The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-05-21
Circle School Closes
Successful Term


The year Just closed has been one
Of the most successful in the history
OF the schools. Last year there was
eight who took high school work this
year twenty-one pupils have taken
high school work and seventeen re-
cefved credits. Two completed the
third years work, three the second
years work and six the first years
work; while six others received part
OF credits for first year work.
The Business course was placed in
the school last fall and ten pupils
have done work in the course. The
full course except stenography was
taught this year; this course will be.
added next year and will give the
Circle high school a complete busi-
ness coures.
In the Industrial work year course
in sewing was taught and some very
good work was done by the pupils.
This course will be taught next year
and II there is a demand for it the
remainder of the domestic science
courpe will be added or if there is
preference forsit years work in man
ual training will be taught. These
courses Will be made available to the
grade pupils as soon as possible.
As to the grade of work that is be-
ing done those who have visited the
schoole or who examined the exhibit
of school work at the school house
last Thursday, will agree that the
work the Circle School is doing is
equal to that of any school in the
state. The exhibit OF the primary room
was designed to show the creative
ability OF the little folks and the work
In paper drawing showed that they
were certainly trying to make things
and weys thinking OF what they were
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the booklets gave an impression OF
care in the making and artistic de-
sign in several OF the baskets and
plaques. The work on exhibit of the
grammar grades that attracted most
attention was the modelling o. leads,
hat pins and a lavilier. The drawing
and cartoon work of some of the pup
lis was Of high order.
In English the high school pupils
have shown a wonderful improvement
in both their speaking and in their
written work and some of the re-
views of the books read showed that
the pupils were learning to think for |
themselves and were able to give |
fair criticism of books and authors. |
While there was not large display i
of work as in some other departments, |
much of this work in fact the drudgery |
is such that the part that counts most
is not capable of being placed on ex-
hibit and as only the written part is
exhibited this must be more than
double to show what the pupil has ac-
complished.
In science history and geometry the
note books were able to show that the
work was completely covered and that
there was some original thinking in
the work that was in them. The
history maps of the sophomore class
were especially good and deserved
commendation. In these classes only
a very small part can be placed in a
note book for exhibition purposes.
The display of typewriter work and
bookkeeping was of the highest order
and to one who noticed the improve
ment that was made sheet by sheet
through the book, knows that lot of
hard work was done by the pupil in
getting the sheets in shape.
The Typewriter work, sewing, and
raffia work was all new to the pupils
last fall and none of them had any ex-
perience with any OF it. In the pri-
mary room the work was new to
all, and for that reason
the exhibit OF all rooms was smaller
than 1t would otherwise have been;
this is especially true in sewing and
basketry and drawing. In another
year we hope to have a better larger
and more complete exhibit or work
and more mature work.
During the year there has been ad-
led to the library 130 volumes at a
cost Of $1Ss.34. The library has been
and classified into de-
partnisnts and at present there are a
,otal Of az volumes, CLASSIFIED, Fic-