RAILROAD TIME CARD.
ST. L. I. M. & S. RAILWAY.
NORTH BOUND.
No. 92, Local Freight. 11: 65 a. n
No. .. 1:46 a. m
No. .. 10:41 a m
No. 20. 9:00 p.m
No. 6. 10:46 p- m
No. 8. 12:47 p.rr
SOUTH BOUND.
No. 93, Local Freight.. 6:40 a. tn
No. .. *:45 m
No. .. 6: 29 a. a
No. 3. 4:65 p. tn
No. 1. 10:45 p- m
No. ..11:83 *• m
BATESVILLE BRANCH.
Passenger Leaves. 78)6 a. m
Mixed " . 11:45 “• nL
Passenger Arrives. 7:4,1 p- m
Mixed " . lOISa-m.
ROCK ISLAND SYSTEM.
Passenger Arrives. D' “
Passenger Departs. '
Local Freight Departs. 6:J0 “• aL
On Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday
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FARMERS
DRAYMEN
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that want the best grease on the
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OIL COMPANY.
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. To wait for a foreign sales
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EVERYTHING1IN THE
MUSICAL LINE. (
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Pianos on short order.
Z. B. REID, Manager.
B. W. Haffner, salesman.
DR CHAS. E. CARROLL
Dentist
Gives special attention to
Crown and Bridge Work,
And correction of Irregularities
of the Teeth.
Office Watson Bloc. Phone, 63.
/Wowport, - Arkansas.
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OFFICE-8 and 9
Wishon Building
NEWPORT, ARK.
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The Crack Barber, keeps
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LADIES
\ Desiring privacy and careful
f attention previous to and
during confinement, address
Annie A. Schoppach, M. D.,
; 404J Main St., Little Rock, Ark.,
UPhysician in charge of
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uick Sales
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THE INDEPENDENT
ERCY H. VANDYKE,
r'ublisher and Editor.
NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS.
COMMITTEE MAKES
CREDITABLE REPORT.
Ladies Visit Public School in the
Different Graces and Find
Excellent Work Done.
Of the committee named to
visit the school only three were
able to be in attendance. These
were at the school every day
during the week of examinations,
and were much pleased with the
work in the several grades.
; In the first grade, taught by
Mrs. Ella Box, children who
were entered in September
showed remarkable progress. To
those familiar with the old meth
ods, the slow and painful pro
cess of spending the first four or
five months learning to spell and
being required to go as far as
“baker” in the old “Blue Back
Spelling Book” (much rever
enced and hated by the children
nf an older ceneration). The
modern way seems very wonder
! ful and very delightful.
In this first grade we found
| children of seven and eight doing
the three “R's” with great facil
ity. It was surprising to see
tiny tots who entered as late as
March deciphering upon the board
words of three and four sylla
bles, and those in the first di
vision of the grade mastering
combinations of numbers .up to
seven. But best of all in this
room, as well as in all the others,
was the evidence that the ideal
of teaching was not simply learn
ing lessons, more or less imper
fectly memorized from a text
book, but that the intelligence
was continually appealed to and
in every way developed.
In the second and third grades,
taught by Miss Beattie, we found
an atmosphere and spirit that
would have even the approval of
Froebel or any other lover of
children. There were more
pupils in this room than in any
other, but perfect order pre
vailed without any apparent con
straint, and a close and loving
sympathy between the teachers
and children was very evident.
In reading they were required
to give the right inflection, ar
ticulation and emphasis, and the
slightest inaccuracy betokening
carelessness was immediately
corrected by the class. From
time to time different ones were
called upon to relate in their own ;
words the substance of the pass- ,
age read, or to give an opinion ■
concerning some fact related. 1
In spelling they showed famil- i
im-itv with sounds of the letters
and the elementary rules of or- j j
j thocrraphy. In arithmetic their
|ca. ul ard painstaking analysis
• and he tpciess showed excel
• lent tra . The drawing of .
; some or the little ones evidenced
talent, and the writing, too, was
good. The walls were decorated
! with pictures and graceful de
i signs in colored chalk, drawn
upon the boards, and dainty de
vices cut from colored paper and
pasted upon cardboard, showing
that the artistic sense was not
ignored, and eye and hand were
being trained, while at the same
time pleasant relaxation was af
forded.
In this room, as in the first
grade, the large store of charm
ing little songs and verses recited
proved that due attention was
given to the training of memory.
If the committee have seemed
j to emphasize too strongly the de
j tails of work in these first three
grades it is not that they would ;
make any invidious comparison
with the more advanced classes, |
but simply to show their surprise ■
and pleasure that so many things!
may be learned and done by very
young children, and we think
many mothers might gain valu
able suggestions by a visit to this
school.
j The fourth grade, taught by
Mrs. Jean Diaz, is, in the opin
ion of the committee, one of the
most trying and difficult grades.
It represents a sort of transition
3tage. The romance of school
has worn off a little, and the en
thusiasm of the beginner has be
come somewhat blunted. It is
the period of dry definitions and
hard tables and knotty prob
lems of rods and acres, of
weights and measures, of time
and distance. But here, too, we
found excellent work, and par
ticularly were the committee im
pressed with the beautiful col
ored maps. They were really
admirable, and showed an intel
ligent and comprehensive study
of geography. The drawing,
too, in this room was fine.
With this grade closes our
official report, but through the
exceeding courtesy of the princi
pal, Prof. Hopkins, and other
teachers, we visited all the rooms
and were everywhere most gra
ciously received, both by teach
ers and pupils. There are names
we would like to mention as en
titled to pre-eminence. There
were some papers of such excel
lence they deserve to be pub
lished, but feeling it might be
the very worst thing possible for
the boy or girl entitled to such
distinction we desist from any
special mention, feeling sure that
those who have done their best
will have the approval of their
3wn conscience and the praise of
their teachers.
If this report seems to some
too profligate of praise be as
sured that this committee recog
nizes the fact that there must
have been many corrections and
many trying experiences between
teacher and pupil before this
state of excellence was attained.
Thanking the principal and
teachers for the honor and privi
lege accorded us, and congratu
lating the people of our town
upon having secured a body of
teachers so able, earnest and en
tirely devoted to their work,
this report is respectfully sub
mitted to the board of directors,
the parents and all interested in
Dur school.
Mrs. Mildred A. Dorsey,
Chairman.
Mrs. B. F. Whitaker,
Mrs. 0. \V7. Scarborough.
ROCK ISLAND THE
OFFICIAL ROUTE.
Tom Hindman Camp No. 318
[J. C. V. has adopted the] Rock
Island as the route to Louisville,
ECy., for the reunion June 14-15
L6, which will provide necessary
sleeping car accommodations for
ill who desire to go. All who
lesire to avail themselves of this
irrangement should notify me or
,V. R. Thompson at Newport so
hat we may arrange for service.
[Vain leaves Newport at 3:15 p.
n. on the 13th and arrives at
^ouisville next morning at 7
•’clock. F. W. Dillard, Adjt.
Approved:
W. R. Thompson, Agt.
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Office Hours—11 to 12 a. m.,
5 to 6 p. m., except Saturday.
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