The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-01-29
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The Freshman Girls Charity Clut
has arranged for "A novel means OF
increasing the gradually lowering
fund in its treasury. Permission has
been received from Mayor Munns "a
hold carnival on the first and sec
ond streets OF Forest Park. on the
evening OF Friday. Feb. 4th. The
evening will open promptly at 1880
with a grand parade. drilled by Mr..
Samuel Ham. Dutch and Japanese
lunch booths will be conducted by
members OF the charity club, a candy
booth will exhibit only teachers
cookery Miss Green will have charge
OF the numerous side shows, a trip TO
a mine may be taken through the
underground tunnel. and no pick
pockets or other dangers common to
carnivals need TO be feared as the
streets will be well patroled by Chief
OF Police Gunther and his able band
Entrance fee-5c. Come and bring
your pOckelDOOkb'
Now that the Senior play has been
given. work on the operetta "Bulbul"
will be pushed. The cast will appear
later.
The local High School Basket Ball
team won from Iron Mountain last
Friday night with a score OF As TO IL.
The next game will be played at Nor
way, Fri. Feb. 4th.
The subject OF discussion for the
next regular teachers meeting, Wed.
Feb. End, is Music Made in America"
Only American composers and art
lists will be discussed The different
papers will be illustrated by appro-
pirate selections. Mrs. NJ. Il. Rich
ards will play music by Edward Nc
Donell; selections from Charles
Wakefield Cadman will be rendered
by Samuel Ham; a group of Chadwick
songs will be sung by Caroline Diley;
and the Girls Double Quartette will
sing the Candy Lion by Mrs H. II.
A. Beach Also. selections from Maud
Powell, the eminent American violin
list, will be played on the Victrola.
A cordial invitation TO be present is
extended to the public.
A new class for beginners in Kin
dergarten will be opened. Monday,
Jan. 3lst. Parents are urged to send
children OF five years at the begin
ming OF the semester so that uniform
work can be carried on.
The pictures OF the rooms with
classes in session which were taken
before the holidays by w. NJ. Abbott
OF Battle Creek, Michigan are on exhi-
bition in the respective rooms this
week. ON the whole they are very good
and are much In demand by the pupils.
During the week before Christmas
the school authorities were visited by
representative OF the Palmer sys-
tenn Of penmanship who wished to in
stall the Palmer method instead OF
the Zaner method al present In use
throughout the city schools lie OBJ
served the different writing classes
during the day. comparing the arm
the legibility OF writing.
and the speed OF the two systems.
Upon being shown the specimens
sent from the school to the State In
,titute Exhibit at Saginaw the Palm
n up-holder said they were the best
.esults he had ever seen from classes
II which the Zaner method is in use.
with such results change 10
Iiserent system is obviously unneces-
AIRY
work from the kindergarten
hrough the eighth grade was exhi-
,ited at Saginaw. and although no
,rizes were awarded. superintendent
Till was informed that the Crystal
'alls contribution was among the
est on exhibition.
The standard in writing is believed
8 be the highest this year that II
as been during the last three or
our years. especially in the seventh
nd eighth grades which are doing
work
In the near future Zanerian rep
escntative IS expected, who Is now
ourlng the states. and who has been
commissioned by Mr. Zaner. at his
wn expense, to visit the writing ,
lasses IN the Crystal Falls schools.
The beginning class in stenography
as completed the manual OF Gregg ,
northand. AS soon as the required /
Deed has been reached course in |
fice Training for stenographers
al be given to both the Gregg and
ittman classes. This course won q
rst prize az the Panama Exposition {