Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1898-10-20

enemy, but those who did not enter no
I'll the third or fourth week OF school
arc having more difficult tims.
The 7th grade pupils have orgspizsd
themselves into two roclsties. the Ex
cslsior and the Columbian. Mabel Kim
zey was elected president nf Tho former
and Ernest Below secretary. The lat
ter elected Mary Goblin president and
Robert Anderson secretary.
The sixty five little people of grade l,
were treated TO \ trip III the tields one
afternoon 81 last week. The number
and variety OF insects, seeds and flowers
gathered In the hour spent 10 that way
was surprising. They made quite u
pretty picture us they came into their
pleasant room laden with their flowers
for nature study.
A literary society has been organized
and the following officers elected: Pres.
idsnt. Ida Lawton; vice president, lone
Cheney; secretary. Florence Wise;
choristsr. Maude Wood; critic. Ruth
Mcdonald. The society holds regular
meetings the first Friday afternoon Of
each school month. Other rhetorical
exercises the third Friday OF each
month. Visitors are cordially INVITED.
The pupils OF tho fifth grade have
been especially interested IN the study
OF insects during the past month. They
have studied the grasshopper, taran-
tula, ant and the beetle. AID have col
lected many caterpillars AID watched
them go into the chrysalis R,ate. Each
pupil has u specimen board and collects
many varieties OF insects. Sharon Tay-
lor has The largest collection Of mount
ed insecis. Dusky Baxter end Lulu
Russell have tho largest collection CT
caierpillars.
The confidence OF tho little boys in
what they learn the first dR, Of school
lie is very amusing. One little fellow
on arriving home the first afternoon OF
school called for paper and pencil and
wrote. "There now, what's that Nam
ma" I'm cure don't know, but 1t
looks like John; well said the saRe '.you
don't know much, that's Chick" An
other elk year old wrote for his mamma
and called on her TO name the words he
had written. She could not tell, "well,"
"tbat's funny. and you've been teach
er toe. well Mrs. Taylor knows"
The principal topic q Sixth Grade
Physiology class the past month has
been "Alcohol," the performing Of num-
erous experiments being a very interest
INK ichsuhcs ! no kihuS hub asO occh
very enthusiastic over primary science
and drawing. A hawk was the object for
stmly one week. The pupih have been
busy making fall collections. They are
preparing for an "Autumn D,y" progra M
in the near future. Their motto, I'VE
Learn to Do by Doing" which was made
Of autumn leaves last fall, II to be re-
paired with new leaves.
The literary societies Of the High.
School hold their regular meetings the
first and third Fridays OF each month.
The new officers OF the Chronological
society are: Clida Smith, president;
Melissa Miller, secretary; Maymie Mitch
ell, critic. The Philos reorganized by
electing Fred Kinney, president; Lillian
Barnes, secretary; Anna Brown, critic.
The sum Of s1.95 was recently added
to our school library fund. This amount
represents the net proceeds OF the elocu-
tionary entertainment given in the opera
house last month.
A cordial invitation is extended to all
to visit the different departments OF our
Dnblic schools