Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 106, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1911 — Keener Township Schools Close With Speechmaking and Song. [ARTICLE]

Keener Township Schools Close With Speechmaking and Song.

Trustee Tunis Snip, of Keener township, arranged and carried out a joint school closing event, held upon beautiful picnic grounds a mile south of DeMotte and participated in by the seven schools of the township. The Methodist ladies of DeMotte co-oper-ated with the trustee and the teachers and helped to make the occasion one long to be remembered. The picnic was held Wednesday of this week and about 250 attended it The good women of that township had prepared baskets of provisions for the dinner that inaugurated the event. This was followed by the program in which all of the schools took part An organ had been brought out to the picnic grounds and the children sang their school songs in concert. Many of the pupils delivered declamations and sang songs and the program was of unusual merit Following its completion a number of the” grown-ups talked. County Superintendent and Mrs. Lamson were there and he made a short speech, commending the progress in school work In that township. J. C. Dickerson and former County Superintendent Hamilton were also there and each spoke Interestingly. Rev. Koster, pastor of the Holland church, proved himself an able and entertaining speaker by delivering a very able address. On behalf of the DeMotte M. E. church, which Is making an effort to raise funds for the starving people In China, he made a stirring plea that aided the collection taken for that purpose. The speaking was followed with a ball game and other athletic events and the entire affair proved a very pleasant one. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Oglesby and children came over from Knox yesterday in Ben's seven-passenger Regal automobile. He engages during the summer in transporting people between Knox and Bass Lake and the new car Is to be used for that purpose. Mrs. Oglesby and two of the children will remain for a few days’ visit with her sisters, Misses Grace and Fame JI&&8. •*