The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-05-09
WHITEWATER SCHOOL
IS WINNER OF FLAG
Pupils of that building put in
800 hours in Cleaning
Week.
5000 PLANTS CIV N
More Work Was Done This
Year Towards Beautifying
Richmond.
$1,000 PLANTS GIVEN

Whitewater school. thirteenth and /
North G streets, will receive the large /
silk American flag. awarded by the
Commercial Club to the school accom-
plishing the most work during clean |
ingup week. DIR. S. R. Lyons, pastor |
of Reid Memorial church, will make |
the presentation speech at the school |
building at o'clock this afternoon. |
Exercises apropos to the occasion will |
be held.
The awarding committee, of which |
Sharone E. Jones was chairman, after |
carefully considering the records of
each school, decided that the children
of Whitewater school did the most
work, 1900 hours having been devoted
by pupils of that building. Starr
school, Fifteenth and North C. was
second, and Hibberd school, Eighth
and South F, was third.
Girl Wins First Prize.
! Corrine Essenmacher. of st. Mary's
parochial school, won the first prize
from the standpoint of the number of
hours put in toward making cleaning
up week a success.
To each child who worked three
hours or more plant will be given,
and 5000 plants have been secured and
delivered to the various school build
ing this afternoon for distribution
| T. A. Mott, superintendent of the
city schools. said today that twice as
much work had been accomplished
this year in the cleaning-up movement
as in former years. The police also
did good work, according to members
of the committee.
Pictures of all the school buildings
and school children We're taken yes
terday.
| Aftermath Assisted.
/ In speaking of the work done, Mrs
i f. w. Stephens said: "The Aftermath,
the mother of the cleaning movement
in Richmond, has manifested it's vital
interest in the work by contributing
to it's financial success, for which the
secretary of the Conn ercial Club de-
sires herewith to express apprecia-
ton"
The following communication has
been received: The South Side I'M
provement association heartily in
Idorses the cleaning week movement
and assures you that the citizens of
the South Side will do their part" The
communication was signed by A. w.
Blickwedel, president, and Cash Beall,
secretary.
An interested resident suggests that
the cleaning movement include i'm
provement of every kind, which is in
deed true-landscape gardening, paint
ing, establishment and betterment in
general He thus expresses his idea:
Little beds of flowers,
Little cans of paint,
Makes attractive neighborhoods
Out of those that amt
Newark, N J., claims she is the pio-
neer in teaching children city patriot
ism in the only rational way by giving
them, first, knowledge of their city
and so an intelligent interest in their
city, and thereby sympathy with the
city, and therefore, wish to help their
city to become more prosperous, bet
ter governed, cleaner. more beautiful
and a more attractive place in which
: to live.
, Gardens will make juvenile offenders
into responsible citizens. Social and
civic workers are only beginning to
, realize that gardens will automatically
, prevent many evils they labor through
. and elaborate machinery of juvenile
!. and police courts to correct.
Richmond is peculiarly blessed y
said Mr.. Woodruff. secretary of the
! National Civic league, when visiting
here. ''In keeping with the spirit OF
1.-THE times. she is expecting that ever.
bit of available space shall be con
verted into beauty spot. Aesthetic
standards high, kindly disposed to al
Identification schemes. foresighted as
| to her own civic safety, such is hel
healthful attitude. Citizens here vii
unite their efforts TO realize her ideals
for the promotion of city and neighbor
hood improvements and the advance
ment of outdoor art have reached oul
community.