bulletin. |
The picture of the 1916 class has
just been received and will be placed |
in the main hall of the high school
building.
Plans are being formed to take
care of the class functions during
the remainder of the winter in order
to furnish social life for the high |
school pupils.