Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-04
PATRONS DAY"
GREAT SUCCESS
VISITORS SURPRISED AT WORK
BEING DONE BY PUPILS OF
THE LOCAL SCHOOLS
ENTERTAINING AND EDUCATIONAL
Pleasing Programs Rendered in Each
of the Grade Rooms

Patrons Day" in Independent
School District No. 4, last Friday, was
surely a success from every standpoint
and went to show that the parents
have a true interest in their children's
welfare and that the teaching corps of
the schools are accomplishing great
results in their work with the coming
generation.
Visitors at the grade school were
asked to register and the record shows
over $50 names. 1t is safe to say that
80 or 100 more people visited the
schools Friday who failed to register
or who did not visit the grade school.
1t is also reasonable to believe that
when the next patrons day" is given
there will be twice as many people in
attendance, for everyone who visited
the schools Friday were surprised and
pleased by the display of work and
methods.
In each of the grade rooms a fifteen
minute program was rendered at two
o'clock. This program consisted of
songs, recitations, drills, etc Then
three-quarters of an hour was spent
in regular class work in order that
the visitors might get an idea of how
NhO NhllOl Gil al Z taught lntil
studies. Then an hour was devoted
to inspection of work done by the
scholars in the several rooms. At
four o'clock refreshments were served
in the domestic science room by the
girls of Miss Spurling's domestic
science class. From four to five
o'clock the teachers remained in their
rooms to consult with parents in re-
gard to their children.
In the high school building an in
, teresting program was rendered by
the members of the Olympian society
in the auditorium. This was followed
, by an exhibition of typewriting by
music and by scientific experiments
. The remainder of the program was the
same as that of the grade building
The exhibits in the manual train
ing and domestic science departments
were a revelation to all who saw them
In the domestic science department
were displays of plain and fancy sew.
| ing, the work being done neatly and
, carefully, while the displays of food
= stuffs, was as tempting as it was ex-
. asperating, to the Herald representa-
f tive who longed and limited for an in
= vitation to sample some of the display
I but in vain.
f In the manual training department
( were many beautiful exhibits of the
- skilled endeavors of the pupils of
Prof Hende. There were stands
4 tables, chairs, chests, and all kinds o
: furniture and brio bac, finished il
various shades and in most instances
O perfectly joined.
Then there were the exhibits in tn
o art department of which Miss Gleed i
q the head. The displays were from
n all grades and the work of the littl
o folks in the grades ives surely wonder
!. full. The visit to the department
n and the sight of the useful things tn
o children of today are being taught I
C do and make made all wish that man
# ual training, domestic science and al
work had been part of the curriculum
in their school days.
In all the rooms of the school wer
displayed samples of the writing an
other work which had been done
the students as part of their regula
work. There were fine displays {
writing arithmetic, map drawing an
sketching and cut-out work.
The invitations for the patron!
day" were sent to all the parents {
! the district and were prepared, i
r most instances by the children then
p selves.
\ Supt Kerr states that the day wa
fully up to his expectations in ever
IN way. 1t is planned to have at lea
n three patrons days" each term an
70 there will probably be one more b.
a fore the end of this term.