Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-07

~ interesting sights were seen, and
even mare deep were
made. The visitors were taken to
various classes. In one Miss Paula
Smelling was hearing a class in geom-
etry. 1t was a large class. In the
next visited score of pupils were
reviewing the first book of Vergil,
only few having elected to study
Latin, the language knowledge of
which gives the student an under
standing Of the basis of our tongue
impossible otherwise to attain. In
the science class was a crowd, too
great for any teacher to handle to
the best advantage Every seat was
filled and chairs along the wall in
one aisle were all occupiedA-some-
thing like forty pupils in the class.
Another room where a spelling re-
view was taking place was equally
crowded. In the European history
class seats were more ample.
A trip to the domestic science de-
girls of the Junior class, the most
advanced in domestic science, had
nearly finished their mornings work
and had their work benches nicely
secured, dishes washed and utensils
all in order, except two girls who
were finishing rolling out the bis
cults for the noon meal being pre-
pared for the guests. In front of
each girl was gas plate for cooking,
with a single oven available for hak-
ing when needed, and in each drawer
was an array of spoons, knives, cups,
pans, etc, for all kitchen require
mcnts. The girls all appeared I'M
usually interested in their culinary
studies.
Dark Basement Laboratory.
From this room the visitors went to
the sicence laboratory, and here the
worst effects of crowding were not
cd 1t was dark room at the north
east corner Of the basement. Instead
of individual stands for experimental
work in chemistry, physics and other
sciences taught where each pupil
may carry on individual work with
the compound microscope, the test
tube and retort or other apparatus,
there is single table faced by a
score and a half of chairs, in front
of which the teacher may stand and
demonstrate to the class the experi.
ments, or where one or two students
at time may conduct tests. "We
once had individual experiment stands
and apparatus" said Supt. Mathis,
but when the school facilities be-
came so crowded we had to eliminate
them, and this is the best we have"
In the wood working shop, where
manual training is learned under
the tutelage of Jack Holst, the lads
were buSTfor the most part Sharpen
ingl theirichisels and putting their
tools in shape for the next lesson,
having completed their tasks for the
day. The quarters were small and
cfowded-wholly inadequate for the
proper instruction of the lads. But
they We're showing up wonderfully
wells. Cedar chests in the. process Of
RECONSTRUCTION were seen. There were
Efootstools, completed and stained,
ready for upholstering, which
will make several proud mothers
happy Christmas morning. There
were dozens of articles in various de-
grees of completion, all showing fine
handicraft. One which met with wide
commendation was bookcase near
" finished, made by James Johnson.
1t showed degree of skill that
might have been the work of a cab
met maker of years of experience.
The department is fairly we'll equip
ped, but much handicapped. The
boys must buy all the material they
use.
Almost No Library
The dinner served to the visitors
by the domestic science girls was set
in room which Supt. Mathis ex-
planned has to serve as a combina-
ton library, dining room, reception
room and room of all uses. The Ii
brary was pitifully small-only five
bookcases and not all flled--but the
accessibility of the Carnegie Library
uptown offsets this lack in a large
measure, although that has been
starved to ineffieiency. The room
was more than adequate for the com
pratively small number of diners.
The dinner was splendidly prepar-
ed and gracefully served. 1t consist
ed of fruit cocktail, roast turkey and
dressing, candied cranbeiries, marsh
mallows, sweet potatoes, rice and
gravy, asparagus tips, dessert with
fruit cake and coffee.
At the table the visitors had time