Evening journal., 1921-08-03
MISSION FIRST
IN BIBLE STUDY
Italian Centre Has Best At
tendance Record as Va
cational School
CHILDREN HAVE
PROFITABLE STUDY

After a successful Ave weeks sea-
son the First Italian Presbyterian
Daily Vacation Bible School closed
last Friday. This school. which is
located at Seventh and dupont
streets. had the honor OF being the
banner Vacation Bible School in the
city both in attendance and enroll
ment. silverbrook NJ. +. school was
second. The total number OF schol-
ars registered in the Italian school
was gas. or this number 90 were
boys and las girls. There were 25
days in the term OF the school and
the scholars came two and one-half
hours daily. The total days at
tendance was 1851. giving a per
cent. OF attendance OF 75.3 per cent.
While this per cent. Is gratifying to
the principal and teachers OF the
school. It would have been much
larger IL many OF the children who
were sick. away or who were going
TO the public schools for instruc-
tions or who attended the commu-
nifty centers had been present at the
Bible school
OF the 2S5 scholars who attended
the school. 27 had perfect attend
ance records. The enrolment varied
in it's races. but the majority OF
boys and girls who attended were
Italians. The enrolment as TO race
follows; Americans. 2 German. I;
Italians. 231; Hebrew. l. The teach
ing stafT was composed Of Miss Mar
tha A. Alexander, principal: Miss
Jennie Riley. who was in charge OF
the first junior girls; Miss Elizabeth
Morton. kindergarten and primary;
Miss Edith Ebbeson. who taught the
FIRST junior girls. and Mrs. A. NJ
Dassori. field worker OF the school
and Italian mission.
The school was divided into three
departments, the nursery children.
primary and kindergarten being one
department while the other two
were the first juniors and the junior
intermediates. In each OF these de
partments the scholars had attrac
tive attendance cards which were
great incentive. The junior inter
mediates had rather a picturesque
card which showed a scene In the
country with large apple tree upon
10. All days present were marked on
the tree by apples. on the closing
day many OF the boys and girls had
their trees well filled and were very
proud TO take them home. In an
other department the children had
hluebird cards and in another de-
n rsfr4
During the FIVE weeks period
OF the school the older boys and
girls learned the a1st. the 23d and
the irst psalms. the ten command
ments and many books OF the Old
Testament. The younger children
learned portions OF the catechism.
Among the favorite songs with the
little people were Jesus Tender" ."
BE Ne Kind" Praise Him" and
Jesus Loves Ne" They were
taught 10 Bible lessons.
One OF the features OF the schoo
was the attractive and pretty hand
work which an the boys and girl
made. The older girls complete,
MILDLY hlouses for themselves. EN-
broidered and hemmed towels an,
crocheted lace. The girls also mad
small gingham and cretonne bag
and dressed doll for little girl VIII
had been severely burned. Tn
older boys made reed baskets. Will
the younger boys worked with raj
IA, making picture frames and mar
kin rings They also made severs
scrap books. Mother Goose cut out
proved popular with the primar
boys and girls. Sanitary drinkin
cups we're also made by these boy
and girls
Possibly one OF the most interes
ed members OF the faculty and
whom much OF the success OF IN
school was due was Mrs Dassor
She is the field worker for the Ita
ian Mission and kept in close touc
with the homes OF all the schoiai
and saw that the little ones attend
ed the Bible school. In addition I
being an inspiration 10 the boys an
girls. Mrs Dassori held a conferenc
each day with the principal an
teachers OF the school so that N
very best methods could always .
presented.
During the school term the 70
lowing persons delighted the Chi
dren with many helpful and delight
ful stories: Miss Grace Baird Mis-
Adelaide Shippers. principal q
school No. 8; Miss Jennie Riley an
Mrs Dassori
The closing exercises OF the schos
were held last Friday. Each depart
ment had special exercises and IN
mothers OF all the boys and cir
were invited. AS reward for al
tendance. ice cream and cake wer
served. The ice cream was donate
by the Sharpless-Hen Compan
and the Burdan Bros. Company. 4
this time the attendance cards wei
given out The smaller children r,
ceived strings Of beads which the
made during the sessions. Fac
bead on the string represented
memory gem or a perfect mark
the study OF the catechism.
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