Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13
rOwSsHIP DAY IN LITTLE GRANT

Nav first was gala day for the schooiS
Of Little Grant township.
The day was a beautiful one and early IN
the morning pupils, parents and teachers
began TO arrive at the Miner school, Dist,
2 Little Grant. Lucian Weber, as teacher
and host, welcomed us warmly. me school
house was prettily decorated with spring
flowers in honor of the OCCASION anu 'lle
closing of a very successful school year at
the Reynolds and Miner schools by John
Ball and Lucan Weber.
4 combined program had been prepared
by the following teachers: Bessie IeilS'
Little Grant school, Marie Heinrichs, Pleas-
ant Valley; Elizabeth Joyce, Welsh school'
John Ball Rey nolds school; Lucian Weop;
Miner school.
About 1915 all gathered in the school
house to hear and take part in the program
which follows: -,
Song America ECONOMICALLY tAs'ei'iD-'
Song welcome, or How Do You Do
Pleasant Valley Girls
Reaitaton-'By Heck I'm Ready for a r uil
Days Work........-......James olson, MlliieI
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Good Enough iol
Ne John Brandemuehl, Reynolus
Dialogue-How Old Nose Counted the Esss
Maynard & Carol Leighton, Little t[Ta IS
songs-Swanee River, MY Bonnie ohooi
Night Ladies.-.....4th Grade welsh schooi
Recitaton-Wfsh I Was Boy-.-,--.-,...;,.,
Norma Ball, Miner
Standardization School is Out..-.-.,.---,.,iI,
...-..........Jaclz Welsh, Pleasant xalleS
Miner School
Rec.-Mother Understands ....--..-...---.--,, !, :
Margaret Brandemuehl Reynolds
Rec.-May Treasures = .--. - ! :
... MarcelIa Brandemuehl, Keynolu l.,
Rec.-Bv Heck I'm Ready for a Full DAY ,
WorkAIbert Hollenberger Little Grant
Rec.-A Leak in the Dyke; sb
....-...--.........-..-..--..... Inez Ireloar'
Rec.-NTy sisters Best Feller...-
Frances Joyce, Bowen
Rec.-The Dog Under the Wagon---., ,3;;,,or
...,.............. Helen Wenzel Mlihei
Rec.-The Country Girl in the Spite , ds
Irene Jeidy' Reyni i
Rec.-NIay Queen Mark Jeidy. Reynolds
Rec.-Tittle Jimmie Turnip.- Val.
Mary Fry, Pleasant a.
Dorothy Welsh, Welsh
Rec merica........Alma Pagenkopt' , eist,
Rec.-Radio .-......... George PagenKopi'
Reo.-Out to Old Aunt Mary s....',..-'-.,, -,
.Genevieve Jeluy, 60
Song Pleasant Valley Pleasant VAL 6 .
Many more of the children had reci il
tous and dialogues but due TO lach -, " mn
and the length of the program we ItIdran
able to hear all the fine pieces the emu 49,
prepared. but we hope we can hear them
all next time x,o11a,,
Special credit is due the Pleasant NalIIS
school for the originality of their Sohs9' a. a.
SO Miner scbooI,s dialogue "A Proposal III
Graudme $ DAY." and, last but not le 49,
5hr eNactness of the egg coatesl sebooI.
Dialogue given by the Little Grant ~
As the program closed our MINIS a
hands turned to more substantial Things 60
everyone betook themselves TO tle z,anar
grounds to partake of the bounteoua +-itb
there spread. The table fairly groaned WIN WIN
rs weight Of good things which ha4 so Dee
Prepared by all the good COOKS any
wives Of the townships. - IN
After dinner some time was spent d II he b,
games and visiting. Base ball seemed 70 49,, 80
the main order of the day and there Were
some very lively games. various me ' bows
played one another, girls played tne Joy
and even the teachers had a game. -
A. $50 after pictures had been ID t1 indoors
the assembled crowd all returned Ini
to take nart in the contest in arithmetlse,
spelling and writing which was TO o IAN
who was to represent the township q batle
caster in the county contest in the ANY,
Subjects
Mr.. Ball had charge of the spelling coz on
test. The words were the 100 given a. III
State Fair last year. Walter Bra ,l.a ire
Of Reynolds school. 1st place; me 1ovce
loar Welsh school, I'd place; Frances 80
OF Bowen school, 3rd place. ..hr,,etic.
Mr.. Weber had charge of the a,i !lantion,
Fifty problems in addition, su ,,.a, The
multiplication and division were gre en-rect-
papers were graded on speed ana , eoi 1st
ness. Alma Pagenkopf. Welsh schooi'