| Show OPENING OPE NINfi OF VINTAH IM SEPT 17 the opening day of tile the academy A lias has been postponed tv t it weeps weeks according cording to the usual PI pher the academy should have started ts seasons work on sept 4 but because of the abundant harvest the lay day of opening was changed to sopt sept 17 this change will undoubtedly bo be appreciated by the patrons patrols the buys boys and girls will now be able to remain on the farms until the hay and the greater part 0 of the grain is harvested the rush of tile the liar harvest vest mil III be ba over and most mosi of the boys as well as the girls hlll lil be able to enter at the beginning this season as never before the students should malte make au an effort to enter at the beginning the school bear ear has haa been cut to it a minimum milli mum in order to leave the students on ahe ill farms late in the fall and permit them to get out early in tile the spring lu accord with the spirit 0 of the times almea tile the school will aliu aim to conserve time by utilizing utilizing 9 every possible day ilie required number ot weeks will be taught but the year will be shortened by the elimination of many of tile the usual hallda holiday s ahe christmas holidays will le shortened greatly thus utilizing utilising uti util lising lying time for cor study that has heretofore been spent in ili merry making although the war Is affecting man mail of the normal activities yet there is no reason why it should aneo the loial local high schools the great major it of high school boys are not within the age ot cot the selective draft and it goes without question that all bos boa and girls of school age can best serve their country by completing their school work secretary of war baker general wood and secretary of the navy daniels have all addressed themselves to the boys of america encouraging cou raging them to continue in their school work nork general woods words through the american bo be are topical of all every boy should aln ish 1131 his hib school courbe churbe the toys joys should remember that they are now serving in the best possible way by preparing themselves to serve more efficiently when their time comes and most probably when their tinie time comes it will be a time of pence peace when the demand will bo be for trained minds and not trained soldiers the academy building is to be re paired where here needed the material material materi ai I 1 has arrived for a complete repairing of the heating plant the plumbers ore are now at work and within a short time the job will be finished the thai roofing material is to be here with in a few days and will be placed on immediately after which time the calso miners will contil bute their bit in preparation all will be in readiness for the opening monday sept 17 the outlook at present la is tor for a very successful year the fact that this nation la Is engaged in the great world war mar has made us all believers in ili preparedness and hence the students of this season will without doubt enter upon their school work with a spirit of earnestness heretofore unknown A great work nork admits tile the coming generation if they are but prepared the dances and social activities of the academy will ill thlu season be held in ill the he orpheus hall chiep fact will add much to the usual attractiveness of the events |
