The Saint Paul globe., 1899-02-12
IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Pupils In the seventh and eighth grades
Of the Madison school are looking up notes
Tor an essay to be written on the twentieth
OF this month, on the greatest general In the
Spanish-American war. The lower grades
have for their topic Coal" In some Of
the rooms. Thursday. school was dismissed
An illustrated lecture will be given in
Assembly hall Of the Central high school by
Miss Annie A. Wood. Friday afternoon on
Some Phases of Greek Art
The Lincoln School Literary society held a
meeting Monday afternoon for the purpose
of electing new officers.
At the Lincoln school the attendance has
been very good in spite of the cold weather.
The teachers and pupils are busy preparing
for the celebration of Washington's birthday.
TT The eighth grade boys and girls of the
society. meeting will be held next week,
provided King Borealis will relinquish his
attack and give them a chance. The pupils
enjoyed the Seymour lectures, given last
week under the auspices of the Taylor Me-
mortal Aid association:
Miss Jennie v. Larkin. sixth grade teach
er at the Webster school, left Tuesday even
Ing for a months visit in the South She
will be in New Orleans during the Mardi
Gras.
The illustrated lecture of Cass Gilbert upon
the Marble Architecture of Italy, Feb. 8.
was presented to large and appreciative
audience.
The attendance at the Jackson school has
been very good during the past week, con-
sidering the extreme cold weather
The semi-monthly programme of the Jack
son school Friday afternoon, Feb II. will
be given entirely. by the boys Of the Fifth
Sixth and Seventh grades. The parents and
friends OF the pupils are invited tn he nres-
ent.
The B seventh Of room 16, Jefferson school,
Friday afternoon IN memory of Lincoln
birthday. Essays on Lincoln were read by
Selma Edstrom and Arlina Walters. A duet
by Harry Peters and Harry Barnacle was
well rendered. hncoln's address at Gettys-
burg was read by Eleanor Rochat, and a
poem. Death of Lincoln was recited by
Charlotte Smith Song and guitar accom-
paniment by Irene Howell.
The Senior Literary Society of Room / of
Jefferson School. which has been lately or
ganized; held its first exercises Friday after
noon The following programme was given
The Village Preacher. Mary Mcbride
THE Blue and the Cray Anna Andres
"a Good Reputation Frederick 11Ses Week
..The Childrens' Home. ........ Elsie Burns
"Longfellow," essay :. Gertrude COPYRIGHT
song-"stars and Stripes ............ - School
f The Importance Of Dust WaIter Msrns nr9Is
Gen. Miles," essay. Harold Cummings
The following abe extracts from a letter
Received reeen by pupils pills of room r. Jefferson
Dohm, who is spending the winter in Red
| lands, CAL:
81 believe 1t never happened before that
a little girl like me should receive thirty
In hot fob or,I
tell you it made me almost feel proud"
From my bedroom window I can peer
| through lemon tree full of fruit and see
| the snow-capped mountains, SO close by that
| one thinks to be able to walk up there in a
| few minutes"
Where did you get the idea that we get
factory in this town that makes fifteen car
loads of Ice every day, and If we wanted
natural ice very much we could get it from
| the mountains
people think 1t is too cold, we ice bears
from Minnesota laugh at them"
Miss Ella L. Doar, who takes the chair OF
rhetoric and modern literature in the Hum
boldt high school, graduated from Hamline
| university, receiving the degree of master OF
| philosophy from the same school for work
| outside of the regular College course
The Douglas branch Of the School union will
hold Its regular meeting next Monday. The
following programme will be rendered:
The Hoodoo - Clinton Snilat saeaet,
1.-The Wind :...."i Helen Bayard
The Bluebird" ........ ...........May Ryan
| ''How the Woodpecker knows
10 Lizzie Oxborough
| :. Inc secret ...S ...-.s...... Jessie o Brien
| "A Mistake .......Annie Barry
| ''The Marriage of the Flowers' e. Eames
''Why Some Birds Walk. Others Hop
Mrs. Wasp; Mral Beef Bertha BsTas Esasa1sa shahsaa
| 'Chestnuts' .......... ......... Vocal
Milton aoss. PAU Hosmer, Charles You'd ia
! Mr.. Lange. Miss S. c. Brook
Recitation .......... ..J& Miss Jessie Boutor
II
The following is the faculty of the Hum.
boldt high school, with the department which
! each has in charge. Every teacher has spe-
| cial preparation and native fitness for the
| work she is doing. Few high schools are as
ably differed. If the instruction in any par:
| ticular case Is not proflting the student. the
cause Is not in the quality of the teaching
Clara #. Allison, history, literature; LII
liam Burlingame, Greek and Latin languages
and literature; Ella Nabersberg. drawing and
| German language and literature; Heen Mann
| higher mathematics; Fay Smith, physical ano
biological science; Ella L. eDoar, rhetoric and
| modern literature: Blanche Bfgue, French
language and literature and assistant &
| a%fa