Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-03
Exhibition of School
Work in 7th, Sth Grades

iiioi oCHooi pulldlnS We're thronged
Wednesday evening with parents
and friends of the pupils of the
High school and the seventh and
eighth grades and also of several
OF the other grades who assisted in
the exhibition and demonstration of
their school work which was given
that evening from us to $40.
The guests were received and dir
ccted to the rooms where thew
wished to go by delegates from the
Boy and Girl scouts.
The following is the progran m.
which was cut a little from what
was at first planned because of lack
of time:
us to SIS. Room /, school music.
MIS-. Marion Drake Flanders:
health work, Assembly hall-7.15 to
'.45, health Pageant, Road to
Health with the following cast:
Moilie, Frances Bean; Katie, Elsie
Hackctt; Frank. John Kelley; Mrs.
King, Ida Russakoff; Mrs. johnson.
Priscilla Lord; Frances King,
Georgia Gordon, Miss Brooks, HiIda
fash. under the direction of Miss
Alice r. Parker the Red Cross
School nurse. 7.45 to 500. Rythmic
games-klapsana dance, fifth grade
pupils. and Highland fling, Margaret
Gates, Miss Eva Springer directing.
800. essay on physical training.
Miss Doris Whittemore, s. H. s.. '22
Grade Worl-s.30 to S.45, Citizen
ship, room II, Mrs. Lottie NJ. Gates:
$50 to S.45, Penmanship, room 10,
Miss Ruby Lathe.
Commercial Department, room g.
$50 Typewriting contest, Miss Alta
Young.
Science. room $50 to $50.
Chemistry. Mr.. Archie o. Dostie.
Night School Department, room 2
$50 to S.45, Teaching exercise,
Mrs. Helen Downs.
S.30-Debate. room 1-Resolved.
That the coal mines should be owned
and operated by the Federal Gov
eminent. First. affirmative, Level
lyn Leavitt; first negative, Kenneth
Copp; second, affirmative, Virginia
Ames, second negative, Ruth Viles,
~4A VI ~ IL ~, DcCduSe OIL Ine
lateness of the hour no rebuttal was
given. Un 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
Elliott.
The closing numbers Of the exhib-
ition were given in the Assembly
hall from $50 to $40 and included
Flagg Drill by pupils Of the seventh
grade; Physical Training, High
School, directed by Mr.. Dostie;
Dumb-Bell Drill and Indian Dance,
directed by Miss Florence Ladd.
During the evening the High
School orchestra which was station
ed in the upper corridor, gave sew
eral selections. directed by Mrs.
Marion 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 sec
ond grades and with the older grades
as we'll which showed their growth
and development in this branch.
Three little girls. Rosa Dore, Eliza
beth Lessard and Henrietta Roder-
lex, sang to the pleasure of all, u
little song entitled, robin Red
Breast" These little ladies are first
graders from the Jewett Street
school.
The penmanship lesson given in
rhythmical style, the music being
furnished by q victrola, was of
much interest. Many were interest
ed in the ,typewriting. This course
is proving very popular with the
students.
The department Of manual train
ing and household arts in the base
ment of the building were opened to
the guests at $40, under the direc-
ton of the supervisors in these de-
partments, Mr.. Clement Downs and
Miss Gladys Hamer. Many were the
words OF appreciation and compli-
ment which were expressed by the
visitors in these departments, The
garments made by the girls and the
delicious looking food and the at
tractive manner in which the dining
table was arranged all received ia
vorable comment and the work of
the boys in the manual training de-