The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-23
Work Which Has Been Done Along
Different Lines Was Shown the
Patrons and Parents
Today.
SOME UNIQUE FEATURES
Millinery Shop, Bird Books and keo-
kuk Book Are Among Un-
usual Things
Shown.

A fine exhibit of school work was
made today by the pupils of the Gar
field school. In every room there was
a display Of work which has been
done in various lines Of activity dur
ing the year, and in several OF the
rooms distinct features we're shown.
In the first room there was a good
display of cut out work, free mana
drawing, coloring and clay modelling
done by the pupils. A Washington
birthday corner revealed number or
cooked hats, cherries and hatchets;
there was. valentine corner with
valentine of red hearts sbordered In
robins and blue birds: and Christ
mas corner Besides all of this spe
cial work there were animals, anu
dolls, and flowers. and little drawings
OF pussy willows and the like. IN
the clay modelling work, especially
was an interesting exhibit. Bowls OF
fruit, dishes of stick candy and OF
other sorts, and whole grove OF TIT
trees on back ground OF snow:
Around this table, too, was d line OF
rocking horses, cut out and coloreo
by the children
In room two a millinery shop was
one of the first things to catch the
eye This was unusually well done.
and each child contributed hat, Oh
shape and color as suited his indlVla-
ual taste. The hats were properly
mounted for display and distributed
over the proper counters. There were
even candles made of paper rolled
over needles and mirrors made of tin
foil. and awnings over the windows.
Another new departure was the weav-
ing OF bags, the first work of this
sort to be done in second grade. The
bags were woven over cardboard
looms and will hold marbles Or jacks.
Quaint little valentines made by the
pupils occupied important places, and
clay modelling of various designs was
shown.
Dolls and Easter.
In room three there were dolls anu
dolls of all sorts and sizes. and
dressed in many different styles.
These dolls were all made by the pu-
pills, and each one carried out his own
design in the manufacture. The dolls
were grouped about the room along
with the other features Of exhibit
Each pupil made a monogram letter
for calendars, using the first letter
of each month, with appropriate deco
ration for the background.
Easter was not forgotten by the
children who made the dolls and the
Easter eggs displayed in room four
The small maidens were Juggling gor-
geous1y colored Easter eggs in va
ri coored border which extended
about the room. Free hand drawing.
water color work and pencil work
was also displayed, and there were
spelling books. with original covers
and designs, and Washington books
in which the story of the first presi-
dent was told.
Maps OF various sections of the
United States, made free hand by the
pupils were 2 feature Of the fifth
com exhibit These maps were
drawn and colored by the pupils. Be-
sides the maps there were exhibits OF
drawing and work in colors and a
number of books each on different
subject, and each the work IF the in.
dividual pupil The subjects treated
in these books were quite varied.
Bird Books.
Bird books with the personal OBJ