Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 84, 8 April 1922 — Page 15

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MANY PASS WITH PERFECT PAPERS IN PICTURE CONTEST About 4000 Richmond people took the test in the Famous Picture contest Thursday, April 6, after three weeks of study. Great enthusiasm was shown in all the contents and many perfect scores witnessed the thoroughness with which the pictures had been studled. This contest has been conducted under the leadership of the Community Service organization, and almost all the school pupils in the city and many in the county took part in the group tests. A few Juniors took the individual tests also. Children in the second and third grades studied 15 pictures and were tested on 10; children in the fourth, fifth and sixth grades studied 25 pictures and were tested on 20; juniors in the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades studied 35 pictures and were tested on 20. People taking the individual contest studied 50 pictures and were tested on 33. Finley School Wins The Parent-Teachers' prize, "A Spring Landscape," by Elmira Kempt on, was won by the Finley oiganization with an average of 9'.). 8. The others were llibberd rchool, 99.6. Starr school, Baxter school, 99.6; 99.2; Dennis school, 97.8. in the family group, 35 different families competed and resulted in a three-cornered tie for the first n'acc'for the prize of "Midsummer Night on the Whitewater," by Elwood Morris. The three families to tie were Mrs. Ruth G. Nice and two daughters, Carolyn and Margaret; Lloyd Harter's family of South Seventeenth street, including Beverly Harter, and the Foulk family of Spring Grove. "Vacation" Goes to Vaile The second and third grade prize e picture entitled "Vacation" paintrd by Miss Blanche Waite was won ty Miss Hale's class at the Vaile school. The fourth, fifth and sixth grade Fchool's prize was won by Miss Woodward's class at Vaile school with an average of 99.3. This " prize Is a painting, "The Creek in Spring," by Francis Browne. Junior high school prize was won ty the Garfield school with an average of 95.24. The Dennis school averaged 91.47. The prize for this group is a picture entitled "The Flower Garden," painted by Mrs. Maud Eggemeyer. The assembly rooms of Garfield school ranked as follows: Miss Coblentz, first; Miss Shera, second; Miss Williams, third; Miss Caroll, fourth. Dennis assembly rooms ranked as follows: Miss Harris, first; Mi.s Kiff, second; Miss Schweiger, third; Miss Rust, fourth. Parochial school prize a painting "A Landscape painted by Z. E. Pottinger was won by the St. Mary's pchool with an average of 99.83. . St. Andrew's school 92.6 and St John's 74.1. - The township school prize "A Landscape" by William Eyden, Jr. was won by the district school number 11 jvith a percent of 97.09. C. E. OFFICERS ELECTED The Junior Christian Endeavor of the United Bretheren church lected the following officers at its i.ieeting, Sunday afternoon, April 2: Keith Haris, pres.; Barney Red-j dington, vice-pres.; John Lacey, sec: Maxine Marine, assistant pcc; Kalherine Ilaworth, treas.; David Lacey, assistant treas.; Gladys Ruhl, pianist; and Harold Kuhl and Lola Haa, assistant pianists. The membership contest, which lias been in actidn for the last six Sundays, was ended with 12 new members taken in on last Sunday. The final count was 408 for the red and 350 for the blue. The next meting of the Endeavor v,:l be held at 2 o'clock, Sunday, .pril 9. Miss Leneta Cox will be he leader. Pictures will be taken y Mrs. Edna Needham, Junior uperintendent, if the day be clear: All members are urged to attend.

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RICHMOND, WHITEWATER GROUP PLAYED AT MISSION There was a large crowd at the North End Mission to see the pictures Friday, March 31. There were fifty contest pictures shown, and explained by Miss Williams. She told several stories of little children who had seen the pictures.. One boy called The First Step the "one step!" The Whitewater orchestra gave a nice program, as .follows: Over the Waves Orchestra. Trumpeter's March Orchestra. Liberty's Sons Orchestra. Violin solo Elizabeth '. Kring. 'Cello solo Miss Gates, with Miss Carmen, accompanist. America By the audience. Elizabeth Kring, reporter for Whitewater school. INDIAN THINGS ARE SHOWN AT SCHOOL Orville Murphy brought many things on Thursday, March 30, to show every room. The things that he brought were such as these: a cushion top, buttons, bracelets, money and some trinkets. One interesting thing was a lit tle clay elephant. The elephant ! had ivory tusks and white for its eye, with a dot. Then he told us that the Indians work for one anna a day. That is not even a penny. Ada Van Voor his, 5A grade, reporter for Sevastopol school. MY KITTEN, TUDDLES I have a little kitty, which is named Tuddles, and she' is the sweetest little thing you ever saw. My mother feeds her ham and cream every day. My mother said she would not part with her for anything. Pearl Stoops, grade 6B, Hibberd school.

