The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-11-16

These children are under the care
full medical inspection Of the
school physician and school nurse.
"The supervisor Of penmanship
has been occupied in the superin.
tendent's office for the past four
weeks, constructing tables for the
annual report of the board of
education, report forms for use
of the schools, etc.
"The supervisor of the kinder
garten and primary departments
has spent the past month in work
ing on the course of study. This
has been in an advisory capacity
in connection with nature study,
spelling and general English COM
mittees.
Intensive work has been done
in accommodating and organizing
the literature work for the kinder
garten and first four grades.
Groups of teachers have been re-
viewing books and listing refer
ences. This has involved a great
deal of detail work which neces-
STATED careful checking and sup
ervision. The work has consisted
of the following, viz:
"1.-Listing according to grade
all the stories and poems appear
ing in the basal texts.
"2.-Analysis of these. stories
and poems by at least two differ
ent teachers with regard to the
following points, viz:
"(a) Method of treatment to
which adapted, such as memoriz-
ing, reproduction, dramatization,
etc.
'(b) Main theme, including
suitability for special holidays,
character building, correlation
with nature study topics, ETC..
"3.--The collection and analy-
sis Of supplementary lists Of
stories and poems to fill any
needs not covered by basal texts.
"4.-The organization Of the
best poems and stories in a month
ly program for the year Of each
grade.
"5.-The making Of lists Of
books for each grade suitable to
be read to pupils.
"6.-The making Of lists of
books for each. grade suitable to
be read by pupils. ~..,...~.
"7.-The making of lists of
books especially attractive and
choice, the purchase Of which may
be recommended to parents, price
and publishers being supplied.
"8.-The preparation of manu-
script copies Of poems and stories
not otherwise available to kinder
gartens and grades.
"Several member Of the depart
ment of music engaged in relief
work at the armory for two
weeks. During the remaining time
they have been at work in the
office, assembling the material
and preparing the work for the
next semester.
"The teachers of the home
training department. organized for
service Immediately after the clos
ing Of the public schools. Their
training had especially fitted them
for efficiency in the different
fields of relief work IN which
help was needed. They were di-
vided into groups and employed
in the field to which they were
best fitted. One group assisted
Miss Quillard in drying vegetables
for the associated charities.
''Meals of the patients from
Nopeming sanatorium who were
quartered at the Denfeld. high
school were planned and prepared
in the home training department.
At the present time, the kitchen
in the Washington building is be-
ing used as center for preparing
food for influenza patients at the
various hospitals. Miss Sloane,
who has charge Of this work, is
assisted by cooking teachers Of
the home training department.
The greatest number of teachers
in this department, however, has
been engaged for weeks in max
ing garments for the fire suffer
ers. Garments already have been
turned in at the armory and to the
associated charities as follows,
viz:
"Thirty-six Gertrude slips, 70
nightgowns, 80 pairs of pajamas,
30 pairs Of drawers, so towels,
10 drassos 4 natticnats 20 kimo.