The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-18
LINCOLN SCHOOL
PUPILS EXHIBIT
Unusually Good Display Of School
Work 10 Made Today OF Labor
Dono During Last
Few Months.
FEATURE IN EACH ROOM
Fenmanshlp Work Of the Seventh
Graders Under the Direction OF
Miss Harrington, 10
FEATURE IN EACH ROOM


of the pupils Of the Lincoln building
was held today. The work was OF
the highest class, and there were
several unusual and interesting Tea
lures displayed in each room. Inc
teachers deserve credit for the work
they have done with their pupils
during the school year which Is CLOS
ing and pupils have an exhibit that
they may well be proud OF.
In the kindergarten room, MISS
Marjorie Luse, director. Miss Helen
Woolley, assistant, there were several
interesting features of the exhibit.
In the handwork shown, were Sill
houettes of black and white depicting
the nursery rhymes, paintings OF Hsh
bowls and Japanese lanterns, ana an
interesting display Of paper foldlng
showing coats and the like. Some
thing out of the ordinary were the
free hand drawings, nursery rhymes
being the subject, robins and now
ers. A growing geranium furnished
the model for this latter subject. In
the work with building blocks, a
church, train and clock were shown
! Around the free hand drawing display
was a border Of flags, cut and color
led by the kindergarten children.
In room one, Miss Florence Gao
riel teacher, there was a doll house
with living room and bed room, the
house surrounded by garden with
growing grasses and a tiny lake In
| the center Of the grounds. Tile walks
ran through the garden. The chill.
diem cut and folded the furniture for
the house and flowers and benches
for the garden. A March day poster
was another attractive feature in this
room Free hand cuttings OF boys
flying kites and clothes line flying
in the wind were shown on this
poster. A company l. camp done IN
| clay, was another feature OF the ex-
hibit in this room. Besides these
special features there were samples
of water color work done during the
i year.
/ In room two, Miss Mamie e. Slack.
teacher. the feature display was that
| OF a sand table to illustrate the story
of the Three Bears There was the
three room house which Goldie Locks
! visited. and in the house was the
dining room, with its table set for
three, the three chairs and upstairs
1.-THE three beds. Surrounding the
house was forest, In which the
clay bears lives The forest was
| bed Of oats.
| Resides this there were specimens
of spelling and penmans1ip from each
class and free hand paper cutting
work. and water colors and crayoia
work. One of the boys had erected
/ a model Of draw bridge which was
| also a. feature of this rooms exhibit.
I Keokuk Parade Described.
In room three, Miss Florence
Brown. teacher, the pupils made
booklets in which they wrote the
story of Keokuk's loyalty day parade
a month ago. The booklets were dec
GRATED with flags. Picture study
booklets were another book feature
shown. Besides this work were II
Illustrated number work papers, Dutch
posters and other cuttings. one OF
the interesting bits of work done was
that of Nav basket weaving. Consid-
cradle free hand work in crayola,
water colors, pencil and chalk was on
display.
In room four. Miss Dora Lachmann,
teacher, the sand table was used to
illustrate geography lessons. A
mountain had been constructed here.
Salt and flour maps of exceptionally
good design had been made OF North
America, and along with these were
product and water color maps. Free
hand water color drawings of dog
wood blossoms furnished dainty
touch of color in the drawing work |,
section. Some unusually good clay |
work was shown here. too.
In room five, Miss Carrie Raisch, /,
teacher, there were displayed some
splendid maps Of salt and flour |
South America was shown in colors, |
and there were 2rod>t maps OF the |
United States and small maps show
ing drawing work Of all kinds. pen
manship, and language work, and |
calendar and book work, were dis
played
The clay work was a special fea- I
ture of the exhibit in room six. Miss |
Verna B. Larsen, teacher. This clay |
work was unusually well done both
in modelling and colors, and most of !
the pieces looked tempting enough to
eat. Raffia and reed work was shown |
here. too, together with product maps
of the United States, Iowa, and var
ious sections of the United States |
Besides this work there was shown !
language, geography, spelling and
drawing booklets, water color paint
ings, pencil drawings, penmanship
paoers. arithmetic papers and letters.
Penmanship is Feature.
AS fine an exhibition Of penman-
shin as one could wish to see was |
that made in room seven. Miss Mary |
J. Harrington teacher of this room
has laid special emphasis on writing. |
and the papers on display showed |
this. The penmanship was excellent,
and the pupils showed IN their work
the careful training they had been
given. A large per cent Of the pupils
here are writing for the Palmer GER
tificates Booklets containing stories
of Lincoln and Washington with at |