Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-10-11
EXTRA SCHOOL ITEMS

EXTRA SCHOOL ITEMS
Miss Hazel Anderson visited at
home, in Anita, over Sunday.
A nature study lesson on the ap.
pie was given in the first primary
room, Monday.
The grammar room produced
some exceedingly good drawing
work, Monday.
The seventh and eighth history
classes were each given written
review, Monday.
Nels Johnson visited with old
school mates, near Brayton, Satur-
day and Sunday.
The fifth and sixth grades seem
to be in good hands and we are we'll
pleased with the work being done.
All pupils have strict orders to
leave the school grounds as soon
as they are dismissed in the even
ing.
The second grammar room gave
their regular literary program la at
Friday; some of the numbers were
very good.
Miss Anderson secured some
original designes from the little
people last Friday that pleased her
very much.
The first primary pupils had a
drawing lesson on the circle, this
week. Friday they will draw an APP
pie and water-color it.
A letter from Iolo Parrot states
that he is in schooI at Sac City and
ia working hard at his studies. He
sent us two beautiful souvenir DOS
tai cards.
The general history class is re.
viewing ancient history preparato.
ry to a written test on the same.
They will begin Grecian history in
a few days.
The books of the entire building
we're inspected this week. Each
month this practice is followed and
thus carefulness enforced on the
part of the pupils.
The fourth grade pupils, in con.
nection with their language work
Tuesday, had a picture and artist
study lesson on Millet. The lesson
was on the "Gleaners."
Our Virgil class is doing good
Latin classes. The Latin compost
ton exercise by the ninth grade are
worthy of special mention.
Misses Mertie and Gertie Bruner
made farewell visit to the high
school, Friday afternoon. These
girls are mum bered among our very
best former students and graduates
The teachers, monthly reports
show the following results for the
first school month: Tardy cases
twenty-four; Pupils neither tardy
Report cards for the first month
of school were given out this week
in all the rooms except the first and
second primary; the second prima-
ry reports will be given out next
week.
A literary program was given in
the first grammar room, last Fri
day. The pupils all did their best
and the teacher was we'll pleased
with their efforts, especially with
their good behavior.
Miss Anderson has an average
daily attendance of fifty. Come
in some time and see how nicely
she handles the little people. We
believe the first grade note book
work is as good as the best we have
ever seen from second year pupils.
The girls grounds for their bas-
ket ball game were laid out and the
goods put up, last Friday. Monday
the ball came and they at once or
opened with the election of cap.
tains. Mabel Hall was chosen cap.
tain of one team and Eta Spencer
captain of the other. They have
been playing with all their might
and ENJOY the game very much.
The third and fourth grades had
an interesting lesson on the apple,
Monday forenoon. For their regu-
lar drawing lesson an apple tree
branch with apples and leaves was
drawn. This drawing was after
wards water-colored and bound
with a written language lesson on
the same together with paper cut
ting exercise in colors. These little
people handle the water colors
splendidly.
The high school boys, not to be
behind time. purchased the basket
ball outfit from the Athletic Park
team; put up the goods Monday
and Tuesday had their first game;
the rules were not very we'll learn
ed, but the fun was certain. Wed.
nesday they began playing accord
ing to the standard rules and to be
spectator on either side of the
school grounds now days during
recess periods is worth something
for amusement.