The daily sentinel., 1913-10-09
MISS DODSON TO
TELL TEACHERS
OF EUROPE TRIP
School Instructors Trying to
End Cigarette Habit; Other
Notes by Prof. Allen.
(By j. Henry Allen.l

IL was d ana
talk given in high school assembly
yesterday by Edgar A. Rider of the
Post Office department. Mr.. Rider
held the close attention of his au-
dience during his address and often
produced a ripple of laughter by the
amusing incidents connected with
bis work. He talked on Addressing
Letters and Postal Cards, and in
structed the students as to the pro-
per way to write addresses which
Will save them and the Post Office
department much trouble and insure
the safe delivery of their mail. He
also talked about How not to Address
a Letter. He showed many address,
es which have come on envelopes to
Grand Junction. He showed two
postal cards which were written all
over the front side, but had not been
addressed. They were signed in such
a way that 1T was impossible to find
the writer. He says that they have
dozens of such letters and cards ev-
cry week. He stated several ingen-
ious devices to which the postal
clerks resort in order TO find the cor
rect addresses. For example, let
ter was received addressed to 3S2
Linden Street. Mr.. Rider guessed
that 3S2 Linden was the phone
number of the person addressed. He
called up Information and found the
name of the person whose telephone
number was Linden 3S2. His sur
mise was correct and the mail was
delivered
Mr.. Rider will repeat his talk at
the Franklin School Friday morning.
and he has agreed to give talk or
have talk given by one of the Post
Office department, once every two
months during the fall and winter
terms.
The entertainment at the Majestic
Theatre Friday evening this week is
a benefit for the High School Ath-
letic association. The main object
is to buy sweaters and other things
needed by the football team. The
admission is ten cents. We cordial
ly invite all friends of the Athletic
association to turn out and assist
the members of the football team.
Saturday the Grand Junction IT,
gers expect to meet the Fruita high
school team on the gridiron, and an
interesting game is expected. Coach
DuCray is training the boys every
afternoon.
At the general teachers meeting
Tuesday afternoon. Miss Harriet J.
Moulton, supervisor Of music, talked
to the teachers in regard to the i'm
portance of two-part and three-part
singing. She stated that 1t is i'm
portant to begin this work down as
low as the fourth grade, If we ex-
pect it to be a success in the seventh
and eighth grades and in the high
school. Miss Moulton's excellent
work as supervisor of music is high
ly appreciated by the teachers and
by the school patrons.
The beautiful Book of Holidays re-
Gently prepared and sent out from
the State Capitol Office by Mrs Mary
c.. C. Bradford, our efficient State
superintendent of Public instruction.
was highly recommended to the
teachers for use during this school
year. The resign of the Colorado
state flag on the cover of this book
is beautiful design. 1t consists of
three bars, the center being silver
and the other two a rich, turquoise
blue. There is letter C in red, the
center of which is filled with gold.
The red letter c stands for Colorado,
which in Spanish means red, and
which in a general way is also used
for other coloring. The symbolism
of the flag is significant and beauti-
full. The silver and gold represent
our mining industries. The blue
represents our beautiful Colorado
sky, and the red letter G stands for
the redish tint which occurs in so
many of our mountain rocks. State
Superintendent Mrs. Bradford hopes
to have an appropriation for the flag
of Colorado so that each school build
ing in the state may fly one of the
state flags along with Old Glory.
A rich treat is in store for the
teachers at the next general teach
ers' meeting October 21st, when Miss
Agnes Dodson will give an account
of her European trip.
The teachers are making a special
effort at this time with two objects
in view-one, the elimination of the
cigarette habit the other, kindness
to animals including the animals of
the human family. We earnestly So
licit help from the homes in these
two important things.
The school enrolment, total to
date, is as follows: Lowell school,
SIT; Emerson school. sos; Franklin
grammar school, 154 Hawthorne
school, 270; Bryant school, &c; Riv-
erside school, 40; Franklin high
school. 1O5; New high school, 16S;
total, 1,6SS. This is TIA more pu-
pills than were enrolled month ago.