Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-12-21
WHAT OUR PUBLIC
SCHOOLS ARE DOING

. Miss Emma Krefting of the Normal
Department is visiting rural schools
The Normal Training Department
students and instructor were invited
out to District As last Friday to see
the play Back to the Farm. Three
cars from the country brot the girls
out. They were heartily received and
thoroly enjoyed the play as we'll as
the lunch and games which were pro-
vided afterward. They wish to ex-
press their appreciation to the peo-
pie of District As for their kind invi-
tation.
Miss Archie L. Dickson, repre-
sentative of the E. N. Palmer Pen
manship Company, visited this school
last week. She gave a good talk to
the grade teachers on the teaching of
penmanship and gave demonstrations
in several of the grades of the Gen.
trail building. We are trying hard to
teach the students to write and many
of the teachers who do not have the
Palmer Method Diploma signed up for
the course with Miss Dickson. We
hope to haYe good exhibit of hand
writing at our school exhibit next
spring.
Last week the third teachers
spread was given in the Domestic
Science room. An unusua! number of
prominent men and women were pres
ent. including such notables as Pres
ident and Mrs. Harding, Ex-President
and Mrs. Wilson, Governor and Mrs.
Preus and others. Mr.. Wahlstrand,
who impersOnated Ex-President Will
son, acted as POSTMASTER. Many I'M
usual speeches resulted when he call
ed upon the members present. The
serving committee was made up of
the following: Miss. Mamie Dempsey,
chairman, Miss Margaret Dempsey,
Misses Laura and Emma Krefting.
Miss Florence Lockerby, Miss Gron-
seth and Supt. Brohaugh.
A number of excellent essays on the
subject How Can l Make the High
ways More Safe" have been written in
the English classes of the 9TH and 9Th
grades. Of the total number % Of the
best have been handed in to the office.
These will be sorted according to
quality and the best one sent to the
State Superintendent at St. Paul to
compete with essays from other
schools in the state. The best of this
lot will be selected and sent to Wash
ington to compete in the National con
test. The contest is being put on by
iohy Trio rorf
Education committee. The best essay
in the state viii! win gold medal and
$15, the second best a silver medal
and $40, and the next 9 will win bronze
medals and S.. The grand national
prize is gold watch and a trip tc
Washington with all expenses paid
the second a gold loving cup and the
third a silver loving cup. A commit
tee of 3 will be selected by Supt Bro
haugh to judge the local essays
The third and fourth grade children
of Miss Mittvet's and Miss Elmquist's
rooms were pleasantly surprised on
the afternoon of December 18th by the
Normal Training girls. The girls have
been doing practice teaching in these
grades this fall. A beautifully decor.
ated Christmas tree with glowing can
dies, and jolly Santa Claus with two
huge packages kept the children AT.
ter delightful program given by the
children Santa passed around the
presents which consisted of good siz
ed bags of candy.
We are in receipt of the new out
line course of study in Citizenship for
the grades. This course has been
prepared by the State Department of
Education. A regulation Of the State
Board makes such courses cOmpuls.
DRY and pupils must pass satisfactory
examinations in the content of the
course before being graduated from
the Sth grade. State examinations in
Citizenship will be given for the first
time to eighth grade pupils this year
The Mechanical! Drawing classes
have very interesting display of ma,
chine drawings in the show case at the
main entrance. The students are do
ing advanced work in drawing and
have on display drawings and details
of nlachinist wise, speed lathe, stuffing
box and locomotive. The course con
sists of Is drawings which must be
completed and accepted before the pu