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A 1 MIS (iiMW CHILDREN'S SECTION. No. 20 VOL. vi. BROOKLYN-NEW YORK, SUNDAY, MAY 19, 1912 iHIL ST, TEE SEOTHTETOTOT THE' EPSTOE1.

TOP AY AEISs UBLIC SCHOOL. No. 127 is located on Seventh avenue, be-tteen Seventy-eighth and Seventy-ninth streets. It was flrst opened on September 9, 1901. ACE MEWMAM (3KACE BAGGER IDAOTEL MeMMA(I Assfotaial Equators cording to landings, one for each landing.

Pupils breaking the rule of the school are sent to the office and receive a demerit. Those who are reported dread to receive demerits, because a demerit pulls down tbeir marks for deportment and effort. Each clats ha3 a president, who looks after the order of the class, when their teacher Is out of the room. There are also special monitors to attend to the distribution cf books and stationery to the pupils. DANIEL McMON AGLE, 8B.

FIELD DAYS. The boys of No. 127 look forward eagerly to May 25, which brings around the annual meet of the scnools of the dia- Last term this "spread" was given by 8A girls, and the term before that by the Girls' Athletic League. The teachers are always invited and seldom fail to at-, tend. This party is enjoyed very much by all.

Little verses are recited and several speeches are made by former graduates of the school and by the teachers. THE DELTA. Our school paper, the Delta, made Its first appearance in June, 1910, and was aga'in published in January, 1911. It was then temporarily discontinued, so that we might give all the more attention to the departmental system of teaching just inaugurated In our school. Anyone who has looked out of the win- YOUNG EDITORS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL NO.

127. Fourteen classes were at once formed, the highest being the fifth grammar grade. Steadily the school grew under the direction of Principal John J. Malarky, and before he left No. 127 to assume the care of No.

102. his school had become a full grown grammar school, with all the classes from the kindergarten to the graduating class. Since the opening of the school the classes have Increased- in number from fourteen to thirty. The growing population of the neighborhood has made it necessary to have our auditorium divided into four classrooms. These are separated by curtains, which are drawn back every Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings for the grammar assembly.

The school has had only two principals since its organization, namely, Mr. Ha-larkey, who was with us until 1910, when he was succeeded by Miss Josephine M. Burnett, our present principal. Public School No. 127 is well situated.

It is on four streets, facing the Junction of Seventh and Fort Hamilton avenues, and overlooking beautiful McKinley Park, besides affording a splendid view of Sta'ten Island and New York Bay. S. GRACE W. BAGGER, 8B Grade. FIRE DRILLS.

One sound of the gong tells us we are to have a fire drill. This sound is heard twice a month, but we may hear it any time during school hours. The warning signal is sometimes given when we are not in our regular classrooms. This does not make any difference In the promptness or orderliness of the drill. It takes a minute and a ha'f to empty the school of Its 1,250 children, and it is forbidden for anybody to remain In school after the gong has been sounded.

The pupils, as well as the teachers. Interest themselves In getting the children out of the school quickly. The janitor and his assistants also see that the exits are in perfect working order. The boys of the 8B feel proud when each takes a little child of the blind class and leads it from the top floor of the school building to a place of safety on the street. If It were necessary they would take these helpless little ones in their arms and carry them out to safety.

JOHN HAYES, 8A. SPECIAL CLASS FOR THE BLIND. be taken for a first-class carpenter shop. The boys "A firiit begin to make a number of small articles, each using different tools, in this way learning to use them properly. The Joints must commonly used in the construction of furniture ara taught in the 7B grade, starting with the half lap joiut, then the mortise and tenon in the 8A grade and the dovetail Joint in the SB.

After the joints have been completed in each class, different models are taken up, the pupils using tlu Joints they have learned. A few of the more advanced pupilii of 8A have started some large, pieces of furniture, such as a large nvssion bookcase, a Morris chair, a canoe and a library table. The boys of SB have started the final models and we expect to have a magazine stand, several foot stools, a number 'if tabourets and smaller articles finished by the end of the term. JOHN HAYS, 8A Grade. THE SEWING CLASS.

The sewing class is also one of groat interest, especially for the girls of tin graduating class, for they are preparing their graduating dresses, which most them are going to wear at the commencement exercises in June. The girls of the 713 and 8A grades are making white petticoats tor themselves. Miss O'Mcara is our sewing teacher. COOKING CLASS. Of all the periods during the week tho cooking class seems the one of most interest to the girls.

