The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-28
SCHOOL NOTES

Miss Ida Kallander of Kensington,
Mich, has been employed as school
nurse and is expected Monday, Feb.
3 to take up her duties. Mrs.
Mackay has kindly filled the posi-
ton of substitute until a regular
nurse could be employed.
The senior class is by no means
a lifeles or inactive one and in spite
of the difficulties and handicaps that
have befallen them this year in the
work of producing an annual or
souvenir, they have "buckled right
in with hope and grin" and are
going to issue a unique annual
Several radical changes have been
undertaken in this years production,
but with SO strong a determination
they are bound to succeed.
The present high school enroll
ment reaches five points past the
800 mark and the daily attendance
is higher that at any previous time.
The attendance is far freater than
at this time in any previous year.
This record holds good in the grades
as we'll. Previous years the atten-
dance has usually averaged about
80 per cent, but this year many of
the reports from teachers indicate
an attendance of IS and SO per cent.
Taking scholars as a whole the
health Is found to be nearly perfect.
There is an unusual amount of vigor
and vitality In evidence everywhere
which comes from the source of good
health due to proper care in homes.
C. B. Wilson, university man,
who was here a few days last week
in the interest Of the agricultural
building, returned to his home at
Moscow nd is confined to his bed
with influenza. 1t is probable some
other party will have to complete the
inspection of the agricultural work
and make the report.
The state legislature has accepted
the terms contained in the Smith
Hughs act, providing for the supply
ing of half the salary for an agricul-
tual teacher and application has been
made for the state to supply half the
salary for a domestic science teacher.
Mrs. Caster, the commercial
teacher, conducts a typewriting
speed test at the end of each week,
in order to ascertain the advance
ment of students in this line of work.
This weeks test, Friday morning.
showed Theron Carruth to be high
man, with an average of seventy
words for ten minutes and Miss
Eilene Younie second with an aver
age of sixty words, plus.
The Friday morning chapel period |
proved to be of unusual interest, due |
to the fact that an honest-to-goodnes |
soldier was present to relate his |
actual experiences in France. Pri-
vate Cyrus Yancey was the young
man and it will be remembered that |
he was wounded in action. He hap
pened to be member Of the famous |
Fifth marine corps, who made an
reputation for themselves
for the valient services rendered at |
Chateau Thierry. The classmates,
who entertained were Meril Boyle,
with q vocal solo and Charles
Hendrie with a reading.
The boy scouts met Tuesday even
ing at the high school with Superin-
tendent Vincent, who is their estab-
lished leader at the present time.
Max Smith is assistant scout leader.
At the Tuesday meeting the regular
business was disposed of and two new
members taken into the order then
IN hour of recreation was enjoyed
IN the gymnasium. The boy scouts
ire an ambitious, faithful lot of lads
md are anxious to do any manner of
srrands or small jobs, 80 persons
having job that a boy scout or
)arty of scouts can attend to will
confer great favor ON the boys if
hey will notify Mr.. Vincent, who