The daily sentinel., 1913-04-25

Monday passed the 700 mark. This
means that 701 new pupils have en-
tered our city schools this year
Our board of education took a
progressive step at their lase meet
ing when they accepted the generous
offer of DIR. Warner and Ar. Albright
to care, free of charge. for the teeth
of the children In our city schools,
whose parents cannot afford to pay
I for necessary dental work.
| For several years past, throughout
the United States, a large amount of
attention has justly been given to
retarded pupils. 1t has been found to
be matter of economy to do all that
can be done to help them along. 1t
is financial saving to the district
whenever a pupil can be prevented
from failing in his grade.
For several years our board of ed
ucation has employed two teachers
to act as supply teachers and also to
give instruction in the Batavian sys-
TEN plan to retarded pupils. This has
been great benefit to our schools.
Those who have studied retardia-
tion carefully, have found that boys
and girls are frequently retarded
from lack of dental service. After
those pupils have received proper
dental treatment, such a marked i'm
provement has been noticed that in
some cases it has seemed almost mi
raculous
We believe that our schools in the
next few years will be greatly bene-
fitted by the work offered in such a
friendly and disinterested spirit by
Doctors Warner and Albright.
The members of the athletic asso-
citation certainly have cause to feel
gratified over the large attendance on
field day. 1t was the largest attend
ance for many years on such an occa-
sion. and although the pupils below
the high school entered for only 10c.
neat little sum was realized Rob-
er Rhone justly won the first prize
and many of the contestants did very
well.
The pupils of the Lowell school
are sending flowers to the pupils in
the Leadville schools to be used in
connection with their art work. Very
few flowers bloom in Leadville and
all flowers sent from Grand juno
tion are priced as precious treasures
by the school children of Leadville
AT the general teachers meeting
Tuesday evening, it was decided that
the pupils of the fifth, sixth, seventh
and eighth grades throughout our
city schools write letters to friends
outside of the state. These letters
will show the resources of Colorado
and Grand valley in particular, and
will give substantial reasons why
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Idea was suggested by Mr.. Antics,
secretary of the chamber of COM
merce, and the plan will be carried
out under his direction. We look
for good results.
Mrs. Maude Lyon who teaches the
first grade in the Hawthorne school
and Miss Ruby Jones, who teaches
the seventh grade in the Emerson
school, will attend the Western Slope
Teachers Association, which meets
in Delta, May /, and 3.
Mrs. Lyon has been selected to
read paper on Supplementary
Reading-What Should Be the Quail
ity and Quantity of Such in the First
Grader"
The teachers report that several
pupils are writing essays for the
prizes offered by the w. C. T. U.
The eighth grade parents meeting
at the Franklin school Wednesday
afternoon was pleasant affair So
cially and educationally. Over sixty
were present, and the following pro-
gram was rendered:
Cornet duet. Guiss an die Musk. s..
Edward Eldridge, Earl Blackstone
Introductory talk. Bridging the
Chasm"
Superintendent Allen.
Short address. Need of Closer
Application and Regular
Habits ....... ......
w. G. Hirons, Principal of Franklin
School
Vocal solo. THE Slumber Boat
Miss Jessie Sawyer
Concentration.
Miss Essie Foote
Lack of Application" .....
Miss Florence Hebert
Original Investigation"
James G. Cross
Piano solo. Fantastic Tale" by
Pachulski ..
Meldon Scheu
Essentials of Good Work in
English"
Miss Hazel Ella
Essentials of Good Work in Latin
Miss Helen NJ. Decker ~
Essentials of Good Work in History,'t