The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-02-25

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sateen, caterpillar, scarilegious, sup
ercede, comparative, tyranny, and
embarrass, resulted in an average OF
44.53 per cent for the fathers and
the boys average was~59.26. Twenty
five fathers handed in their papers
for correction and forty-three boys.
The words were spelled or spelled at
in answer to the following question
given out at the banquet Wednesday
evening: THE boys now days can't
spell; what's wrong? Let's see."'
Standard Spelling Test a.
Standard spelling contests were
conducted thru the grade schools
last week, based on Ayers spelling
tests. Eighty-four per cent was set
as Blackfoot's standard and the con-
test is conducted to ascertain whether
or not the respective grades and
scholars are up to standard. It is
planned to excuse pupils who are up
to or above standard, from spelling
and thus give them more time to de-
vote to some subject where they are
weak in and also give the teacher a
better chance to give more individual
attention to the scholars who are be-
low standard in spelling. Schools
all over the country work for the
Ayers standard, using whatever per
centage. they desire.
Standard for Other Subjects
Certain standards will be set for
arithmetic, penmanship and English
and contests conducted next week in
those subjects along the same line
as the spelling contest.
The Chapel Period
The junior class, with Miss Baron
as spencer, entertained Friday morn
ing with an amusing farce. The
leading parts were taken by the fol-
lowing: Ellen McCarty, Martin Do
Ian, LaVerne Jensen and Carr Beebe.
The Sugar City basket ball boys were
guests at the chapel period.
Town Team Basket Ball
Wednesday evening the town
team of basket ball will play their
first game of the season. These men
are nearly all expert players, many
of whom are stars and fast and
interesting game is promised.
Examination Week
The final examations for this
semester will be given on Friday of
this week in the grades and high
school. In Place of spreading the ex-
animation period out so-er a wee
everything will lie cleaned up in one
day, Friday.
New Semester
The second semester will open
Monday, March 4 and an increase is
expected in the enrolment. 1t is
thought that the enrolment viii be
such that it will ne essitate the adj
dition of two or possibly four more
teachers, as everything is crowded
to the capacity now.
Enroll Saturday
AS above stated, examinations will
be given on Friday and pupils are
requested to enroll on the following
Saturday.
Club News
Club work in the Blackfoot schools
was met with much interest on the
part of pupils last summer and
seventy-five scholars won medals,
which are neat little bronze pin
and which will be presented to them
at the Friday morning chapel period
at 10 o'clock.
There were ten boys in the boys
reserve who received badges
for work which they did during the
summer. Six weeks work on the |
farms was required before a working
reserve badge was earned or could |
be presented. 49,
VOlley Ball Game Coming Up
The mems volley ball team antic-
pate going to Pocatello for a game |
with the Pocatello business men.
They expect to go down the same |
evening the basket ball boys go |
down for game of basket BALL.
Fire at Irving School
Thursday evening about O'Clock
} fire was discovered on the roof of
The Irving school building, caused
from a damaged flue. The fire de-
)artment was called but the blaze
was extinguished with the liquid
ire extinguisher, which is kept at
he school huf1dinp
DeclamatOry Contests
The defamation contest for south
'rn Idaho schools will be conducted
It Pocatello the fourth Friday even
ng in April. The district contest
will be held heres the second Friday
vening in April, and that includes
chools north of Pocatello. :
Spanish Society
5 Miss Hay the very efficient Spanish
eacher, has organized her Spanish
lasses into a club to meet every
'riday afternoon for forty minutes
0 be devoted to purely Spanish ex-