The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-09-26
new BUILDING
DELAYS SCHOOL
Opening for Junior.Senior In
stitution Postponed Until
October Is

Because of unavoidable circum-
stances the High school building will
not be completed SO that the Junior
senior high school may open on Sep
TENDER 10Th, the date previously set.
Delays occasioned on account of the
shortage of labor make it certain that
the high school building will not be
finished before Octobr Is. This will
shorten the school year and this loss
together with that sustained last year
on account of the influenza epidemic
render the educational situation seri-
GUS. When high school opens every
effort will be put forth to overcome
the handicap Of loss of time. Parents
and junior-senior high school students
should watch the columns of The Tri-
bune for future notices as to the dates
for registration and the definite date
of opening Of school.
Junior-senior high school teachers
will arrive in Caldwell the latter part
of this week. The junior-senior high
school faculty will consist Of "a men
and women. Most Of them are
strangers in Caldwell. The housing
proposition is serious and as yet suf-
ficient accommodations have not been
reported to the office of the superin-
tendent of schools to provide one-half
of the teachers with rooms.
Unless suitable liyir- conditions are
furnished bv the community to its
teachers some of them will surely re-
sign their positions and enter employ
ment where living conditions are more
salutary. Citizens who own homes in
al Ill
the success of the schools are earnest
ly requested to assist in the problem
Of securing suitable rooms for the
high school teachers. Any who might
room teachers and will make the sac
rifice to do SO are asked to notify the
office of the superintendent of schools
at once.
Enrolment Increases 9 Per Cent
The three ward buildings, which
opened school on September 9th, are
running with an increased enrolment
over last year. The total number of
children in the six grades in the ward
buildings is 9 per cent greater than it
was last year on September 30th
Pupils are entering the different build
ings daily. The problem of relieving
the congestion in the primary grades
in particular has been adjusted by
transferring children among the vari-
Gus buildings This has rendered
some slight-convenience to some chill
dren who are now required to walk
farther than the would have done had
they remained In the building where
the first entered.
The matter of balancing the grades
in the different buildings and giving
the teachers an opportunity to sue
coed in their work and the children
the opportunity of better instruction is
an educational problem too serious to-
be set aside except for extraordinary
reasons. Splendid cooperation shown
by parents whose children it has been
necessary to transfer, has made the
solution of the problem Of congestion
possible.
Football practice will begin Monday,
September 10Th, and will continue each
evening until school opens. Mr.. Clyde
French, athletic coach, will be in town
Saturday of this week and will be in
charge of the squad. All boys who
anticipate entering the football ac-
Invites should report to Mr.. French
as soon as possible.