Show OUR CITY SCHOOLS Excel Excell icat nut work belli done in ia the education ol of tta ills young i journal Jo urcal shown through the Bui building laing teachers work harmoniously and consequently achieve excel lea t aasal rasal is feeling in interest in the aduca t oil 1011 of the children of our city a embraced the op ort unity thursday Th day of visiting ting me ine of our city district schools mr W G reese principal of the bools fit the benson bui building liing id d extended a pressing invitation iun me tinie time since to visit the schools that building the rei arter decided to begin by spend i the forenoon ot that d day ay in do 1 to ig so BO those who have seen the gilding know it to be a it eight room structure with all v IP latest conveniences of class omy halls balls water closets offices 0 the enior ini or mr benson met mel the porter at the tha door and at once ide ade laim him feel at home by giving in 11 it i kindly elv omo wid and di ted him to the principals room P gen gentleman ileman was found busy th ih his first aritomi tic clas hut soon extended the newspaper n a hearty welcome mr robbins Rob bies a member of the ard of edu kg A being done the reporter remained in mr i es room until 1130 when the 1 was iraa giving the signal a 15 minate process eal asah h in formed in double file and arched out at the beating of a ini am the order and promptness marching was wag delightful Might ful at 0 expiry expiration tion of tile the time allowed recess the pupils in in same order they marched out a short time all were in their los ins and the teachers at active rk mr reese left his pupils pupi Is in irge of one of their number and inducted ye scribe to the other uns IDS the teachers were all working nestia and the order was ex lent miss annie lloyd has haa charge of primary grade miss edn adon the first grade M rs inda cook the second grade mr I 1 hn in T H T squires the third grade irving ining 1 L brangham Brang bam bara the fourth ads mie misa mary E clemens the th g grade r ads and mr W G j reese i p sixth grade at present the attendance is not large as it has been mr reese id that through the winter the average attendance was er cr sixty 1 ahe I he principal expressed a gret ret that mandof many of the children t L taken out of school as soon as iida opens to help their parents us very much with the i oper grading of the schools and le ie progress of the children those who leave before the end the year fall behind their class ates and when they enter at tho the ginning of another year they are aced at a great disadvantage i 11 ley either have to go over much i the same work or miss the work dune by their classmates clas mates it dis brages children to get behind t pir classmates if parents fully i the injury they do their gildren by taking them out of a hool bool before the end of the school no mi doubt they would make a greater effort to keep them in school the teachers at the benson are Ire preparing paring exercises for arbor day consisting of songs recitations essays says and speeches spee ehe tending to awaken a liking for trees anil and tree planting in their pupils hupila they expect to plant a number of trees on n the school grounds on that day da in in which the pupils will take part they are arc also training their pupils in the closing cloina 0 exercises of the year the spirit of union among the teachers is truly commendable the principal had nothing bitgood but good words for all the teachers laboring with him the children in attendance at the benson are surely in good hands bands and the training they are receiving is having a splendid effect upon them as is evidenced by their splendid ae deportment and tile the intelli intelligence genice beaming upon their countenances they were neat clean and well clad perfect harmony exists between principal and teachers in the ben son school mr reese manages the instruction of ti V so little ones in an able and conscientious mander manner and he has tile the heart operation cooperation co and assistance of an ebli efficient corps of teachers the si s stem of ol seemed especially commendable to the reporter as aa being adapted to the understanding and capacities of the children tau taught bt the neat appearance of the building is very creditable aud and due to the diligent service of the janitor mr lorenzo loreno benson being pressed for time THE JOURNAL representative wag waa able to visit none of the schools other than the benson on the date named but will take pleasure in doing so at some timed the immediate future judging judged from th tbt work done in the district schools however by what was witnessed at the benson at 2 1 M VW ing neglected |