The daily sentinel., 1909-03-11
NEWSY NOTES OF
THE CITY SCHOOLS

The handsome set of five volumes,
the Standard Library of Natural His
tory, recently purchased by the board
OF education for the use of the grades
below the High school is a fine work
Of pictorial art and interesting de-
scriptions. 1t treats of the living an
lmals of the world. including the liv-
ing races of mankind. This set of
books will be placed first in the Whit
tier school and will be used there for
five weeks. one week in each room
After this 1t will be taken to the
! Emerson school and will be used in
the same way. Pupils who do their
work well and finish the preparation
of the lesson before the time is ur
will have the privilege of looking at
the pictures and reading the descrip-
tions.
Among those who took the
entrance examination Monday there
was one student for the ninth grad,
in the High school This makes oul
High school total enrolment two
hundred and eight-four. A lady VIII
entered her boy in one of the inter
Mediate grades stated that she ha
'ived here few years ago and ner
boy had made most excellent progress
in our schools. but in a school in Cal.
said that in other places and while
travelling on the train. she heard the
Grand Junction schools highly spoken
Of. This is 4 compliment to our
strong corps of teachers who are vel,
organized and who are doing effic-
lent work.
The Dixie Quintette has been en-
gagged by the management of the Ath-
1xss..
entertainment in the Congregationa'
church next Monday night. March 15
This quintette has an enviable record
The singers have fine voices and are
said to constitute polly crowd keep
ing the audience in good humor
throughout the program. The pro-
leeds of the entertainment will be
lsed to help cancel the debt of the
Athletic association. A large attend
,nce is expected. Tickets will be OF
'ale Thursday morning at Lutes
book store. Reserved seats rs cents
general admission so cents.
Great interest is manifested ir
field and track events and in base.
)all. We look for some fine records
Turing the coming weeks.
Tuesday afternoon at the general
.eachers' meeting, through the court
ssy of Postmaster Edwin Price, tn,
teachers were presented with little
book. u. S. Postal Service. domestic,
and foreign mail. classification, con-
ditions. rates of postage. issued b.
direction of the postmaster general.
This Is concise and clear statement
of the important things connected
with the postoffice department. The
first thing given is a model form OF
address for letters. The teachers
were requested to explain this ano
give the pupils practice in each grade
above the first grade. Very many
letters are missent and n large num-
Ger go to the dead letter office simp-
~ for lack of proper address. The
teachers in the different departments
will study this little book and pre-
sent to their pupils the most import
ant features. IL is believed that this
will be a great benefit to the Grand
Junction postoffice and to those send
ing letters, packages, etc, through
the mail.
Miss Enoch read selection from
Education by Plays and Games. This
is a fine work and clearly presents
psychology and pedagogy as applied
TO child life. 1t shows that boys and
girls can be reached in the best way
through their natural activities and
by proper physical development. II
states that in child development there
are four distinct periods and thai
plays and games should be adopted to
meet these periods of growth. Many
excellent games are given to be used
in the school room and on the school
grounds. \ copy of this book was
placed in the hands of the principal
of the different school buildings SO
that it will be convenient for refer
ence for all the teachers Educators
throughout the world appreciate more
than ever before the importance of an
all round education, which includes
physical training.
A short time was spent in discuss
ing some school legislation. which
would be a great benefit to the pub
lie schools in Colorado.