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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1973

Page

6

School elected officers and new enrollees listed

In Eugene Field fourth grade and Garfield School homerooms officers were elected with names for president vice president and secretary treasurer. New students enrolled at Hawthorne and McMilan schools include Debra Pettitt Mike Bontrager Billy Cox Penny Seiger and many others from multiple states.

Marvyda Elliott Eugene Field Lori de Long Jay Moore Tracy Woodruff Eugene ‘Field Melody Langford Mike White Tina Woodruff Carmin Coats Christine Callahan Randy Gooch Garfield’ School Lesar Elizabeth Hill Stephen Bybee Ann Olson Shirley Duff Eugene Field School Mexico George Washington Ava Donovan Ronda Smith Daniel Beasley Laura Lewis Vanessa Fierge Hawthorne School Debra Melissa Pettitt Palmyra Mike Joyce Bontrager Bowling Green Billy Cox Paris Penny Seiger McMilan School Anthoney Tammy Winifred Rohme Mt. Rainier Maryland Todd Zeller Frankland Llinois Karen Darren Bryan Litchfield Park Arizona Joseph Eads Centralia Rhonda Clark Webster Groves

Eugene Field Third Graders Join Earth Patrol Project

Eugene Field third graders under Mrs Bernice Altrogge join the Earth Patrol to recycle tin glass and aluminum. They have collected sorted weighed and delivered 90 pounds so far and understand conservation and beautifying surroundings. Pictured left to right Seated Mae Lecrease Ricky Hogan Standing Tracy Isgrig Richard Fountain Clark Woodward Bill Kregle Jimmie Schulte Jeannine Fisher.

Eugene Field Bernice Altrogge The Earth Patrol Mae Lecrease Ricky Hogan Tracy Isgrig Richard Fountain Clark Woodward Bill Kregle Jimmie Schulte Jeannine Fisher

Field Trip Diaries From Eugene Field Grade 3

Students Carla Greg and Bill describe trips to Ledger and Library downtown. They detail teletype printing, giant cameras, and comic books with notes on classroom activities and book checkout.

Greg Mr. Haas Eugene Field Carla Ledger Jesse James Bill Kregle

Special feeling for a special person and pets

Sixth graders at Garfield School submit personal reflections on love and companionship including a dog’s welcome home, a kitten purring, and sharing breakfast with a pet. Names listed: Donna Dillard, David Kysar, Mike Snell, Mary Smith, Leslie Cooper, Vickie Davis.

Garfield School Donna Dillard David Kysar Mike Snell Mary Smith Leslie Cooper Vickie Davis Rade

Needs Of The Community As Fourth Graders See It

Fourth graders propose community fixes including brighter streetlights at Clark and Promenade and a stop light at Boulevard and Muldrow plus a four way stop at Boulevard and Morris. They call for better bridge boards on Clark Street and repairs to Boulevard potholes. Alleys behind local stores should be cleaned and safety at Adams Morris noted near Dr Ekern.

Darrell Cartee Clark Promenade Boulevard Muldrow Morris Virginia Bybee Clark Street Phil Marta Missy Jesse Singers Children’s World

Negro History Week Observed In Eighth Grade Class

Hardin Junior High students in Mrs. Sylvia Ollis's class conducted research on famous African Americans for Negro History Week, ending February 17. Reports highlighted Maggie Lena Walker, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Jackie Robinson, George Washington Carver, Benjamin Banneker, Jesse Owens, Wilma Rudolph, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Jupiter Hammon, Piankhi, Mary McLeod Bethune, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and related poetry, with a guest speaker from Lincoln University.

Sylvia Ollis Hardin Junior High Ollis History Department Lincoln University Karla Arnold Donnell Belcher Frederick Douglass Donnell James Talbert Jackie Robinson George Washington Carver Benjamin Banneker Jesse Owens Casey Page Wilma Rudolph Melanie Meyer Frances Ellen Watkins Jupiter Hammon Frances Watkins Melanie Jamie Nielsen Piankhi Egypt Mary McLeod Bethune White House Franklin Roosevelt National Youth Administration Paul Lawrence Dunbar Debbie Allen Lester Gardner al Dickson

Centralia High students visit Cerebral Palsy School report

Jill Hoke and Christy Hagerty visited the center with Mrs Shirley Harshman to gather information for a class report. A new high chair funded by the Gamma Lambda Chapter Beta Sigma Phi was received as pupil numbers rose.

Centralia High School Jill Hoke Christy Hagerty Shirley Harshman Gamma Lambda Beta Sigma Phi Trams G.a.s of Friendship Baptist Church Don Fuller Bob Kirgan Gamma Lambda Sorority Wallace Melahn Larry Hynes Coleenia Crisp Carolyn Crisp Fulton Coleenia Alan Erdel John Hinton John Randall May Trams Glenroy Hoyt Linda

Groundhogs, shadows, and six more weeks of winter

A collage of short pieces notes groundhogs waking in February, shadows predicting six extra weeks of winter, and personal reflections from students. The entries mix verses about weather, war, and responsibility, featuring several named students and schools.

Chester Thompson

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