Warner Orchestra Plays in School Chapel

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Back row from left to right, standing: George Golden, Grace Resslar, Richard Meyer3, Nelson Pyle. Middle row, seated: Claude Lane, Edith Moore, Miss Leota Stott (director), Fern Harris, Lyneite Isenhart. Front row, seated: Elgetha- Huffman, Lucille Seaney, June Schramm.

The Warner school orchestra made its first appearance in school chapel exercises for this year, on Wednesday morning, April 5. They played "Arcadia" and "Waltz Over the Waves' 'and pleased the teachers and children of the school very much with their playing. Besides the two selections played Wednesday morning, they are practicing "Onward, Christian Soldiers March" and the "American Liberty March, 'looking forward to playing them In the grade school orchestra concert which will be given sometime during the May Festival. This orchestra was organized when all the grade school o reliestras were organized, in November,

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GARFIELD SCHOOL TO VISIT DENNIS DEDICATION WEEK Dedication by the school board, by the school, open house, entertaining Garfield's pupils and teachers, and a night session of school, will feature the week of dedication to be observed in the new Dennis Junior High school, which began Friday, April 7, with the dedication by the school board. Superintendent Paul O. Stetron, of Dayton, was to deliver the principal address, Friday evening. Burns, state superintendent of public instruction, Rev. C. M. Woodman, Mr. H. R. Robinson, (member of the school board), Mr. D. W. Perkins (for the architechts). Mr. Leslie! Colvin (for the contractors), Mr. C. W. Jordan (president of the school board), were the other speakers of the evening. Miss Helen Mashmeyer and the Morton High school orchestra gave musical numbers. Three periods, the first, fifth and sixth, will be held in a night session of the school, Wednesday evening, April 12, from 7 to 9 o'clock. All "grownup" citizens are invited to attend. Pupils in other schools are not expected, Principal Heironimus announced. Open house will be held in the school, Sunday, April 9, between the hours of 2 to 5 o'clock in the afternoon. "Sir David Wears a Crown," a little pflay by Stuart Walker, will be given in the auditorium Wednesday evening, ns the public program of the Woman's club. Dennis Entertains Garfield in School Dedication Program Oii Tuesday afternoon, at. 2:15 o'clock, weather permitting, the faculty and pupils of Garfield Junior High school will go over to the Den-, nia Rfhonl to hn thn tnipsta tha (Continued on Page Four) 1920, under the direction of Miss Jane Newman, and Mr. Maddy, as supervisor. The children progressed nicely in their group playing during that year and have continued to progress during this present year under the constant direction and keen interest of their present instructor. Miss. Leota Stott. Members of this orchestra show a great deal of enthusiasm in their work. Rehearsals are held every Thursday evening after school. Last fall the orchestra played for the Warner school homecoming and was very well received. This orchestra took part, too, in the competition contest held Jan. 27, and, 'though they did not win

