The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-04-27
SCHOOL NOTES



History of Arbor Day" Theona sny-
der; "The Tree" Wendell Carruth:
Trees" Abagnail Davis; Spring
Song" school; Arbor Day song, second
grade; "Old Mother Earth" Margaret
CochriH; Idaho, o, Idaho" school.
While the school sang the state song
ivy vines were planted at the east
side Of the building. Mr.. Dolan, the
janitor at the Central school had
twenty enthusiastic boys raking the
playground on Arbor Day morning.
Arbor Day lessons were given In all
the rooms of the Central school on
Friday. In many rooms programs
were given and in others stories of
Arbor Day were told and written and
pictures of trees were mounted and
others were drawn free hand.
The junior high boys are busy prac-
ticing baseball during the fine wealth
er. They hope to play series of
games with neighboring teams before
the end of school. Walter Wilson,
Hurd Clark and Myles Taylor are
showing up we'll on the field. Lowell
Carruth performs rell on the mound.
A series Of cass games is being ar
ranged for next week.
! The pupils of the first grade Of the
Irving school were dismissed on Tues
day as Mrs. Austin's room was used
by the voters of the third ward at the
city election.
Nine rooms Of the Central school
enjoyed quarter holiday on April, 20
as these rooms had a hundred per cent
punctuality.
The Juior High vocations class has
devoted considerable time during the
past two weeks making out self-analy-
sis and vocational analysis cards.
This Is . very interesting and helpful
study that helps the student to under
stand himself better and to determine
the particular vocation that is best
suited TO his nature.
Wednesday the second grade divis-
lon Of Mrs. Crimes room dramatixed
for the lower grades at Irving the
story How Fire Came to the Indiana"
Tho pupils arranged their own COS
tunes and the following were the
participants: Sarah Segal and Ruth
Bible represented the two old witches:
Walter Hamilton. the fox; Preston
Price, the lion; Ned Pepper. the Wild
horse; Clements Clough, tho wolf:
Bernat, the serpent; Bhsu-
land Goodwin, the squirrel; Theron
Clegg, the frog; the other members
Of the class were Indians.
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The past week was observed ~
courtesy week In the Central school.
The Kiwanis club sent effective Thank
You posters to each child which added
greatly to the interest and enthusiasm
Of the work for more courtesy. James
Johnston, L. v. Tate, W. F. Thomas
and Rev. O. e. Butler visited tho
rooms and gave interesting talks to
he children.
The first division pupils of the
"A" reading classes gave an interest
ng Arbor Day program in the read
ng room, Friday, April 20. Recita-
ions were given by the Misses Rob-
nette Totty, Nancy Crump, Margaret
Decker, Kate Hess and Wilma Wood
uff. Among the Boy Scouts who
alked on trees were Walter Wilson,
loyal Jeppson, Vernon Taylor, Cor
an Butler and Ralph Whittle.
Mrs. Grace Faulconer conducted tho
nnual County spelling rntest In Miss
sixth grade room at Cen
al on Friday.
The class in Ancient history has
cen studying the rise and fall Of the
oman Empire. Wherever possible
are made with other
'orld Empires we have studied. The
DIRK in the text is being supplement-
by a great many suitable articles
ON magazines and current history
pics.
The eighth grade has been taking
oh presidents administration as
oblem. We depend largely for our
aterial upon supplementary texts
d magazines.
A debate was held in the "a"
uses on Thursday, April 10 upon
3 subject: Resolved that the Inven-
ms of Cyrus Mccormick have been
more benefit to the world than
,se Of Morse or Field" Affirmative
rnon Taylor, Iris Larsen and Gene
,her. Nebative, Ann Elenor Chap
n, Walter Wilson and Gladys Yam
favor Of the negative.