Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-30
COlOred Society Notes.

The closing exercises of the Day Schoo
took place at the Methodist Church last Fri
day afternoon. At 2-45 O'Clock, according tt
the programme, procession, containing
about 40 pupils, marched from the schoo
house to the church where large audience,
consisting chiefly of the patrons of the, schoo
| were awaiting their arrival. After singing al
opening piece Rev. Kenoly led in prayer
| Next followed ga Snow Birds Song,"a song
and recitation by the school. The song wal
selected from the Third Reader, and set t.
| music by the teacher. This song and recita
ton seems to have gone at once t. the hearts
of the now vastly increased audience, and
fixed their attention upon the rest of the
programme, which consisted of delamations
songs and dialogues, all of which were cred
itably rendered by the various members O
the school. Aside from the regular recita'
tions, Miss Lila Bedford gave a song an(
recitation, both of which were creditably
| rendered. Following tn e programme came
the most important part OF the Afternoon
entertainment, especially for the contestant.
for the three prizes offered by the teacher
The first prizes offered were two dictiona
certain date, the longest list of complete
words written from the letters found in the
following sentence: "We must educate OIL
we must perish" The next was a prize
consisting of tablet and pencils to be given
to the one writing the best letter. The fol.
lowing are the names Of the seven contest
ants for the dictionaries: Lille Collier, Nell
lie Lax, Birdie Collier, Omega Lax, Gerty
Creath, Blanch johnson and G. L. Maston
The total number of words written by all,
5000, of which G. L. Maston took first prize
with 1863 words and Blanch johnson Sec
ond with ,102; Nelly Lax, third. 769. The
letter writers were, Dora Boyd, Rose Boyd,
Elite Cody, Hattie and Columbus Cooley.
Rose Boyd had grade of 80 and secured
first prize; others won marks of distinction.
Another feature was the exhibition Of twen-
ty-fve specimens of penmanship and draw
ing by the pupils; the drawings consisted OF
maps, plats Of the school room, cubes,
houses, birds, and animals.
The teacher exhibited the work of the
school with a professional pride, and said
the term report would show an enroll
ment of 60, with an average daily attendance
OF 81, an average numOer OF Gays atCenQeu
by each 90, and a total number OF days at
tended by all of 5,907. Then followed re-
marks by Revs. Boris, Kenolly, and others,
all of which were complimentary to the pu
pills, the teacher, and their work. There
were eleven pupils attending from the Ar
cadia District. Leaving out the Arcadia
children, the total per cent of the enumera-
ton attending was 20, which is very credit.
able showing for the residents of the district.
A surprise party recently visited the par
sonage and presented to the pastor and his
wife provisions enough to do them for two
weeks. There were twenty-five in the par
ty. After Introductory remarks by G. A.
Maston, Rev. Kennedy replied in his hap
piest mood.
John Station, of Pennington, who was
teaching at Versailles, Missouri, recently
whipped one of his pupils, as the jury de-
termined, too hard, and was accordingly fin
ed 1913. This seemed to have so grieved him
that he gave up his school and returned
home.
J. w. Jackson, formerly of Ironton, but
now of Sedalia, concluded not long since that
the teacher of the public school had whipped
his girl too hard and proceeded to get even
with his professorship by using whip on
him in good old Jacksonian style. Well,
am glad that was not teaching at either Of
the above places.