The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-11-10
udents auxiliary and undertake this

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secure books or money for their pur.
chase for the school library.
(d) Committee on interior decora.
lions. To secure plants, pictures,
window shades and sanitary condi.
| tons.
te) Committee on entertainment.
TWO or three times year at least.
| brake bread together even if the
bread be no more than q sweet
cracker with a cup of tea. The key
word of the whole movement is TO
GETHER."
IL. Without the earnest co-opera-
ton Of the teacher this work cannot
be started. Lacking the hearty sup
port of all of the patrons, it cannot
| be continued.
IL. Do not make the dues exorbi-
tant. 1t is not absolutely necessary
to have dues. The principal thing is
to create school improvement spirit.
The funds will follow.
Things to Dc.
/. Keep the building and grounds
clean and in repair.
2. Every sUnool should have a
! library, evtn though it contains not
more tnan a dozen good books.
3. If there is an available space it
should be converted into a restroom.
This should contain medicine
cabinet with a few simple remedies
and bandages, to use in case of &C
cident; a table, a few easy chairs, a
couch may be added and some rugs
and ported plants with fresh curtains
at the windows. These have been
made of cheese-cloth at very small
cost.
H. When possible, supply the
school with a musical instrument. A
piano or an organ adds much to the
possibilities of school entertainment.
5. A cloak and Mushroom can be
had most anywhere at a very small
cost.
6. Do not buy picture until you
can secure one of a great man, a
great event. copy of masterpiece,
and frame it with plain moulding.
Avoid the use of gilt frames.
7. Satisfactory pictures. at small
cost, can be had from The Horace K.
Turner Co., Boston, Mass; The Perry
Picture Co, Boston, Mass; The Brown
Picture Co, New York City, and
others.
s. If your yard needs grading, ap-
point a day to be spent in this work
and invite the men of the community
to assist with their teams. Then fol-
low up this beginning by planting
trees, shrubs, sowing grass, or sod
ding; laying off suitable spaces for
play grounds, flowers and school
garden.
9. Be sure that the well or spring
is thoroughly cleaned at the beginning
of each term. Where city water is
used the plumbing may need inspec-
ton.
10. If potted plants are desired,
pupils often take great pleasure in
donating them. In a village in Indiana
last spring a primary teacher had the
idea of the school garden, but received
little encouragement. She had her
mother break just the top off the
eggs used in the family, and saved
the shells until she had one for each
child These were filled with soil,
placed in position in box, and in
each a nasturtium seed was planted.
When the school closed in May each
child went home carrying the cherish
ed nasturtium plant and package OF
seed sent the teacher by the con-
gresham of the district; bat great
est of all was the interest that the
children had in cultivating the plants.
II. A prize, or medal, can be of
fered to the student making the best
grade in a single study, or in the
general average.
u. If each association in the state
would organize another one in a
neighboring district, the entire state
would be covered in very short
time.
10. A mat placed at each door
would greatly lessen the dust found
on the floors of many of our school
rooms.
IA. Where the building is small
and close. water shelf built just
outside the windows. has be- I'D
most satisfactory.
Is. In most places the grounds
must be fenced before much can be
accomplished in yard and garden
work. Many associations have taken
this for the first work.
&c. Look carefully to the condition
of outhouses. See that the toilets are
as sanitary as possible, kept clean and
..,ou, pra<. from, writing