The daily sentinel., 1909-10-14
NEARLY 1900 IN
SCHOOL NOW

Monday the superintendent placed
twentN-one new pupils which brings
| higher than IL year ago at this time
At the general teachers meeting
Tuesday afternoon and also at the
meeting of the principals following
the new law, relating to school examin-
alton OF children was discussed. The
law relates especially to the eyes ear,
nose and throat II viii require much
time to carry ON these examinations
but We believe the law is good one
and that the results viii Justify the
expenditure Of time and energy We
hope that many children will be saved
! by the examination. The children who
need medical attention will be prompt
iy reported to their parents.
Last week the superintendent placed
in the kindergarten and first grades
| Little Folks Land. by Madge A. Big
ham This is the latest and best book
along the line of circle work plays and
games, leading on into broader fields
| OF nature study home life and the
childs relation to its Maker The work
! Is made PARTICULARLY interesting to the
| little folks by weaving into 1t the
story OF a Gypsy baby called joe Boy.
| In the preface the author states how
| work with group of children grew
from day TO day. gradually leading out
search until IT reflected the threefold
/ relationship to Nature. God and man
she says that the days passed into
pleasure the little group of children
| followed the Gypsy baby through the
| mineral vegetable and animal king
doms and traced the laws OF coopera-
tion and intordepeudence. which weaves
/ an of life's relationships into one
grand, sweet song.
| We are looking for excellent results
caught the spirit of the age which is
pregnant with an all-around develop
ment, which is the foundation for every
| other building. The plays and games
on in later school life to vocational
work The vocational side of educa-
| lon Tor several years has been ON
| phasi2ed throughout the east and was
made a strong featur" of the National
Educationul association in Denver last
! Friday afternoon Miss Tawney. the
/ teacher of Il sixth grade in the Lowell
school made a departure from the usu-
| Win history study she had asked her
pupils to bring articles OF clothing
utensils and weapons used by North
American Indians. The pupils respond
ed with enthusiasm and brought a fine
collection. The boys and girls who
! brought different articles stood before
the school and gave entertaining de
| Scriptions of them, stating what In
| dians used them and occasionally men
! For example, one war club had been
broken in a noted battle and powder
horn had been used in a fight many
years ago in Kentucky.
/ Some of the articles shown in the
Indian exhibition were pin cushions. to-
bacco pouches. weapons, moccasins.
bows and arrows, blankets. spoons
made of horns. pipes. pottery. flint ar
row heads. war clubs and baskets.
! Although Tuesday. Columbus Day.
was legal holiday. the schools were
in regular session. Teachers and pupils
appreciated the fact that the Board OF
I Education gave them two holidays to
visit the fair After o'clock the rest
of the afternoon was devoted TO proper
observance Of the day Little tots in
the first and second grades were so
| Interested that after reaching home
| they could give an Intelligent account
of the voyage Of Columbus and his
! wonderful discovery.
This morning HammOnds Pictorial
! Atlas OF the World was placed in the
various school buildings for the use of
I the higher grades. This is an excellent
latlus ana will he valuable in advanced
work in geography history and liter
uturt.
The teachers in TIA. various depart
/ ments are taking visiting days while
the supply teachers do the regular
/, work in th''r rooms Each teacher
has one visiting day. She usually visits
,he. work OF her own grade that is
done hy teachers in our city schools
or in the towns near. nv. In this way
] she acquires new methods of school
ma ma cement and adds to her resources
j II. ALLEN