The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-22

an annual feature for twelve years, was
closed Thursday morning at the high
school auditorium when Mrs. Fred
Braisted, chairman OF the committee,
presented the winning contestants their
prizes. Three hundred papers were sub
mitted, sixty Of which were chosen as
worthy OF recognition, the following be
ing winners Miss Elizabeth Ball re-
ceived first recognition, Miss Franeel
Murphy second and Ralph Goodman,
third.
Ralph Goodman receiving honorable
recognition was also presented with a
flag The subjects were Darkness and
Dawn" by Miss Elizabeth Ball Am |
My Brothers Keeper" by Frauocl
Murphy and "The Unit Of Patriotism
by Ralph Goodman
Military instruction which has been a
feature at the Jefferson school for sew
eral months under Sergeant Peters, OF
the local recruiting station, has been
discontinued.
The following schools have orchestras
this year: Whittier, Lincoln, Cubert-
sou, Lowell, Emerson, Hawthorne,
Edgemere, Bryant Riverside and
Willard. These schools, through the
donations OF pupils, provide their own
orchestral training II Is hoped by an
other year to have an orchestra IN
every school under a musical director
Pupils Of the fourth grade under Miss
Henklcs Of Jefferson school have made
one sweater, one comfort kit, twelve
waShcloths and four handkcrchlcts.
The third grade pupils of Miss Fcnk 9
room at Jefferson school who are per
feet in attendance are; Harry White
Smith, Lucille Brand, Louise Dunning
and Maude Ellen Hambin.
Miss Katherine Davis. art and pen
manshlp teacher at Jefferson school
has instructed her 8.A-B and 7-A-n
pupils in bookblnding. the result being
that l35 hand-bound books are now III,
private property Of the pupils These
are artiStically hand decorated anC
compiled to use as war scrap books.
They will be filled with valuable wal
clipping and become a source OF val
, liable data in later years
I, Jefferson school boys are preparing
to enter into the track meet
, Carl Bergman Of Edgcmere school ha
I robin house up
Jack beans have been planted on TN
p, southside wall of Riverside school
where every summer they make
luxurious showing with their rapt
| vining
I -Four years ago four classes with al
v average Of twelve to twsnty-ssven pupil
: comprised the musical department Of tn
schools This year Miss Worley ha
g seven classes with twenty to seventy
five pup,ls, all the result Of voIuntar,
. growth
Norris Earnheart of Edgemere schoo
has entered into the poultry club con
!, test and begins this year in partnership
- with his father They have 25Q Whit
Orphngtons.
e The circulating library Of Riversid
q school has $50 books all purchased b,
+. the school The supplementary schou
e library has 609 books
:, The bird house movement is takin
y hold Of pupils Of Edgemere school. tn
. following boys now having house
ready for their bird tenents: Jph
Of Junior Donnel, Lowell North, Gailan
Sc Slemp, Thomas Mcintyre, William Far
ris, Will Tom Stogncr, and Osca
Kirby Tom Mcintyre has family q
r mourning doves, who have been tenant
a. for three weeks.
m Mrs. Maude Milan, teacher of tn
fourth grade at Washington school ha
three large boxes Of young tomato an
he pepper plants which by Nav | will
r ready to place on the market bv h,
IN pupils. In this way all her pupils wi