Middletown transcript., 1921-11-26
A VERY fine EXHIBIT
Punil, Of Middletown School Show
Good Work
SEVERAL EXCELLENT ESSAYS

Mcknight, the scribe had the pleasure
of viewing some fine school work,
largely drawings, paper cutting work,
essay writing, calendar making. etc.
The various exhibits, done by about
so pupils of the several grades from 7th
to the lowest, shown in one of the
Academy rooms, were of character
that reflects high credit both upon the
scholars themselves and upon their
PRINCIPAL and their intelligent and
faithful teachers. Seme of the work
in several cases by very young pupils
was artistic to an uncommon degree
and one could we'll credit Prof. Nc
KNIGHTS statement that the Middle
town exhibit at Dover was pronounced
one of the best. if not in fact, the very
best school exhibit in the state.
For example, paper-cutting by a
third grade pupil, was voted to be very
superior by the state supervisors and
teachers from other parts of the State.
This piece represented vase holding a
handsome flower whose five white
petals were exquisitely well done.
Another paper-cutting showed a tooth.
brush with the legend ''use me twice a
day." an excellent model showing the
outside and inside structure of tooth;
white paper ducks on blue back
ground; a cats head showing yellow
ewes from beneath; willie white Thanks
giving turkeys were many and cleverly
done.
A number of the figures of children
and animals. such as boys carrying or
wheeling pumpkin, swimming ducks,
mer and women Pilgrims marching, a
log cabin. Indian tepees, canoe, and
turkeys by first grade pupils, all in
white outline, possessed to an unusual
degree for very young pupils that fine
quality of artistic merit called "ac.
tion."
Quite number of essays on ely
giene, Fire Prevention, "Our Play
ground Apparatus etc, were botf
neatly written and the matter credit
able to the youthful authors. Al {
some fine, cover-ornamented booklets
on errors in English" and othel
topics with sundry observations OF
language, such as "Down with Tht
Enemy Slang" Better Speech. Better
People," etc.
One very praiseworthy innovation ou'
present School Board have mad,
through Prof. Vogel is-a more sys
tematic use by the scholars of various
athletic exercises, ca!isthenic drills
tennis, basket and dodge ball, medicine
ball relay, "follow the LEADER and
! number of other gym exercises.
\ One of the lower grade booklets bor
the motto, "Better Healtll-Better At
tend 4nce," and the fact that Prof. Nc
Knight says the Middletown School
showed the highest attendance percent
age in the whole state, bears out tn
truth of the little essayist's assertion
By al. means, then for health's sake
for scholarships sake, give the scholar
mora of this blessed new thing-sys
tematic outdoor exercise that sha
realize the famous Roman maxir
''mens sana in sano corpore, "soun
mind in sound body"
An attractive feature was that q
three dozen quick camera photograph
showing the scholars in gymnastic at
ton of all kinds on the campus fielt
The School Board and Teachers grouE
were also shown. Altogether the di
play is a big credit to the school mai
agement and shows marked advant
upon former methods and work. e.
This account of our fine corps {
Academy instructors would be incon
plete did we not mention the form'
able Principal, Miss Ida Howell, wi
voluntarily resigned the too hea1
duties of that position for those of a
sistant TO her very worthy success
Principal Mcknight.