The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02
SCHOOL GARDEN IS
EXHIBIT FEATURE
Wells School Pupils Have Right to
Feel Proud Of Their Ex-
pertinent in Gar
denIno.
PRODUCE IS BEING SOLD
Lettuce, Radlshes and Tomato Plants
Raised by Pupils Is Offered
School Work is
Shown.

SHOWN.
The Wells school garden, the first
OF the kind to be planted and tended
by school children of Keokuk, was
one Of the chief features of the ex-
hibit conducted at that school this
afternoon, and which will be contin-
ued this evening. The school garden
which has been planted ON some va.
cant property adjoining the school,
has been cultivated and cared for by
the pupils of the school under the
supervision of the teachers. . The
garden is in splendid shape now, due
to careful management. and is cred
1t to the school children and the dis.
trict.
Vines and hardy plants are set out
along the fences. On one side there
is sunflower hedge, with old-fashion-
ed four o'clocks in front. Hollyhocks
cosmos and other hardy flowers are
planted on the opposite side of the
garden. One portion is given over
entirely to flowers, and there are
asters, and iris and various other
varieties of plants, both spring and
fall in this community section. All
of the pupils had hand in this part
of the garden.
The remainder OF the plot is divid-
ed off into garden beds, which are in
the care of the children Of the various
rooms. Each room has its own par
ticular plot OF ground and the beds
are kept in apple pie order"
What's In Each Bed.
The seventh grade pupils garden
contains cabages and tomatoes. In
the sixth grade garden potatoes are
to be found Onions, lettuce and
beets are grown in the fifth grade
beds. A big bed of onions is the prop
erty Of fourth grade pupils. The let
tuce and radishes which were placed
on sale at the exhibit were grown in
the third grade section. The second
grade pupils have garden Of peas.
and beans are grown in the first
grades garden. Squash are the, pro-
ducts Of the kindergarten.
All of the work in the school garden
has been done under the supervision
of the regular corps Of teachers. The
actual amount Of work expended on
the garden has been accounted for.
The interested pupils many of them
were at work in the gardens before
school and following dismissal in the
afternoon.
All of the garden, and the plants
were set out on Arbor day. Consider
ing the various handicaps CT weather
and the like, the young gardeners
have right to be proud of their gar
den.
Birds are Attracted.
The boys have set out bird houses
on the top of the high fence. Several
families Of blue birds have taken up
their abode in these and are Offering
encouragement to the children by
their rally songs.
The Civic league has been a great
help to the school gardeners. helping
to have the garden plot plowed AND
putting up fences. Some photographs
displayed on the gate leading to the
school garden show Just what an I'M
provement has been made in this plot
of ground since the project was start
ed
The only thing that is worrying
teachers and pupils now. Is how u
have the garden taken care OF proper
Nv in the summer vacation. 1t is hop
eu that SOLQ0 VI Tie pSopi0 III ShS NAS
trict who feel that they could give
little time each week will be able TO
help out in this.
School Work Exhibit.
The exhibit of school work is being
made in the kindergarten room The
work of the different grades is ex.
hibited here, in compact space, and
the visitors were taken through the
room and then out to the garden
There is an exhibit of kindergarten
work which is quite interesting, the
cutting on line, and the usual color
work of the kindergarten is shown
here. Some unusually good clay mod,
cling work is shown from one OF the
rooms. The exhibit of weaving, raffia
work in mats and baskets and the
water color work is unusually good
The usual display of regular school
work in writing, arithmetic, language
work and the like is made, and the
display Of water color work Is most
unusual and commendable. The map
work and the various books made by
the pupils is worthy Of note.
The boys of the manual training de
partment OF the upper grades made
an exhibit of fly traps and bird
houses. The girls of the domestic
science department conducted sale
of candy and cakes during the exhibit
There was sold also radishes, lettuce
and tomato plants out Of the school
garden.
Rugs Being Made.
The rugs made by the Mothers clut
of the school were on sale, and these
found ready purchasers. The pro
ceeds Of the sales went to the school
garden fund.
The exhibit will be open until
o'clock tonight that the men OF the
district may have an opportunity tc
come In and see the work done. This
evening the West Keokuk orchestra
will play during the open house.
The teachers of the building are