The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-05-30
THE WORK OF THE DODGE CITY
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Friday last the Dodge city public
schools closed for the term. There was
on exhibition in the several rooms tue
work of the pupils for the year. TO this
display was added many unique features
of originality and Ingenuity, and
lending beauty and picturesqueness.
We were disappointed, for the work
and display far exceeded our expectation.
but we confess to agreeable surprise.
Miss Stella Imel.s room was beautifully
adorned. The menagerie was something
of object lesson and it was a design
creditablc to the teacher. The kinder
garten work was excellent. Good pen
m2nship was shown in many of the dis
plays this line. 1t Is remarkable how
many children follow the same peculiar
lines in penmanship. The drawing was
also fine and indicated taste ard skill.
Miss Francis Meairs was assisting the
teacher in explaining and showing the
work to the numerous visitors, who
thronged lie school rooms Thursday
afternoon and Friday.
Miss Gertrude Jordan-s room was fully
equal to the displays in the other rooms.
The penmanship exhibit was particular
one. The walls, and desks were decorat-
ed with pictures and ornaments, afford
ing an attractiveness. The offenders
were well executed. Originality and
beauty Of design was fully shown in the
character of all the work. What lent
the m ost pleasant effect to the whole was
the graceful and polite manner of the
assistants to the teacher. The Misses
Catherine Sughrue, Angy Hulpieu and
Nora Stubbs were the pleasant ushers.
Miss Minnie Knoy, with corps of as
sistants, the Misses Marie Sullivan,
I<l;- laI.
Burgess and Gladys Hickerson, was ex-
planning to visitors the well executed
drawings and maps the walls. The
history OF Ford county, with maps, was
ii prominent feature in The display. The
pupils in this room have done some good
work the past year.
Efficiency of work and completeness in
execution was the characteristic of the
display in Miss Mary HaIe's room. Walls
were festooned with outline work, and
the drawings were excellent. Miss Min
ME Weingarth assisted her teacher, and
made visitors feel amply repaid for the
trouble they took in observing the work.
In the high school rooms we found
Superintendent Webb, who courteously
took pains to show us the display in
these rooms. Papers in civil action,
with docket, ETC., were preliminaries in
the course of studies by unfiedged dis
ciples of Blackstone. The papers would
pass before any bar of justice or bear the
scrutiny of any court of equity.
Essays were found on all lines of
thought and embracing all known sub
lects. Statistics of trade by the Uuited
States, with foreign countries, in parallel
columns, and enumeration of articles in
commerce. was proper information for
the high school student. Maps, the
Of
were we'll executed, and there
evident attempt competitive skill.
Good grades were shown all studies.
Prof. Smiths class in history, by the re-
search method, have been we'll repaid for
the seeming arduous work. Boundar-
les outlined and history written. a
study IN drawing, we'll verbal
knowledge. Historical sketches of war,
maps with topics, were only a practical
list of the work by the high school.
Miss Lulu Pine had greater area in
which to make the display, but with the
aid of the pupils she seemed to have
been equal to the task. The Kindergarten
work was fine. The display in the pro-
gress of penmanship was marked in the
scrawl to the more perfect pen designs.
Samples from the beginning to the
close of the school showed steady pro-
gress with the pen. Color combinations
was simple but useful study. Chain
ornaments, work of children, were
beautiful displays. Drawing good.
Similarity in penmanship is owing to the
| vertical system An illustrated song, on
large card, by Miss Helen Coolidge, was
an original and thoughtful work. which
| would have been creditable to a pupil of
a higher grade. Clipped pictures, agree
able to the words. were properly arrang-
| ed on card.
| Similarity of work might appear tedi-
Gus but the teachers had avoided this
| by leasing effects IN different arrange
| ments- And when we saw similar
menagerie in Miss Mary Imel's room to
the one in her sisters room, we knew