The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-02
LOCAL GRADE SCHOOL
TO BEGIN SEPT. 18TH

The Coolidge Grammar Schooi
will open September 18th for 4
fun days session beginning at l:00
A. NJ. and closing at 400 P. NJ.
excepting the primary departments
which viii close at the usual hour.
Parents OF all first grade CHI
dren and those who are entering
kindergarten are requested to take
these children to the auditorium.
From there assignments will be
made to the various classrooms.
Children who have been previous
~ enrolled Will find their assign
ment of cIassrooms on the bulletin
board at the entrance Of the grant
mar school building All new chill
dren who have never attended Coo
lidge school will report TO the audi
torium where they will be assigned
to their proper grades. Children
are requested to bring their former
report cards to school with them.
The kindergarten will maintain
a morning and after noon session.
The morning session will be held
from 900 \. NJ. until 1870 A. NJ.
the afternoon session will be held
from 1900 p. M. until $3.50 p. NJ.
Only children who are five years of
age or over will be registered for
kindergarten. If after the first week
OF enrolment it is found possible
to enroll line cases Chose who lack
only a month or so of being 81 they
will be taken care of, but none will
be registered the first week, Of
school VINO have not reached the
age of ) or over.
All rooms have been renovated.
The floors in all the building have
been sanded and treated with three
coats OF Gym finish. All woodwork
has been cleaned and treated With
spar varnish; the rooms and books
have been thoroughly fumigated.
The sanitary system of the
school has been placed in first class
condition. The septic tank and cess
pools have been thoroughly cleaned
and aired. Bacteria have been re-
turned to the septic tank.
Cn the west end of the school
grounds new oleander hedge has
been set out. 4 fence has been
erected for its protection and will
also assist in keeping children from
running into the street. The shrub
berry on the school grounds has
been trimmed, cultivated and the
grounds are being placed in first
class condition for the opening of
school
A new spriDkling system has
been placed in the school patio
which will irrigate the lawn and
shrubbery. This viii add much to
the appearance and general up
keep of the patio.
The State Board of Education has
adopted new series of arithmetic
books for the schools Of Arizona.
However, this year the textbooks
are being placed in only two schools
of each county. Coolidge was select
ed as one of the schools of Pinal
County Notification was received
py Fir. Kirby from the State De
partmnt of Education.
A new school bus has been pur,
chased to accommodate the people
OF Olberg. The bus carries SO pas
sengers. 1t is a Wayne body with
the new type of seating facilities
1t contains side seats and center
seats facing forward. The bus i
designed for proper ventilation. /,
will be driven by Mr.. Payne who
will reside in Olberg. This new bus
will pick up all children on the
Coolidge-PhoeniX highway and viii
detour one mile south by Ulmers
and Skousens ranches. The bus Wi.
be ready for delivery the coming
week. It is being assembled now
by the Allison Steel Manufacturers
Co. of Phoenix.