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Show MBUKMraiJ Of THEJCHQOLS John M. Mills, superintendent of tho ' public schools received a report Tuesday, Tues-day, giving tho number of trees and shrubs set out at the various schools on Arbor day. The Mount Fort school lead with G20 trees and 4,773 shrubs. " The Farr school was In second place with 510 trees and 1.33C shrubs. A J total of 2230 trees and 9,317 shrubs are reported as having been set out by the pupils of the city schools Monday. Mon-day. Some of the school children spent the day in cleaning up their yards and making lawns. According to the re- ' port 3,-154 yards were raked and cleaned, and 510 lanws were made. An advance in wages of 10 per cent has been granted co the chainmakers In the South Staffordshire and North i Worcestershire, Eng., districts. |