The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-22
SCHOOL BOARD ELECTS ART AND
 MUSIC TEACHER


 At a meeting of the school board last night Mrs. V. A. Paine was elect ed to institute course of art and music in the Juneau schools for the coming year. Mrs. Paine is a grad uate of the Wesleyan School at Lima, New York. which is associated with Syracuse University, and has done ex- tenslve work in music and art branch- es in Ceneses and 0naga, Illinois.
 Mrs. Paine's course in music will be started throughout the grades and the children from the first grade up win be given as thorough a course in the subject as their advancement permits Both the technique and the theory of music will be studied. as well as the usual reading, writing and vocal work.
 Art Course Extensive
 Much careful thought and planning has been given to the art course in which Mrs. Paine will give instruc- ton. The work of the lower grades will comprise the simple technique of drawing and studies of native flow CTS. trees and grasses in their sea- sons. Pencil. water-color and char coal will be used. and each student will be advanced as rapidly as his ability permits
 Stin life studies will be made from local subjects. and seasonal poses will form part of the years work in the upper grades. There are sev- eral cartoonists of ability but with out training, in the grade classes, and these students will be given an opportunity to develop their special talent.
 During the holiday seasons exten- sive work will be done in the line of place cards. greeting cards, book cov- CTS. and general gift work. In this connection classes will be held in de- signing
 Another class of the work which win undoubtedly prove of much interest and much attraction will be the work of the upper classes in Illustrating the events and Incidents about which they read in connection with history and literature. This branch of the work is intended to develop the abil- ity to picture the situations met with in reading will prove a very im- portant factor in developing the im- agination of the studnet
 This is the first time in the his tory of Juneau schools that a special teacher has been provided for music and art classes. and even though va cation is in full swing the youngsters who have heard of the new classes are already planning the work they will do when school begins
 ''rhe new school courses will re- inforce the sewing course conducted last year at the high school by Miss Margaret Scott" said MT. Vim this morning. "and conducted last year at the high school in the direction of manual training. which is fast being recognized as one of the most import ant factors in school work As soon as We have an adequate building it is our intention to have a regular man. ual arts course and we hope then to have a wellequipped wood and met al-working shop as well as a fun-fledg- ed domestic science department
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 The Grade School building has been completely overhauled inside and has been painted throughout. The desks have been thoroughly cleaned and adjusted to meet the needs of the re- spective grades. Tn windows have been repaired so that there will not be any difficulty in securing ade- quate ventilation.
 No definite action has as yet been taken in regard to the playground and the work upon the school field will be deferred pending the decision of the council as to appropriation.
 Owing to the fact that the law gives the school board no authority to act m NVHArNttuA WllN uCltGLlNE tNll- dren, the report recently submitted by Dr. William Pallister as to the physical and mental condition of Ju- neau school children will not mater ially modify the present methods of instruction.
 President Vim said this morning that while the ideal way to handle the case would be to institute a class for detectives under the charge of a specially trained teacher. the condi- tions are not at present esrious enough to warrant any extra expendi- ture in that direction. There were only two cases of real mental defic- iency reported and these two do not seem to be serious Matters of very slight physical deficiency such as adenoids. and lesser throat and eye troubles have been reported to the parents in each case and in all prob ability will be attended to at their in- stigation.