The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-11-11

first ones given this year. They hope
to make each one given during the
year a good program. Parents should
visit.
Mr.. Hanson, representative of the
Twentieth Century Encyclopedia Pub
fishing House, was school visitor on
Monday of this week.
The teachers of the schools are all
attending the Central Ohio Teachers
Meeting which is being held at Day
ton Friday and Saturday of this week.
They will visit the Dayton schools on
Friday, and attend the meeting Fri
day afternoon, and Saturday morning.
Mr.. Frank NJ McMurry will be one
of the speakers on Saturday.
Supt. Borden was at Mt. Vernon last
Saturday to conduct the Teachers
Examination. There were several ap-
plicants at the examination.
Nearly every visitor who comes
here from another town compliments
our janitor, Mr.. Wharton, for the way
in which the school building is kept.
Many have said that we have the best
kept" building they have seen any
where. Nothing is more essential to
good school than neat and clean
school building.
"The Owl" will be issued in about
two weeks. Many have subscribed for
the paper for the year and "our busi-
ness men" have advertised well. The
schools thank you for your help and
hope the advertising will pay in sew
eral ways.
Parents should examine the pupils
grade cards carefully. If pupil is in
the grade departments" and the
work is not satisfactory, his card will
, be checked with "red ink mark" by
, made out by the teacher. In case a
report is checked thus, do all you can
to get the pupil to do better work dur
ing the next six weeks period
: The following persons were school
visitors Friday afternoon at the pub
: lie schools: Mrs. Crowell, Mrs. Rine.
, hart, Mrs. John Cooke, Myrtle Claw
son, Eva KeCk, E. Velma Phillips, Mrs.
/ Harley Phillips, Miss Graves, Felicia
) Spry.
, On Wednesday afternoon, Novem-
, Der 23, literary programs will be CIV
e en- by the primary and secondary de-
: partments.
Mr.. A. D. Rinehart who is a mem
e ber of the Board of Education, was a
, visitor of the primary department on
, Friday.
f R. E. Copper was in Mt. Vernon on
\ business Saturday.
An entertainment will be given by
y Miss Johnson and members of the
r high school in the near future. Pro
n ceeds for benefit of schools.
: The Knox County Christian Endeav
n or rally which was to have been held
s November IS, has been postponed in
: definitely.
n Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Howard and Mrs
d Mary Evans of Green Valley attended
the funeral of their stepmother, Mrs
t Julia Powell, at Granville on Monday
e last. She was IA years old and haC
Il been an invalid for almost four year!
r being cared for at the home of ne
l. brother, E. NJ. Shaver, near Hebron
n where she died.
e Election passed of very quietly il
l. Fredericktown where were the usua
l. tales and counter tales against anC
e for candidates but otherwise no ex
e citement out of the ordinary.
The dinner served by the Baptis
S ladies on election day was better pat
J. ronized than usual but the supper re
L. ceipts were less.
it Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Levering visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Grubb at Cen
h terburg last Sunday.
g The village council held it's regula
monthly meeting--on Monday nigh
e and passed it's pay ordinance and ;
bates.
# Mrs. Harry Croft, who has been sui
" fering from an attack of grippe is con
/, valescent.
l. Mr.. Joe Carr and son left on Wed
e nesday for Cincinnati. They expect t.
d visit several days at Portsmouth be
fore returning.
a Mr.. and Mrs T. d. Brown of An
( kenytown spent Sunday with thei
f. daughter, Mrs. Guy Ewers in Freder
d icktown.
1t Mrs. Miller and son, who visite'
e several days at Prof. Copper's hom
last week returned to Delaware ol
t. Saturday last.
t. Mr.. and Mrs. John Stewart, Mis-
d Emma Strang and Mrs. Fred Strang o