The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-23
School Begins
Sep f4th


September 4th at $50 a. m. "A
complete faculty for all depart
ments has been selected and is ex-
pected to report for the opening Of
school. A list of faculty members
including those who were here last
year as well as the new members
will be published next week.
Enrolment for the year will
probably be about the same as last
year according to present informa-
ton Although slight increase in
high school enrolment during the
year may become evident due to
the decrease in opportunities for
employment for people Of this age.
Those starting the first grade will
register in the New Central Audi
forum from 9:00-120O Tuesday
morning, September a. Here they
will be assigned to one of the three
first grade groups. Children who
are six years old or older or who
will become six years old before
January !, 1916, are, eligible to
start school. A definite age limit is
in the best interests of the children
and education in general. 1t has
been found that majority of the
failures in the first grade are chill
dren who have not reached six
years of age by September /
All other grade and junior high
school students will report to their
respective building and will be as
signed to definite rooms there. The
second grade will be housed in the
New Central with the first grade.
The third, fourth, fifth and sixth
grades will be located in the Cen
trail building.
High school students are required
to make a deposit on books and
laboratory equipment Also boys
taking physical education must pay
a SO cent fee for towels
All teachers will report for duty
September 3. A meeting of grade
and junior high school teachers will
be held at 900 a. m on that date
in the room IA of the high school
building High school teachers will
meet at 1890 a. m. in the above
mentioned room.
Registration for high school stu
dents will be held Friday, Aug 81
from $50 to 1870 a. m. for seniors;
to 3 p. m. for Juniors, and from 3
to 5 p. m. for sophomores. Fresh
men and other new students should
register for classes Saturday, Sept
from $50 to 11:30 a. m.
New courses in the high school
this year include Spanish and art
Class periods will be on an hour
basis, with approximately as min
utes Of each period being devoted to
recitation, and the remainder of the
time allowed for supervised study
There will not be 8 a. m. classes
for band and tipping as scheduled
! in the past. Morning classes will
run from $50 a. m. to 1850, and
afternoon classes from to D. m
Initiation of freshmen by the
members of the sophomore class, as
was scheduled last year, will be
held on the school grounds Friday
afternoon, Sept. 7.
School will be in session in all
grades, junior high and high schoo
only from $3.50 a. m. to 1850 a. m
on Tuesday. However complete
schedules will be adhered to or
Wednesday and school will be ir
session the regular hours.
The janitorial force of three men
Sherman Noel, Dexter Rieman anc
Charles Noel have been busy al
summer preparing the buildings fol
use this fall. All of the building.
have been thoroughly cleaned dur
ing the summer in addition floor!
have been refinished, walls painted
and kalsomined, roofs repaired ant
the grounds maintained. Specia
work during the summer consisted
of laying and finishing a new floo
in the high school gymnasium ant
the installation of new plumbing il
the Central and Junior High.
There is a desperate need TO
rooming facilities for the teachers,
says Mr.. Gillespie. He will appreci
ate anyone calling him nnmediatel.
who has rooms or knows Of SOM
that are available