The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-02-28

youth. She sheltered both grade
and high school She permitted he
compartments to be divided to maxi
more room. l.
In 1904 her capacity had reached
it's limit and was insufficient. Al
this time her daughter, the new cas-
wing, was introduced and utilized
In your observation you will note
that she is less pale in hue than hel
predecessor, yet she shows the marks
of age.
However, in a few years, even with
the daughters assistance, the youth
of growing Blackfoot could not be
accommodated, so a beautiful new
granddaughter, the addition on the
east and south, made her appearance
You will recognize her by her glow
ing color, still the gift of youth.
Yet with two such able assistants
the grandmother could not foster the
ever increasing juveniles of the city,
so she was led to adopt a child. In
! doing this she entered a foreign field
and introduced a wholly foreign ele-
ment. She found it in the capacity
of a warehouse in the business dis
trict. 1t was moved to the campus
and named Anne X. At first it was
used for a gymnasium, but now it
shelters several grades and the OPP
portunfty room. Its identity is not
always apparent, however, as is
shown by various inquiries regarding
it. For instance, many strangers
have asked If 1t were the garage.
The inference Is that Central teach
ers need such for their individual
cars. Very recently lady came to
the door of the Opportunity room
and inquired for Mrs. Jones. Upon
being told that she was not there, she
insisted that she must be- Mrs.
Teichert said, mo, Miss Nelson is in
the next room and Miss Van Cleaves,
the new teacher, is in the other"
"What is this interrupted the lady,
"a school? / thought it was the
county hospital"
Build thee more costly school houses
Oh my Blackfoot.
Leave the low-levied past;
Let each toll, heavier than the last,
Bring thee to ruin with deficit more
vast,
Till thou at length are at sea,
Leaving thine everlasting bonds
To those who follow thee.
The Playground
No need to travel abroad to view
the grandeur of the Alps, to stand in
awe of the mighty oceans, to. feel the
stinging of binding sandstorm of
The Sahara desert, or shudder at the
approach of a merciless iceberg. All
these and many more wonders greet
the eye of the person who visits the
grounds of Central school at the
various seasons of the year.
When the haze of an Indian sum-
mer enwraps the Snake river valley,
one has only to wander along East
Judicial or Bridge streets, when
presently the sands of the desert
loom up to the east. Suddenly a
mighty rushing wind deafens the ears
and almost simultaneously picks up
and whirls along in it's course sand,
binding the eyes of the spectator.
AS quickly as this tornado fell upon
them, it has passed on. AS the air
clears, one sees great oasis lying to
the wet of him. While he marvels
as to the source of water supply he
is awed to see the clear waters OF
the distant river flowing along the
bitches. Presently the children flock !
out of the great school building built
on the border between the oasis and
desert and then the fun begins.
Hardly has the last child passed out
Of the door before the first one has /
fallen into the ditch and is thoroly |
soaked, the result of an attempt to
form a human bridge across the
stream.
Later in the fall the scene changes
and instead of great oasis the So
called lawn of the Central school is
into a wooded meadow.
Paths wide enough for one wind
around the building and out diagon-
lily across the meadow to the north
corner of the woods, where the gold
IN leaves are falling. Many are the
which follow this path
rom early morn till night.
Before long winter lays his icy
grip upon the landscape and now in
Iced the scene shifts. No need for
he people of Blackfoot to attend
winter carnival when such interest
ng sports as sliding down the cellar
loors and humping the bumps upon
he fire escape may be INDUCED in.
after a thaw or two one may cross
he frozen streams under the swings
N the swing cables. Many are the
kating ponds now bringing joy to
he hearts of hundreds of kiddies. {
runs high as children
orm in long lines preparatory to
hort slide during recess. But go
nth me to the west of the building,
there the floating cakes of ice in the
ocean would battle even
he boldest of Arctic explorers. Still {
entral school produces daring ad-
enturers who will risk their lives 9
1mping from one iceberg to another,
hould anyone become too warm |
uring the recreational period, ne
lay be given a shower bath free OF
barge at the fountain. This is &C s
emphasized by forcing all of the O
alter out of one fountain. Any il
lild attending the school can read a
y give instructions. nf+ "
Should the tourist arrive the latter n
art of January, Immediately after d
le mid-winter thaw, he would in
eed view the frozen swamps of Can t;
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