The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-20
,,.,,av Of Work During Year 10 Being
Made at This School This
Afternoon and
Evening.
IS OF MUCH INTEREST
p.trons Of che School and Anyone
Who Is Interested in the Work,
Invited to
Attend.

Work of the pupils OF the JeHersoI
.chool was displayed today In the
rarions rooms of the building, ant
during the afternoon the exhibit was
onened to the public. The hours
wore from three to five o'clock
This evening the exhibit will be
onened from seven until nine O'Clock
md anyone who is interested in the
work of the schools is invited to at
tand The exhibit is a very credit
able one, and comprises work done
hv the pupils throughout the school
rear.
In the first room there is a splen-
did display of primary work. A REQ
Cross hospital, circus, soldiers,
Cinnamon and chickens vie with
each other for the place of honor In
The first room exhibit. The Red
Cross hospital is particularly timely,
but the circus has the most friends
among the young exhibitors. The
chickens and ducks occupy an entire
section Of the blackboard. Very
militant looking soldiers, and some
more peaceful appearing Cinnamon
|re shown, too.
Cut Out Work Featured.
In the second room the cut out
work is probably given the most en-
phasis. One very clever feature is a
barber shop, with it's tinfoil mirrors,
and it's barber chairs all in neat
row. Another similar display is that
|of furnished house, the work all
being done by the pupils. A fringe
Of tulips in pots cut out of paper
and colored decorates one of the
rails ALI of this work is unusually
good, and displays the individuality
Of the pupils. The clay work in this
room has been colored to suit the
tastes of the individual nloulders.
In the third room there is an at
tractiye exhibit of clay work, draw
ing, coloring, and booklet cover
work. Samples of daily work in
various subjects are displayed and
there is plenty of merit, to be found
IA the pupils work here.
Ia display of clay modelling work
h made in the fourth room, together
With the booklet work, the water
|ulor designs, and the like. Peace
and war finds its expression in some
III the coloring and book work dis
played here, too.
crocheting and Cross Stitch. ;
] Crocheting and cross stitcn work,
done entirely by the pupils, is one
If the interesting features in the dis
play made by the fifth room. Maps
showing various sections of the coun- |
Try, bird cards, colored in natural
nlors, Washington books, and calen- |
dar designs are among the other
work which Is displayed. Checker
boards made by the students are on
exhibit, along with samples of daily |
.ehool work
In room six. blotting pads, grass
books, and the like are features of |
The exhibit There is considerable |
Of interest to be found in the maps |!
which are drawn to represent pro-
ducts of the various parts of the
country, and the capitals of the vari-
GUS states, too. Raffia work and |
manual training work, such as bird |
here, too.
Samples of arithmetic work and
drawing are displayed in the prin-
eipals office.
The teachers at the Jefferson are
Miss Van Grieken, first room; MISS
katherine Blorn, second room; Miss
Rice, third room; Miss Mary Hise
Norton. fourth room; Miss Beckett,
NTH room, and Miss Hansen. sixth
room and assistant principal. Mr..
sDsnison is principal Of this building
as well as at the Carey