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

| anu Dy tne emu OF announcer year Will
be up to what is needed
Another department that was added
was a reading table and on this table
popular Mechanics, Literary Digest,
National Geographic Magazine, Youths
Etude, Worlds Works Work, st Paul
| Despatch and Circle Banner. This
gave every pupil in the school a
Chance to read both current events
and whatever other work he was in
terested in. One morning OF each week
was given to discussion of current
events
In the labortory equipment for gen
eral science was added and at present
we have five hundred dollars worth of
equipment and with an addition of a.
bout three hundred dollars worth of
equipment either physics or chemistry
can be taught. The purchase of the
equipment was in line with the policy
of the school board to add equipment
each year that will allow another sci
erce to the taught. As the apparatus
does not depreciate to exceed ten per-
cent each year the laboratory will
soon be equipped sufficiently that
small amount expended each year will
keep it up to standard.
Two book cases and a Principals
desk was added to the furniture at
the beginning of the year and read
ing table and four type writer tables
were made by the janitor for the
school. Some new desks for pupils
will be needed next year
The eighth grade numbered eight
this year, this being the largest eigh-
tn grade ever graduated from this dis
trict. While several of the grades were
small owing to the fact that many
moved away for The winter on ac-
count Of the crop failure last year, the
work in all grades was good and the
lFe4as this year have b1ep brou8Al
up to standard In several q the grad
es the pupils were below their grade
49, eAAS WI n anu lAC III oI SCil1C6LCl W do
used to bring them up to standard and
this spring no promotions were given
to pupils below grade.
In the country schools the Dambly
school introduced warm lunches for
for the children at noon and some
very good work was done in the
school. Here also an effort was made
to have the pupils up to grade and not
to give promotions to pupils who will
fail in their grades next year of pro-
NOTED. Library books were furnished
to the schools from the high school
library and twenty book libraries were
arranged for each school, to be re-
turned when read and another library
sent out. This method kept the books
and gave the pupils the
same chance to have books as in the
Circle building.
The school for the first time took
part in outside contests, debate at
Brockway where our freshmen lost
by one point and in the defamation
contest at Terry where all the Circle
pupils that took part acquitted them
selves creditably and while we were
using freshmen against the upper clas-
ses of other schools, Florence Hobbs
easily stood a strong second in the |
defamation contest, but owing to |
the fact that the program had been
changed without any notice the place |
was lost to us.
Another point that might be men,
toned is that six of our High school |
girls made their own way through |
school this year by working out of |
school hours; Four of the eighth grade |
girls did the same. This shows the |
interest that some of our pupils are
aking and the effort they are making
% get an education Several of these
girls will be back in another year and
every one of them made good in their
school work.
There will be from twenty-five to /
hirty pupils doing High School work
lere next year as several from outside
lave made arrangements to attend
lere next year. The school will be full
y accredited by the close of next year
Is We will have accrediting for three
ears this year and work will be ad-
led for next year. If needed another
eacher will be added to the High
'chool faculty.