The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-11-05
Splendid Exhibit
Of School Work
-Four Public and Ten Rural!
Schools Entered the County
School Contest
TEACHERS CONGRATULATED
Work on Display in the Courtl
Room Should Be Seen By
All Parents

The walls in the court room,
the two jury rooms and the
hall are covered with work done
by the school children Of Nc
Lean county. 1t took the judges
two days of hard work to pick
out the winners as there were
so many entries. 1t is a
splendid exhibit Of what the
children are being taught to do
and the advancement that is
being made.
The Underwood school, Of which
Prof. Vogel is principal, has a
good display Of the work done in
manuel training. The Morris
chairs are SO comfortable chat
they could be easily sold for a
big price. The young ladies Of
that school have made some
very pretty dresses. BY tie
exhibit coming SO near the be-
ginning Of school, it was impos-
sible 20 send work done this year.
but the things shown were made
since the last exhibit.
The 74h and 8th grades Of the
Max school has some fine look
ing maps on exhibit. The 4th
grade in the same school made
some doll muffs and caps Of
heavy yarn that are the envy Of
all the little girls who visit the
exhibit.
The only schools to enter the
domestic science contest were
Iowa, No. l, Max and Washbalrn.
Only doughnuts, bread, jelly and
pickles are shown this year while
last year there were many more
entries.
The Wilton school has a good
display. The work in water
color by the End and 3rd. grades
is remarkable for such young
children. Hazel Cotton Of this
school seems to be a very ac-
complished young lady for l2
years old. She can do emb1oid-
eling, tatting, cross stitch work
and plain sewing.
The Koenig school near Tur-
tie Lake sent in the only vege-
tables shown except one display
Of potatoes from Washburn.
The vegetable exhibit is very
much smaller than last year.
All +he work exhibited by the
Washburn school has been done
this year. This is their first
y ar Of sewing aud water color
and the 18th and 9Th grades have
some~,good exhibits.
In the Iowa district No. l, the
Hagen and Findley children have
done some good work. One of
the letters written by child
in this school is given below:
Wilton, N. D., Oct. 25, 1915.
Mr.. j. L. Brekken,
Dear Superintendent,
l hope you will be glad to get
a letter from me. / am glad to
get q chance, to write to you.
Gee you are a big fellow. had
to laugh the first time / see you.
Our teacher said here comes the
superintendent and she begun
to fix her hair; when / see you
set down it tickled me. I wish
l could be big like you when I
get to be a man. I could fight
good then. Say do you like to
hunt. l sneaked the gun out
the other day and shot
duck. Gee / was tickled but I
was afraid ma would be mad but
she only laughed and said be
careful. Wash t she good. Ny
ma is always good to us kids. /
hope you wont make fun Of this
letter. Wish you would come al
Good By
Melvin Hagen.
Age ~ years.
Lake Williams, the school
taught by Miss Minnie johnson,
has some we'll prepared OK
hibits, theif neatness deserve
special mention.
Mrs. Sprollt is the teacher III.
the Wise school No. 4. She sent
a big exhibit showing work done
in sewing, water color, drawing.
crocheting, writing, etc.
In the Cplyint schocl, near Dog