Show Heavy School f Enrollment The schools of Grand county got under way for the 1949 50 1949 50 term erm on Sept 1 2 1 2 with a very teacher and parent institute being the feature The of the institute was the question of establishing closer home an and school relationships through the possible ion of teacher parent-teacher conferences conferences conferences confer confer- at regular intervals throughout the year Dr Veron Vernon Ver- Ver non on F. F Larson of the guidance II service branch of ef the state de de- de- de of public instruction I was Ivas the director of the confer confer- nce ence A group of some 10 or 15 parents were called in They represented a cross section section of the community and entered into the planning Some conclusions were drawn and plans laid for I further further work york Committees were forI I appointed and parents will later be called upon upon- again A public meeting will doubtless be called early arly in the school year to present present pre pre- pre pre- sent the outgrowth of the i tute At that that time Dr Larson L will be called back to direct the conference and definite plans will then be laid for the cerms terms activities On Monday morning the elementary ele ele- ele- ele children and high I school students registered forthe for foz forthe the years year's work The enrollment I Iwas was heavy for the first day and anc I Ihas has increased daily throughout the week The enrollment today Thursday is as follows Kindergarten 41 First grade 46 Second grade 39 Third grade 35 Fourth grade 37 Fifth grade 29 Sixth grade 37 Seven Seventh th grade 27 Eighth grade 35 Ninth th grade 39 Tenth grade 39 Eleventh grade 24 Twelfth grade 27 At t Thompsons the enrollment I is 19 while Cisco and Sego have I not as yet reported their regIs regis- I I The heavy enrollment in the thel loab school has necessitated he purchase of additional i desks books and various items item's i iI of 1 supplies and will tax the I school chool plant to the limit A class room unit is set upon up upon upon on the elem elementary level at 30 children hIldren There is only one class in ta the elementary grades that thatIS thatus IS us anywhere near the normal normal normal nor nor- mal class room unit all others substantially exceeding the number A class room unit in inagh nigh agh school is set up at 20 stu stu- dents Not one high school grade grades s j s within a normal class room unit anit and some grades have doule dou dou- ole le the number Some little difficulty difficult has In m scheduling classes to tot t all aU needs but those problems e e gradually being taken care f 1 f and regular work is the order f f the day in most rooms roomi Super- Super Helen M. M Knight re rc All AU signs point to 10 a bu busy ear foar Parents are urged to study tudy heir high sc school ool students' students regj reg reg- j ration rat ion cards to see Me that they lave for classes that Eve ve registered for classes that Some classes that are now scheduled as 81 elective course cour iI state requirements requirement are art t filling up as u exp td by the culty end And parents parent I should h 4 11 1 d di I Isee i see that stud students student nt do enroll in ix classes classes claNN that the they feel teel their chU chil- c J J 2 II It 11 1 R 1 dren should pursue This is particularly particularly par par- true of the mathematics ics and science classes Students are often prone it is pointed out to avoid the more mere difficult classes for some that might require require require re re- quire less effort eUort and preparation tion lion and the faculty u urges that parents study the problem over i as the cards card have all been sent home for foi that purpose and there is a place for the parents parent's OK on the registration card I 1 OK Plans are going forward to open the dining room for tor the serving of school lunch in the very near future ture Announcement Announcement Announce Announce- ment went will be made a few days in M a ww advance of the be actual open oven ing of th the lunch center Meals feels els will be served at the tU same Mm price lu as u last lt year year- yAr-l' yAr 15 cents tI per meat meal by th the week or tOt for t a lon longer pert period d or OJ 20 enta for lor a single meal meal- It n ii is preferred that weal mel tickets be purchased at t least leat a week in advance |