The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-05-13
DAY
OF SCHOOL

TIE Roswell public schools today
closed the nine months tern of 1909
10; and successful one it was, show
ing much Improvement in every line
Of work and in all the departments
over last year and the preceding
years. The event is one of Importance
to the people of the city, and of the
greatest importance to the children
The day not only means three months
of rest and recreation for the child
ren, but il means one more year pass
ed in the task of obtaining an edu-
cation and in nearly all cases, step
forward in the course of study; for
it was tao day of promotion in every
room from first grade to senior class,
High school. IT was a gala day for all
and many children were dressed in
their best in honor of the occasion.
The day was taken up largely with
exercises at the Central and North
Hill schools. The High schoois exer-
cises have either been held At night or
viii cCne during the nights to come.
Exercises were in progress practical
ly al, day at Central, the rooms, or
clusters of rooms, taking their turn
in possessio of the assembly hall,
aid the pupils receiving the promo
ticn cards at the close of their re-
spective exercises. The two Seventh
grade classes and B Eighth grade
this afternoon consolidated their pro
grams at Central. At North Hill
school, all the rooms united in one
grand entertainment this afternoon,
following which the North Hill Moth
ers' Club served refreshments to raise
funds for the library. Fancy Dress
parts were taken by some of the chill
dren in various rooms and as the
children dressed in costume passed
tnrough the city. they added to the
interest taken in the day bv the cit
izens generally.
MANY people took great interest in
the occasion and went out to hear the
programs that were given. The mum
ber of visitors was gratifying to the
officers and teachers of the schools.
Exhibit EeIipses All Others.
The exhibit OF written and drawn
work at Central and North Hill
schools surpassed anything ever seen
n Roswell in this line. The special
departments of drawing and music,
added last fall, are felt in oil grades
and departments and their effect is
forcitly shown in a favorable way in
all kinds of written and illustrative
work.
The deDartmeats of music and
drawing each have special room at
Central for their exhibits. and tley
are well deserving of the EarK OF
favor The drawing is nothing short
of wonderful, especially in the pri-
mary gradesA The other branches 'oc-
cupy ne ar,v all of the wall space of
the halls at Central. The exhibit
| must he seen to be appreciated, for
| the work IS neat, attractive and in
teresting wien taken ur and 81 Idied
| IN detail. The exhibit viii. be left on
the walls several days for the inspec
tion of the pIblic.
A Roswell lady who taught seven
wears in the schools of Kansas City,
w.1ich is saio to have the best schools
| west of the Mississippi river, today
said she had never seen better work
| in the exhibits of that city than those
at the Roswell SCHOOLS today. Prof
Brashe- states that there las never
| been in the Southwest a music ex
hihit sIch as that put on here today
by Miss Atkinson's pupils of the Ros
we'll schools: and challenges the en-
tire West for a better one.
| LAM aowers.-Enterprise Hdw
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