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THE CAMPUS MIRROR
Guest, Dickinson and Kurrelmeyer, had a
chairman from each class to announce the
program of that class.
For Miss Everingham’s class, Miss Bonna
M. Perrine played a piano solo. An inter
esting dialogue from Byrd’s Christmas Ca
rol was presented.
For Miss Standish’s class Misses Ilene
Shearer and Lorena Warner sang a duet,
and Miss Beatrice Hammond made a talk on
what the Sunday School Teacher Training
course means. Miss Irene James sang: “I’ve
Done My Work.”
Third, came Miss Taylor’s division with
two dialogues given to show the difference
between a pupil taught by a teacher who
GIVING VERSUS GETTING
By Kittie B. Thomas
The Elementary Training Teachers have
planned and are working out the problem
of teaching little children to find joy in giv
ing. Each child is learning by practice that
the best way to be happy is by making oth
ers happy. Each grade is doing its bit to
help get the Christmas spirit of giving.
If you should visit the first grade, you
would find the children making little Christ
mas booklets and stockings. While the sec
ond and third graders are making picture
books, calendars and raffia picture frames.
In the fourth grade Christmas stockings
are being made.
The fifth and sixth grade children are mak
ing bags, stockings, colored paper boxes, and
raffia napkin rings.
The children are finding pleasure in mak
ing little gifts for someone else.
When all the gifts are made they will
be carefully packed in a large box, and sent
to a group of children, whose Christmas will
be made happier because of these small gifts.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
THANKSGIVING
PROGRAM
1 he pupils of the Spelman Elementary
School entertained their mothers and friends
with a Thanksgiving program on Wednesday
afternoon, November 23, at one o’clock. The
following was the program:
Song—“Jehovah’s Praise,” the School;
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Scripture—Miss Hamilton's Class.
Melody—“Every Time I Feel the Spirit”—
The School.
Synopsis of Play—Anna Parks.
Playlet—Thanksgiving At Grandmother’s
I louse.
The Dance of the Autumn Leaves—Grades
hour and Five.
Mother Goose’s Thanksgiving Party—
Grade One.
Thanksgiving Spirit—Grade Five.
Solo—Ruth Early.
(iratit tide—Grade Four.
Harvest Time—Grade Two.
Thanksgiving Acrostic—Grade Two.
Thanksgiving Dinner—Grade One.
had had the Teacher Training Course and a
pupil taught by a teacher who had not had
the course at all. A number of favorable
criticisms were made about these two dia
logues.
The last part of the program was given
by Miss Dickinson’s class. Miss Edna Wil
son played a piano solo. Miss Margaret
Johnson read “The Dying Mother,” her own
Composition. The last was a song by a trio
from the class.
Miss Louise Dickinson then led off with
the games and fun. Miss Minnie Finley aid
ed in directing the games and finally the
grand march, which ended a pleasant eve
ning.
Dialogue, “We Thank Thee’’-—Grades
Three and Four.
Recitation, “Let Us Smile”—Rosa Culpep
per.
Recitation and Song—Grade Three.
History of Thanksgiving—Grade Six.
Song—Grade Six.
MISS CROFERT FROM
HAMPTON VISITOR
AT SPELMA N
Miss Crofert, Supervisor of the Depart
ment of Elementary Education at Hampton
Institute, talked to the Elementary Educa
tion girls of Spelman on Friday afternoon,
December 3, on “Recent Progress Made in
the Field of Elementary Education.”
The middle west is the leading section of
our country in the movement. In the ex
treme west California takes the lead be
cause their elementary teachers must have a
college degree. In Ottawa, Canada, before a
person receives his M. A. degree, he must
teach a beginners’ class in reading. Miss
Crofert urged that every Elementary Edu
cation student get her degree, and when
she has it, stay in this field because the
teachers who need the most efficient train
ing are those who teach in these grades.
She also gave a review of her other visits
and showed that the nursery schools and
the kindergartens contribute a very essen
tial part to the elementary education and
should be encouraged in every state.
The speaker also discussed and answered
questions on departmental work in different
states, the equipment and nature of work
done in rural schools.
GUESTS FROM DE KALB
COUNTY
Thursday, December 9, twenty-eight teach
ers of DeKalb County were guests in At
lanta, Ga. Half of this number went to At
lanta University to visit their Training De
partment. The other half came to see the
work in Spelman’s Training School. Every
student teacher aimed to do her work as
usual—not to show off. The pupils were in
j normal mood too.
HEALTH SUPERVISION
Mrs. Manson, supervisor of health in the
Atlanta Schools, held a conference with the
student teachers and the superintendent of
the Elementary Training School at Spelman
Wednesday, October 19, 1927.
The works of many institutions that try
to benefit the health of humanity were ex
plained to the teachers, including the work
that is being done by both National and
State Anti-Tuberculosis Associations.
Warning against the advertisements of
many medical preparations was given and
this advice: “Be sure to get your money’s
worth.” Here is a hint for the wise: A
girl may be at least, three or four pounds
above her normal weight until 33 years of
age, after this age a little below normal
will not differ very much. Pass by the
schemes for reduction of weight except a
sane omission of fattening foods.
“PLYMOUTH ROCK”
The Junior High School presented "Ply
mouth Rock,” a Thanksgiving operetta, in
Giles Hall Junior High Assembly Room,
Wednesday afternoon, November 23. It was
a great success. We were made to feel that
we were living in the days of John Alden,
Miles Standish and Priscilla.
Y. W. C. A.
“Where does my dollar go?” This is
a question that has been asked by numbers
of the Y. W. C. A. girls on the campus.
The answer to this question came in an in
formal discussion by Miss Katherine But
ler, Student Y. W. C. A. Secretary for the
Southern Y. W. C. A. (white) before our
Y. W. C. A. Sunday morning, November
27. She explained the relation of Student
Y. W. C. A.s to the “Y” Council and of
the finance needed in order that the Council
could function. Money is needed, also, for
the various campus activities and to bear
the expenses of the campus representatives
to the Conference which meets in Talladega
in June.
FRA ANGELICA’S ANGELS
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child. In contrast with this, on the gold
frame are the 12 angel musicians, each play
ing a different instrument, arranged one
above another, five on each side and two
leaning toward the center of the oval top.
They have doll-like faces, rich coloring and
delicate tracery in their garments and orna
ments. It was the beginning of the Italian
Renaissance of painting, and it has been sug
gested that the master was going ahead of
his time, practicing modern ideas from the
Greeks on the frame of the picture he did
for the Flax Workers. Although these an
gels are not worthy to be considered as rep
resentative of the great work of Fra An
gelica, they have preserved till now their
early popularity.
The less important does often excel the
more important by a certain originality or
charm.
Elementary Education Notes