The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-09-04
Encouraging Outlook
For Local Schools
SEVERAL new FEATURES ARE ADDED
ST. MareS Schools In Advance OF Practically All
Others In State.

The St. Maries schools opened
yesterday with a most encourag-
ing outlook for successful
years work. All of the members
of the school faculty have ar
rived and are ready to take up
their work with enthusiasm.
Altho the enrolment is some
what smaller than it has been in
previous years, due to the fact
that labor conditions have re-
duced the population of ST.
Maries, it seems that the quality
of the work and the progressive
ness of the system will not. be
interfered with.
Several new features nave been
added to the work this year Not
the least important is the addi-
ton of physical instruction
throughout the grades and the
high school. Miss Elmira Brew
er, who is a specialist in physical
education, has been employed to
be responsible for the physical
welfare of the girls in the high
school and of all of the children
Of the first six grades. She will
give instruction in the care Of
the body and corrective exercises
TO- all Of these pupils. In addl-
ton she will make examinations
Cf their physical conditions. The
physical work Of the boys in the
high school will be in charge Of
Mr.. Plummer, who is also to
teach Manual Training. The st..
Maries schools are in advance Of
practically all Of the schools in
the state in their care Of the ply
sical welfare of the children.
This progressive step is being
taken because the present mar
tional crisis has indicated that
one Of the first duties of the
schools should be to create a
trong race. st. Maries is ready
o do its share.
Another feature which VIII re-
lceive particular attention is the
school library. Miss Rockwell,
who is one of the English teach
ers of the high school has been
appointed librarian. She will
ilook after the care of all Of the
books and teach the pupils of the
high school how to use books ant
get information from them. A lib
eral appropriation will be made
for the charging O 'he library
so that there shall be no handi-
cap for the want Of books. Owing
to the fact that the st. Maries
city library has been improved Sc
much in recent years and thai
the school library is now to be
improved, it seems that the
children Of st. Maries will have
advantages that are equal tC
those of a great many larger
places.
A great deal OF attention viii
be given to the individual in.
struction Of the children through
out the schools. It is the pur
pose this year to reduce the mum
Der of failures to nothing, o
nearly so. BY reducing the mum
Der Of failures the school lif'
Of the children is shortened AM
thus economy is obtained. Pro
vision has been made for the Civ
ing Of individual attention to tn
children throughout the school
so that this end may be attained
With these advance steps be
ing taken, it seems certain tha
the coming year will be the mos
successful year in the history @
the st. Maries Schools. The fol
lowing is a list of the instructor
: for this year:
F. f. Lukens, Superintendent
4 High School Faculty: A.
- Beckner, Principal; Belle Wynnl
e Latin and Algebra; L. o. SwensoI
- Science and History; Hele
s Dempsey, English; Lucia Arend
/, German and History; Ameli
e Brown, Home Economies; Rex
Rockwell, English; R. c. Plum