The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-23
Public School Notes

the beginning of the second week. She
was enthusiastically received by both
teachers and pupils and her work
promises to make unusual progress
the present year. Under her direc-
ton the Pennington schools hope to
rank in music with the best schools in
the state. Miss Antoine is graduate
of Stephens College and has had
s. years special training in public school
music in the Conservatory of Music
in Oberlin College. ~
The very large enrolment in the
high school necessitated the election
of another teacher. The work was as
signed to Mrs. ", H. Williams of this
city. Mrs. Williams is an experienced
high school instructor and has taken
up her work with vigor and enthusi-
asm. She has two closes each in
mathematics and English and one in
biology. The addition of Mrs. Will
liams to the high school faculty has
made it possible to divide the large
classes anG bring them within the re-
quired limits.
The ladies of the Parent Teacher
Association under the supervision of
Mrs. o. w. .Bleeck, president, has be-
gun the weighing and measuring of
the pupils. All grade pupils will be
weighed and measured each month,
and the usual clinics held to help cor
rect those alarmingly under weight
This is the third year this important
work has been carried on by the la
dies of the Parent Teacher Associa-
ton. There is no doubt that it has
proved helpful to the general health Of
the school children.
The teachers will take up the work
of the Health Crusade in all the grade
rooms at an early date, and give un-
usual attention to that plan of pro-
noting health work. The grade chill
dren are supervised daily in their play
periods and much interest centers
about the play activities that are be-
ing introduced. 1t is the ambition of
Pennington teachers and parents to
make Il possible 70 secure the very
highest possible rank in the health of
the pupils of the Pennington schools.
The work on the new additions at
the Jefferson school is progressing
rapidly and the contractor, A. J.
Hawn, is making an excellent job of
the work. He is sparing no pains or
expense to complete the work in most
satisfactory manner. 1t is pleasure
to have so careful and public spirited
a contractor in charge of the work.
The high school foot ball team is
scheduled to play the opening game
of the season with the Desloge high
school team on Friday afternoon of
this week on the Desloge athletic
field. Rev. King is putting the H. S.
BOYS through strenuous training and
heavy scrimmage work almost dafiy
in preparation for the game and an in
teresting contest is assured.
A most enjoyable social event for
the Freshman and Sophomore classes
and the faculty members of the high
school was the lawn social given by
the Sophomore class in honor of the
Freshman class on the spacious and
beautiful lawn at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John W. Karsch. The lawn was
beautifully lighted and decorated and
proved a delightful place for such an
event. An abundance of games and
various forms of recreation were pro-
vided and every moment was pleas
ure..
1t was happy thought, and a real
personal interest in the young folks
in the high school, especially the
Freshman class, that prompted Mr..
and Mrs. Karsch and their daughter,
Miss Ruth, to conceive the idea of
such an entertainment. The enthusi-
asm and good-fellowship displayed by
other members of the Sophomore class
in cooperating with Miss Ruth and
her parents in working out the details
of the social speaks much for the good
feeling prevailing among the differenS
classes in the high school.
Social recreation for young neople
of high school ageis an aisointA ne
cessity, and general recognition OF
that fact by parents generally togeth-
er with an earnest effort to help
solve the problem AZ Mr.. and Mrs.
Karsch have demonstrated, will great
" add to the pleasure and profit of
high school education. who'll be the
aext?"