The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-07
Mrs. Lindsey, and you will be delighted


with the primary work.
There has been a great deal of i'm.
provement in the south side building in
the way OF beauiifying the walls of the
rooms the past year and the rooms are
very cheerful, The teachers have been
very greatly assisted in this work by
drawing in colored crayon on the walls.
and as the pictures become monotonous
they are erased and other mural decora.
tons put in their place, Each of the
rooms are very beautifully decorated
and the children take great delight in
the appearance of their rooms. Miss
nellie Sanger is principal of the south
side schools and has an attendance that
certainly cannot be exceled and equalled
by any room anywhere There has
been no absence and but one tardv for
the past four months for this entire
room. This has been remarkable wear
for pnnctuality and attendance all over
the county but we have been unable to-
report any such attendance in any
other room. Among the interesting
decorations in her room are the flags of
all the great nations of tie world. An
aquarium of fish and some house
plants have been put in the room. The
recitation IN this room in geography on
he commercial, industrial and physical
features of the states was very fine
Miss Hattie kirkpatrick has charge of
the 4th and 9TH grades nd has also had
a splendid attendance this wear. The
walls of this room are very beautifully
and tastefully decorated. The recita.
ton In physiology on voluntary and
involuntary muscles We're good. Miss
Katharine Ogden's room, the second
and the attendance has been large all
this year. The pupils were writing
letters and attention was paid to form
and neatness. The pupils of this room
have chosen critic who notes down
the mistakes in impression and punctu.
alton Of words of all the pupils in the:
room and on Friday evening the report
is read. The pupils are also doing work
in drawing with colored crayons and
an inspection of the work showed that
the pupils were we'll trained in choice of
colors and outline. A spelling contest
Was INDUCED in Friday evening and
Ruth Farquhar and Harold Smith tied
for the championship of this class while
in the b class Robert Combs was the
champion speller. The primary room is
in charge of Miss Ethel Bowman who
has just recently taken up the work.
In this room the pupils of the primary
grade are doing splendid WORK and are
very industrious. One of the interest
ing features noticed at the south side
building is the beautiful wall decora-
| tions and the bright cheerful appearance
OF all the rooms. The pupils are re-
quired to march out on being dismissed
for recess or noon and night or when
|essembling, to the music of the organ
and keep the step and time until they
are in their rooms. No confusion or
disorder is experienced IN this and it
tends toward better discipline. The
teachers and pupils cordially invite
the patrons of the schools to visit the
rooms and inspect the work being DONE
We feel sure you will be given warm
welcome and will be interested in the
work OF the pupils. Other towns of the
county have conducted teachers and pa
irons meetings this year and have found
them very helpful and interesting to
both the pupil and parent We hope
that the Leon schools may encourage
such meeting since they have such
| pleasant surroundings.
The directors of the Leon School
Board who have had the responsibility
of planning and completing the new
building this year and who are interest
ed in better schools and raise in wages.
if they can possibly afford it, are V. r.
McGinnis, president; o. E. Hull, Jerome
Harvey, j. &. Early and Jap Statzell,
directors, J. w. Rowell. secretary,
and ]. A. Caster, treasurer. The re-
sponsibility of planning, contracting
and bringing to completion building
the size and importance of the new
building is one that many boards
would shirk, but when the work is fin.
ished and the patrons of the school
| uloIIICt SoA oPPACSAoIC AIS fdluC plOpcl
recognition of the efforts pat forth by
the board should be forthcoming from
every resident of the district.
The school board takes great interest
in better schools and they fully appre-
ciate efficient work on the part of the
teacher. A better educational senti-
ment is growing and we hope it may be
encouraged in many ways before the
| close of the school this wear and during
the next years work. We note with
pleasure also that there is a disposition
for requiring better work on completing
the four years course of the high school
and only those we'll qualified to gradu.
ate are granted diplomas of prom otion.
This sentiment put in practice will dc.
1nand good work in the grades and the
pupils will realize the necessity of doing.
excellent work in order that he may be
advanced to the next grade at the be.
| ginning of the next term. We are.