In this class there are few girls who are not willing to learn. Our teacher, MiS3 Hall, has under her charge 120 girls who attend tile cooking class weekly. The seventh year girls have cooking on Thursday, and tho eighth year on Fridav. The seventh year and 8A Grade girls learn to cook various things, such as bread, roll3, cake, muffins, cereals and s.oups. The 3B girls leiirn to serve Ireak-faat, luncheon and dinner.

In addition to the general cooking, we have washing, ironing and sweeping and dusting. JANET 11. BYRES, 7B Grade. FOLK DANCING'. Folk-dauclns receives a great deal of attention in our school, and Its good effects are noticeable on Ihe good carriage and "posture" of the children when they are marching through the halls or seated in tho classrooms.

All the grades have their special dames. Tho smaller children have simple little folk dances, such as the shoemakers dance, "I see you," Ox dance, while the older children dance the Spanish, Russian, Danish, Swedish, Scotch and Irish dances. GRACE W. BAGGER (8B Grade). SCIENCE.

The boys of the four upper grades look forward to the science period with pleasure. Not satisfied with merely discussing the subjects In the classroom and performing experiments to illustrate tha subject, the pupils are encouraged to bring clippings from newspapers and make notes from scientific works pertaining to the latest discoveries. DANIEL McMON AGLE, SB. MUSIC. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week tho classes from the 7A to the 8B spend twenty minutes in singing In the assembly room.

The classes form in the halls according to the parts they sing, alto or soprano, and at the signal, a march Ii played and tho pupils march In from opposite halls. After Scripturs readhi" several songs are sung and then the classes return to their rooms. Every class from tho 7A to the 8B ha3 musio twice a week under the direction of MUn Moke. We are beginning to learn somo of our graduation songs now. At special entertainments, pieces are recited and Continued on Page 3.

Beading From Left to Bight Grace Newman, Daniel McMonagle, Grace Bagger, Janet Byres, John Hayes. trict at Ulmer Park. Practice In running, Jumping and other athletic sports is being coached by George Meyer. There will also be the regular field day between the elisse3, and a banner will be presented to the class having the greatest number of points. GRACE NEWMAN, S3 Grade.

SHOP WORK. Although our shop with its twelvo benches is called a "work-shop," yet it Is always a pleasure to work there, and shop day to us Is the principul day of the week. The benches are all well equipped, each boy having his own set of tools, for which he is responsible, and a large rloset at one s'ide of the room, which contains a fine selection of tools which are only used ocaslonally. A few minutes of each period are given to inctruction by Mr. Moore, who explains the work to be done.

He shows us the different methods of doing the same piece of work and points out the places where a mistake Is most likely to be made. When everything is in order, the boys are told to "get busy!" and fcr an hour and twenty minutes tbe'room mlgh; dows of 127 will understand the reason for our paper's name. Two triangular plots made by the crossing of Fort Hamilton and Seventh avenues, suggest the Greek letter. The most conspicuous of these two triangles is a portion of McKinley Park, which has for its base a block on Seventy-fifth street, Its other twq sides stretching for three blocks on each side of the aforementioned avenues, and with Its apex at Seventy-eighth street. Interests class Items were published In the Delta, and timely compositions written by the pupils appeared In its pages, making it very attractive for the as well as for the children.

The price being but 5 cents a copy, the pupils vied with one another to see who could sell the greatest number of copies, the smaller children apparently doing better than the older ones. GRACE NEWMAN, 8B Grade. GUARDS AND CLASS OFFICERS. Our school has twelve guards on the stairs, six boys and six girls. Their duty Is to keep order and to see that there is no talking.

They are stationed ac- five boys and five girls. They are obliged to use the special appliances and an embossed system of lettering for reading. After they have mastered the American Braille, they are assigned to classrooms with the sighted children. Here they recite their lessons, after which they return to a special room for assistance In preparation of lessons and for additional manual and physical training. The children work their arithmetic on slates with raised type.

They have also been taught to use a typewriter. The blind children are In the following One boy In 1A, one girl and two boys In IB, three girls and one boy In 'the 2B, one girl in 6B, and one boy yet ungraded. The girl in 6B deserves honorable mention, as she had AAA on her card, and her name, Annie Warschauer, was on The Eagle Honor Roll. CRACE W. BAGGER, 8B Grade.

GRADUATES' PARTY. It has been the custom for several -years In No. 127 to celebrate the departure of the graduates by a "spread.".