| Show EdueatjQr ntt > are the days when the pas These of the numerous railways r agents sengcr H of the country are abroad in the ways and It Is astonishing how important land in the nt the teachers become portant estimation I of said agents at this par fcuhr time DC thc year tICTtir various school buildings have The fairly swarmed with railroad men the week and their suave argu 5t past haw been brought to bear up nnts ments on the teachers who are going East or Ucsl as the case may be and been regaled with an account therefore count t of the advantages of eacn road arc thoroughly posted about till they railway affairsm m 0 t t visit to the different schools of the clfv IB veil worth ones while to see city < the line of what has been done along the past year In spite of the fact art work hal the time for the drawing has teen of necessity very much short results cacti the past few weeks the en < most satisfactory and Mrs Elliott are greatly encouraged feel liott has relLSon to gr couraged over what has been accom nnshcd in tho lower grades the con Kdtlon work by tho little people Is s cases wonderful and Is a step In some toward the manual training In the I 1 fourth and higher grades some very fin work has been done In designing the Oriental patterns In the original colors deserving special mention Drawing from a pose and sketching from grit 1life groups have also formed feature of the years work and a taken all in all the year has been a success In this lineS The scales of art exhibits which have been held at the different schools have been a source of inspiration to pupils and they have gained much that will be of use to them in after years from the study of these reproductions repro-ductions of the world masterpieces The exhibits have also made It possible pos-sible for many parents who would otherwise never have seen them to come Into touch with these great elevating ele-vating Influences and often many have come both afternoon and even I the beau ing feasting their eyes on tiful pictures More tangible results are seen In the I fine art decorations both of pictures and statuary which adorn the various vari-ous buildings and which add so much I to the attractiveness of school life I Surprises seem to be the order of the day at Sumner Friday afternoon the pupils of rooms 7 and 8 planned and executed an enjoyable affair for the principal ilr Barton who was taken completely l off his guard The table was spread In room 7 with quantities of goodies and the other teachers of the building were Invited to partake In a little talk at the close Mr Barton 1 Bar-ton delighted the children especially the girls by saying I have always thought girls could not keep a secret but now I know they can The pupils of Miss Ulmers room also enjoyed a little picnic on the same afternoon and spent a very pleasant time together though nil were In the secret The Spring Festival which Is to be given by the Sumner school for the benefit of the piano fund promises to bo most Interesting It will he hold next Friday evening and Saturday afternoon af-ternoon and evening May 11th and 12th Elaborate preparations have r been made for the entertainment which will consist of a fish pond music Punch and Judy and other attractions A fortuneteller will be In attendance and there will be booths at which candy Ice cream and other good things will be sold for all of which you may pay your money and take your choice The Emerson school will also hold a festival next Friday afternoon and I evening and no pains will be spared to make it a success A line pro gramme Is being prepared and the tilt fcrent rooms have In charge various booths In which all kinds of tempting things will be for sale The proceeds arc to go toward the payment of their new piano on which they still owe a oihaTl sum and It 1st hoped there will r be enough money realized to form the nucleus of a library for the school S V The committee appointed to arrange for tho Emerson school kindergarten of which mention was made last week IH meeting with great success The members of the committee arc very enthusiastic and arc making a thorough thor-ough canvass of the ward with most encouraging results It looks now as e though they would attain their end and that speedily and with the opening open-ing of the school year the kindergarten kindergar-ten will doubtless be established on a reliable basis Miss Wiggins of the Bryant was the recipient of a pleasant little surprise on Wednesday afternoon A bountiful bounti-ful table wns spread and the other teachers of tho building sat down ton to-n dainty repast A short programme t l was rendered by the pupils and piano BOlos by Miss Frances Clayton and Airs Fritz were greatly enjoyed t a Each room at the Bryant now promises prom-ises a Hue picture as a result of they I the-y money obtained from their art exhibit I The pictures are beautifully framed and comprise somo of the finest of the collection Teachers and pupils arc 4 delighted with them The classmates of the Webster of Donald