The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-08-31
SCHOOL OPENS SEPTEMBER 4

School days again. More than
twenty million children gathering
from the homes of our country, eager
of mind, inquiring what will the new
school year bring for me. More than
six hundred thousand teachers, fresh
from the renewal Of life's forces
which changed activities of the va
cation time bring, or stepping before
the school with palpitating heart for
the first try at teaching-six hundred
thousand earnest souls quietly dedi-
eating themselves to the task Of max
ing this the best school year that
these children have ever known. Such
are the public schools of this nation
in September 1928. Such is the Am
erican Public School Of which H. G.
Wells has said that it is Americas
greatest contribution to the advance
of the human race.
The Blackfoot City Schools Will
open their doors for the school year
1923-24 on Tuesday, September fourth
with a full corps of teachers on duty
with the exception Of Miss Edna Stef-
fens, who was seriously injured sew
eral weeks ago and who will be un-
able to assume her duties for several
weaks at least. A supply teacher wifi
take charge of Miss Steffens' room
until she is able to take charge her
self.
We feel that we have gathered to-
gether a very strong and capable
teaching force and that the children
of BIackfoot will be we'll taken care
of during the coming year. All new
teachers have been very carefully Sc
lected and only the best have been
chosen according to the salary we
have been able to offer them. Several |
familiar faces will be missing from
the teaching force this year, and their
places have been exceptionally hard
to fill, and it is with deep regret that
we will not be able to have them
with us again.
Many new faces will be seen among
the members of the High School
Faculty this year, but all have had
a number Of years experience IN
other fields and we feel will add dig
nifty and credit to our high schooi.
All extra curricular activities in the
high school are being amply taken
care of and no field Of the students
life will be lacking.
Mr.. F. J. Burney, our new High
School Principal, comes to us from
Montana, and is amply fitted to as !
sumo the duties of High School Pr1n-
cipal. He brings with him record
of a number of years Of successful J.,
experience as an administrator and I
his mature judgment will assist r
greatly in the handling Of many OF +
the problems Of high school. (
We earnestly and sincerely request 2
Of the patrons of the Blackfooc +
school and the citizens Of our COM q
munity every assistance you can rem 2
der us toward the making OF the h
school year Of 1923-24 record year 4
in our community. If you see where n
We can improve our system do not n
,riticise our defects to others, but =
come and tell us Of them and If pos
,ible. with your help, immediate steps h
will be taken to correct the defects q
pointed out. II
This school is your school; the chill
lren are your children, the most pre-
,ious gift ever bestowed by God upon
nan: help us to train these children
" informing their minds and discip- .,
lining the faculties that they may be n,
bile to think their way through the ~
angled snarl of intricate problems ~
acing us today. w