Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-05-16
SCHOOL NOTES.
Liberty High school.

rolled IN Room 4, Liberty Building
were neither absent nor tardy during TIT
month.
Question IN the eighth grade examina
ton: What is "The Tai? Answer
The Tai is temple or monument bull
III one Of the cities OF India, in honor o.
u dead woman, made partly OF precious
stones.
Harry Ryan, Viola Reeg, Percy Flagg
and Myrtle Center OF the fourth grade
Liberty building, have been neither alb
sent nor tardy during the school year.
DR.. Blnkesley. superintendent OF the
La Junta schools, visited the schools II
Liberty building early in the month.
The first and second grade teachers
from Mhnznnola were among the visit
ors in the lower grades Inst month.
A number OF the 7th and Sth grade
pupils gave IL surprise party for Mlsi
Alice Cook one Friday evening recently
A very delightful evening was spent.
washinEtOn school Notes.
Recently lawn tennis was added to the
forms OF amusement on the Washington
grounds. 1t was meant to furnish recre.
alton for the girls and teachers, though
Prof. Harrison says that the latter have
not always embraced their opportuni.
ties. Among the former, however, the
game jumped into immediate favor and
it's popularity continues unabated. Sc
eager and unanimous are the requests
for privileges OF the tennis court that the
services OF herald would lift a load of
the principals shoulders.
The Washington boys are hilariously y
glad OF the return OF Paul Govreau after
his period OF quarantine. Paul is "a vig-
orons player and adds decided strength
to the base ball nine.
Drawing teacher to children OF the
first grade: "Children, IL write some
thing on the board such rs write for
large boys and girls, will you try 10
write It for mey" "Yes um, cause Mr..
Tietsworth says We sing better than they
do"
The children Of the first grade arc al.
ways delighted with birthdays and were
pleased when nn upper grade teacher
happened to have one last week. But
she ungratefuliy refused to tell them
which one II was. even after thcy pre-
sented her with bouquet.
Misses Sheldon and Thomas from
Mnnzanola were visitors Of tho lower
grades Of our schools Inst week.
May Day will long be remembered by
the little folks in our city schools. They
marched To tho pnrk ut ll:30 n. IN. 10
spend tho dny. each one carrying n well.
flied dinner pail. They were chnpcron.
cd by their teachers: Misses Abbott,
Gilmor, Dean and Mrs. Taylor. One
hundred and rix pupils ut tho same time
had dance around nn old.fnshionc,i
May pole. Tho rest Of tho afternoon was
spent In playing games.
Tho little folks Of grade ono thorough.
ly enjoyed Arbor Day. They arc never
tired OF telling about planting tho flower
seeds that they received nj that time.
aud arc dcs"rmincd that thsy shall have
plenty OF water II Il 10 scarce. Twenty
OF thirty parents and their friends by
their presence added greatly 10 tho chill.
drvn's hapPinsss.
Tho ndvancemeat Of third grade pa.
pills IN music IL very gratifying. Thcy
arc also much interested In Mother Ma.
tnr- aud her Affairs.
Ono OF our little tots recently saw n
COW whose hoofs wcfc loaded with mud.
She called la hcf mamma 10 como aud
sec tho rubbcf.t,rcd COW.
Our ATbor Day exercises brought
many vis,iors. A pleasant fcai urr ~a.
an exercise Ia each each room from all
tho o'hef roms Ia tho Lailiipg.
Tho pupils o! tho fourth grade viii,
their i-sciirr took a tnp To tho reservoir
last Thursday afternoon. The ch,idfc,,
bcharci beautifully. They hfousb,
back frns., suails. bugs. sand, soil, rocks
aud very red fac-s. but all said ,h-y had
enjoyed the irip aud would like TO 80
soaic~hcFc every day.