Thompson who has been very HI sent him a beautiful May basket Tuesday as a token of their sympathy The flowers were nil of purple and t white the class colors and consisted of white carnations marguerites llllos ofthcvalley and big purple pansies The basket was also tied with the class colors and was a very dainty reminder c re-minder to Donald of the esteem in yt which he IB hold Donald Is recover I 1 r ing and hopes to be able to enter ichool this week L The parents meeting at Webster 9 Friday was fairlywell attended Tho talk on Obedience by Miss May of b the university kindergarten was at tentively listened to and was full of practical suggestions and helpful hints to mothers These meetings off of-f Which this was the third have been f Very Interesting and helpful to hath l teachers and parents This meeting 0 closes the series for the season but It was decided to hold them next year the first one to occur the first Friday m October Bessie Brooks of tho eighth grade played a piano solo ami 1 special mention should be made of Blaster Don Lindsay of a lower grade ha delighted the audience with a flNlelyrenlJered solo w eAt c e-At the last meeting of the Parents nwoclatlon of the Whittier school it WHS decided to have an lcccrcuni fey tiyai I at the school building Saturday Way 12th for the benefit of tho piano fund The ladles In charge of the en tertainment are Mr Smith Mr White Mr Oc and Mrs Minor who af sparing no pain to make It a suc celL i The Grant teachers contributed 25 I to the relief fund for the Scolleld suf ferers and several other schools sent m Ilh smaller amount which will be sent to bcoflold later 0 Prof and Mrs KlnRsbury leave on ruwkiay for the branch normal at Ce + teat TrL Nellie Little accompanies theta and will lecture on the entertain ng subject American Literature i 0 l The laat of n series of parents mat tr Ings wan held nt the Grunt Friday af wruoon Inn The subject under dl cu4 n VIIS The Moral Training of then Child the-n excellent paper Wit pre dh 5atcdl by aim Enrdley and Nt n In is teresting discus ton l followed These LOI mtlIn S navi been v cry enjoyable f tuna tlf I productive of much goodS good-S 11 ad The made ladies of the Webster Art Uasue I largo preparations for an rttrtnlnment to bo given on Tuesday rj 4 111 f > IMh nt tin pr gnat ImlUllnir to r secure funds for decorating the Webster I Web-ster school building By a unanimous vole it was decided that Instead of using the proceeds for the school they I should all bo give nto the people of Scofleld who have met with such unparalleled I un-paralleled misfortunes It Is hoped I that the people will generously respond re-spond and attend the entertainment I for the aboyu worthy object I Superintendent Cooper and Mr Wilson Wil-son President of the Board of Education I Edu-cation were visitors at the Bryant I I Friday Mr Wilson also visited at the Lincoln Thursday and on Monday at the Oquirrh where he lunched with the teachers He also visited all tho I dopartmenta of the Webster and his I encouraging words were much appreciated appre-ciated S 0 V Miss Van Cott was absent from her post at the Lowell one day last week on account ofthe death of her little nlijco S Miss Drew and her pupils of the fourth grade at the Lowell enjoyed avery a-very pleasant trolley party Thursday evening at the close of school A special spe-cial car took them to Liberty park where they partook of a picnic lunch and at 5 oclock the car came for them after a very pleasant afternoon together to-gether J 0 0 0 f Mrs Graves substituted at the Wa satch Monday for Mrs Ames who was 111 I a A Monday cvefnlng Miss Duncan of the Lincoln pleasantly entertained the other oth-er teachers of the building at her home at an oyster dinner given In honor of Mr Webster Friday at tho noon hour Principal Webster retaliated retali-ated by serving an elegant luncheon to his teachers which was very much enjoyed by all present 00 e Miss Duncans room at the Lincoln received a beautiful framed picture of the Bodcnhausen Madonna as a reward re-ward for having sold the largest number num-ber of tickets at their recent art exhibit ex-hibit and Mr Webster presented a copy of Baby Stewart to the babies I in Miss Bowmans room as they had raised most money for the piano rental I ren-tal > S 0 i Mr Hallock principal of the Franklin Frank-lin school was pleasantly surprised by his teachers on Friday after school by a dainty luncheon i Y The pupils of Miss Hermans room gave her a surprise on Thursday afternoon I af-ternoon A luncheon was served by I the little folks to which all the other teachers of the building were Invited An hour was very pleasantly spent In listening to an Interesting pro gramme prepared entirely by the children chil-dren S A The pupils of Mrs Bankers room gave her a very pleasant surprise Friday Fri-day evening a her home 4 0 a The committee as well as the pupils are putting forth their best efforts to make a success of the art exhibit to be held at the Franklin next Thursday afternoon and evening |
