The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-12-06
PUBLIC scHoeA NOTES.

nesday after noon.
Clarissa. Florence and Cora Huff quit
school this week because of their NOV
irg to oroe"n
We missed Ralph Norris this week.
Ralph is m To Kirnr hut we hope he
will soon return
Zenith Holmes was taken sick with
small poX this week but it was tho't
unnecessary 90 close the kindergarten
for he had not attended during the
last week OR so. The attendance
throughout the schools is much affect.
ed by the tear of small pox but the
danger is probably no greater in school
than out. TIE State Board of Health
advises kecping the school open this
season.
$22. II was raised for the Thanksgiving
offering besides the offerings of food
and clothing.
Miss Allison spent Thanksgiving
vacation at her home in State Centre,
Iowa
REPoRTs or SECOND PRIMARIES.
Allie Scwcil Central Building.
The first three months of the school
year have past. They were months fill
ed with such pleasant work as the
autumn days can bring. The lessons
on nature helped greatly to arouse
1 I, f,l.
early fall was devoted TO the study of
the lato flowers. The girls and boys
kept the room we'll supplied with the
sun-dowers, golden-rod and asters, then
when the trees put on their bright
dresses OF red and gold, the witnered
flowers were thrown aside and leaves
took their place. In the study of
''Animal Life the children have taken
great pleasure in hunting the specimens
of bugs, worms and insects, their homes
manner of living.and how they prepared
for winter. Several lesson we're deyot-
ed to the life aud character of our
martyred President, melting loyalty
and patriotism in the hearts of 6 Dung
America" AS Thanksgiving day drew
near each child was eager and anxious
to take his part in the usual program
and eacn child could readily tell the
story of the Pilgrims and why we kept
Thanksgiving day. This work furnish
ed the subject matter.for much interest
ing language STUDY and increased the
children's interest in mastering the
steadily advancing lessons in reading
and numbers.
The B. third grade pupils have been
4 working diligently to learn all of the
many combinations from twenty-five to
one hundred which is the assigned
work of the term aud the A thirds are
working as earnestly to master Notation
and enumeration with addition and sub
traction of numbers of four places.
REPORT OF THIRD GADE.
West Building Bertha Smell
Thanksgiving over the boys and girls
have returned with renewed zeal to
the work which they had so we'll begun
Talks about the Pilgrims for lang uage
and General Lessons, have given place
10 stories of Bethlehem and the Shep
herds, Christmas ia the other lands etc.
Booklets composed of the best class
work and small remembrances, will be
prepared for the Christmas time. Ii is
our desire to weave into this busy work
lessons of thoughtfulness and unselfish-
ness. We are laboring zealously with
the "Three R's".
In reading special attention is given
not only to the new words but also TO
the thoughtand expression. Specimens
OF writing are taken each month, com
PARSONS made and Improvements mark
ed. Practical thought problems are
given in connection with their work in
addition, subtraction and multiplica-
ton of numbers. Occasional games
in numbers we find not only arouse
interest and enthusiasm but strengthen
memory and quicken thought.
/ Attendance has been some what
broken the past month owing to
sickness. The month previous device
of co ored maple leaves drawn on the
the black board greatly stimulated the
children's, desire to be present regular
ly, that each might obtain and keep
a perfect leaf. The children enjoy the
cheerful border their leaves have made
The names of the pupils wh" h"vc boo,
perfect in attendance and punctuality
since entering are: Charley Rudek,
Lena Won Dohlen, Freddie Northen,
Carl Ebers, Johnny Fastje, Hubert
Mundt, Dolly Bowling and Minnie
F'innern.
In all we try to build upon the found
alton which has been 80 carefully and
4 Systematically laid in the kindergarten
and lower grades.
WE ARE STILL here in the Piano and
l,,o r. l.