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ITY SCHOOLS DEVELOPEDIFROM SMALL BEGINNINGSI rom the pioneer days of the summer ot 1883, when Mrs aulkner of Rfithdrum taught the first school in Sandpoint ir building located on the west side of the Northern Pacific rad-the city’s school system has gradually dc\eloped to mu-a\In, 1-creasing educational demands until there are nuw i ngs m the district, and a total ot 63 emplo\ecsThe first schoolhouse to constructed in the district wasrated on what is now kuown as - —---- —e northwest corner o! First ave-Ue and Church street. The build-e nd equipment were valued at ibout $2500. From these small tu-inninus there has expanded the Ircsent modern system.High School Cost $110,000One high school, in an up-to-date Ini id mg costing $140,000 erected in cares for the Intermediate$46,695, and transportation equip ment at total \a!u** “tschool propt-i t in tht district i-$261 395Particular cure taken by iU hoard of trustees and officials in the selection of teachers and strut standards are maintained In all sc tools of the districtJik The enrollment in this A«nccfng \Up T \r\P hool during the 1927-28 year was* v»WdOUl§ 111C163 of whom were boys andprovides an ex-of liberal edu-vocational sub-140 were girls.The high school Heut curriculum non. as well asct A completely-equipped man-ial training department located in e Farmln grade school building ru\ ides training for boys in this ne of work. The commercial de-iartment is also well equipped and ach year the enrollment in this rouping grows larger, the gradu-tes being trained so that they can us.sume stenograpliieal. secretarial nd !»ke positions upon graduationMuale Has PartEasy Matter NowMusic plays an important part ,oth in the high school and grades, hile the high school each year has n excellent ’orchestra as well as ,oys and girls’ glee clubs The high school and junior high schbol each ublish newspapers during the ehool year.The entire public school system f the district, the onl independent lass A district in Bonner county, Is under the administration of atoard of five directors who have laced ]j. C Robinson in active ha rue as superintendent .John M iooth is principal of the high ehool, and Charles Stldwell isprincipal of the junior high school, orated In the Farmln building District Is Large The Sandpoint school district covers approximately 87,850 acres, with an assessed valuation of $3,607,423. The tax levy for the past year was 22 mills The 1927 legal census gives a total of 1735 children between the ages of 6 and 21in the county Of this number,1162 were enrolled in the elementary grades durihg the vear. and 403 in the high school School 'building sites in the dis-rict have a value of $34,000, equip-ent and apparatus is valued at1From Sandpoint to the inti i national boundaiv lint* us but », » n.ih -mill good roads uli the wa Tiiroad leads north through lionm*r Ferry, and the line can then be reached b going either to Port-hill or Hast port Anyone wishing to “go into Canada must report to the United States and Canadian Immigration and customs men To neglect this might mean scriou*troubleThose w ho have never crossed the boundary lint* will find it quite simple * Red tape” has been un- ■ wound this year to make it easier for tourists going or coming The number of tourists has increased to the point where it would be impossible to observe the strict regulation of a few years ago Where it formerly took in to 15 minutes the ’’inspection” is now made in two to four minutes This is not to be construed as a hint to bring anything back The penalty would be loss of your car, and it's hardly worth that (bossing the line, however, has no terrors for those who merely want to take a trip intoCanada and return•lust a word about our neighbors to the north You will find the Canadians friendly and hospitable Many of them come into the United States for an automobile trip and it is needless to say, many Afneri-tans tour Canada This intermingling has been going on for several years and it has come to the point, alinost, where the crossing of the boundary line is more like going into another state The people are tnin h the same Perhaps a little more friendly in Canada than we are Accommodating would ‘l»e a better word We like them, and we know you will like them if you lake a trip into their country. jLiof VteriithesqmIv f larelakttheWEltstju; 11 re;I ak Tub 1-ak 1 ak Salt Red t .a U I-ik Rail I eelt; MillI ak l-ak Flatt pprialTubI-ilkI akMooSIsiivlt;statprot
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Sandpoint Daily Panidan
Sandpoint, Idaho, US
Wed, Aug 22, 1928
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