The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-03-09
School Exhibition

The school exhibition which was
briefly referred to in our issne of last
week, WAS one of the most .mccessfnl
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ever given in the
public schools of Skowhegan. The in
structors directly in charge of the ex-
libition and demonstration were Prin.
II. w. Leighton, Mrs. Ethel NJ. Hight
Miss Florence Laid, Mrs. Della San
ford and Mrs. Kate {. Holbpook, The
following program was carried out:
Ills to SIS, Room l, school music
Mrs. Marion Drake-Flanders; health
work. Assembly hall-7:15 to 7;45
health Pageant, Road to Health.
with the following cast: Mollie, Fran
ces Bean; Katie, Elsie Hackett
Frank, John Kelley; Mrs. King, Ida
Russakoff: Mrs. Johnson. Priscilla
Lord; Frances King. Georgia Gordon
Mis- s Brooks, Hilda fash, under the
direction of Miss Alice r. Parker, the
Red Cross School nurse. 7.45 to 500
rhythmic games-klapsana dance, fifth
grade pupils. and Highland fling Mar
garet Gates. Miss Eva Springer di-
recting. 500, essay on physical train
ing, Miss Doris Whittemore, S. II. s.,
%.
Grade Work-S30 to $40. Citizen
ship, room Il, Mrs. Lottie NJ. Gates :,
$50 to S45. Penmanship. room 10.
Mis- Ruby Lathe.
Commercial Department. room a
$50 Typewriting contest. Miss Alta
Young.
Science, room $50 to $50, Chem
isuy, Mr.. Archie o. Dostie.
.,i8ht School Department. room 2
$50 to S.45, Teaching exercise, Mrs.
Helen Downs.
S.30-Debate. room l - Resolved,
That the coal mines should be owned
and operated by the Federal Gov
ernment. First, affirmative Level
Ign Leavitt; first negative, Kenneth
Com; second, affirmative. Virginia
Amcs. sacond negative Ruth Viles,
all of S. II. s., %. Because of the
latencss OF the hour no rebuttal was
given. (In the Bates debating
league, the alternatives will meet the
home debaters from North Arson
Academy and the negative speakers
will go to Oakland to meet the Oak
land High School debaters.) The de-
bate was directed by Miss Dorothy
Elliot.
The closing numbers Of the exhibit
ton were given in the Assembly
hall from $50 TO $40 and included
Flag Drill by pupils of the seventh
grade; Physical Training, High
School, directed by Mr.. Dostie ;
l. nr;I In
directed by Miss Florence Ladd
During the evening the HIGH
School orchestra which was stat
ed in the upper corridor, eiNe rev-
cral selections, directed by MIS-. Mar
ion Drake Flanders. The music was
much enjoyed by all, and the teaching
exercise given by Mrs. Flanders was
largely attended. This she took up
with some of the very little people
from the first and eecond grades and
with the older grades rs We'll which
showed their growth and development
in this branch. Three little girls, Rosa
bore. Elizabeth LeAsard and Henri
eta Roderick. sang to the pleasure of
all, little song entitled. robin Red
Breast" These little ladies are first
graders from the Jewett street school
The penmanship lesson given in
rhyhmical style, the music being fur
MI he'd by a victrola, was of much in
terest. Many w&e interested in the
typewriting Thk course Is proving
very popular with the students.
The department of manual training
and household arts in the basement of
the building were opened to the guests
at $50 under the direction of the
supervisors in these departments Mr..
Clement Downs and Miss Gladys
Hamer Many were the words of APP
probation and compliment which
were expressed by the visitors in
these departments. The garments
made by the girlf' and the delicious
looking food and the attractive man
ncr in which the dining table was ar
ranged all received favorable com
ment, and the work of the boys in the
manual training department received
equal demonstrations of applause.
In the corridors on the first floor
was the art exhibit. which was a
splendid showing of the work in this
department, under the table direction