The daily sentinel., 1905-11-28
AT THE CITY SCHOOLS.

Tomorrow, Wednesday afternoon
at 2;l5 a fine literary and musica
program will be rendered i'm m,
nigh school. Music will be furnish,
ed by the high school orchestra All
are invited.
County Superintendent z. B. Nc.
Clure has sent out his programs TO,
the Mesa County teachers associa.
tloh; RMS is sample of the good
work which is being done by Supt
Mcclure. The program contains va
rlety and promises to be very enter
tanning. No teacher in Mesa county
can afford to be absent. Fine music
VIII be given by ladies' chorus
from the Fruita high school, by a
chorus of Miss Kinds pupils, a vocal
SOLO by Miss Ruth Fleisher and a
chorus by Miss McConnelrs pupils.
Friday evening a lecture will be given
by Hon. Katherine L. Craig, state
superintendent of public instruction.
The General public is invited to be
| present at this lecture. Music will
be rendered by the Grand Junction
I high school orchestra.
\ Twelve pupils were entered yester-
day, making our total enrolment for
the year, 1,53Ss Over 400 new pupils
/ have entered the Grand Junction
D
For the convenience of visitors at
the schools, daily programs of the
work have been placed on the doors
/ of the different rooms. and we take
this opportunity to extend a cordial
invitation to all patrons and friends
OF our schools, to visit the work in
the various departments. We apprec-
late the manw visits already made
and hope that a larger number may
come in the future.
The teachers meetings recently
have been interesting and helpful
At one meeting there was discus
sion of opening exercises. This is an
important question for the opening of
school often sounds the key note for
the days work. At another meet
ing there was a free discussion of
the subject, Professional Courtesy"
The Augsburg system of drawing
has just been introduced into our
schools and has been warmly receiv-
ed by the teachers as n practical sys-
TEN. Last Friday Superintendent AL
len inspected the work in drawing
in nearly every room. Generally
speaking the teachers feel that they
are meeting with fiatterihg results.
very few find a little difficulty on
the start. but expect the work will be
eACtlleul before lne year closes. ms
is graded system for drawing from
the first to the eighth grade inclus-
i've. which is used by many leading
schools all over the United States and
the results are better than those OBJ
tanned with any other system. The
course begins with work adapted to
six-year-old children and steadily de-
velops power until the higher grades
are reached when the individuality of
the pupils is developed and artistic
results are obtained. Our official
board of education has shown good
judgment in adopting this course
The high standard of our schools is
largely due to the conservative and
progressive policy of the board. The
men who compose it are not faddists
They believe in keeping in the van of
progress, but will adopt n book. a
method or a system only after It's
usefulness has been proved.
The school work so far this year
has been highly satisfactory and the
pupils, after their work, are looking
forward to Thanksgiving day with
bright anticipations. The pleasure of
this occasion is richly merited by "A i
large majority of the pupils. As
usual, Friday has been given as a
holiday.