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Show I The School System. Box Elder wns consolidated Into oner school district In 1907 nnd Is under un-der the direction of a board or cdu-j cdu-j cation of flvo members, ono from ench of tho live representative precincts. pre-cincts. Hoard members are elected on a non-pnrtlzan basis, and with special reference to their fitness as lending citizens In tho building up of our educational system. They are thereforo free to net without fear or favor for tho best Interest of the wholo district as well us for each Hub-dlvlslon thereof. Other officers of tho board nrc tho clerk and the treasurer, Tho Buporvlslng force consists of the) countyl superintendent, primary supervisor, music supervisor, art and sowing supervisor and n supervisor or agriculture. Theso supervisors spend TRKJ their tlmo nnd energies In tho sup- Iervlslon, direction and Inspection of tho work of tho vnrlons schools throughout tho county. Tho supervisor or agrlculturo will spend his summer months nmong the vnrlous organized boys' agricultural clubs throughout tho district, holding hold-ing meetings with tho boys and their fathers, giving export nsslstanco In f actual Hold work In tho cultivation - of tho vnrlous rami products nnd stimulating an Interest In tho boys, J , tho future fnrmors of our valley, j In scientific agrlculturo. When theso vnlloys of ours become crowded crowd-ed with tho thousands of foreigners ! who will Book homos hero when tho J tide of Immigration Is turned west ward through tho opening of tho I'nnnma cannl, wo do not want our boys to becomo their "hewers of I wood nnd drawers of wnter," but, on ' tho contrary, thoy must bo so woll ) versed In tho arts of agrlculturo that ' thoy will ba In a position to direct to tho best ndvnntngo tho efforts of thoso who seek homes nnd employment employ-ment nmong us. t Special Features. ' Wo nro therefore nmlng to give our young people, not only tho rudl- ments of a general educntlou, but It an Intelligent insight Into tho prac tical activities In 'v;ch th will be engaged throu Our boys arc Btudylng ngrlcuiiuio, horticulture, stock raising and kindred subjects. They are organized Into agricultural clubs which havo for their purpose the stimulation or lntorest in agricultural agri-cultural pursuits and tho developments develop-ments of Ideas and Ideals which will havo a tendnncy to keep tho boy on the farm because of the unexcelled possibilities found there. The fuc-torlcs fuc-torlcs of the Hear Itlver valley have been very generous In their attitude toward theso clubs, aiding us both In the way of cash prizes Tor beet and tomato crops, nnd In giving considerable con-siderable assistance In actual field work to thoso or our boys who have entered tho clubs and taken an nctlve Interest In the cultivation or theso crops. Tho differentiation In work of the upper grades has resulted In the girls or theso grades taking sowing, sow-ing, and In a row or tho schools cooking has been Introduced. Tho sowing is done In school, under the direction or competent teachers and in harmony with a carcrully outlined course or work. Tho theoretical work In cooking Is taken In school, meetings nro held with tho girls and their mothers, and tho practical part la carried on Jn tho homo kitchen. Theso various activities or a practical prac-tical naturo aro cementing the interests in-terests or home 'and school In such a way as to mnko for unity of effort an closo sympathetic cooperation in nil of life's activities. Homo work Is finding Its interpretation in school, and school work Is finding Its application appli-cation in homo and life. Nor are wo neglecting the Ideal sldo or lire. The power or appreciation apprecia-tion or art nnd music Is coming to be tho common possession or all our hoys and girls, and tho boundless stores of literary treasures aro dally brought to their attention In the study of rending, literature, langunge and history. Fortunnto Indeed aro tho boys and girls who enjoy tho unexcelled educatlonnl facilities found In tho Hear River valley. Recent Growth and Development. During tho last three years tho Bear Itlver valley has developed wonderfully In educational facilities. School houses havo been erected at the following plnces at costs Indicated: Indi-cated: On the East Side of the Vnlley. Willnrd, 1912, 8-room building, $1-1.331.00. I'erry, 1912, 2-room building, $8,-492.00. $8,-492.00. BrJghnm, 1912, 12-room building, $37,005.00. Lincoln High School building, $10,000.00 I akesido, 1911, 2-room building, $0,041.00. Collinston, 1912, 2-room building, $8,720.00. West of the River. Corinne, 1911, 4-rooni building, $11,700.00. Hear Itlver City, 1912, 8-room building, build-ing, $22,081.00. Union, 1912, 2-room building, $8,-872.00. $8,-872.00. Garland, 1912, 12-room building, $28,150.00. Tromonton, 1909, 2-room addition, $1,007.00. Hothwell, 1910, 4-room building, $7,191.00. Thatcher, 1913, 3-room building, $11,498.00. Penrose, 1913, 2-room building, $9,-61G.00. $9,-61G.00. Some other towns will need additional addi-tional school buildings In tho near future If their present rate of growth Is continued. Wo hope wo aro not boastful when wo challengo any similar sim-ilar valley In tho west (there are no valleys just like ours) to show as rapid progress or moro commondable zeal in tho mater of building and providing pro-viding llrst-clnss school raclllties than the abovo record Indicates. In 1912 alone, tho per capita cost of school population for school building only was $44.50. In tho mater of el-llclency el-llclency our schools rank with the best In the west. So marked has been our progress in this respect that wo havo this year eliminated the beginners' grade and hereafter tho course of study will bo covered In eight years Instead of In ntno as heretofore. This will mean a saving sav-ing of ono year in the school lire or each child, and an Incidental saving to the district or about $10,000 annually. an-nually. Tho Box Elder high school Is located lo-cated on the east side or tho Dear Itlver valley at Brlgham City. The faculty is unexcelled in any high school In tho stnte, wo believe, IbB and the nature and quality of work B done Is of the highest grnde. With. B the generous nsslstanco given by tho ! board or education In tho way of B transportation to and from school, j wc sec no good reason why a good BjA 1 high school training should not be- BE come tho birthright of every boy and B I girl in the Bear Hlver valley. VJB' |