Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-03-27
Educational Exhibit Saturday
at Courthouse

% Educational Exhibit Saturda,
at Courthouse
Is a most interesting exhibit o.
"a specimens of school work by the
}, pupils in the public echools of Lex
J. ington and Rockbridge was held
d at the Courthouse last Saturday,
and the presence of a good num-
Der of teachers and visitors added
/. interest to the occasion. Stirring
/ addresses on educationa al subjects
were made by prominent educa-
tors, and altogether the meeting
was most successful and entertain
ing.
The exhibit was gathered for
the purpose of making selections
for an exhibit at the jamestown
Exposition. Arranged around the
four sides of the courtroom were
large cards on which were fasten.
ed the various specimens of class
room work, including papers on
composition, grammar, arithmetic,
geography, spelling, drawing, and
in fact oil the branches taught in
the public schools. The papers
indicated careful training on the ,
part of the teachers, and pains.
taking execution on the part of
the pupils. Altogether, the exhibit
was most credita BILE, and many ex-
pressions of approval were heard
from the yisitors resent.
Following are the schools repre- 4
sented in the exhibit: Lexington
grammar sckcols-Se"enth grece,
Miss Myrtle Moore, teacher oixth s
grade, Mise Henrietta g. Dunlap; I,
fifth grade, Misc Marye Moose v
fourth grade, Misc Kate Warner; 81
third ard second grades. Miss II
Mary l.. SMITH fret grade, Miss O,
Mary Stuart Preston. Il
Central District: Lavesia. Misses a
Sue Tolley and Katc Wills;Borden's or
Run, Miss Nettie Smith. "S.
Buffalo District: Palmer High W
School, Mr.. P. H, Wismun and 8 =
fisses Shackleford and Miller;
Bolivar Mills, Mics Sue Glen r.
Unexpected, Miss Anrie C Higgin. d,e
otham; Rough AID Ready, Miss
.ebecca Eutsminger; Greever,
lies Ella Johnston; Rarp'e Mill, f.,
liss Edna Reed; Upper Golfers. ~ 80
'wn, Miss Lillian Mahood Gu
armion, Miss Elizabeth Ley burr; -
rushy Hill, Miss Era BargPr; ~
ontgomery, Mrs Della Ruff; n r
oore's Creek, Miss Matte Reid. -, p,o
Neutral Bridge District Buffalo ~ no
'rge, Miss &inta Hardin; Glas- ia
w, Wise Annie Bird; River ~ ~
If, Miss Rosa Quiseuberry. S s~.
Kerr's Creek District: Union, va. ua'
lse Louise Leckey; Riverside, sa Ol
lsses Bette Morrison and Hen 80.
tia Mohler; fredericksburg, i pu'
re-. j. c. Snider; His Inland Belle, o vi
SIS Mabel Harper; Monmouth, Hn,
rs Bessie Moore and Mrs. Fix. ~"
South River District: Fairfield, ny uap
;. VIM. A. Andersen, Jr., and s Ell
sses .Jen d. Wheat, Helen Miller ,no ~,
/ Berth Sale; Rarhire, Mrs. F. "a "a
Bratton. @Au
Walkers Greek District; Browns. oe
q, Miss Jennie Patrer: on: V. ~
nrit, Mics Mamie y. Taylor. M
Phe committee to select speei- pa
ms for Jamestown, composed of gins
If. D. G. Humphreys, P!of. j.. =,
Kern. Mrs. John Il. Latane, 81
:. i. W. Nichols and Mrs, DC. Gtos'
mPhreys, selected tbirty-three zoe
lo.f oabino, 40 ~" ~ fret
catlonal department at James WV y
n. The remairirg 81 ecimens, n"
a N Il III
nd in Sook form 40 49, =, ~ Ware
he exposition. o"'cl
Of Sohoo,. n W play
Ger nrosidad 49, 49, - w." Fisht
ard introduced the following 9col
kers, whose practical addresses " 7.
| earthly enjoyed by teachers, Flsho'
tees and yisitors nresent. CcI Bait
Greer Patton, pr. ". S. Car auagl
pr; George H. Denny, Col. E. Coach
Nichols and DIR, Charles Manly. rho
he speakers expressed them =. W. w
g as pleased with the work 60, w. 3
by the teachers Of Rock phiI, p
20. Colonel Patton dwelt ri n'
cularly on the division of IN UT ~ :
responsibility Of the child In,a,a =
cen parent and tescher; DR.. ill =
III on the value of reserve 81 :,
of the teacher, fresh ness of 49, =.
ration and anticipation of sno l.; ~
IS; DR.. Denny on the supreme 49,. - =
'tance of education to fit men :" =
tizenship ard usefulness in
various ayocs tens of life;
ell Nichols on the thorough.
of foundation work; Dr..
: on accuracy of information