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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1956
Page
3
The Clermont School notes describe class activities from home making and baking to arithmetic and geometry questions. Students read Cheaper by the Dozen and study racism in history while drawing body parts and writing prose. The Good Citizen Club wraps with spring poems, drama, and music as the term ends.
English class explored short stories and authors, with a test deemed average by Mrs Selby. Science covered tests and a splint demonstration, electricity chapter begins with many experiments. Algebra reviews radicals and roots. Mrs Moore previewed tomorrow's test. Home ec dresses finished with new projects for a style show on May 18. Two birthdays celebrated Beverly Oelberg on May 9 and Shirley Schweinefus on May 10.
Six grade students completed their skill texts and took a final test with steady gains. They created charts on the seven food classes in health education, noting improvements in each student’s rating.
Michael Thoma’s mother and Christie visited on Tuesday as Bonnie Swenson and Ardel Nelson celebrate late June and early July birthdays with an unbirthday party. Students finalize language and health books, review arithmetic, read stories, and prepare spring projects and boards. The class notes nearly finished writing and reading work, celebrates завершение года with plans to move to grade five.
During the past week first graders built a grocery store from orange crates and labeled shelves. Students made toy money, practiced counting, and role played as clerks and customers. Next week’s plan includes another toy store. Bulletin boards feature spring flowers and farm animals as seeds are planted.
The text notes pupils completed tests with praise for their work. May Day visitors Mrs Griebenow and Mrs Alvin Amundson brought baskets for each child. Birthdays celebrated June 6 by Donna Frieden and Donald Hilliard. A mother cat and four babies visited, several parents and teachers also visited for music lessons, with twenty six total visitors to date.
Candidate announces seek for Fayette County offices including Treasurer Auditor Clerk Recorder Sheriff and Attorney in the June 1956 Republican primary. Names listed include W M Knox and Erbert D Klammer with the June dates and offices.
Mark D Buchheit appears in records as taking office as Fayette County Supervisor for the term beginning January. The notice indicates official designation and start date within county governance records.
A Fayette County news page lists Republican primary candidate announcements for sheriff state representative and supervisor, dated June 4 1956 and 1958, with names including J B Noles W H Faust Laurence Naylor J Fred Ingels Grant Lauer Orvin Thompson and Donald L Kimball. The remainder covers numerous social visits and family gatherings from local residents in Guttenberg Ames Dubuque and Ossian with dinners, tours, and Mother's Day events.
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