Biennial report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, state of Montana . County:Reed Sweet Grass Deer. Teton Valley County:Rock Creek. Yellowstone The Bostic School. The following extract taken from the April issue ofPublic Schools, published at Denver, Colorado, gives an ideaof what one Montana teacher did to help this good work. A little over a year ago when Mrs. Harry E. Thom firsttook charge of this school, neit
Biennial report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, state of Montana . County:Reed Sweet Grass Deer. Teton Valley County:Rock Creek. Yellowstone The Bostic School. The following extract taken from the April issue ofPublic Schools, published at Denver, Colorado, gives an ideaof what one Montana teacher did to help this good work. A little over a year ago when Mrs. Harry E. Thom firsttook charge of this school, neither the ground nor the equip-ment was in the standard class. The absence of a fence madethe school grounds a choice grazing place for the and unsightly piles of ashes were found here and theredirectly in front of the door. There was no supply of purewater, an irrigating ditch being used as long as the weather 18 Hawthorne. 20 Harrison. 22 Allendale. 23 Elysian. 24 Anita. 24 Huntley. 24 Worden. 28 Lincoln. 33 Fair View. 34 Dick Creek. 34 FOURTEENTH BIENNIAL REPORT. RURAL SCHOOL TENNIS CLUB—FORTINE. permitted; no shed for the fuel and no paint for the Thorn realized the lack of all things inspirational andthe presence of those things that sometimes take the heartand life out of the best of teachers the very first day, but,like the real general she later proved to be, she had eyesthat saw not and lips that talked not. Instead of complain-ing, she proceeded to get acquainted with her pupils, knowingthat the good will and support of her pupils would do muchto gain the cooperation of the trustees and parents, withoutwhich the best kind of progress is impossible. Succeedingin this, she divided the school into two divisions, the boys onone side and the girls on the other. The boys agreed toclean the grounds and keep them in good condition, while thegirls agreed to care for the interior of the building and to doa better job than the boys could possibly do on
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