The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-09
TWIN CITY SCHOOLS
TO HAVE A SOCIETY
Especial to The Tines

Indiana Harbor, March "a junior
civic Improvement league is to be form
ed in the schools of East Chicago and
Indiana Harbor under the direction of
the board of Education and the Civic
Improvement committee of the Com
mercial club of Indiana Harbor and
East Chicago.
The object of the organization Is the
encouragement of the city beautiful
idea. 1t will be divided into a number
of branches the membership of each
being determined on a district basis.
children of one locality banding to-
gether for the identifying of their own
district. Each school will thus have a
number of organizations within itself.
Superintendent E. N Canine will do
all in his power to promote the enter
prise and believes that much good will
come of 1t.
The board of Education met last
night and made its plans for Arbor day.
This will fall this year on April 81 AMI
great doings will celebrate the occa-
sion, the main festivities being con-
Quoted at the Washington school. The
Was hington has been selected owing
to the fact that it has the largest as
sembly hall of any of the city schools
a
elaborate program and entertain a
larger number of visitors here than
elsewhere
On Arbor day guest of the school $
will be State superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction. Charles A. Greathouse
who will be her from Indianapolis, whu
will address the children on that oc-
casion.
The morning OF Arbor day will be
devoted by the children to cleaning UP
in their yards at home and in vacant
lots throughout the city. Also to the
planting of trees. The exercises in the
schools will be held in the afternoon
many of the schools having something
of a program. besides the Washington
building. It is expected that quise c
program will be given at the Mckinley
school. The exercises will be appro-
pirate to the day. In order that every
! child may be able to do his share to-
ward the identifying of the premises
where he resides, arrangements will
! be made with the grocers throughout
the city to sell seeds in penny pack
ages. The board of education and the
civic Improvement committee of the
Commercial Club will also make ar
arrangements with reliable nursery mer
and dealers in black soil. for the sale
! of trees and black soil at reasonable
prices Prizes will be offered tn,
children for the best kept lawns ant
| gardens, special attention being gfver
| to the handicaps under which children
of poor parents and in unattractive To-
calities are obliged to work. That is tt
say that If a child makes creditablt
| garden where 1t is apparent that hi
/ has labored under difficulties. the same
credit will be given him that is &C
corded the creator of a better garden
| when everything is In his favor. Thes'
are nice points which those under
whose auspices the prizes are to b.
awarded will be called upon to judge
and a special effort will be made to bs
absolutely fair nearly as lies within
1.-THE powers of human judgment.
! Those who wish to procure blacl
earth and trees are requested to com
municate with John r. Farovid, tn.
| chairman of the civic improvement
committee of the Commercial Club o
Indiana Harbor and East Chicago.
|