Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-09-01
SCHOOL OPENS
MONDAY SEPT. 4
FOR new Term
Supt. Nixon Outlines Mat
ters of Interest
MANY NEW TEACHERS
Superintendent Appeals for Cooper
alton - A Straightforward
Statement of Facts
MANY NEW TEACHERS

For several years school has be-
gun on the first Monday of Septem-
| Der. A few have asked me why we
begin on Labor Day, which they CON
slider a holiday. This day is not a
school holiday according to the state
school law, although it may be for
other purposes. The same is true of
some of the other days quite gem
orally observed. The first day OF
school is taken up with organization
work, which is absolutely necessary
and it can be only partly used any
way, By using Monday we save
time, which is one form of real econ
omy needed in all lines.
Every year local conditions make
it necessary for some children to en-
ter school late. The number has
been gradually decreasing and
should be still smaller. Three years
ago it was over a third. Last year il
was only little over sixth. Let
us improve still more this year. Our
promotions in the grades were all
made conditioned on entrance into
school again this fall not over one
week late. We reserve the right to
put any student back into his old
grade if we find that he is so far
behind because of late entrance that
he cannot keep up with his old class
mates. The good of other children |
cannot be interferred with by the
presence of poor backward students
who can keep up by going back
grade. What the student does VIII
where he will be kept.
Name, age or any other qualit.s 1aB,
cept ability will not have any inffGsS
ence in grading a student.
First Day.
The building will be open at S;15
the same as last year. Regular work
will begin at S:45 This gives us a
good forenoon and by eliminating af-
.ernoon recess the children are dis
missed early in the afternoon. All
are able to do better work
When they are fresh and vigorous as
n the forenoon. Students dismissed
1t noon and after school will be ex-
,ected to go home immediately.
;ome take advantage of both teach
IT'S and parents to run around town
II to be where the parents do not
want Them We want to cooperate
n preventing children loafing on
treets. All grade children will
rect in the rooms they were in last
ear and be redistributed to where
hey will be this year High school
tudents will meet in the study hall
D be registered and other prepara
ions made for the following day.
here will be no afternoon session.
eachers will all meet in the super
itendent's office where general in
.ructions for the year will be given.
New Students.
All children six years of age be- b
IRE the first of next January are
igible to enter the first grade if o
leir parents wish. This is not com
llsory by our school law, however, o
nd it may be wise to wait a year
some instances. sThere will be I,
} chance to enter at mid year as b
If yearly promotions, crowded con-
tions and limited number of teach Il
s will not permit it without inter el
ring with the work of the other
udents No first year student a
ould enter later than the first of SC
,tober for the same reason. New di
udents from other schools should
certain to present report or trans ds
r cards, which will always be hon ge
ed. If any student fails to keep in
S work up he will be denoted for tn
) own good and that of his class at
ties. All new students except first Of
aders must report at the Office for ell
eording and placement. Every
ar few parents ask to have stu wi
nts who fail the year before try
lde in advance. This cannot be 10
ne if any standard of school ef-
ency is to be maintained. What
fair for one unfortunate is fair
another. Lack of ability or dis
ition to do the work in one grade Au