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SUNDREW'S MAKE NICE SILHOUETTES The children of grade 3, of St. Andrews'' school, made silhouette posters of a boy flying a kite, and a girl jumping a rope. In a contest in an arithmetic game held in room 3, between the boys and the girls, tho score was a tie. Herschel Oler, reporter for St. Andrews' school. STARR 5A-B TEAMS PLAN FIELD MEET Boys in the 5A and 5B grades of Starr school have organized track teams. They will compete in a track meet in the following events: 60-yard dash, running broad jump, running high jump, standing broad jump, pole vaullt, baseball distance throw, basketball goal toss, hurdle race, flag and potato race, pull up and push up. Later the winning team of the 5A-B grade will oppose the winning team of the 6A-B grades in a meet for which the same events will be scheduled. The teams of the 5A and 5B grades are as follows: 5-A Track Team Captain William Crump. Entries: Richard Ryan, William Fossenkemper, lister Ilaney, William Crump, Marvin Graham, Glen Olinger, Emerald Justis. Wesley Edwards, Cliffton Moorman, Carl Powell, Mark Lancaster, Kyril Mark, Edward Unthank, Everett Unthank, Wallace Shores, Ralph Shurley, Gilbert llaxton, Marion Sigler. i 5-B Track Team Captain David Campfield. Entries: Frederick fiheek, Robert Shelley, David Campfield, Ralph Helma, William Hollopeter. Francis Scherr, Joseph Cook, Robert RiffR-s, Charles McCoy, Dale Aiexanaer, tawara Reanblosaom Russell lauy, uarta Taegart, Ralph Parker, Henry James, Thomas Hale, Donald Wehr ley, Murray Wood. the Nusbaum Trophy cup, they are practicing hard and are saying, with the members of many of the other grade orchestras, "Wo are studying hard and hope to be judged one of the orchestras which plays the best next year." Nelson Pyle was pianist for the orchestra until the beginning of the present semester, when he wa qualified to play the cornet, and he is now playing that, which pleases the orchestra members very much, as they felt the need of some wind instruments in their organization. Elgetha Huffman plays the triangle, and Lucille Seaney and June Schramm take turns being pianist and asrt.stant director.

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SEWING EXHIBIT OF TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS SHOWS FINE WORK Splendid in workmanship and In the number of garments shown, is the third anual exhibit of sewing done by girls In the township schools of Wayne county, which is now being shown in the county superintendent William's room, in the court house. The garments displayed show a higher average of -good work than any of the previous exhibits, and the display well merits the attention and praise it has v received from the large numbers of people who have visited the exhibit during the past week. Miss Stella Harmon, supervisor of sewing in the county schools, 13 in charge of the exhibit. On each piece shown la itemized j the entire cost, and this is interesting, too. The entire cost of the gingham dresse3 ranges from $1.00 to $3.00. Serge dresses run up to $8.00 in cost The work is from girls in the seventh, eighth, And ninth grades as a rule, though some of the girls in the sixth grade have contributed as well, and Bome boys from each of these grades have sent in specimens of their woodwork. These girl9 have sewing, eighty minutes a week. Miss Harmon was assisted in this work by Miss Lillian Eppert, who has charge of the Milton, Dublin and Greensfork schools, and Miss Marie Casey, who has charge of the schools in Fountain City, Webster, and Boston, as well as by many teachers in the township schools. Many of the children from these schools visited the exhibit as school groups during the past week. Some of them were shown the court house, as a part of their interest in civics, by Mr. Williams and Mr. J. O. Edgerton, township trustee Many of the girls put on their dresses and wore them, which provea a gooa way or displaying them. Some of the garments which received first place in this exhibit, have received the same honor before, when exhibited, either in a Farmers' Institute, or In a Wayne county Short Course, sometimes in all three exhibits, and each time there were different judges. Township Awards Were Anounced Thursday Ribonswere given to the winners " of the first five places in the exhibit from each township. Blue was given to winners of first place, red to second, white to third, yellow (Continued on Page Three) SURPRISE PARTY IS ' GIVEN RUTH GRIFFITH Asurprise party was given on Ruth Griffith at her home, 218 South Eighth 6treet. The evening was spent in games and dancing, after which a light lunch was served to the folowing guests: Thelma Daub, Thelma Stott, Lota Hosbrook, Mildred Kenworthy, MarJorie Kenworthy, Ethetl Everett, Marguerite Shield.s,, Julia Burr, Reval Warner, Loraine Clarke, June Griffith, Opal Picrson, Thelma Miller, Halsie Thornburg, Irene Daub, Raymond Griffith, Mrs. Warman, Alpheos Warman, Mrs. Griffith, Mr. Grifith, Ruth Griffith. CHARLES HODGE LEADS KINDERGARTEN BAND The Starr school kindergarten has started an orchestra. The instruments that they have are, drum. triangle, cymbals, tamborine and fleigh. bell3. Charles Hodge is the leader of the orchestra. Mrs. Huddeilson is the teacher of the kindergarten. By Loretta Kittle, reporter for Starr school. IT. ANDREWS' FIRST GRADE HAS BUILT RABBIT VILLAGE The first grade of St. Andrews' school has made- rabbit village. This village consists of several houses, a pond, and many rabbits. They also made Easter posters. Herschel Oler, reporter for St. Andrews' schooL

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