The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-08-23
FIRST WEEK WILL BE TAKEN
UP WITH THE REGULAR
MEETING OF INSTITUTE
Sessions Of School VIII
Begin September 10
All Urged to Enroll the First Day
Allowance Will Then Be
Made in Gases Where Needed at
Home.

The following statement relative to
the opening of the Twin Falls schools,
the names of the teachers and other
facts bearing on the coming schOlas-
tic year have been furnished The
Times for publication in this issue:
The school year of 1917-1S Will
open Monday, September 3. The first
week will be given over to the an
nual teachers institute and the regu-
lar school sessions will begin Mon
day, September 10. 1t is felt that it
would be unwise to postpone the op-
ening of the school year because of
the war situation. The local school
authorities have been advised by the
| state educational leaders to put forth
every effort to open the schools at
the regular time and TO enroll as
/ large a percentage OF the school pop
ulatiOn as possible State and na-
1 tional educational leaders advise that
| the emphasis on education be not les
seemed Rather, they advise that
| greater stimulus be given to the cause
! of education. With so many of our
young men going to the fighting line,
! 1t is very imperative that we give
great attention to the education of
our coming men and women. Even
though the school year will open at
the regular time, the schools will
take advantage of every opportunity
to cooperate with the farmers of the
given in the marketing of crops. The
- local school authorities have planned
e to exercise great deal of leniency
$ relative to boys and girls withdrawing
2 during the harvesting season in order
] to help with the crops. Boys and girls
? who leave school to work in the fields
will be given every opportunity to
make up their work and to receive
full credit. We all recognize the fact
that this is time of stress and Seri-
BUSINESS and it is absolutely neces-
T Sary for every agency in the com
munity to work for the welfare OF the
! community and the nation. The Twin
J. Falls Public schools stand ready at
e any time to cooperate with the far
S mers and any other group of people
in the community 1t is planned to
q organize through the agricultural de-
partment of the high school an en-
D plOyment agency of some sort where
L by FARMERS may secure squads Of
e boys and girls to help take care of
n crops. Boys and girls who withdraw
= from school to assist in caring for
Il crops will need to secure a permit
l from the superintendent in order to
e make it possible for them to receive
II full credit
1t is urged that every child enroll
on Monday, September 10. Even
though a boy is sorely needed in the
fields, that boy should come into
4 school on Monday and enter his name
on the records of the school so thai
al it will be possible to permit him tC
n devote some time to working in the
fields and receive credits for sucf
work. We must not forget to empha
he size the cause of education. Thu
lg opening day of school ought to see
to banner enrolment in all grades ant
il departments from the first primar,
or grade to the senior class. This /
the time when every child must be in
fluenced to enter school and stay II
school. By doing this every child ca
m render fine type of service to hi
On country.
m ton school will be the same as ths
d. of last year when the first six eie
It mentary grades were enrolled. 1t 4
M impossible to care for departments
school so the seventh and eight
grades will be organized in the Bicke
and the Lincoln schools as heretofore
The Washington school is larg
enough to care for the lower elemen
)S tary grade children only, and, sine
some of its children must be enrolle
Id in the Bickel and the Lincoln schools
of it is felt to be a matter of wisdom ths
NJ the seventh and the eighth grad
lis children should be assigned to tn
IS latter schools These upper grad
an children have always gone to tn
n Bickel and the Lincoln schools an
pe they are better able to go there tina
on are the lower elementary grade child
fe. rem.
ty During the summer vacation. I'll
board of education has made a sple1
m did improvement in the Lincoln buils
m ing The interior of the building ws
r. calsomined throughout. This WoI
he was needed in every way. A new wa
ia on shed is under construction at Il
nt Washington school. Nothing was dol
Of to improve the Washington buildin
IN. Bickel building or the high schi
"a There VII he no change in the ge
- eral boundaries of the Bickel t
err s>i1u ~ eie "1s1iii : Son Sono
eeI uAs.i us nc sshooi year VIII oP