The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-30
FACULTY OF So
READY FOR NEW
SESSIONS HERE
Teachers Have Already Begun
to Arrive in Bismarck,
Principal Says
OTHERS EXPECTED LATER

Buildings Placed in Shape Dur
ing Summer and Ready for
Sessions
"School days. school days, dear old
golden rule days.
Reading, an 'riting, an 'rith-
metic-'
This familiar song will be brought
back to the minds of adults and chill
dren alike Monday morning as more
than 1000 Bismarck children strap
their books together. kiss their moth
ers goodbye, and trot off to school.
And the cxacting. strict teachers
will be in readiness for them, SO
strong. in the six city schools under
the supervision Of II. O.. Saxvik. SUI
perintendent Of the city schools.
Excert for few special occasions,
the six city schools have been vacated
all summer. They have been used at
times for special programs and as
voting places during the primary
election.
Merchants Stock Up
Business houses in the city, in
preparation for the opening Of the
halls of learning. have stocked up on
crayons, pens, pencils. inks. erasers,
tablets of all sizes and descriptions,
rulers. paints and other school neces-
stiles, and their windows are gaily
decorated in school-day fashion.
Teachers have begun to arrive and
up,sn o. h.
mainder of the week, most of them
being expected Saturday and Sum-
day.
No important alterations or special
improvements or enlargements have
been made on the six schools in the
city, Mr.. Saxvik said. The interiors
of the buildings have been redecor-
ated during the summer months and
the floors have been oiled and
cleaned. Minor repairs have been
made in all the buildings. and every
thing is in readiness for the OPEN
ing day Of school. The six schools
are the high school. Will junior high
school. Richholt, Roosevelt, Wachter,
and William Moore.
Only about 1900 are expected to
students, 1915 boys and 1929 girls,
between the ages of 6 and 81. reside
in Bismarck according to census fig
ures available June l.
Parochial School Opens
Probably $50 city school students
enroll at the St. Mary's Parochial
school, Mr.. Saxvik said. Many 9TH
ers of the school age have either fin
ished school or leave after they have
completed the eighth grade. Others
60 away to school. Many non-resi-
dent students enter local schools.
Enrollments in the various city
schools last year follow:
William Moore. 1858: Richholt. $50;
Roosevelt, $780, Wachter. 142; Will,
4O1; and high, 522. About $50 are
expected to enroll in the local high
school this year.
The junior high school will have
. man principal this year for the
first time. He is c. w. Leifur. who
was at Crystal last year. The new
high school principal. William H.
Payne. has been on the scene Of his
new duties for more than week pre-
pairing for the opening.
High school will begin at $50 a.
m. and grade schools at 8 a. m.
Text Books Ready
Text books have been unpacked
and are stacked in the various rooms
Of the schools ready for the sale,
the superintendent said.
ST. MARY'S
EXPECTS $50
expected to enroll in the st. Mary's
parochial school next Monday at 8
=. M, according to advice released
today by Father John Stag, super
Between $50 and 900 pupils are
intendent of the school.
The opening of the school will be
preceded by a solemn high mass
which all the children entering will
attend at the St. Mary's procathedra
1T 8 a. M, Father Stag said.
The 16 instructors are awaiting
the registration morning, and al
classrooms in the building have beer
put in readiness for the opening day
st. Mary's offers complete grade
high school and commercial courses
to students. Children who becom.
six years ola on or before January
IRE admitted to the first grade.
Enrolment last year in the grade.
was $50, with 100 entering the higl
school department, ather Stag said
Children not enrolled at the be-
ginning Of the year and have no.
made arrangements with the author
tiles for late entrance forfeit Their
right Of admission in case of crowd
ed conditions, the superintendent
said.
Thirty-five out-of town high schoo
students board and room At tn,
school throughout the school year
No repairs have been made to tn,
buildings this year. A tennis cour
which IS now under construction will
be available for use by the students
next week at the school grounds
Father Stag said. The superintend
eht teaches Latin in the high schoo
department.
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