Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-05-10
CIVIC ACTIVITIES IN
WlLlMAR SCHOOLS
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requirement of so large q flag. A
special request was presented to the
superintendent by the pupils Of this
building asking that the Board of
Education should furnish q suitable
flag pole. Some friend of the school
was interested and donated for the
purpose a large pole, and the Board
Of Education contributed by having
the pole placed upon the school
grounds. On the Goth Of April, on
Grants birthday, the pupils of the
school invited the Grand Army to be
present at the raising of the flag. The
president Of the Commercial Club was
invited to be present and to make a
speech to the school and Grand Army
on this occasion, and the flag was
hoisted for the first time amidst the
solemnity and delight of the occasion.
The pupils of two rooms in another
building organized what was known
as Junior Civic League, and removed
ulated on the walks around their
building. When this was done and
spring opened they enlarged their &C.
tivities by appointing committees to
appear before the different rooms of
the building and high school and in
augurate a clean up campaign of the
school grounds, the boulevards, and
the streets surrounding the school
block. When this work was accom-
plished, they continued their activ-
tiles by organizing themselves into
committees for the purpose of seeing
that one street, which passed their
building, should be cleaned, both as to
nd Id Of
one end to the other. They visited
the homes along this street and en-.
listed the cooperation of the citizens
in this work.
The pupils of the Lafayette build
ing, after the flag raising, inaugural
ed campaign which resulted in the
grading, by friends of the school, of
the street passing in front of their
building. They are at work now, by
petition and committees, endeavoring
to enlist the cooperation of the City
| Council andOadjoining property own
ers for the purpose Of having this
newly graded street covered with
gravel.
| Individual pupils throughout the
have done much towards cleaning
yards, boulevards, and streets near
their own homes.
In connection with the study of
birds in the month of May hundreds
of bird houses have been made by
the boys and girls; birds have been
studied in the neighborhood; bird
houses have been put in place; and
during the winter great quantities Of
food was distributed for the n0urish-
ment Of the birds.
In addition to the foregoing lines
of work, which have been done from
month to month, there are certain
lines carried out throughout the year
which have for their purpose the
making of better citizens of our child
rem; and other lines of work which
do not continue throughout the year,
but which arise occasionally and con-
tribute to the same end. Among the
former is the savings system. Pu-
pills are permitted to make deposits
in their own room at almost any time,
but especially upon one day of each
week. This savings system is quite
generally patronized by the pupils OF
the school, and hundreds of dollars
have been deposited in the bank each
year by them. Through the combined
efforts of the Commercial Club and
the school, home garden work is car.
ried on through the summer. The
superintendent, the agricultural in.
structor, and one representative OF
the Commercial Club outline the work
and distribute the prizes given by the
Commercial Club. Gardens are plant
ed under the supervision of the agrf
cultural Instructor and he visits each
garden once every two weeks during
the course of the growing season. Pu
pills are expected to make exhibits
at the County Fair, and to write ar
essay setting forth the methods OF
production, and the expenses and re-
turns Of the enterprise.
On one occasion the school deter
mined to organize for the purpose Of
boosting the summer Chautauqua
which up to this time had scarcely
if ever, paid expenses. The city was
laid out in detail and tickets were
sold before the end of school. The
advertising which this gave to the
Chautauqua movement resulted in re
ceipts nearly double the guaranteed
amount and since that time the Chau
tauqua has done well.
No opportunity is lost, while oppor
tunities are actually made for pupils
to stand on their feet before a room
. full of children tn nresont como mori