The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-02-26
District No. 81

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Greek school. It is situated west Of
the Gallatin river, about three miles
from Belgrade. The building is a
very fine one-room frame structure,
with a fine basement and furnace.
The school yard is large, with good
playground apparatus. The school is
well equipped. Miss Nellie Bryan is
teaching there this year, with eight
pupils in her charge.
District No. 68.
District Sixty-eight is the Vincent
school, situated about Is miles west
of BOzeman, not far from the Holland
settlement. The school building is a
good frame structure, very well
equipped. Miss Louise Kelham is the
teacher. There are 20 pupils enrolled
in the school.
District No. So.
The Yellowstone school, District
Sixty-nine, is located about SO miles
from Bozeman, at the western en-
trance to the Yellowstone park, in the
little town Of West Yellowstone.
The town is built in the heart Of a
great forest, which stretches away en-
either side of the town, for some 10
or Is miles. 1t is drained by the
Madison and Gallatin rivers. The
streets Of West Yellowstone are path
ways cut out Of virgin timber. In the
park season, from June 1 to October
1, the little town is one Of the live
lest places in the country. Two
trains, the Oregon Short Line and the
Union Pacific, arrive each day, loaded
with tourists, and hundreds of cars
pass through the town from all parts
Of the United States and Canada. The
Oregon Short Line has a very beauti-
ful station at Yellowstone. The ho-
tells Of the town are rustic, the walls
Of the rooms are adorned with skins
of all kinds of game.
In this part of the county Gallatin
has three district schools: one is in
the town of Yellowstone; the Basin
school, nine miles from Yellowstone,
and n at Grayling. However, Basin
and Grayling have been consolidated
: with Yellowstone and the children all
j attend the Yellowstone school. A nine
Z months term is taught here.
: The schoClhouse is a large, com
> Portable, two-room white frame build.
ing in amongst the trees. There arr
two teachers at Yellowstone this year
8 Miss Kathryn DeRigio has charge 0.
/ the upper grades, and Miss Erms
Menath is the primary teacher. This
a enrolment has gradually decreased a.
the people Of the town have moved
out for the winter, until there are a
l. present IA pupils attending the school
In the winter, all the. pupils ant
n she teachers have many exciting time
IS on skis and snOwshoes. The snow i
d often ten feet deep and all communi
s. cation with the outside world is Gu
IS off except for the mail, which come
ut by dog team from Monida, Idaho.
The two big days in YellowstOn
Il are the arrival of the first train, owe
he the Oregon Short Line USUALLY abOu
lie May 49, and the last train out, abOu
e. October 20.
ar A teacher Of the Yellowstone schOC
in said: ct is a strange feeling n ha
or as this last train for the year pull
m out. The whole town is down 20 tn
station. There are yearly leave-tal
Of ings, gOod-byes that may be foreve.
81 plans for the next years pleasures
= the park, purchasing missions at Sa
= Lake and Los Angeles, where th
friends going out are to winter. w
must feel much as the people
Alaska feel when the last ship gOt
sn out"
81 In spite Of their isolation, the Poop
Of the town, who remain for the vii
ter, are very happy. Their very d
pendence upon one another, creates
friendly commanity spirit that max.
Yellowstone one Of The Eveliest tow
IN the county. There are dances AZ
p9rties almost every week.
Because the children have So fe
otportunites they read and study
great DEAL The teachers have .
ganized q little Citizens Club. whi
fosters many worth while acefvif
amongst The children.
Na. 20.
gn Distriet Seventy is the Little BE
school, loeatsd sbout five miles fro
salesville The building is s 1m.
.ae log cabin in 6
mountains. anaQngst beautiful sd
lca r0undings Mss EVELYN Ircs
escher. There ~ s 8
rolled m
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