The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-15
SCHOOL NOTES
BY Edward .. RawIIns

4 llghted the student BODY OF Mt. Yer |
non high school with a baritone solo |
The rest Of Mondays program, how |
ever, showed deep research on the
part of the participants and was Civ.
en- In a very clever manner, as is |
shown by this program:
Selection-Orchestra
Essay, Oregon-Josephlne Young.
Baritone solo-Charles Meyers.
Original story--Lorna Shaw.
Essay, The Mission Play-Delta
Clements.
Grafton, An Appreciatlon-Dan
Houck.
Announcements by Mr.. Doherty,
Mr.. Chubb and Mr.. Rimer
Observation-Disclosures
Mesdames Wright and Schaeffer
were visitors at chapel Monday morn.
ing.
The attendance throughout the
schools Of Mt. Vernon is back to nor
NAL for the first time since the grip
epidemic some weeks ago.
! o.
The results of the state spelling
contest in this section is very good
and we are ahead OF the limits for
continuing the contest after the first
elimination by 81. The words are
very difficult but in spite of this some
very good grades were obtained,
there being one 100 and several be-
tween 80 and 100. The 100 was OBJ
tanned by an eighth grade boy from
the First ward and the next best, 81,
by high school boy. There we're
$50 words given out in the grades
and 300 in the high school, There
are some very good spoilers in Mt.
Vernon and the prospects for good
showing at Columbus in June are ex-
cellent.
| Miss Chew, one of our local teach
ers, was unable to attend her duties
a half day during the forepart of the
week on account of Illness.
| Prof. Zaner, author of our course in
penmanship, was in Mt. Vernon on
Thursday, inspecting the work done
in the schools here. After he had
completed his rounds and had drop
ped few remarks as to how the
work might be bettered along some
lines, he declared that the work here
was above the average. We take this
as compliment of the good work
done here, as Mr.. zaner has had ma
tion-wide experience visiting schools
from Boston to San Francisco and
in fact everywhere that his system is
in use throughout the world.
Lincoln's birthday coming on Sat
urday this year no elaborate prepara-
tions were made for Lincoln pro-
grams throughout the city schools.
The event being observed in a very
quiet manner, enough attention be-
| ing given to it, however, that the
noted day might not pass by unnotic-
ed by the pupils, and it was by little
talks by the teachers on the subject
that their memories were refreshed.
The Mothers club of the Second
ward met last Wednesday evening at
that building. A fine program was
given. The chief feature of the even
ing was q very interesting talk by
Rev. H. II. Miller, after which the
meeting adjourned.
Extra efforts are being made to
help the delinquents who seem un-
able to keep up with their work, and
every available means is used to aid
them that they may be successful in
the fatal June exams"
The Mothers club of the Fifth
ward will meet at that building next
Wednesday afternoon. Supt Zemer
will give talk. All interested in the
welfare of the school are invited to
come.
On account of the insufficient sup
ply of gas the coal CRATES were put
under the boilers at the Dubinsky
building in order that enough heat
could be supplied TO keep the build
ing warm.
Supt. zemer has accepted the in
vitation to take charge of the pro-
gram for the joint meeting of the
teachers and superintendents of the
Central Ohio Teachers association to