Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-11
School Notes
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Parent Teacher Association on
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Parent Teacher Association Of
Nov. IL
The NEXT meeting of the teach
ers' reading circle will be held a
the school building Saturday aft
ernoon, Nov. 13, at 2 o'clock.
Miss Gertrude Becker, who
has charge of the domestic sci
ence and German teaching al
Ava, visited Miss Ellis's room
and attended the parent teacher
meeting last week
| A.T.Parrish, an attorney from
Springfield, found the school
building very pleasant place to
spend an hour or more Tuesday
afternoon while he was waiting
for a client to come into town.
Superintendent G. H. Boehm
of the Ava school and G. M. Ellis
of Springfield went through the
school building Wednesday after
school had closed. We hope they
may see US at work the next
time they come.
Both boys and girls have been
busy on the basketball courts
this week and are beginning to
get used to the bumps and the
bruises. The boys in Miss Gas
kills room have a new ball and
will prepare their grounds Sat-
urday.
We are very much indebted to
c. w. Beach for touching up our
piano again this week so that it
may be in perfect tune all the
time. We have a splendid piano.
We enjoy it every day and appre
ciate Mr.. Beach's kindness in
keeping it in such good condition
The senior class met this week
and organized with the following
officers: President, Cecil Brazeal;
vice e-president, Wade Rippee;
secretary, Mintie Avery; assist
ant secretary. Minnie Dennis;
treasurer, Opal Hooyers pianist,
Alice Tomhleson. Colors, green
and white. Flower. white rose,
Rev. N. Bundy of Mountain
Grove and Charles Bottorff of St
Joseph both gave short talks to
the pupils in the assembly room
Tuesday of last week, These men
were making a tour OF the county
in the interest of Sunday school
work. We enjoyed what they told
US and assure them that at least
one student started to Sabbath
school as result of their efforts,
Mr.Learned, who is connected
with the Carnegie Foundation,
spent an hour or so looking over
the school here Thursday and
getting all the information con-
cerning our course of study he
could in the limited time. He was
surprised and highly pleased to
see our equipment for sewing
and commercial courses.
Unless circumstances make it
impossible DR.. F. Il. Riley will talk
to the students during the as
sembly period Monday morning,
Nov Is, concerning the structure
and care of their teeth. Patrons
are cordially invited to attend the
lectures for the next few weeks.
They will be valuable to all who
hear them. We expect DIR. M,
Rogers Nov. % and G. S.Burney
Nov. %.
The glee club, under the direc.
tion of Mrs. J.E. Craig, is making
a very good beginning. Quite a
number of the students are TAX
ing advantage of Mrs. Craig's Of
fer to assist in working up more
interest in vocal music. 1t is a
good work and the teachers are
grateful to her for her interest
in this phase of the young peo-
ple's development
The most interesting number
on the program of the Hyltonian
literary at it's last meeting was
an account by Ralph Hylton of
his trip to the state fair school at
Sedalia the first week in October.
1t was very instructive trip and
all the boys should be interested
in knowing the conditions under
which it was made so they may
try for the honor next year. tits
to be hoped that school for girls
will be organized on the fair
grounds in connection with the