Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04

vice president: !. Node. secfstAry-
trsaeIrer: d. b. Coates. B. Whsaidon,
Charles Boltoh and Axel JohnDon. ~
rectors.
The public schools Of Paystts ars
thoroughly organized and equipped In
all departments to render A. good srov-
ice to their constituency ~ any school
system in the state. The educational
sentiment tn Payetts y good. The
their public schools and there Is no
lack Of educational cordiality in the
community.
The public school system Of Payette
does not rest upon the sole basis that
1t provides a proficiency in those
branches of study, such as reading,
writing, arithmetic and kindred sub
jects which are considered the back
bone of the ordinary school course.
The commodious new high school
building which is now in process Of
construction is evidence of the fact that
the citizens Of Payette have come to
know and understand that the future
welfare Of the children depends largely
upon he environment with which they
are surrounded during the years Of
youthful character building. and to
realize that, since the children of to-
sary for right solution of the COM
that they be educated, not only that
they may have the intelligence neces-
sary for right solution Of the rom
plicated public problems Of today and
tomorrow, but also that they may have
developed within them that patriotism
which realizes that to live for ones
country is an even greater test of
allegiance and love than to die for It.
and a devotion to high ideals which
constitute the only safe foundation of
our national existence.
| The facilities and advantages offered
by the new high school for the accom-
plishment of these ends will be I'M
surpassed. The building will be COM
plete in every respect. Instead Of hav-
ing a large number of distinctive
courses. it is the policy OF the Payette
high school to consolidate the various
courses into single flexible course
from which it is possible, without loss
of standing, to make up as many diff
ferent courses as there are different
natures, varying natural endowments
and distinct needs among the pupils.
The course is designed to discharge a
double function. On the one hand 1t Is
built upon the assumption that the
| high school course must Of necessity be
the finishing course for the large ma
jority who go directly into the pursuits
of active life. On the other hand, it is
arranged to meet the entrance require
ments of the colleges and universities
1t Is, therefore, not only finishing
course for the many, but also a thor
ough college preparatory course. It
neither sacrifices the many to the few
by being strictly college preparatory,
nor does it ignore the admission re-
quirements Of the universities.
There are IL buildings in Payette
that were erected as places of wor-
ship. One of these has not been so
used within the last ten years An
other is for the present without SER
vices; two others have services month
ly or mi-monthly, by priest or pastor
living elsewhere. The Methodist Epis-
copal, Baptist, Presbyterian, Church OF
! God, Disciples, Protestant Episcopal
and Evangelical Lutheran all have
! buildings and pastors on the field The
Nazarenes have an organization and
pastor but no building. The Christian
: Scientists have good building but ac
; cording to their usage no salaried min
lister. The total membership is APP
proximately 1000, one-third of whom
. live outside the town limits for the
Payette churches serve not only the
town but the community Of $500 to
. 1000 people.