The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-05-29
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES.
The Senior Play, the Picnic, Commence.
ment and Other Items OF Interest.

ment and Other Items OF Interest.
Miss Jessie Akers, a member of
the graduating class of this year has
been elected teacher for the Koes-
ter school.
Miss Alice Dunlap, high scnool
teacher at Bonnie Terre, visited Miss
Louise Hun last week and spent
some time with us at school.
The following has been the total
enrolment for the various school
buildings for the year: High School
building, 22G; South Ward, 24G
North Ward, DOS; Colored School,
9s; total, rs.
Misc Estelle Gibson wenttOSt.
Louis Saturday morning where she
will spend few days before return
ing to her home in Els"beTry, Mis-.
souri,. We are sorry that she Will
not be with us next year.
The Senior Play Wednesday even
ing in the Auditorium was well at
tended. The housewas crowded aud
even the standing room was well
taken. The students performed
their parts well and the audience
seemed pleased.
The Auditorium was again well
filled Thursday evening for the Com
msncement exercises. The chief
features Of the evenings program
were the address by DR.. Chas. Il.
Boying, President Of Westminster
College, and the presentation of the
diplomas to the graduates. This is
the second largest class in the his.
tory OF the high school. Last year
the graduates numbered sixteen
this year fourteen. DR.. Boving's
subject was Labor, Opportunity,
Zeal Under the skillful handling
Of the Doctor these three words grew
in interest and meaning until many
in the audience pronounced the ad-
dress one of the best ever given in
Pennington. 1t was certainly an
inspiration to the class and will
doubtless have its influence for good
and particularly so coming at the
time when we are looking for new
fields to conquer.
| Last Thursday three hundred or
more parents and school children
assembled at Woodland Park for a
"big-day." a large crowd gathered
at the High School at o O'Clock aud
these were accommodated by three
special cars to convey them 30 the
Park. Quite IA number went out on
regular cars. The weather though
somewhat cool was very satisfac.
tory for such an occasion and all
had a most delightful time. Mach
interest was centered in the athletic
contests of which there were two,
one between the ward schools and
one between the Seventh and Eighth
grades. The South Ward won in the
first aud the Seventh grade in the
second contest.
1t will probably be of interest to
our readers to know that Portland,
Oregon, has Il Junior Police Force
These youthful officers maintain
somewhat the same relation to youth
full law breakers that the adult po-
lice force does to the adult law break
ers. Those interested in a student
form of government will doubtless
watch developments in this city with
some interest,
Quite little information has been
circulated In regard to the expense
Of the Teachers Training Course
that is not based on facts. We de-
sire to give here the facts as to the
actual expense to which our high
school will be put should the course
be installed here. The law requires
$7j for a professional library, a
library which every school Of this
size should have whether or not 1t
has a Teachers Training Course.
The only other necessitated expense
for equipment will be an appropria-
tion for the subject of Agriculture
Of not more than SO. Nearly all
high schools have such a course
and such an equipment even though
they do not have the training course
A total expense of $500 would pro-
vide for this course next year. And
II we succeed in getting class of 10
as is quite within reason, the State
will appropriate for our use at least
$3.50 aud probably $3.50.
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A Neighborly Kindness.