Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-09-01

SCHOOLS WILL
OPEN MONDAY;
ALL IS READY.
Building in Shape FOR the Start
of Years Work by Local
Educational Institu t i o n
MANY Members of Faculty
Graduates of University
of Idaho and State Normal

Next Monday will see the opening of
the Grangeville public schools. Every
thing is practically in readiness for
the opening. Work of tearing down
tho defective wall of the. school build
ing and rebuilding the wall has been
completed and those who have been be-
lieving a story which was widely cir
culated to the effect that the school
building was condemned. need have
no fears, Supt. F. E. Lukens an
nounces. The building was never in
bad condition, excepting for one wall
of the north wing, but now it is in
excellent condition throughout. The
building has been thoroughly fumigat-
ed, the floors have been scrubbed and
oiled, the windows have been washed
and il has been put in the best
condition possible. With well quail
fled teaching force to conduct the
work of the year, the schools are ex
peeted to show worth while results
during the year which is about to open.
MANY FROM IDAHO SCHOOLS
It is interesting ito note what
large part the educational institutions
of Idaho are playing in the training
of teachers of the public schools. Be
sides Superintendent Lukens, who was
graduated from the University of Ida
no in 1908, three other graduates of
the state university are on the high
school faculty. They are Ennis Mas
sey, of the class of 1917, Thurlyn
Shrontz and Miss Olive Merritt. of the
class of 1921. Mr.. Massey, since his
graduation, has been in the U. S. navy.
and also has taught manual training
and coached athletics for two years in
the state of Washington. He is to
hold similar position here.
The Lewiston state normal school is
furnishing its quota of teachers in the
Grangeville schools. Those who are
graduates of the normal school among
the teachers are Mr.. and Mrs. e. f.
Laid, the eighth AMI seventh grade
teachers, respectively, Mrs. o. A.
Cooper, the sixth grade teacher and
Miss Hazel Hamill, who will teach the
second grade. Of the entire teaching
force of fifteen teachers, eight are
graduates of Idaho institutions.
QUALIFICATIONS OF OTHERS
Other members of the teaching force
have also had training in educational
institutions of high rank. Miss Locke
Dryden, principal. of the high school,
IS a graduate of the University of |
Kansas, as well as the Kansas state /
normal. Miss Stella futile. science
teacher, is a graduate of the Iowa |
state teachers college and the Uni
'ersity of Iowa. Mrs. f. L. Massey, I
teacher of Latin and history, took her
fegree at Whitman college, Miss Or
ena b. Herzog, fifth grade teacher, is
graduate of the Vincenncs, (Ind.,) |
formal school. Miss Anna Becwar and !
MISS Morgiana Durham, have training 4
Ior their work at western normal |
,ehools, while Miss Leona Lynch, the
lrst grade teacher, had her training
" the Froebel- Pestalizzi Kindergarten
school in Chicago.
POLICY OF SUPERINTENDENT
superintendent Lukens SAYS it will
'e the policy of the schools this year TO
ave close individual attention to the
'uplis, in so far as is possible. He
lesires the close cooperation of the
'arents in order that the children may
am through the sympathetic under
landing of both parents and teachers
I their children's problems. Things
.mlh will receive no small amount of
t.ention during the year, Mr.. Lukens
ssys, will be the training of the
hlldren in caring for their physical
'eroeing, neatness of school premises,
olrect oral expression throughout the
s"ools, and training of the children
: respect the rights of others. With
''entlon to these matters, as well as
ANY others, Mr.. Lukens hopes that
u coming school year win be one of
ae most successful in Grangevillc' s