The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-05-06
Wonderful Exhibits Of
Fitzgerald's Schools


sizes. Miss Crawford has encourag
ed the collection of numbers of anec.
dotes, the clean and amusing kind
These have been placed in bookle,
form by the pupils. The history Of
Fitzgeald from l895-19H written b,
these pupils, with illustrations of post.
cards and various pictures through
out is worthy OF special mention.
When entering the lovely new build
ing in the Second Ward the first thing
one sees in the spacious hall is an in
|teresting historical screen containing
pictures Of the life of Washington and
Lincoln from childhood on, and from
time to time there is being added pic
lures Of lives of Lee, Wilson, Perish
ing and other present day history
makers. One should see the unique
portieres in Mrs. Burke's room, made
by the first grade children of drink
ing straws and blue paper squares
The study of leaves in this room was
so interesting The children have
drawn, colored and cut so many diff
fercnt kinds. These little folks have
done SO much pretty designing in
many ways.
The sand table in Miss Recess room
was most suggestive and up-to-date
OH one side was war garden, laid
off and planted in every vegetable inn
aginable. At one end was a fine stock
farm, the animals being the work of
the children. A beautiful bungalow
designed and made by Bert Knox
finished the appearance Of the modern
farm. In each window was a Liberty
Loan flag. The Japanese and Swiss
posters in this room were SO pretty
The cut outs from white paper mount
ed on black. showing the growth OF
the beaT and other plants were es-
pecially instructive.
Miss Shelar has in her room three
boys who are not far from geniuses.
Bert Coalson and Clarence Gill, who
nave made two complete autos, and
Frank Parsons has on exhibit an air
plane he made that should be in
france right now. The compositions
the pupils wrote last September put
up beside those written lately Shove d
marked Improvement III writing and
composition. The exhibit of the
British navy which was made by cut
ting pictures from magazines and
mounting on large cardboard was
particularly attractive.
Miss Rainwater has on exhibit in
her room splendid device for the
teaching. of history. 1t is a COLONY
tree with the thirteen branches rep
resenting the Is original colonies. The
georgia corner in this room had a
large map of Georgia with all the
products raised in the state on il. A
large Georgia flag foated above and
numbers OF other things pertaining to
georgia were grouped around. The
rehet maps and products maps show.
ca such splendid work of the pupils
he drawings were artistic and show.
ed talent. The teachers in tho Sec.
ono ward are working under Difficult.
ties, each one having three grades &c
d room The work throughout al
grades showed careful planning
forethought and preparation bv both
teachers and pupils. The drawings
spelling, arithmetic and lapguag,
work III all the rooms deserve ;nd;v;d,
uai mention, but lack of time .nd
space forbid. "'o
Third Ward
~ mas been said that nothing Sic.
eeeds lake success. And to those WIZ
HSited the Third Ward Schoo, ~
iaSt Friday and witnessed tho ,,rrs
uai display. of exhibits feel that tn,
VISIONS we have had of our school. on,
plans and our hopes regarding If ar,
Undertaking. under its present man
agcment, Through the spirit and su
perior training of our faithful teach
erS' we are attaining our ideal w,
nave everything to encourage us, On,
'eachers are second to none and w,
are proud OF them. Miss Aurette. on
'Piincipai is a. woman of clear .vis;o,
aha broad experience and is peculiar
~ iltted for her work. both nv natwr,
and training, and with her able assist
an" "n, success Is browning their ever,
enorts IN educating and strengthenini
our children's will, that they NAV b.
I ape to decide and to wisely plan 70
Zach rooms has been provided wit
a large burlap board, purchased wit
me funds received from the Georp
washington tea given last Februar
by the teachers and pupils.
these boards were placed on IN
walls by four boys of the Sixth grad
and III way creditable to experience
carpenters and painters.
Making Il survey of each room W
hrst notice the grand result of thrc
months work by the first grade n,
pils, under Miss Marian Ragan. Thcs
little tots have shown how industrio,
and thrifty they can be bv having
immature Dutch garden on their san
'aoie back of the Dutch village. Ia
ent and skill was displayed in ii
many pretty things made from mo,
cling clay. Their burlap board cove
ca with Dutch drawings and a no
der, OF overall boys and sunbonn,
girls would do credit to older chill,
rem. A special feature of their roo,
:. was the sewing of seed in glasses
earth, through which could be sec
the different stages of germinat;o
he tulips and daffodils were 50 rc
as TO make us feel as if we were wall
ing IN the old fashioned garden Of n
past where our grandmother wall,
, Sedately at twilight, feeling wbat y
poet OF Genesis meant when ne ca;
God walked in the garden in the 90.
OF the evening" '''> WV
Next we visit in Japan with the Sc
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