The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-09-22
RECORDS BROKEN
BY OAKES SCHOOL
More Students Enrolled This Year
Than Ever Before in History
of Institution
FOOTBALL GAME FOR SATURDAY


FOOTBALL GAME FOR SATURDAY
Local High Will Endeavor to Lift
Lisbon Scalps
Breaking attendance records is get
ting to be regular annual pastime
of the Oakes high school, and as usual
the local high school is starting out
on the new years work with the larg-
est enrolment in the history of the in
stitution. With registration of 1872,
about 20 more than at the opening last
year, and a number Of additional stu
dents who are delaying their regis
tration until they have accumulated q
few more shekels, a new high-water
mark has been reached.
Four years ago, when the high
school opened up with record ENROLL
ment of almost 80, the old building
was 80 crowded that it was difficult to
get every one under cover. How half
again as many can be jammed in this
year is mystery even to the teachers
in charge, but it is being done after a
fashion. OF course, there are not
enough desks to go around, and part
Of the pupils have to stand up, but
most Of them can at least get in out
Of the wet Except those unfortunate
enough to get wedged in under one Of
the lealky spots in the roof.) BY car
rying chairs around from room to
room as the classes convene, sitting
on tables and stools and the tops Of a
few primary desks, all the pupils man
age to get to sit down at least part
Of the day.
Our high school formerly employed
eight teachers, but through revision
Of the course Of study that eliminated
several small classes or combined
them into larger ones, last year the
number was reduced to seven. In
spite Of the large enrolment this
year, the same corps Of seven teach
ers 10 handling the high school, though
it throws about the maximum of work
upon each one, with the size Of most
of the classes right up to or beyond
the limit Of capacity Of the class
/ rooms and equipment,
With such large enrolment, the
matter Of working out daily schedule
Of classes in such way as to permit
the greatest number to enter the class
es Of their choice became an almost
herculean task. 1t was only with the
opening Of this, the second week Of
school, that the program was finally
settled into workable form.
As matter Of economy, the work
Of the grades was redistributed this
year in such a manner as to eliminate
one grade teacher. The new arrange
ment gives each Of the six rooms
slightly over thirty pupils, on the av-
erage. The enrolment Of the. sew
enth and eighth grades is smaller
than that Of any of the first six.
The scheme Of moving the two
grades down to the city hall and ar
ranging their work in part on the
Junior high school basis, has worked
out even more satisfactorily than had
been hoped. One corner Of the fire
hall has been curtained off for use as
a recitation room. Part Of the sub
jects can be handled by the whole
group Of pupils together in the city
hall proper, which has now become
the Junior high assembly room.
The boys have been working out in
fundamentals in football practice un-
til the last few days, when Coach
Wyttenbach handed out few plays
to the team. Although weakened by
the loss of some of the star players Of
preceding seasons, the squad gives
promise Of greater strength than it
has had before. The team will be
light, but fairly fast, and>with the de-
velopment Of the right kind Of team
work should chalk up several victories
for Oakes before the season is over.
The schedule has not worked out as
satisfactorily as had been hoped. Ev-
cry effort was made to get a fairly
easy game for the first one, but none
Of the "easy" teams are ready to play
yet. AS the schedule has developed
itself, Oakes starts out with what is
probably the hardest team on it's list
when it meets the Lisbon eleven on
the banks of the Sheyenne Saturday
Of this week. Lisbon had fast and
heavy aggregation last year, but this
year with most Of last years stars
back, and lot Of new material, the
Ransom county metropolis is seeing
visions Of the state championship.
While the dope in Saturdays contest
is all in favor Of Lisbon, the Oakes
athletes are Of the opinion that Lis
bon has surprise coming if they ex-
pect to repeat that 1000 score that
they ran up on Cakes last fall.
Next week Saturday the Oakes elev-
en- meets another big team, playing at
Valley City. There is one consolation
in having these two hard games at
1.-The beginning Of the season. That TO-,
that when the boys meet LaMoure,
Minor, Lidgerwood and Glendale high
schools later in the season, they will
look q. whole lot easier. sss