The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-21
SCHOOL NOTES


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
All work at the schools Is progress
ing very nicely at the present time.
The school nurse turned In report
Friday that indicated much better
condition all thru the schools the
last of the week than the first. The
attendance has scarcely attained the
normal condition as yet, but most
absentees are traced to colds or other
ailments than influenza. In the en-
tire school enrolment there are just
two cases of flu.
The commercial department is
undergoing few advantageous
changes in the location of rooms. A
doorway cut at the right of the COM
mercial room proper, serves as an
entrance way into the typwriting
room which has been moved to the
old labatory room on the north OF
the main department. There are
nine typewriters in constant opera
ton each period of the day and an
unusual effort is being made to pro-
mote rythem among the student typ
lists To encourage rythem writing
Victor photograph operates while
the students keep time to 1t on their
machines Beginners get in one beat
as they get further along they get in
two and three beats. The work Is
very facinating and each Friday
speed tests are conducted. In this
way pupils as well as teachers can
keep check on their work and thus
determine whether they are making
advancement as rapidly as should be.
A doorway to the left serves as the
exit.
The room to the left that formerly
served as the tipping room is being re-
modelled and arranged to serve as a
bank. This will enable bookkeeping
students to get the actual practice
that they will meet in the business
world. One division will serve as a
commission and freight room and
students taking part two and three in
bookkeeping will have charge OF this
division. Mr.. Larsen, the janitor
was engaged in painting the new rail-
ings restful green.
The management has made these
changes in order to give students
thoro training in vocational work.
Three months before student Is to
graduate he or she will be required
to do months work at some local
business house that they may full
understand practical and actual bust
ness operations. The business man
for whom they work must keep a
close check on their work and report
the weaknesses to the teachers. II
they prove inaccurate in figures or
imperfect in spelling special drill
work will be administered along
these lines. 1t is impossible to du-
plicate actual business in school work
unless some plan of this nature Is
followed.
At the high school there is an
actual attendance of 297 upils which
means an enrolment of over 800. In
order to seat all in the assembly it
was necessary to move the seats to-
gether in rows of two and thereby
make room for few additional rows
of seats. An guidance of 800 can
be comfortably seated by placing
! chairs in the aisles.
Classes are being conducted in the
new technical building regularly
now. Mr.. Richmond, the manual
training professor has full class
each period in the day. High school
students do their work in the morn
ings and the afternoon Is devoted to
grade classes. When the new ma
chinery arrives the work benches
will be rearranged SO the machinery
can be stationed near the windows to
insure ample light. However, the
new, modern machines will not be
here in time for installation this sea-
son. The lumber room is conveniently
located near the outside door and
drays hauling the lumber can drive
up closely and prevent any unneces-
sary long lifts. The room is so COM
pactly arranged that two car loads OF
lumber can be stored without crowd
ing it to its utmost capacity. Be-
fore any pupil commences work on
any article he is required to make a
drawing, or scale and work from the
outlined plan. Materials are so ar.
ranged that each student must learn
the names and sizes of various
screws and other miscellaneous hard.
ware articles. When in need OF 9
certain article he makes application
for the same by stating size etc.
There are numerous articles in the
sand papering and gluing room thai
will soon be completed. The grade
students have finished some very nice
articles along the line Of corner
shelves. knife and fork trays, trinket
boxes and shelves. The work of higf
school students in the manual train
ing department consists mainly o.
making cedar chests, chairs, librar!
tables and wardrobes. One SUDDEN
is completing very unique laml
shade and stand.
The radiation in the vanishing
room is kept at much higher de
gree than in the other rooms; tn
Temperature ranging from IS to 81
degrees. The students are working
ON new method of vanishing tina
is very pretty and attractive. 1t 4
done by burning the wood with
torch until it becomes the RICH
variety of shaded browns. Ate
one coat Of stain and several Of var
nish are applied the effect Is yer,
pleasing.
Two entranc ways, one at the RICH