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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1939
Page
12
Esmond High School ninth grader Phyllis Grotta wrote and submitted an observations based character study from her fall visit to the State Fair. She notes fatigue from walking the midway and the crowds and recalls a brief moment of dozing in the car before a parent and child voice calling for departure.
A narrator recalls a crowded fairground scene with a tired mother and child, a gray haired elder, gypsy girls with a makeshift doll, a joyful young couple, two derisive sideshow workers, 4H youth with livestock, and other varied attendees. The reflection highlights individuality and lessons learned from the diverse cast.
Grace Tobin reports Morrill School has installed a new collection of large mounted maps. The adjustable-height maps resemble a large book and will aid students in geography science and current events lessons.
Dorothy Fritzache writes of a weekly 100 percent prize and a department chart at Fritasche School in Nance Township. Marvin White teaches the visiting school. Harry Wickherst wins grand croquet title with Donald Fritzsche second. consolation prizes go to Marvin Matthews and Delton Larson. a kittenball game ends the afternoon.
Pupils at Sunshine School learned color mixing basics. Junior Decker recalls mixing yellow and blue to make green, blue and red for purple, and red with yellow for orange. They studied complementary colors and the harmony of color and learned the rainbow sequence.
The Farmerette 40 Club met at Evelyn Johnson's home for the first meeting of the new club year. Cleone Yost was named president with Charlotte Yost as vice president Evelyn Johnson secretary Marian Campbell treasurer and Genevieve Campbell reporter. They plan Friday evening meetings until school ends and will focus on cooking this year. The next gathering will be at the leader's home on November 17 followed by a business update and lunch.
A basket social is planned at Rockwood Hall tomorrow night hosted by Ira Gilbert School with Marion Roth and Mathias Kileinsasser School taught by Shirley Bixler. The event invites community members to attend.
Mary Reilly and five classmates earned honor roll honors after six weeks of tests. Students named include Lu ese Husen Rose Reilly Dolores Waller Doris Meyer and Beitva Meyer. Those with two or more points over last six weeks will receive a prize from Miss Rudy in the next term.
Ber nette Stahl of the seventh grade at Scheele School says Halloween symbols decorate the room with cat borders and purmpiling in front, orange paper chains of rings in the windows, orange lanterns, black and orange decorations, posters of cats witches and funny pumpkins. The room looks attractive.
Third graders at Weeks School receive new readers titled Make and Make Breneure Stories by Gates and Huber along with Reading Workbooks. Lois Cowie notes sixth graders are taught by Leora Meyer and Halloween songs are being learned.
Cain Creek School receives new classroom materials for seventh and eighth graders including a science book ten story books and a copy of The Story of My Life by Helen Keller for girls and Leif Erikson by Frederic A. Kummer. Teachers plan songs for opening exercises and students will recite poems and create border designs for art while others work in their work books.
Wohelas Observe Founder's Birthday troop 4 opened with games forming the horseshoe. Mrs. Robert Frank new troop lieutenant led the march, songs followed, and 25 boxes of cookies were sold. Next Sunday all members attend church together and new patrols were formed with officer selections at the next meeting.
The Sunny Jitterbug 4-H Club met at the W. R. B. Hamilton home Thursday evening and elected and installed officers with a candle lighting ceremony. Officers include President DeEitta Derscheid Vice President Loma Moyer Secretary Wayne Fraver Treasurer The Marshall Twins and Reporter Raymond Morse. Wayne Hamilton elected assistant leader. Wayne attends State College at Brookings. The club history was read by Larina Meyer the club wilt by Joyce Hamilton and the club prophecy by Raymond Morse. Games were played and lunch served by Mrs Hamilton assisted by Mrs Derscheid. Next meeting at the Meyer home the last Thursday in November.
Lake Preston once a duck hunting mecca but most lakes and ponds have dried up. Local gunners are finding better success further north at Lakes Badger Albert Norden and Poinsett. Pheasants are numerous yet hard to harvest due to dense cover.
A PTA Study Club was formed at a school meeting last Monday evening. Annabel Kelly chaired the club with Mrs H C Holley as president and Mrs Fred Guthmiller as vice president. Miss Kelley served as secretary. Clara Schamber read an education article and Miss Kelly read poems. next meeting set for Monday at the school. New York report notes AI Davis, Brooklyn welterweight, has grown two inches to four seven.
At Lawrence Oct 26, St Lawrence High School declamation work is active with four divisions set to be represented. Elimination contest likely in early November. Dramatic readers include LaVelle Blanchard Elizabeth Dorelda Gamble and others.
Mrs. E G McTaggart and Carlas West visited Blunt on Monday to promote the Red Cross drive. The local quota for this year has been raised to fifty dollars.
Twenty two fieldmen for the state rural credit department met in Pierre to discuss leasing and selling public owned land and possible participation in federal programs in 1940. Open bids on maps noted by the state department of purchasing and print.
Today bids were opened for printing 200000 highway maps and 200000 Black Hills and Bad Lands picture folders. A decision on contracts likely will not be made until tomorrow. In sports, Sixth Escobar, flyweight champion, is under medical review for a scar tissue growth over his left eye.
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