The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-05-06
NOTES OF THE CITY AN
COUNTY SCHOOLS

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Robert j. Breckenridge, of the
Lexington Herald, has accepted the
invitation extended by Prof. Lee
Kirkpatrick, superintendent of the
Par1s schools, to deliver the principal
address at the annual reunion of the
T. H. s. Alumni Association, in this
city June 9. Mr.. Breckenridge will
take for his subject, What Should
The Alumni Association Mean to The
Paris Public Schools?''
On Friday afternoon at 2 O'Clock
the primary grades of the Paris City
School will give program which the
public is asked to hear. 1t will con-
slst of songs, storytelling, games,
plays, folk-dancing and drills. These
grades are taught by a splendid
group of teachers, each a specialist
IN her department. You are urged
to come and find out what is being
done for the children of the commu-
| nifty. You will be most entertained.
Examinations of the county and
city eighth grade pupils will be held
at the court house, in Paris, on Fri
day and Saturday. May 13 and IA.
The summer session for Bourbon
| county teachers, which was to have
been held at the County Graded
School, in Millersburg, has been
eliminated by the County Board of
Education. Instead, the Board will
| allow each county teacher who at
| tends the ten weeks session of the
Summer Normal School at Richmond
| twenty dollars, provided each of them
teach in the county schools of Bour-
bon next year.
| On Friday and Saturday, May 13
and IA, county diploma examinations
will be held at the court house IN
this city. It is estimated that about
one hundred and fifty Bourbon
county boys and girls will take the
examination.
| The county school commencement
will be held at the Paris High
School auditorium on Wednesday,
June s, at ten o'clock, a. m. George
Colvin, State Superintendent Of
Schools, will be the principal speak
er. Gregg's Ochestra will furnish the
music for the occasion.
The Paris High School commence
ment will be held in the Paris Chris
tian church on Thursday morning,
June 9, at ten o'clock. Rev. c. H.
Greer, pastor of the Paris Methodist
church, and former presiding elder
of the Louisville district, will deliver
the address. The largest class in
the history of the Paris school will
be graduated this year.
The Paris High School debating
team, which won the debate last
lweek from the team representing
the Cynthiana High School, went to
Lexington. Tuesday. to take part in
the district debate.
I Miss Margaret Wood, of Millers-
/ burg, who has been teaching in the
Seventh and Eighth grades in the
lCynthiana High School, has accepted
a position in the Maysville High
School, at an increased salary, for
the ensuing term. Miss Wood Is a
highly capable instructor, and her
loss will be deeply felt in Cynthiana.
/ Misses Virginia Hancock and
Josephine Ewalt, two Paris High
School students, who took part in
the Kentucky Indiana Bi-State Latin
contest at Louisville, were among the
eleven students who received mark
of ninety per cent. or above, accord
. ing to the announcements of the
marks which have just been sent out.
Miss Hancock received mark OF 80
per cent, and Miss Ewalt 80 pei
cent. The first four places were won
by Louisville pupils.
The Kentucky Latin tournament,
which is a contest covering the work
of each of the four years of High
School, will be held in Lexington
NAV IA, at the Senior High School
Paris representatives in the contest
as announced by Miss Elizabeth Ron
Latin instructor in the Paris H1gn
School. are as follows: Vergil, Nor
ris Price; Cicero, Virginia Hancock;
Caesar, Anita OVERLY; Elementar!
Latin, M-lsaret Santen. Miss Ron
; is president of the Kentucky Classl'
, cal Association.
The following Spring Program
: will be rendered at the High Schoo
: this (Friday) afternoon, at two
o'clock: Grades I-Welcome song
/ Greetings; Twenty-third Psalm
fStory. kitten Talk" Song, Tu.
lips;" Story, 1.-THE Three Bears;
Goodbye Song; Flag exercise
T Grades 1.-THE Dolly Snow am
5 Lullaby" A Folk Dance, "The sleep
: ing Beauty" A Fold Tale. Red KID
e ing Hood" Grades I11-Song O
r Spring; A Good Health Play; Motnel
Natures Flower Party.