Gilpin observer., 1905-11-23
CLEAR CREEK VALLEY TEACHERS MEETING
viii Meet in This City Friday and Saturday
"A Splendid PROGRAM.

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The Clear Creek Valley Teachers AS
sociation will meet in this city Friday
and Saturday Of this week. An excell-
ent program has been prepared and a
Ilarge attendance of teachers and others
interested is expected.
On Friday evening at 7:3O in the
opera house the long planned for Public
School Choral Contest will take place.
1t is expected that fully three hundred
public school pupils will take part in the
contest which is the first of its kind ever
presented to Gilpin county people. The
public schools of Idaho Springs, Central
City Black Hawk and Bald Mountain
will send choruses, each chorus number
ing about fifty young people. Besides
the grade choral contest, the High
schools of Idaho Springs and Central
City will enter the ranks against each
other. For variety in the program the
| Idaho Springs Mandolin club and the
students orchestra, also of that city,
will appear. These two musical organi-
cations have won considerable renown
on their own side Of the canon and many
Of our citizens whc have heard them
play speak enthusiastically in their
praise.
Three competent judges Of musical
work in schools will come from different
parts of the state. as the guests of the
association, and will grade the choruses
and announce the victorious schools. A
diploma will be given each winning
chorus, and besides there is framed
picture ready apd suitable for hanging
in school room which will be presented
by the American Book company through
it's representative, Mr. Ewing. Whether
or not this gift will be awarded to the
victorious grade chorus or to the win.
ming High school one has not yet been
announced. Following is the choral
program:
Music Idaho Springs Mandolin Club
Central City High School
ta) The Morning Ramble". Veazie
(b) Jolly Winter. Vincent
Bald Mountain Grades
(a) E. Pluribus Unum
TO- Silver Bells of Memory
Black Hawk Grades
IA s'Uer the Meadows" .. Smith
(b) "Good Night" ...... Zimmerman
Music. =. Students Orchestra, Idaho
Idaho Springs Grades
taJ "Hark, Hark the Lark" Schubert
lb) "May Bells and the Flowers.
Mendelssohn
Central City Grades
(al "The Spinner" ".......... Clapp
tb) "The Clang of the Forge" .Veazie
Music. Idaho Springs Mandolin Club
Idaho Springs High School
Song of the wilkins" flaming
1.-The Thinkers in Merry June.
..............D De Koven Vincent
Music. Students Orchestra, Idaho
Decision of the Judges.
The program of the Clear Creek Val
ley Teachers Association promises to be
unusually good this year. Besides those
named on the program many of our own
teachers and the visiting ones will be
heard in discussion of the topics named
I he teachers meeting will be held ir
the High school rooGi of this city. Par
eLts, ex teachers, school officers and
others Interested are most cordially in
vited to attend. Admission free on Sat
urday. For the Friday evening contes,
the tickets including reserved seats are
35 cents. Gallery seats will sell at .;
cents
Following is the teachers program:
Music ic........C Central City School.
Prayer. er............Re Rev. r. II. Forester
Paper, "A Letter from japan" ....
MIR. j. Z. Kenwell, Bald Mountain
Discussion
Paper, Reading in School as an Art
........... Miss Briggs, Black Hawk
Music. c.............C Central City School.
Directors
The Relation Of the School Board
to the Teacher and Parent" ........
80. Pres. w. II. Malet, Black Hawk
obligations OF School Director"
Sec. Chas. +. Wiley, Central Cit,
Interstate Certitication. ..........
.Supt. Thomas, Georgetown
Business Meeting
AFTERNOON SESSION
huciS
2nd Grade Pupils, Miss Bennett
| Black Hawk
Address, "Some Observations on