The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-08-27
Junior High School
Will be Featured

i The Blackfoot schools will open
with all the usual ceremonies, Tues
day, September 4, and great prepare
tions and plans are being made fol
the most efficient and successful yea
ever experienced here.
| Several designations having come
| in during the last week leave vacan
cies, but for. every position there, art
a number of applicants and there il
no question but that competent
1 teachers will be obtained.
In the high school building the in.
structors are as follows: Charles
Eichelberger, principal; H. l.. Beane
manual training; Rebecca Baron
English and gymnastics; Nellie Hub
4 bell, mathematics; Laverne Dice Of
Indiana, history; Harry Burke, a
graduate Of tn University of Idaho,
languages; Chester Vincent, agricul-
ture; Matte Hunzaker, domestic sci
ence; Cassie Wright, primary. The
science and commercial teachers have
not as yet been definitely decided up
on.
The junior high school at the Gen.
trail school will be composed Of the
seventh and eighth grades the first
semester and will include the forst
half of the freshman year the second
semester.
As heretofore therewill be no pro-
motion into the senior high school,
but the regular freshman work will
be conducted at the Central school
by the departmental teachers. The
years work will be arranged to give
each and every pupil some vocation
al guidance as well as introduction
into some of the senior high school
subjects. In the junior high school
Miss. Doyle will teach arithmetic and
agriculture; Winnefred o. Rouke,
history; Nellie Freeman of North Da-
kota, English; Nellie Crenshaw, geog-
raphy and physiology, and for the
time being Mrs. Robert Boyd will sub
stitute and teach civics and reading.
Other teachers at the central build
ing will be Miss Stenberg Of North
Dakota, sixth grade; Edithe NAL
borne, Firth; opportunity room, Mrs.
Emma Simmons of Portland; Grace
M. Wright, fourth; Alba Quillan,
third; Katherine Lynch and Lillian
Ravendahl, second; and Miss Lena
Jones of Iowa, first grade.
At the Irving school Miss Mary
O'Rouke, teacher of the sixth grade
will be principal; Miss Ethel Hoback
will teach fifth grade; Ethel Smith
fourth; Inez Sherry, third; Jessie w.
Scott of Spokane, third; Olgo
Stephens, second, and Lillian Wood
ruff and Miss Zahm first grade.
The domestic science plans are for
a great deal of Red Cross work in
the sewing department, at least half
of the time to be spent in doing work
for this great cause. Also a course
will be given to the more advanced
classes, in home nursing and first
aid. Miss Hunzeker attended the
of Washington, this sum-
mer and took special course in Red
Cross work, as applied to the do
mestic science course as given in high
schools.
A we'll organized employment
bureau will be conducted at the high
school, under the direction OF the ag-
ricultural department. 1t is for the
purpose of enlisting all the boys and
girls, who want work during the va
cation period in October, on Satur-
lays, after school hours or any
leisure time and will be under the
lirect supervision of Chester Vincent.
If you want help in the office, on
The farm or have odd jobs, do not
hesitate to phone the high school en-
,loyment bureau. If during the
school months you want a boy or girl
% work for board and room let
Prfessor w. d. Vincent know about
t, as there are already several ap-
)licants.
The down stairs walls have been
inted and renovated and shortly aft
II the October holidays the up stairs
walls will be treated likewise. A con-
ract has been let to Marcus Mester
o fix the roof of the high school
which has always given
,reat deal of trouble.
The old gymnasium building at the
entral school will be used as last
ear and the fifth, second and oppor-
unity grades will occupy it. All the
eginners or primary pupils north of
Bridge and east of Main street are
to report to Miss Cassie
Wright at the high school building.
'ooks can be supplied at Hayes book
tore. Dustin's pharmacy and the Pal
ce drug store any time after Sep
ember 80, as list of the books to
e used in every grade will be pro-
ided the dealers.
It is desired that high school pupils
sport for registration Friday, Satur-
ay or Monday afternoon. Contracts
ave been let for the driving of the
x school wagons which will be run
YER the usual routes.
Everything is in readiness for
,hool to open Tuesday, September
All that is now needed is little
,thusiasm and some good resolu-
ons, which must be kept, on the