The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-05-09
FRANKTONL
SCHOOL CLOSES
SUCCESSFUL YEAR TERMINATED
Program Rendered-lce Cream and
Cake Seryed-PrOf. Brown Speaks
Words of Farewell.

The Frankton pubic school closed
it's school year on last Friday at IL a.
m. with appropriated exercises rem
dered by the children OF the various
grades. The program was in charge Of
PIof. Gee W. Brown and was as fol-
lows:
Song, America, by the school.
The Flowers Telephone" Mabls
Recitation, "Ask Father" Ellis
A Abernathy.
Recitation, "Receipt for a Happy
Day." Jesse Eddy.
Recitation, "ln the Hay Loft"
Roy Phelps.
Reading, Ray Boorman.
Recitation, "The Difference, Flor
ence Eddy.
Recitation, In the Days of Long
Ago." Merrill Meller.
Recitation, "If | We're Queen"
lnez Eatinger.
Song by the school.
| Recitation, "The! Deacon"
Roy Kaufman.
| Recitation, "In Door Sum-" Hiram
Eatinger.
Recitation, "Frolic of the Leaves,
Alice Merrill.
Song, class exercise, by pupils Of
Miss Crouse's room.
Recitation, Sermons lin Nature"
Jessie Swadley.
Recitation, "When the Teacher
Gets Cross, minnie Eby.
Recitation, "Aprll." Pearl Merrill.
Song, "Shaddy Apple Tree," Min
ME Sonle, Winnie Staten and Mabel
Ledford.
Exercise by children In primary
room, Primary Scholl Ma'am."
The children who participated In
the program rendered their SO .eral
parts with honor to themselves and
credit to their teahcers. Each number
Is worthy OF special mention.
AT the conclusion of the exercises
Prof. Brown spoke few words of
farewell. He said, "We have not en-
devored to arrange an elaborate pro-
gram for this occasion. We have been
trying to do nine months work in
eight months, consequently we have
not had the time to devout to spec
ial program. l come to the close nf
this, another year, with feeling of
regret, and yet with feeling OF salts
faction. We have had most harmon
ious year. No serious difficulties have
arisen between pupil and teacher and
now as We come to the close of our
work | desire to bid you goodbye.
Your respective teachers will present
you with your promotion cards, and
after this is done we will ell partake
OF ice cresm and cake, which has been
prepared for you."
Several visitors we're present who
greatly enjoyed the exercises, and
who we're invited to share In the re-
past. Pupils, teachers and visitors
assembled In the rooms ON the first
floor, and the children served as wait
ers.
The Frankton public school is the
Oldest school in Hood River valley.
The first school building was not very
ostensive, but 1t served Its mission as
the alma mater of few dozen boys
and girls. The wheels of progress soon
moved the old building from its
foundation to give plaf to struct-
ure commensurate with the growth
and needs OF the district.
The school building that now oecu-
pies the site Is large handsome two
story structure with four rooms and q
basement. 1t is modern and we'll
equipped, and 1t is perhaps the finest
school building in the valley with the
exception OF those In the city.
The district has an enrolment of
l37 scholar and taxable property to
the value of $4,000. It ia the purpose
of the school board to add another
teacher next year and provide for the
teaching of the eleventh and twelfth
grades. The present corps OF teachers
consist of Geo. W. Brown, principal;
Miss Pearl Eby, intermediate; Mise
Sella Grouse and Miss Anna Shea,
primary.
Prof. Brown has been principal of
the school for three consecutive years
and has been very popular with the
pupils and patrons of the district.
The other teachers have given most
excellent satisfaction, and have en-
deared themselves to all the pupils.
We learn that Miss Grouse has ap-
piled for her room for the en- suing
year, and this is equal to her reten-
tion.
The present school board, consist.
ing OF j. W. Anderson, L. II. Abstien
and Frank Caddy al directors, and
M. Ii. Nickelsen as clerk, have man
aged the affairs of the district with
strict economy, and yet with liber-
ality consistant with the best meth
DDS.
Hood River valley may Justly be
proud of her excellent schools.