75 Years Ago

Items taken from weekly issues 75 years ago, from the Daniels County Leader, est. 1922 (continuation of the Scobey Sentinel, est. 1912).

October 20, 1949

Board Surveys Problem Of School Congestion– A problem that has been building in Scobey Schools for the past four or five years is coming more and more to a point where solution is demanded, according to surveys being conducted by the board of trustees of School District No. 1.

Of 34 schools in the State of Montana, Scobey has the greatest average amount of pupils per teacher (35) than any other with the exception of Whitefish (37).

A partial solution was attempted this year when the 8th grade was moved up into the high school, the result has been overflow rooms, parents complaints, and a congestion that continues. The difficulty of 8th grade into high school has crowded hi...