The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-08-30
BLACKFOOT SCHOOLS
WONDERFUL GROWTH
Brief Sketch Shows Re-
markable Record in
Development
BY ERNEST. D.. BLOOM, supt.

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over this whole land of ours, calling
the youth of this nation once more
into the halls and classrooms from
which the present leaders of our be-
loved country went forth but few
short years ago. This continuous
and unending stream is what keeps
up our growing civilization.
Two things in education are strict
ly and essentially American. The
free public school was born in Ameri-
ca, and ever since the landing OF
the Pilgrim fathers at Plymouth
Rock the youth of this land has had
the use of the free school. Sec
ondly, the high school is strictly an
American product, within the period
of a few decades it has spread until
it reaches every hamlet within every
state and territory over which the
Stars and Stripes float; grown from
a lonely school in the east until to-
day it is numbered by the thousands;
giving secondary instruction to more
than two million boys and girls in
America.
The people of BlacKfoot and COM
munity should be proud of the
growth and development of its
schools, that it has been almost
impossible to keep abreast with
buildings and equipment to care for
the children.
Within the past ten years they
have grown in total enrolment from
500 to almost 1900, an increase of
sc per cent, while the high school
enrolment has grown from 1913 in
1910 to 352 in 1919-1920, or an in
crease of more than ITS per cent.
1t is truly said, "the high school is
the peoples college"
Just twice within the past ten
years has the Blackfoot high school
shown decrease in the enrolment
over the preceding year. In 1914
1915 there was a decrease of twelve
in the enrolment over the year be-
fore, while in 1917 there was de-
crease of eighteen over the pref
ceding year. This year the decrease
can be explained by the fact that
so many of our high school boys felt
the call of their country and enlisted
under her banner for the world war.
Within the past three years the en-
rollment has increased 11S or al
most so per cent, while today it is
almost essential that every boy and
| girl in our community should re-
ceive high school education to en-
able them to win in the battle of
life.
The Blackfoot high school has
made arrangements this year to take
care of all boys and girls in this
community who wish to go to high
school. Its reorganization will en-
able us to handle 500 pupils as easily
as 300 were handled last year.
Courses are being arranged in such
manner that pupil graduating from
any course will be able to enter any
college Or university in this country
as freshman.
High school pupils are requested
to register at the high school as fol-
lows:
Enthusiastically, September 2,
1890 a. m.
Juniors-Thursday, September 2,
1870 p. m.
Sophomores Friday, September
8, 9 a. m.
Freshmen-Friday, September g.,
1890 a. m.
Consult with the instructors in
regard to your course before you
schedule. Be sure you get started
on the right track. The various
high school courses will be found by
inquiring of the high school princi-
pal.
1t is the aim to make the Black
foot high school second to none in
the state of Idaho.
The following is list of teachers
| employed in the Blackfoot schools
for the coming year, 1920-1921:
Primary Department
Mrs. M. N. Austin, Blackfoot.
Mrs. Nellie Grimes, Girard, Kan.
Miss Gladys Steen, Kirkhoven,
MINI.
Miss Gertrude Noble, Blencoe, la.
Miss Isabelle, Ryan, Salmon.
Miss Lillian Ravndal, Blackfoot.
Miss Lorraine Evans, Halliday, ND.
Miss Leona Officer, Blackfoot.
Miss Elva Cherrington, Blackfoot.
Miss Marie Millick, Blackfoot
Miss Lucille Graham, Blackfoot.
Intermediate Department
Miss HERNIA Albertson, Blackfoot.
Miss Dennis Paine, Fargo, N. D.
Mrs. Velois Smith, Taylorsville,
Utah.
Miss Clara Purvis, Ririe.
Miss Ora Kirkham, College
Springs, Ia.
Miss Bessie Waugh, Temple, Mo.
Miss LOLA Koefod, Granite Falls,
Mimi.
Mrs. w. R. Robbins, Blakkfoot.
Miss Ina Frye, Silver City.
Miss Maude thurman, Hamer, prin-
cina1 Irving school