The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
General Items.

A new flag at Owosso No. 1.
New flag pole at Hazelton No. 8.
New flag pole at Perry No. 9-Fr.
Slate blackboard at Hazelton No. 8.
Some new physical apparatus at Ban
croft
New library book case at New Haven
No. 7.
A fine set of nature study cabinets at
Perry.
A set of eight "desk numeral frames"
at New Haven No. l.
A new library of twenty-eight vol
umes at Fairfield No. 3.
The first last-day school picnic of the
year, May 30, at New Haven No. z.
New slate black board, county atlas,
and school-yard fence at Sciota No. 2,
Decoration Day exercises at Hazelton
No. 8 on the previous Friday afternoon.
At Owosso No. /, twelve trees were
planted and christened on Arbor Day.
Miss Ida Piatt will attend the sum-
mer session of the State Normal Col
lege.
At Fairfield No. 1, new bell and set
of maps in case, the result of school
socials.
The teacher and pupils at Hazelton
No.3, planted several maple trees on
Arbor Day.
Miss Matte Smith will attend the
Michigan State Normal College during
the coming year.
BY means of socials the pupils and
teacher at Vernon No. 8, have raised
$15 for library purposes.
The appearance of the school-room
at Venice No. 8, has been greatly inn
proved by new paint and very pretty
paper.
New picture of the battleship Maine,
bought and framed by the teacher and
| pupils at New Haven No. /.
Sixteen of the thirty pupils at Owosso
No. 1-Fr., have been neither absent nor
tardy during this term, which began
March Is.
The Owosso high school has been
admitted to the state high school field
day contests to be held at Ann Arbor,
May 81 and g.
A picture of Frances E. Willard and
of the battleship Maine have been lately
placed upon the walls of the high school
room at Laingsburg.
The teacher and pupils at Perry No.
3, planted and christened two trees on
Arbor Day, and also made flower beds
and cleaned the school yard.
A very nicely decorated school-room
at Shiawassee No. I, the result of the
patient efforts of the teacher and the
hearty cooperation of the pupils.
Not long ago we listened to some
excellent reading work at Sciota No.
and Middlebury No z, the chief point
of excellence being good expression.
A new flag pole at Middlebury No. I,
the teacher and pupils having bought a
new flag. They raised the money by
subscription, contributing the most OF
it themselves
The pupils at Perry No. 2-Fr. are
spending their leisure time at noon and
recess in caring. for nine flower beds.
He who learns to love nature will be
more liable to love God.
The teacher at Hazelton No. 8 says
that one or more of the patrons visit
the school nearly every week. This
same condition of things would relieve
long felt want in many other districts
The teacher and pupils of Sciota No
have held two very profitable library
socials The people of the district are
also much interested in the socials, and
more in the object for which they are
held.
The teacher and pupils at Owosso
No. 1-Fr. have purchased one of the
fine pictures of the battleship Maine
This picture and several others are
advertised in "Timely Topics" at 81
cents each.
New flag at New Haven No. I, the
result of the faithful work of the pupils
in circulating subscription paper
through the district A new 60 foot
flag pole was raised with fitting exer
cises by the school.
The school-room at Middlebury No
z looks very CHEEKY and inspiring after
being newly painted and papered. The
teacher has also aided much in improv
ing the looks of the room by placing
nine new pictures on the walls.
ITO know all we can, and live up to
the best we know, is virtue. To at
tempt to know little and not live up tc
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