Show KEPT PT YARD INFINE IN FINE CONDITION I Lincoln Lin oln School chool Wins the Prize Offered Offer dby by Ladies Lit Literary Literary Literary Club DECISION HARD TO REACH ALL WORK WAS DONE BY THE PUPILS The prize of 25 5 offered by the civic chic section of the Ladies Literary club last la t fall rall for the best kept school yard was yesterday awarded to the Lincoln school of ot which Miss Etta Ena Powers is the th principal principal principal pal The decision was reached after a lengthy examination by bj the committee consisting of Mrs R II J McConaughy Mrs G A Hawkes Mrs A B Gibson Mrs Harry Ganz and Mrs W V H BIntz Even Eyen then the decision according to the committee was not an easy one to reach The schools have been under und r strict sur surveillance surveillance v since last fall fail and careful cur rul rec record record record ord of the exteriors of 01 all buildings bulI were kept by b the All An the things which go gb to make up a beautiful and sightly school yard were taken under consideration and when the spring came the work of gardening formed an im important important important part It was found that the Lincoln with its wide pla gr and good trees had made a 3 presentable pr sent ble appearance all through the winter but when the spring gardening began it led all others in the pains taken and the results obtained It was found also that every bit of work was done by b the pupils and soil hud had been hauled fertilizers used and a wide va variety varIety variety of gardens laid out Credit for Other Schools The women of the committee feel that it Is only fair to several of the other schools to state that a number were found to be bc in satisfactory condition the one ont next in point of beauty being the Emer Emerson Emerson Emerson son of which Miss Mary Mar Dysart is the principal The other schools mentioned are ure the Fremont Webster Bryant Bonneville Franklin and nd Oquirrh A number of the schools failed faHed to enter In competition at atall atall atall all and no io effort had hecen made either to beautify the yard ard or to make gardens The latter condition was not held against the school however as a number of the large schools have not a n square foot of ground to spare from the much needed pla playground la ground and some s me of these named while they had no outdoor gardens had their grounds in excellent condition ac according according according cording to the tile report of the committee It is probably that the money won by the Lincoln school will be used us d for the purchase of a statue of Lincoln to adorn the corridor This is the school which before the flags were presented to th the city schools purchased sed flags to supply each room Lesson L in V VLast Last winter when wh n the midyear ir promo tion to the High school took place this school sent a class of to the higher Institution without a break and only a fortnight ago the team I of this school sent the money saved to buy new nev suits to tu the relief fund and re their pride in the new suits The rhe spirit of united work was shown in the yard ard and general appearance of th the school In addition to awarding a arding the tho th prize the section closed up the work worl of the year by deciding to undertake the arranging I I of a model corridor in the Lowell school I I Steps are ure to be taken during durin the summer to prepare the corridor and th the commit committee committee tee is already ady at work wor on the selection of the works of art ant which will be there by the opening of the school year yea e r in the autumn The section also appropriated appropriated appropriated a sum of money mone the Tu fur Tur furthering of the work to save sae Niagara falls from destructions by the power compa companies companies nies now threatening them The decision on the tho essays essa s on What Wha hat Children of Salt Lake Can Do to Make Mak the City Cleaner and More lore Beautiful t to be written ritten by b the pupils of the sixth soy sev seventh and eighth grades will be reached today toda |