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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1937
Page
5
Glenna May White brings a chrysanthemum to school. Students discuss weather and write under First Grade News. Attendance reaches forty for three days. Perfect attendance earns a yellow star. A walk to Lee Lyman Sowle's house reveals a mother cat and a kitten. They view a new corner house and chat with the carpenter. October woods pictures created in Art Class.
The note records Fay Hanel departing the school and wishes her a good home with basic needs met. Florence Whites donated a potted plant with buds and blossoms, while Fall Sand table items include leaves nuts and berries. Pupils Jay Kennedy photographed a well cared for group.
The list includes Sally Brown Barbara Schug Josephine Koch Agnes Pierson Hileen Parent Shir jer Lehr John Jackson and Donald Jappaert. Miss Pierson visited us Thursday and we discussed hygiene focusing on sleep meals and the value of fruit vegetables and milk.
A scrapbook entry recounts the fable of a Grasshopper and a Mosquito. It presents the tale as a compact folklore vignette with emphasis on cautionary morals.
The report notes more tardy marks among girls than boys in the first month, with most tardies occurring in the afternoon. School starts at one. Students work on city and river maps of Bagdad, Tigris River, and Lands of the Vive Seas, with Storyland dramatizing Hansel and Gretel.
Sterographic pictures illustrate geography lessons while spelling papers are credited to Gerald Babcock Kennetha Barnes Janet Bicknell Julia Chester Eugene Cour Vena Lee Gillespie Billy Hawkins and Jimmy Jackson. No absences or tardies this week. Arithmetical stars include Janet Bicknell Anthony Burdo Julia Chester Mona Rae Johnson Richard Koch Donna Langston Doris Maxwell Francis McPhail Joanne Richard and June Stanford. Plants donated brighten the room. Songs taught by Miss Hornbeck include Chinese Boy Blow the Man Down and two cantata selections from Rip Van Winkle.
Six grade students James Kane Mary Lou Sutton Marjorie Loomis Beverly Lowlé and Billy Archambault appear on the Arithmetic Honor Roll this week. Dorothy Schaeffer returns to school after a week away and Madonna Holick recovers from appendicitis surgery.
Last Friday in homeroom the eighth grade elected Ruth Robinette as Monitor and Barbara Caple as President. The group hosted seventh and other grade members for entertainment as teachers prepare tests for the first working period. The eighth grade won the trophy again, over a hundred percent, a repeat victory for the last two years. The girls are learning to hem towels and make holders for Home Ec.
Last year's six senior lettermen graduated leaving gaps for this year's group under Coach Brown. Glenn Sanford now at Hillsdale College, Willard Bell at Michigan State Normal, Bob Harriger at State College, Parker replacing Neil Max will, George Tope at Central State Teachers, Russell Koch in, Elmer Anderson at Albion College, Lowell Haring filling Bud's end role. Despite departures, the team has lost no games this season.
With the grades the Kindergarteners have a new teacher Mrs Butler their scores rose from 39 to 42 A library corner for their room is planned First graders duplicated an October woods in their sand table Seniors did similar Second grade girls aren’t afraid of worms Shirley Artibee brought a caterpillar Miss Moors guides third graders who write stories and draw pictures about bugs Penmanship papers for fourth graders under Miss Gerow pen and ink used Fifth grade girls learn to knit and boys build model airplanes Miss Ousterhout leads Sixth graders enjoy a hike to Mary Lou Sutton’s home Wednesday night Seventh and eighth grade girls plan raffia baskets to help the poor
The marching band has twenty eight members and the concert band has thirty two. They practice daily in first hour instead of activities period and favor the change. Friday morning they marched downtown to the town and the reception was positive.
Miss Alrey plans a new boys home economics course to train future workers in groceries bakeries creameries cafeterias and lunchrooms. This year the class covered food preservation spoilage causes canning in tin and glass and will study meal preparation and planning next.
A fragmentary report notes sighting of 560 ancient Indian village sites and burial grounds on Washington Island Wisconsin, prompting discussion among researchers and local officials about preservation and access.
Vintage cooking notes describe ice cream as once a Sunday special, with parlor settings and salt ice deliveries. It covers modern flavors like buttered pear, pistachio, and lemon, plus sauces, toppings, and dessert pairings such as meringues and cake layers.
The article describes a fashion trend featuring separate skirts and jackets for autumn wear. Skirts are pencil slim with kick pleats or full pleated styles, paired with pique jackets or wool plaid tailored jackets, often collarless with high pockets and a belted waist.
Framed door mirrors convert regular home doors into reflective wardrobes. Available in 45 sizes to fit any door, these mirrors install in minutes by attaching the frame with four screws.
The piece advises using color as the keynote to a rooms mode while allowing mixed periods with discretion to avoid incongruity. It emphasizes maintaining a coherent general tone across a house or room.
Evening costumes feature doubles that use detachable sheer silk overskirts as wraps. The versatile design allows the same garment to serve as an overskirt and an evening wrap, adding styling options for formal wear.
The piece notes fall trends with fur emphasis and splashy-print housecoats. It highlights a slender straight silhouette, velvet een beleros with plaid skirts for schoolgirls, corsetlet and wide-girdle waistlines, and shoes that fit like a glove, signaling a chic modern look.
The fragment records an authorization for Sonia Gamble involving a STO entry and a BON tag with amounts 87.95 and 6.75 dollars. The text indicates a set of financial authorization markers without full context or dates.
The Department of State reports shorter times to secure titles. Daily mailings of titles have risen and the current volume is handled faster through revised routing. About 20 percent of applications are returned for correction, chiefly missing the $1 transfer fee for plate re-registration, which must accompany title transfers to the new owner.
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