First Grade Room Notes with New Students and Shortages
Anna Murphy praises classroom harmony after a Tuesday afternoon session while Mrs. Holden attends a mothers club. Two new girls Betty Joe Dykstra and Faye Jones join the class. space is tight with forty five pupils and limited tables. Children finish Hison primers and begin Hilson Book I work as windmill and Holland topics are introduced. Joann Perry and Joe Hrvank Johnston are missed due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Murphy
Mrs. Holden
Kennedy
Vernon
Betty Joe Dykstra
Grand Rapids
Faye Jones
Coleman
Holland
Remarkable Gym Year for Primary Classes
Our room praises the gym work of 4th 5th and 6th grades with directed play building strength and posture. Birthday joys for Jesse Trump Annabella Dwyer George Washington and Lorna Laura Pifer brought cheer. Spelling is improving as we add s ed or ing and Manuscript Writing shines with top spellings by Naoma Becker Robert Cimmerer Margaret Rose Gillespie Carol Hachmuth Bob Hampton Patty Kane Joan Marshall Harry McCoy Joe Ed Parker Lorna Pifer Herbert Smith Joe Tomaski.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Trump
Annabella Dwyer
Lorna
Laura Pifer
George Washington
Naoma Becker
Robert Cimmerer
Margaret Rose Gillespie
Carol Hachmuth
Bob Hampton
Patty Kane
Joan Marshall
Harry McCoy
Joe Ed Parker
Lorna Pifer
Herbert Smith
Joe Tomaski
Third Grade Delights and School Visit Plans
The third grade enjoys new science books and studies the food sources in geography. Students look forward to visiting the school dentist Dr McConnell for upcoming checkups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hird
McConnell
Junior High News Sparks School Spirit and Court Cheer
Surprising win by Safety Patrol marks first victory in three years with top scorers Wesley Samborn and Garl Cappart leading. Four Woking cheerleaders boost enthusiasm as eighth graders boast low tar marks and art projects showcase talents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Safety Patrol
Wesley Samborn
Garl Cappart
Mavis
Danny
Bob Chapman
Virginia Foss
Evelyn Olson
Mavis Kennedy
Don Sprague
Honey Hampton
Max Parker
Honey
Butch Zinser
Phyllis Frey
Martin Kennedy
Sophomore Class Meeting Called by Betty Green
The Sophomores held a class meeting in the session hall. The meeting was called to order by president Betty Green. A new secretary, Ruth, was introduced to the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Green
Ruth
Student Body Picks Replacements and Class Plans
Strouse chosen to replace Rose Marie as Welch moved away. Committees picked for motto colors and flower with names listed. Class meeting set for Thursday night. Top language students named from English Literature Latin I Latin II and declamations noted with humorous remarks about two boners in Latin II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strouse
Rose Marie
Welch
Pignes Motta
Eine
Joy Groves
Margery Parish
Loretta Hales
Donald Dunlop
Audrey Dee Willey
Norma Brown
Flower
Lucile Creguer
Rolland Allen
Shirley Allen
Hilda Smith
Maryellen
Donald Woolston
Florence Ryan
Peggy Ann Cote
Pearl Prout
Mary Smith
George Parent
Jason
Letters from Abroad Highlight Neatness in Writing
This past week letters arrived from Holland South America Ireland and Scotland Donna Howes from Holland writes in Dutch Jean Wassons from Ireland writes in Spanish A friend wrote in an engraving like script Leona's Will grows friendlier and all enjoy these notes The foreign correspondents seem more particular about neatness in letter writing than we are
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
South America
Ireland
Scotland
Donna Howe
Jean Wasson
Leona
Resist Painting Makes Surprising Art At Junior High
A new Resist Painting method used in the Junior High over two weeks yields striking results. Students paint with thick tempera, block areas to stay white, apply black ink, then wash away ink to reveal a woodblock like image. The Farm Shop class trip to Bay City sparked interest in insulation and painting, with lessons on fuel savings from insulation types and costs over a fifty year house life.
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Bay City
Oldsmobile 30 Day Contest Offers 30 Cars for Reactions
Nationwide campaign from March 1 to March 30 lets US residents over 16 win a 1938 Oldsmobile Six Two Door by posting six 26 word comments after trial drives. Entry blanks must be countersigned by dealers and mailed to Lansing Michigan for judging. Postmark determines contest group. ties win duplicate prizes. Progress updates appear in dealers showrooms after March 15.
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D. BE. Ralston
Oldsmobile
United States
Lansing
Mich
Garfield Grange initiates new members in rites
Garfield Grange degree team initiated Le Roy and Bessie Calkins and Arthur and Mabel Giddings into the first and second degrees of the order on a Saturday night in March. Some sisters were absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield Grange
le Roy
Bessie Calkins
Arthur and
Mabel Giddings
Our Order
February School Notes At Augusta School
February activities note attendance for several students among good standing. visitors Dilon Keehn and David Deforest. holiday due to dove incident. sixth grade English orders and party on Valentine day. Lincoln Gettysburg and second inaugural memorized. debates on Washington and Lincoln. art projects on Lincoln and Washington. memory gem about work. song learned How Betty Made the Play. Also a short note on Babylon private bankers in Nebuchadnezzar era around 600 B C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman
Raymond Dykstra
Nellie de Kraker
Woith
Ines
Vern Keehn
Dilon Keehn
David Deforest
Hllen Kesha
Donald Dean Deforest
Doris Randall
Lincoln
Washington
Emma Randall
Herman Dykstra
Vera Keehn
Janice Nederhold
Nellie DeKraker
Raymond
Gilmore Grange plans biweekly meetings and Friday party
Gilmore Grange holds Thursday meetings every other week and a Friday night party between. Dancing party scheduled for March 11. Families share meals with neighbors. Miss Margaret Cook visits Clare. Measles affect several children while Mrs. Shilling and Mrs. May Thompson show slow and gradual recovery. Walter Wood's birthday celebrated with neighbors. hopes for many more. Wilbur, Roy and Leon Thrush return to school after measles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmore Grange
Lester Thrush
Tom Cook
Margaret Cook
Clare
May Thompson
Dale Laverty
Bernice Wiggins
Walter Wood
Walter
Wilbur
Roy
Leon Thrush
Local Residents Attend Visits and Services Across Towns
Willis Strouse bronchitis with Mrs Henry Hierholzer and Edward visited Midland homes Wednesday. Helen Broskey stays with her parents near Winn. Bodkins family and Chas Bodkins attended Loomis service. Jay Clute went to Pontiac with Mrs Clute. Jay returned Sunday. Melvin Willets, Rusell Davis with cousin at Flint visit relatives. Bertha Willeta and baby return home after week here.
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Henry Hierholzer
Edward
Walter Heirholzer
Midland
Helen Broskey
Winn
Dale Davis
Tessie
Hazel Bodkins
Chas
Bodkins
Loomis
Jay Clute
Pontiac
Melvin
Willets
Russell Davis
Flint
Bertha Willeta
Baby
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Joanann Perry
Joe Hrvank Johnston
Turnold
Gensan
Gover’s Central Supply Co
College
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
Junior High
Thayers
Mt. Pleasant
ART News
Industrial
Mathew Scott
Bro. Smith
Cathrine Smith
Stanley ‘Tryon
Louis Colton
Lake
AUSTA
Dykstra
Betty
Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar
B. C
Ies Rie
Ingrams
Vitalis H
Lax
Kotex
Cacy
Mennens
A. Parke
Davis
Dr. West Tooth
SWIFT
Sinisteel Fisher
Colonville
Willis Strouse
East Fifth ST
Anny Ser
Clare, Michigan
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