, 1922-12-14
CARBON COUNTY SCHOOLS

The schools of Carbon County last
week were observing with suitable
exercises and work National Educa-
ton Week which was set aside by
proclamation of the president. Re-
ports of the special work done in
each school will be given later.
The schools of the county have
been making collections for the use
OF the Wyoming Children's Home
not been received but those re-
ceived to date show a great interest
and sympathy in this great work for
the homeless children of the state.
The schools are also taking an
interest and helping to make the
sale of health stamps this year a
great success. The children are
studying the work of the Wyoming
Pupblic Health Association and the
work that is being done in Wyoming
end elsewhere to stamp out the
..ubc. lvllo Is AMI realizing that the
health stamp supports the Wyoming
Public Health Association and the
h work that Is done by this asso-
citation are selling and buying health
stamps.
The modern health crusade work
which is supported by the wyoming
Public Health Association has been
placed in every rural school of Car
bon County this year and reports
from most OF the schools show that
the work is being carried on very
successfully.
Reports from the county schools
show that unusually successful work
Is being carried on this year. A
number of schools are serving hot
lunches this year, including the
Beaver Creek school, Elk Mountain.
This is the second year tia, thv
Beaver Creek school has served hot
lunches and it has proven so sue
cessful in this school that we are go
ing to tell OF their plan here so that
1t might help other schools who
would like to try the plan. =.
In the Beaver Creek school an oil
stove was purchased a year g for
the school house and h dishes used
for the cooking we're donated by the
AS the school is used as a community
center the stove is useful for these
gatherings also. The teacher had
had no previous experience in this
work, but with the help of the par
ents and pupils. 1t has proved so
successful that the parents and the
children demand 1t again. Each
family furnishes. a dish towel and in
dividual dishes. The small granite
bowls do very nicely and the bowl
and spoon are about all that are
needed unless some extra dish Is
planned for the day when extra
dishes can be brought for that day.
Some days special dishes are pro-
vdded by the parents, as chicken and
noodles. beef steak, fish, etc, but
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soup cocoa. baked potatoes, beans
and such dishes which are easily
prepared by the pupils with the
help Of the teacher. The larger girls
help in the preparation Of the lunch
and the bows wash dishes. two boys
serving in the dishwasher squad for
a week at a time. The bill OF fare
for the week is prepared i'm advance
and each child's list sent home SO
that the mother can have the ma
terials prepared for the child as
needed. Each parent furnishes so
much for the lunches. Vegetable
soup IL quite a favorite. each child
furnishing part OF the vegetables.
For milk soups and all dishes need
ing milk some one rear the school
house generally furnishes the skim
milk. II
A Halloween party was given in
the school house with decorations
suitable TO the ghostly hours made
bv the children. The program
which was enjoyed by all was FOL.
lowed by games and the sale OF
plea from which $3.50 was real
ised for the use OF the school. II
IL hoped and believed that b Beav.
er Greek school will be standardized
this year. 4 few alterations IN the
buA,dtnG are necessary. but such .
p-roGres.ive school will be able to
make these easily and make the
spun6y proud Of II.
On November 9Th Commissioner
Tidbaii and Mr.. Horne. from the
state Department Of Education:
urted the schools Of Saratoga and
platte valley In the interest OF the
MANS for the Platte Valley High
school. Al thi. time the new pri-
mary building In use At Sara6o9a
vns given the standard shield. n
firr< standard school Of Carbon
couuty. We hope that this year Will
ace several other schools receive h
Standard shield. The McFMddcn
Ychcol and the Bags school Will no
doubt be standardized very soon rs
practically all the requirements are
now met by these schools. The
Walcott school will no doubt be
ready very o also, there being n
few requirements not quite met by
this school yet. -.
on Nov. 9TH an election was held
IN the schools Of Platte Valley TO
vote on the proposition of forming a
high school district for the organ
ivssspn and ma%intsAnence Of the
PIst1s Valley High school. Ten dis
trlrts voted On the proposition. the
following districts voting for u: Dis
trtcts ~. .. -. 30. and 3b. II was
hoped that an ton districts would be
IN favor q this ~ Il In = worry pro-
Gresrive movement and will give the
pupls Of the districts Joining the op-
uovt unity Of attending an accredited