The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-28
{. CHICAGO SCHOOLS
NEAR TERM END
Splendid Years Work Cred
tied TO Teaching Corps
and Pupils.
GRADUATION PROGRAM IS OUT
Many New Teachers To Be Obtained
and Big Year Is Anticipated
Next Year.
(speciaI TO THE TrnuHl


East Chicago, Ind, May 2S.-School
will close in East Chicago on June II,
making ten months of strenuous effort
on the part OF teachers and pupils.
Taken in all this has been a very sue
cessful year of work. The teaching
corps has been a strong one and there
has been healthy attitude on the part
Of patrons and pupils toward strong,
earnest work
The East Chicago authorities do not
believe in making a display and loud
noise about their work, but they do
insist on the very best teaching, the
essential thing in real school work
Board Is Praised.
The board consists of James Spittle,
of Indiana Harbor, D. D. Dixon and
DR.. Robert Spear of East Chicago.
These gentlemen have shown them
selves capable and progressive. BY
liberal increases in salary they have
made it possible to secure and retain
the best grade of teachers. While in
no way extravagant they believe too,
In equipping the schools with the best
material in the market when such is
deemed essential to the best work. The
new building will be the most modern
and most convenient school building
in this section of the state. The Field
school has been disposed of finally
and there is now nothing to prevent
work on the new building. The rail-
road company gives a lease on the
Field building for the coming year, as
it will now be impossible to get the
other ready for about one year
VIII Employ Additional Teachers.
The board has authorized the en-
ployment of additional teachers and
it will be necessary to use all avail
able space in the Lincoln, Mckinley
and Harrison buildings, to accommo-
date the children. Had times continu-
ed good and the city had kept I'D last
years rate of increase, the problem
would have been ever more serious
With their usual determination, how
ever, the board will provide ample ac-
commodations for all who come.
The term examinations occur Mon
day and Tuesday, June l and 2. The
annual exhibit of school work takes
place Friday, June 5, in each of the
: buildings. Parents may visit the
building during the day or evening on
Friday and most of the work will be
in place on Saturday
Manual Training a Feature
Manual training is a feature of the
East Chicago schools, the equipment
being much better than in most cities
of this size. Pupils pay for the ma
terial actually used and no article is
taken from the building until paid for
and after the exhibit. Articles not
desired by the pupils will be marked
frv Il ~,
from the fifth grade up work in the
shop, while the girls of the same grades
spend the time in sewing.
The calendar for commencement
week and the program for commence
ment evening follow:
Calendar.
Sunday, June Z, 7:45Tp. m. M. e. Church
Baccataureate Address
Rev. Frank ]. Brown.
Monday, June 8, 8 p. m. Auditorium
Senior Play
Tuesday, June So. Harrison Buildins
Junior Reception
Thursday, June IL, s p. m. Auditorium
Commencement.
Friday June II, p. N.
Alumni Banquet.
Program.
Miss Lillian Williams.
Invocation.
Chorus-''The Heavens Resembling"
BeethOVeI
High School.
SalUatory. Reading with Prof
Ada Lillian Dixon.
chcrus-"Our Flag, the Best of All
High School Boys
Address. Echoes and Vision
DR.. Austen K. de Blois. Chicago.
Vocal Solo. ................ .Se1ecte
Miss Stone.
Valedfctory The Beggars of the Sc
Grace H. Lusby.
Chorus-"The Glorious Sunlight" 49,.
High School Girls.
Presentation of Diplomas ........
chorus-"Italia'' Doniaett
High School.
Renediction.
Class Roll.
Celia Cohen, Mary Helen Davis. al
Lillian Dixon, Karl Filson, Grace F
Lusby Leli Gertrude Mercer, Henri
". Peterson. Myrtle A. Spaulding, job
G. Stephens.
Glass Motto-Labor Omni Vincit.
Glass Flower-Myosotis.
Class Colors-Ltght blue and gold
Board of Education.
James Spittle, president: DR.. Robe,
Spear, treasurer; D. D. Dixon, secrt
tary; e. N. Canine, superintendent
Faculty.
]. E. Newell, principal; Mabel !
VanKleek; Ada M. Nyswander, Jenn
NJ. Martin, Blanche Simpson, Mary ]
Stone. Janet Jaynes. w. c. Hutton.
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