Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-03
CITY SCHOOL NOTES

On Friday evening last the cbildrsn
of the 9TH, 9th, 9TH and Sth grades
rendered Queen Esther in the high
school auditorium before an audience
Of invited parents and friends The
work was heavy for young children hut
several of the solo parts We're well
taken and the ekArascs did excellent
work
On Thursday of last weel parents
and friends of the children in our graded
schools, received very cleverly gotten
up invitations bidding them 60 am ex-
bibition of the Manual traiuing work
IN the grades, at 2 p. IN. on Friday.
I The work was a surprise even TO those
who were frequent visitors 10 our
schools. IN each department the pupils
were at work with their hands string
ing beads, folding paper, carving wood
manipulating the red hot pyrographic
points. Others were guiding The shin
ing needles through, cloth 81 varied
texture in plain and fancy stitches,
In the kindergarten and first. second,
and third grades, the work consisted Of
paper folding, paper cutting and
weaving work in cOlored craY0ns and
modelling in clay The walls and win
oioW sills were covered with cieyerly
wrought mats, book marks, calendars
aud various other articles i'm paper.
Also fruits vegetables, nuts aud other
things very skillfully modelled in clay.
In the next grades the same line Of
work was carried forward and added to
by wood work and sewing The ex-
hibitl0n iu these grades consisted of
wood carving, clay modelling drawings.
colored crayon sketches ard water
colors Typography sleds, sSces tabou-
rcttes, book cases, tables. sleeve boards.
ironing boards and many other articles.
The sewing began with plain aHd fancs
stitches on coarse canvas. piece work.
quilt blocks and progressed to fancy
embroidered pillows and cen5er pieces.
neatly hemstItched hankerchiels aud
dainty aprons and collars. So well had
the higher grades progressed In the
work that the dispiayin the three higher
grades was almost equal to the Fancy
and Art departments az the Neraan
county t2Ir. Here a completed quilt
entirely the Uog. Of the pupils, hung
upon the wall and among the articles
on exhibition were 2 shirt waist suit,
shirts waists, aprons collars, center
pieces. doylies. sofa pillows, hmdker-
chiefs, drawings and paintings wool
carving and many articles for house,
hold Use msde by the pupils under
directonof the Manual training teacher.
The parents and friends VINO th,cuged
the rooms and watched the children 81
work and inspected tbs finished work
We're we'll pleased with the showing Of
the new department.
Next year teacher OF Domestic
Science should he employed and Enoqna
schools would be ranked among the
very best jn the state The Importance
of teaching the pupils to be s-iilfal
with tf,eir bands cannot be ever esti-
mated A class of boys wera also at
work IN tne manual training room under
ton was certainly very much % the
credit Of Mr. Condie and the efficient
grade teachers, who have assisted ia
carrying Oh the work A VisIToR.
Last Thursday evening JOINT debate
between Cashton and Yiroqua high
,ch0ols was hald Ia the hieh seaul
building Oar school i as represented
by Ralph Nuzam, Roy Bean and Phil
Tate. and Cashtou ty Messrs Doian
Johnson aud Dolan The auditorium WIS
crowded tF pupils and friends OF the
debaters Tho boys 0a both sides did
excellent work Decision of the Judges
awarded the victory 10 Cashs@ The
question Of debate was, Resolved
tlat Arizona and New MeXico be I'D
mitted into the union as a single state
at the next regular session of con
gross, the local team having the meg
ativa side,