The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-05-18

in securing teachers, it may prove
necessary to close the after-school
classes. Many of the teachers are
preparing special programs for the
closing exercises in June.
The supervisors of drawing andi
dustrial art visited all the schools i'll
April. Plans are under way for an
exhibit this month. In the Central
high school ESQ girls have been Or
ganized into knitting classes and $50
into sewing classes. A group of boys
has purchased knitting machine for
the production of stockings. This
work is done after school under the
direction of high school teachers.
A contest was held in the Central
high school for the purpose of max
ing war saving stamp posters. Three
posters were passed by the examining
board in Minneapolis and forwarded
for second examination by the
board in Chicago.
War Affects Study Course.
During the past semester the
course of study has been somewhat
modified to encourage the designing
and lettering of thrift stamp posters,
the cultivation of war gardens and
the conservation of food.
Primary penmanship classes have
shown successful results in efforts to
get a more free finger movement. In
the upper classes, teachers have been
asked to be more critical as to de-
tails of the written product. A num-
Der of teachers show more optimis-
tic spirit as to the penmanship work.
Meetings for special instruction of
teachers are being continued. The
director of penmanship has given
noon hour talks on penmanship to
the teachers in many of the build
ings.
During April, the primary super.
visor made ITS visits to and confer
ences with teachers as we'll as thirty
conferences with principals. Two de-
monstration lessons, one for the
Fifth grade teachers at the Munger
and one for the principals at the Lin
coin school were prepared and pre-
sented. Special emphasis has been
given to checking up results in Ian
guage and reading.
Causes of Truancy.
In the attendance department,
work was done as follows: cases in
vestigated, 200; cases completed,
200; truancy cases, %; personal ILL
ness, r.; want of shoes or clothing,
4; illegally employed, 3; changed
residence, 3; ,inclement weather, 1;
Indifference at home, So; assisting
at home, FL; causes not classified, 5.
During April, the director of phys
ical training met all teachers who
are new to the system in order that
definite instruction could be given on
the outlines for the remainder of the
year. This department will take part
in a May exhibit to be held in each
school building.
The medical inspector visited 23
schools in April and total of 289
children were examined in routine.
All the schools reported heavy alb
sences from minor contagious dis
eases. There has been a minimum
of scarlet fever and diptheria. A
threatened outbreak of diptheria was
headed off at the Merritt school and
a search was instituted to find the
source of a few recent cases in the
Monroe school.
School Nurse Was Busy.
The school nurse made 124 visits
to- schools and '531 visits to homes
during the month of April. Aside
from minor cases treated, three chill
dren received glasses, 7.had adenoids
removed, were relieved of their
tonsils and one child was sent to st.
Paul for ofthopedic treatment.
The open window room at Lester
Park school now has IL or IA chill
dren. Supt. Hoke urgently advises
at least one open window room for
each school building.
During April, a considerable share
of shop activities in the industrial de-
partment was devoted to the produc-
ton of goods required to help win
the war. Frames for placards car
ried in the Liberty bond parade were
made in the manual training schools.
The kite and cannon floats were
made at the Denfeld high school.
Plans are under way for a recon-
struction of the printing course to
bring it in closer conformity to the
requirements of the Smith-Hughes
bill.
Night school classes for regis
trants are running smoothly with a
moderate enrolment.
Shop Classes Resume Work.
Shop classes at the Washburn.
Cobb, Lakeside, Lester Park and
Lowell schools, which were discon-
tinued February %, when instructor
Miller resigned, have been resumed
under the direction of Matthew Maxi
who has been transferred from the
Washington junior high school.
William A. Dyer has been trans
ferred from the lower shop at the
Washington and his, place taken by
H. N. Dennler. .-..
Efforts are being made for a
greater uniformity in the home train
ing classes throughout the city. One
big problem is that as to the extent
war requirements should cause the
of the courses of study.
In the sewing class, only Red Cross
problems that have a distinct educa-
tional value have been accepted.
That work in April produced $50
refugee garments in the junior and
senior high schools. Eighty refugee
garments were begun in April and
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