Arizona republican., 1914-05-05
Roosevelt School Notes

a little departure from the regular order of business on Friday afternoon and had a short program given by the pu- pills. The unique feature was that the children prepared the program entire ly by themselves the teacher not even knowing what they were to put on. It was an experiment that worked out beautifully and brought to light some latent ability for managing on the part of the youngsters They have been practicing at moons and recesses all the week under their leaders and Miss Burch was very well pleased with the results.
 Last year with children coming from
 so many different schools most of them without report cards. it was rather diff ficult to property classify them. Many ! were behind their grades. i.e. where the grades ought to be so that was nee l essary in some eases to do almost two l years work in one in order to be able ] to start this year off up-to-date. They | did so we'll however, that they are | coming out several paces ahead. Two | or three classes have already finished | their texts leaving three weeks for a good thorough review. Scholarships in | school is the medium through which | all other thinss, sUch as general cul .
 ture, good citizenship responsibility,
 etc. are brought a5out. Hence schol- arship is paramount.
 Mrs. F'ranklin's room including the
 seventh grade took a half holiday on | Friday. April A at The Willows
 Several of the mothers attended and
 assisted in giving the youngsters a good time. A sumptuous feast was | spread including ice cream and cake The annual school picnic will prob.
 ably be held at the river two weeks
 from next Friday. Every one invited | Debates are quite the order in the | grammar room now The seventh 1 grades have been holding debates for | the past week regularly in place of
 reading which they have finished. They
 have developed some real worthy ap- ponents. Last Friday P. NJ. the mem- | oers of the eighth and ninth grades de- | bated on the question, Resolved, that | steamships are more useful than rail roads, and the negative side won at a
 score of F to 9. Next Friday the ques- ton is, Resolved that the cotton in dustry is more important than the wool Industry. Drop in and enjoy an hour with the school from two to three next Friday and incidentally learn what one would be up against in an argument
 with a member of these grades Visitors last week were: MT. and Mrs. c. W. Austen. Mrs John Wells and Mrs. Allan Wilkinson, and Mrs. J. E. | fitzer
 The eighth grade have their plans well under way for the closing exercis- | es. The valedictorian is Esther Chip | man and the salutatorian, Myrtle Champie. These were chosen on a basis of scholarship alone throughout the year. The valedictory is given tc | the student of highest grade and salu- tation to next highest. There was but one point difference between the two l and both were high
 Rosetta and Alton Homes will move to Mesa with their parents this week | and will be much missed in the inter- mediate room. 2 The last entertainment was well at | tended and the funds therefrom were ample for tn balance of this years pay. | mnt on the piano.
 | Helen Nolan entered the eighth grade
 on Monday.