The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-04

animals. dolA buggies, Christmas
trees and the like. One OF the dainty
decorative features was the transpar-
encies in the form Of butterflies.
The feature OF the third room ex-
hibit, Miss Margaret Mcbride, teach
er. was a special frieze Of drawings,
showing the sequence of months. The
work was we'll done and the original
ity Of ideas for the months was credit
able. May baskets OF dainty design
was another feature of the work of
this room, and there was credit
able display of spelling and ar1th-
metic papers done by the pupils OF
this room.
One feature of the fourth room ex-
hibit, Miss Lillian M. Allen, teacher.
was q corner of booklets which were
made on geographical subjects, langu-
age work, weekly quotations, Wash
ington, Lincoln and several other sub
jects. The cover designs on these
books were especially well done and
elicit praise from every one who sees
them. The carnation design on one
Of the books is practically perfect and
the other covers are exceptionally
we'll done. Another feature was that
Of maps of all the continents, terri
torial possessions, sectional maps,
river systems and lakes.
Uncle sam and Possessions.
The map of the world showing the
possessions Of Uncle Sam proved an
attractive addition to the excellent
work displayed by pupils Of the fifth
room of which Miss Elizabeth S. Stew
ems is teacher. The map was made
by members of the second sixth class.
The doll representing Uncle Sam was
dressed by three of the girls, Marie
Peterson, Emily Patterson and Edith
Raber. From Uncle Sans fingers
run baby ribbons attached to United
States possessions, each ribbon bear
ing the name of the possession. the
United States and Alaska are tinted
in red, white and blue. In the draw
ing work the pupils combined both
gardening and drawing, raising plants
in the school room, and then drawing
these and coloring with water colors.
The fifth room boasts OF a poet and
cartoonist, the former in the person
of Ernest Wilsey and the latter In
the person of Arthur Burton. Work
of both of these students was dis
played.
In room six, Miss Myrtle Megchel-
sen, teacher. geographical and bio
graphical booklets furnished an In
teresting corner Of this display. The
biographies Of American authors were
we'll worked out by the pupils OF this,
room. For geography there were
books and maps and charts showing
the position OF the earth at different
seasons, also charts showing the ar
rangement Of wind belts. In the
drawing work, water colored posters
for the months, and splendid land
scapes and little water scenes were
shown. Probably the best exhibit OF
still life drawings yet made in any of
the schools Vas to be found in this dis
play. This work was in charcoal and
crayon and was of vases, Jars and the
like. For construction work, basketry
mats and candle shades served to
show what the pupils are doing.
In the arithmetic work Of first
seventh pupils under the direction Of
Mrs. Clara P. Sheldon, principal, ap-
piled work in denomination numbers
was shown. The pupils weighed
various articles on the school scales
and made little sketches and worked
out problems from these. The second
seventh pupils made original bills
and statements for their work in
percentage.
Favors made by the pupils, and
hand painted were given to the pa
rents and visitors to the exhibit.