The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-14
DOING GOOD THINGS
How the Children at Some Of the
Schools Add to Works
Enjoyment. ~
Art and Charity Work Occupy Many
Spare Moments-Webster
and Monroe Schools.

House decoration, Improvement asso-
citation work.. charities and gardening,
these are some of the avocations that help
keep Minneapolis school children from
ennui In their leisure hours. At the Web
ster home school," as one of the children
calls it, decoration. indoors and outdoors,
Is going on with a vim; in the Monroe,
clubs and charities lead the list of Incl
dental pursuits. =" .
And small wonder is it that Webste,
school children are busy transplanting
their geraniums and securing the country
for something new in autumn leaves. "
For did they not, by assiduous labor in
their garden last spring, capture one OF
the prizes offered by the Commercial Club
for the best-kept school grounds? In the
first floor hall, near the head Of the stairs
that lead into the building. there Is a
large space reserved for 1.-The picture
when it comes. And till it comes delight
full expectation will continue to KEEP
everybody on the qui vive. Letters from
every schoolroom in the building are wait.
ing, ready to be sent to Mr.. Nye just as
all nice, frank. appreciative letters: Here
is one from little maiden who just began
her education this fall:
Dear Mr.. Nye: ";
We love you.
Another little girl writes:
We thank you very much. Mr. Nye. We hope
the prize Is pretty.
| sage:
We ought to have gotten the prize. We worked
hard enough for 1t.
Beautiful Schoolrooms.
If some benevolent person would star
the giving of prizes for the beautifyine
of schoolrooms, then the Webster schoo
would certainly win one. Huge japanese
lanterns swinging at the heads of stair.
ways. autumn foliage arranged in japan.
csc effects, and charming little water.
scapes and landscapes and stilllife
studies by the pupils, turn what nigh
be bare rooms into pretty Japanese in
teriors. Japanese flower sticks and dull
green bottles shaped like the Egyptian
water bottles, and all filled with every
thing procurablc from field or garden
produce unique and lovely effects.
But the incest thing in the whole Web
ster school is the showroom.
| doesn't it smell woodsy?" said Mis-:
Sirwell, as she opened the door.
| AS matter of fact, you begin to thinl
you've struck bit of mountain trail
once you're inside. The floor and walls
are heaped with great rolls Of birch bark
and almost every grass and sedgy plan
| that grows. And in the corner is a little
log cabin in process of construction. Al
these charming things are going to e.
toward making this years Thanksgiving
celebration the "swipsiest" kind of al
affair. "--,'' -
Where Problems Are Studied.
At the Monroe school, social and mu
nicipal problems are being dealt with
They are doing things for other peopl
there, and they are not a bit conceite'
about it either. One of the incest thing
they have done is to vote and lobby AM
work in every possible way so that tn
little Clay school, which is reported t.
have but one picture, may get one Q
the beautiful pictures at the art exhibit
They have gone by the roon1ful to vote
and they. have urged other schools. an
people to go and ;doC!likewise. They ar
studying Raphael justrnow,, which help
them to appreciate and enjoy the picture
at the public library and to converse In
diligently about them. - = =
An Improvement association is anothe
Of the fine things that Is Interesting Mon
roe school people. They didn't win
prize because the schoolyard is streW1
with ashes, but they had handsom
flower bed and they are going to try.agal1
next spring. Their Improvement club
for the. purpose of keeping the road o.
three sides of the building clean. On
week A room sees to it that all the pape
and other litter are picked up. The mex
week B room takes charge.