Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-19
SCHOOL EXHIBITS.
lRv w. CLYDE Johnsonl

other building for it.
For three successive years Miss Per-
Gle Fuhrer and her pupils at Lawder
have made an exhibit, and each year
I. great Improvement has been made.
This year she spelled her name and
made her decorations with autumn
leaves. Her exhibit is made up Of a
number Of drawings, note books, IL
Illustrated compositions. and the like
of excellent merit showing the kind
of work done ut the school. There is
also some hand work Of the boys - 3
real log cabin with stick chimney -
the cabin in which Abraham Lincoln
was born, a hay stacker that really
and truly stacks hay, and a u made
by a girl There are also some worthy
maps.
Miss Blanche White and pupils Of
Liberty school have made a very cred
table showing of their ability to do
first-elass school work. Their dis
play is made up Of a large number of
handmade and hand decorated note
books, scrap books Of pictures and pa
per cuttings, a collection Of the differ
ent varieties of wood found in the dis
trict, a number Of sewing cards done
by the primary folks, some illustrated
stories and compositions, a large col
lection of seeds of different plants and
cereals, many excellent drawings and
maps, some beautiful fancy work, some
hand work consisting of raffia bas-
kets, and paper boxes, some good re-
lief maps made of salt and flour, and
some hemp and cotton grown in the
district.
Mrs. Eva C. Nieman and her small
band of about a dozen have made a
very good and a very large display of
the work done at Stauffer. There are
a number of illustrated note books
of the different subjects studied, a few
quilt squares, relief maps, made of
salt and flour, large posters made of
paper cuttings - some representing
a collection of dogs, others of diffen-
ent kinds Of stock - a number of
cleverly mounted beautiful pictures, a
number of excellent maps, some illus
trated compositions, colored drawings
and some hand-work by the boys, a
good Stat gate that won't sag, and a
wind mill that will do the work.
Central, although they are a long
way off, are not to be left out. They
sent in a nice little exhibit of maps,
drawings, compositions, hand-work.
etc. This made a very creditable show
ing for a school far away. Miss
Maggie Hoffman is the enterprising
teacher.
Miss Helen Graham ana the pupils
Of Hurdle had one If the lrrge and
splendid exhibits. III &c IS a patch.
work quilt, some good drawings, many
fine maps, collections of feathers.
leaves, irsects and flowers; paper
weaving, busy work 20 lttlc folks;
some ,rautiful fancy work; many
pieces Of cay modelling and paper cut
ting rI;t good hani-work baskets,
a toy, d adder, a pai' # small shoes.
a real ,wo-story house. and a broom
that 'wc6Ts; note hooks with very
attractive covers in bla,r and white.
Miss Gr1s ans ow., idea. some fine
posters Of product, and different
kinds + stock grown in he district; a
Sample egch Of tobacco and IF gcehcr
peas: 4 lection If seats + lsts.
and Of ar ties of W T.: many fem
produC's AM some firn ,,,anrI goods
done by the girls; some birds nests
and a hornets nest; AMI a number Of
interesting relief maps made Of pa
"er pulp; and some rqinf4ll chars
The name was made o. peppers,
tf hickory sticks. Taa border is
very unique made Of nillct heads.
All this work was done this year.
Most of the work exhibited was done
this year - in some five o. six
weeks. The time was too short fer a
larger number to take part. 1t reuuir-
ed much extra work and time to get
these results. And ! wish to say that
on all hands | have heard much praise
and cOmmendation many remarks
Of surprise and wonder that such ex-
]cellent work could be done by pupils
in the rural schools.
shall give as nearly as possible A
complete list of pupils entering. maps.
drawings. etc, in the different con-
tests.
Those entering United States maps
were: Permilia Owings, Liberty.
Elizabeth Dowell, Stauffer; Lora Dv-
sart, Lawson; MabIe Trotter. Tulin.
Matte Hall. Sunrise; One from Mo.
limo; Forest Hofsess, Duly; Ola Stow
ers, Bean Greek; Edwin Boeger, Prai-
RE Lea; Rosaline johnson. Carter.
Frank Fecht, Maple Grove; Edith
Harris, South Liberty; Sylvia Jones,
Hurdle; Otto Roth, Dye; Hermel Law
Ter Francis Davis; Friendship: Ma
ME Fowler, Prairie M@nd; and ono
each from Erisman and Lawder.
Inc following entered maps of Mis-
souri,; Anna May Cox, South Liberty.
Charity Morgan, Lawder; Margaret f.,
Sel6' Duly; Mable T%rotter, Tulip;
James Crooks, Duly; Tommie Max.
we'll Georgia Van Horn, Fox; Haven't ,
Crawford, Lawson; Minnie Williams
friendship; Obie Hall, Jackson. Ola
Showers, Bean Creek; Jesse Tnrpor y,
Stauffer; Rosaline johnson, Carter. :
Mary " Crank, Canada; Harry Barr :
Mable Grove and Sylvia Jones. Hur-
die; Lena Smith, Liberty; also one
zach from Sneed and Moline. =
The Audrain maps were entered bv.
Mae Nichols, Duly; Mabel Brvsor :
Friendship; Mary Morris, Hurdle. !
helen Kincade, Maple Grove; Ida Loo
freeman jackson; George Johnson
Ralph McMurtry, Carter; Tbelma
hellien, Cedar Grove; Edward Berry.
South Liberty; Vergil Lintz, Dye; OF.
lVer Earnst. Crane; Joe Wilson, Moli- s
no; also n each from Erisman and !
Liberty. anu