The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-05-30
SCHOOL NOTES
BY Edward 3. Rawllns

W BY Edward B. Rawilns y h..
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The chapel exercises last Mond
were little different from usual, t0s
program being in the nature OF a doi
onstration Of the work done IN tie
public speaking classes during the
past year, and to add to the novelty
Of the affair, It was given in the form
of a playlet The scene was laid u
a stateroom Of Henry Ford's peace
ship, the Oscar II. The whole thins
was very cleyerly planned and as the
speeches we're extemporaneous, the
work showed how the work Of the
past year i'm public speaking had Civ
en- the students the ability to get up
on the spur of the moment and talk /
intelligently. The program, after q !
| good demonstration had been given !
ended rather abruptly when the ships !
messenger sighted submarine. The
passengers all gave shrek and
rushed to the rail. The exercises
next Monday will probably be the
best of the year. The program is in
the hands of this years senior class
and is given in honor of the Shakes
pearian tercentennary and the pro
gram is nearly all Shakespearian and
will certainly be worth the while Of
all who will come and see it. Among
some of the numbers will be a scene
from King Lear and a Shakespearian
masque written by Miss Mary Schneb-
ly. There will also be some other
numbers of shorter duration which
will be worth while coming for alone,
since the only cost is the labor Of
walking to the high school auditor
, ium.
: At chapel last Monday were Mes
danes L. ]. Minard, Crider, Schaeffer,
Misses Belle Beam, Clara Beam, Mar
tha Cutler, Ethel Perkins, Dorothy
Cassell, Alice Pickard, Sara Long,
q Ruth Lepley and Mr.. Waldo Melon
t aid.
word might here be said about
the exhibit of the public schools, both
a grades and high school, last Thurs
n day. The exhibits in the grades de-
: serve as much credit for their novel
Z ties as the exhibits of the upper
grades. The exhibits of the lower
q classes were certainly very interest
o ing and were visited by many of the
n proud parents of the children who
II had various things on display anC
II much praise was given the teacher
II who taught the making of the various
works of art. The teachers deserve
=. all the praise that was given them, a
10 they are the silent workers in tn
s. background or in other words, tn
s. powers behind the throne. At tn
lie high school We're the exhibits of tn
H. manual training, domestic science
. domestic art, English and physic
classes. Many were the things o
-, display here; from the manual trail
II ing department were library table
ne porch swings, piano benches an
IL many very useful articles; from tn
y, domestic art department were man
er works of real art and some piece
NJ that took a good deal of skill
-, make: from the domestic science d
cd partment were the goodies that wel
he so tempting that guard was at haT
ok at all times to prevent any hung
ms soul from making minus quantity
elt some of that section of the eXhib
i, In the English and physics eXhibi
-as were the notebooks for the year pa
III and also some of the other work tn
i'm has been accomplished along tho
ov- lines. Many visitors viewed the {
is hibits and visited the work bel
put done in the class room among who
were some of the officials of the
a. cal chamber of commerce who we
ish very much interested in the work
bey the public schools On the who
un- the exhibits were excellent and
ote. one person can be given the ere
ept for the work dispayed and no one
eta- to be given the praise for the 8
cess of the various exhibits, as
the teaching force of Mt. Vernon
ER. their share. Each one helped in
or her way.
ster o
Miss Mckay of the Third WI
re- teaching force was unable to attt
r,on her duties Thursday and Friday
account Of illness.
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The seventh grade of the Fl
m,et' Ii,.1t, ward went on a butterfly hunt
e SO Wednesday afternoon and while