The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1922-09-14
Big ENROLMENT.
NLOCAL SCHOOL
Old Building Badly Crowded this Year.
But there are Hopes for Better
Times Ahead
F60TBALL 'sQUADsIN TRAINING
Filst Gansswin Be Played Against
Ellendale Sept. -

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Ftlst GsneAwill Be Played Against
Ellendale Sept. q
School opened Monday with record
enrolment in the grades, but with q
slight decrease in high school from the
first day Of last year. The graduation
Of class Of twenty-nine from the
high school, coupled with the fact that
last springs eighth graders who en-
tered the high school this fall num-
only about twenty, explains the de-
crease. About the usual number Of
pupils from adjoining districts have
enrolled in the higher classes this
year.
The big increase in the grades is
due, Of course, to the closing Of st.
Charles school. These additional pu-
pills to the city school enrolment are
scattered through the grades sum
GENTLY, however, to make it possible
to get along in the old quarters again,
although these quarters are very
crowded. Tentative arrangements had
been made to lease class rooms in the
st. Charles school for the lower grades
il it had been found. impossible to
handle them in the present quarters.
Fuel, janitor service and other items
Of maintenance in that contingency
would, however, have amounted to .
considerable sum and the board Of cd
ucation has been making every effort
to run the schools 40 economically a
possible 20 ~ to reduce taxes.
It 10 expected that the legislature
will validate the Oakes school bonds.
payment upon which has been held up
BY the state for the past two years,
and make possible the resumption of
work upon the new building next year.
Thus the present acutely crowded con.
dition ID expected to be for only this
year, with the new building to relieve
the situation In part next fall. Under
these circumstances the school 40.
tA0rities have decided to get by this
fyesr> with the least expense possible
under the conditions. .-.-5 ,,. ~. /.
{ Enrolment in most Of the grades
runs clgse to the forty mark. The
opening number Of registrations in
the high school was 116, as compared
to about 1876 last year.
The high school faculty is exper-
fencing the usual nightmare with the
schedule, trying to work out one that
will permit each student to take exact
ly the subjects he wants. It is an i'm
possible task, Of course, to do that,
but every effort is made to accommo-
date the greatest number.
F. A large number Of boys have en-
rolled in manual training this year, 90
the employment Of Mr.. De La Hunt
for the forenoon sessions makes it
possible to have two classes. Many
who desired to take work in this line
last year were prevented, because Of
lack OF room in the one class that
could be offered, so they are making
up for lost time this year.
Coach Wyttenbach has had his foot
ball candidates out for workouts in
the fundamentals daily this week, with
short evening sessions for "skull prac-
tice" in chalk talks on plays and for
nations, The list Of candidates get
ting out makes it certain that Oakes
will have the strongest team this year
that has represented the school since
football was inaugurated several years
ago. No scrimmage practice has been
held as yet, SO there is no dope what
ever as to how the men will be lined
up, or even who will be on the first
string squad.
New equipment has been purchased
for the first team. It will be initiated
on the local gridiron next week Sat-
urday, Sept. %. Glendale high school
will be the first victims of Coach Wyt-
tenbach's machine. Nothing could be
more suspicious than to start the sea-
son out with a victory over Glendale,
and everyone connected, with Oakes
high is looking forward to the great
day.