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Evening Huronite

Location

Huron, South Dakota, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1940

Page

5

Declama Contest Set For Nov 2 In Huron Courthouse

Nearly one hundred children competed in district declamation contests across the county over two weeks. Superior placers advance to the rural county final at the Huron courthouse on Saturday November 2 at nine o clock with D C Reutter of Huron High School judging. The program lists many students by grade and township performing selections. The county independent district final follows November 16 at Huron, judged again by Mr Reutter. Also notes Elvin Guthmiller and teacher Miss Gooding have been making chairs for the five first.

Huron D. C. Reutter Huron High School JoAnn Zvonek Whiteside School David Wanda Glanzer Barrett Township Jenny Gianzer Helen June Fieber Mary Alice Vincent Feters Whiteside Bernice Waldner Larry Kott Morningside Sammy Doris Meyer Richland Township Gerald David Jennie Glanzer Elsie Weise Grace Rudy Joseph Walter Foster Township Willie Velma Anderson Billy Dates Junior Phyllis Hintz Liberty Township Violet Holm Junior Schlinderling Reatter Elvin Guthmiller Miss Gooding

Fifth grader notes quality of classroom chairs

Arlene Schnabel, a fifth grader, reports that second grade pupils have finished making chairs and are painting them this week. She says they think the chairs are very nice and that the lower grades are eager for them to be ready for use.

Arlene Schnabel

Sakakaweas Halloween Party Held by Sakakawea Troops

The Sakakaweas Troops held an annual Halloween party at the Scout house from 7 to 9. Chaperones were Mrs Eas ton Mrs Finchey Mrs Swab and Mrs Jentzen. Clarita Suckerman won a prize in a game and the group enjoyed a spook room. Don Hoskins and Harry Has ton photographed the girls while in masks and out. Lunch of cake milk apples candy and sandwiches was prepared by Clarita Suckerman and committee. The girls thank the helpers for making the party a success.

Sakakawea Easton Finchey Swab Jentzen Clarita Suckerman Don Hoskins Harry Haston

Splatter art project uses leaves and screen prints

Fairfield No. 2 pupils collected varied leaves, a window screen, and an old toothbrush. They pressed leaves on paper, dipped the brush in paint, rubbed over the screen, producing dot patterns that outline leaf shapes, praised by Laurence Brock and August Wolf.

Fairfield No. 2 Laurence Brock August Wolf

Ackerman School Reports Grade Level Studies

Josephine Pullman teaches fifth and sixth graders health habits, long division in arithmetic, while Evangeline Tschetter notes eighth graders read The King of the Golden River. Chester Tschetter adds fourth graders study multiplication, and in history they cover explorers with Holland as the geography focus.

Ackerman School Josephine Pullman Miss Jaeger Golden River Evangeline Tschetter Chester Tschetter Holland

Harold Whirledge Birthday Party at Wheeler School

Viola Waldner reports the Busy Bee League hosted a sixth birthday party for Harold Whirledge at Wheeler School on Friday. Students sang, played games, and had lunch. Harold received an Eversharp pencil. Miss Glanzer teaches the class.

Harold Whirledge Wheeler School Viola Waldner Busy Bee League Harold Viola Miss Glanzer

Gettysburg Host To Young Farmers Banquet at Methodist Hall

The Gettysburg Chapter of Future Farmers of America hosted a banquet for about 120 attendees at the Methodist church dining rooms in Gettysburg. Paul Malterverne served as toastmaster. W. Q. Tollefsen welcomed guests and J. F. Sargent spoke on mortgaged plasters. A brass quartet performed with Joyce Wiedenssee, John Wiedense, Donald Shuster, and Keith Christiansen. Home economics girls prepared the meal. FFA boys served.

Cueruture Farmers of America Munday Fathers and Sons Methodist Church Gettysburg Paul Malterverne W. Q. Tollefsen J. F. Sargent Joyce John Wiedensee Donald Shuster Kieth Christiansen

Two Clifton Schools Read Classics in Clifton 81x Weeks

In Clifton No. 4 School the seventh and eighth graders study Hawthornes The Great Stone Face and The Courtship of Miles Standish. Teacher Mrs Lois Eden lists vocabulary words on the blackboard and discusses questions from Adventures in the Classics workbook as reported by eighth grader Tia Baum.

Nathaniel Hawthorne Miles Standish Lois Eden Tia Baum Clifdure No. 4

Eighth Graders Read Five Classics at Johnson School

The eighth graders at Johnson School have read five classics this year namely The Courtship of Miles Standish The King of the Golden River Rip Van Winkle The Great Stone Face Jackanapes and Tales of the Wayside Inn. Among the stories the tale Paul Revere’s Ride is noted as the best.

The Johnson School Miles Standish Paul Revere

Ride in Tales of the Way Side Inn

Genevieve Hofer of Liberty District No 1 notes a recurring reading schedule after the first recess. Miss Smith signs one classic lesson if it isn’t too long. The item reflects a school reading program and periodic instruction.

Ride Miss Smith Genevieve Hofer Liberty District No. 1

Read Many Books At Mortimer School

Mortimer School records show students reading numbers this year led by Arlo Mortimer with twelve and Lucille Fountain eighteen. Clara Schamber teaches the program as Duane Fountain, Helene Dennis, David Dennis, Evelyn Fountain, Lois Herzburg, Lyman LeGrand and Irma Mortimer also contribute varied totals. A note mentions a perfect spelling record among participants.

Mortimer Clara Schamber Duane Fountain Helene Dennis David Dennis Lucille Fountain Lois Herzburg Arlo Mortimer Evelyn Fountain Lyman LeGrand Irma Mortimer

Local Obituary Fragments Mention Fountain Mortimer LeGrand

A fragment from a local obituary lists Evelyn Fountain Erma Mortimer Duane Fountain Lucille Fountain Arlo Mortimer and Lyman LeGrand as readers or relatives. The readable line names several individuals, suggesting a family obituary notice or memorial context.

Slide Rules For Arithmetic Class From Foster District

Silas Wipf an eighth grader at ytrell School Foster District N describes a cardboard slide rule with two numbered rows A and B from 1 to 20. The card holds addition and subtraction instructions on the back to help lower grades recall sums and differences.

Silas Wipf

Connell School Honor Roll and Library Book Drive

The Connell School reports six week tests with two students on the honor roll Yvonne Ford second grader and Gilbert Lee Hintz first grader. most pupils made the merit roll. Librarian Miss Gooding delivered 38 library books to Halsey School. Margie Schwartz leads with 16 books read. Ends tonight with a Double Feature Program.

Connell Connell School Yvonne Ford Gilbert Lee Hintz Phylis Hintz Violet Holm Gooding Halsey School Margie Schwartz Ariene Schnabel Foetalianiansit

Rockham Dinner Guests Visit Buss and Seeman Homes

Sunday dinner guests at the Henry Buss residence included FP A Buss C A Buss and Lois Buss and Wirs B C Hagman Claude Leviton Mrs Anna Fahler and her son Charles of Pierre visited the Seeman home. England imports thousands of pinball machines from America yearly.

Rockham Henry Buss FP. A. Buss C. A. Buss Lois Wirs B. C. Hagman Claude Leviton Anna Fahler Charles Pierre Lloyd Seeman

The Lady In Question Ending Today?

The notice indicates Brian Aherne starring in The Lady In Question with two hilarious days beginning tomorrow at 2 30 PM. The film is slated for today’s close, promising a final showday option for audiences.

Brian Aherne

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