Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-04-29
paper in blue books, also a good dis
play of music.

Fifth grade taught by Miss Sill
livan. This display was one of ths
most attractive of the lot. A colol
scheme of purple was carried
throughout. The border at the tor
is OF pussywillows, at the end OF the
table is water color scene of q
shore line and a clear jade sea, for
the centerpiece of the display Is a
bowl of purple violets all cut from
paper. Booklets containing com.
position work on the Landing OF the
Pilgrims have for their cover design
likeness of the Mayfiower on the
cover A good display of music and
arithmetic and the spelling chart
which showed that the girls excelled
In this particular work
Fifth and Sixth grades in charge
of Gertrude Groefsema. The table
has a border of art work in water
colors of autumn and spring scenes,
japanese fisher boats. 1t Is here
that the first geography maps are
introduced, there are both political
and physical maps of Idaho, music
exhibits, test papers in arithmetic,
language and spelling in attractive
art booklets. An interesting graph
chart showing average in spelling
during the various months, the boys
and girls ru ma close average. Map
of the industrial geography of Ida
no with pictures to represent sub
jects OF the industry.
Sixth grade in charge of Miss
Tedder. On the wall is relief maps
made of equal parts of salt and -four
mixed with water. Maps of Idaho
shown in yellow and off the United
States in pink, surface features are
shown, and there are political maps
of water color. On the spelling
chart the girls lead by one percent.
This exhibition had a border Of
dutch windmills, Easter lilies and
winter scenes in water colors. Good
showings off arithmetic and langu-
age in pretty booklets.
Seventh grade in charge of Miss
Riddle. Two large water colors of
General Grant and General Lee by
Tilford Cramp, colored political
maps by other pupils. Department
chart, or the black list with marks
for misconduct, two young lads had
more marks than any four pupils
in the room, and on the spelling
chart they had no stars to their Gre
dit. Each pupil receives a star for
each week of perfect spelling, Katie
Denten has 26 weeks to her credit
without missing word daily or In
examination work On the black
list, three girls Katie Denten, Iona
Groves and Alemda Edgar have no
marks against their names. On the
spelling graph chart the girls have
made gradual climb, with the boys
tagging behind. They had other in
teresting exhibits of art work cut
from paper, music exhibits essays in
attractive shield booklets, and the
record of the health crusade.
Seventh and Eighth grade in
charge of Miss Clark. The main at
tractiin at this table Is the large
political and production map of Ida
no with each county in water colors,
with the products that are raised in
each county, pinned or pasted In
their several positions, for instance
In our county, Elmore, there Is a
chunk of gold, a potatoe, piece OF
wool, and a picture of lamb and
some hay. There is a booklet with
the complete history of Idaho with
all phases of Idaho geography pic
tured to represent the industries.
Large relief maps showing noun
tains and all physical features in salt
and -four combinations. A history
booklet with the picture of Harding
on the cover giving a summary and
picture of each administration. The
history scrap book is very interest
ing, with picture stories ltrom Col
umbus expidition up to and inculd-
Ing the present day.
Eighth grade in charge of Kath-
leen Smith. Lattice work in purple
crepe paper formed the wall decora-
tion. Crayon work and water color
drawings, booklets on the history
Of Hawaii, Porta Rico and the Philip
pines, exhibitions of music and hand
work by the girls Of the class. Hand
work is not taught in the grade but
was done at home, and included neat
handkerchiefs with cross stitch In
colored thread, crocheted yokes, and
a neat white apron embroidered In
colors. The boys in this grade lead
in scholarship In all subjects. The
old note books that had become dir
ty from constant use are dressed UP
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