Lincoln and Uncle Jimmie teach simple manners
An account from a Circuit Court session in Halifax shows Abraham Lincoln's gentleness. Uncle Jimmie, a long time friend, interrupts to greet Lincoln with Howdy Abe and later asks about Mary and the babies. Lincoln responds kindly and resumes his speech, illustrating true greatness through human kindness rather than etiquette.
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Hinds
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Uncle Jimmie
New Salem
Abe
Springfield
Mary
Jimmie
Perfect Papers Honor Quiz Winners After News Film
Thirteen students earned perfect scores on the news film quiz shown Tuesday January 23. Topics included Eisenhower re election Middle East Crisis Arctic supplies and sea life under microscopes. Names listed span 9th to 12th grades with students such as Sandre McKenne Audrey Wigans Mary Gilligan Frances Bird and Dick Gimner among the perfect scorers.
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Eisenhower
Middle East
Hungary
Arctic
Sandre McKenne
Audrey Wigans
Mary Gilligan
Frances Bird
Dick Gimner
Richard Yangeeles
Virginia Wig
James McGowan
Adelle Jensen
Dary Hansen
David Mandsager
Janet Martin
Lynne Darland
Pabcate
Calendar of February school events schedule
A February events calendar lists Girls Sectional on February 4 to 9, Bell Assembly on February 11 at 1 o clock, High School Valentine Party on February 18, High School Opera on February 22, Boys Sectional at Rolfe on February 25, Boys vs West Bend at Rolfe on February 26, and an Assembly program on February 26.
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Bell Assembly
Rolfe
West Bend
Menu for Week of February 11 with Daily Highlights
A dated school menu lists meals for Monday through Friday featuring chili, ham and egg salad, orange juice, pork dishes, and peanut butter options. Several line breaks and typos appear in the OCR, but the weekly plan includes sides like fruit cups, creamed peas, lima beans, mashed potatoes, and various desserts. The entry ends with stray text “Bobcats-” indicating an unfinished line.
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Dello
Al Bell to speak at Vernun Rad Veriun on February 11
Al Bell will address the assembly at 7:00 p m in the Vernun Rad Veriun. The program titled SONS of AUSTRIA is open to all residents with no admission charge.
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al Bell
Vernun Rad Veriun
Senior of the Week Sharon Hansen Spotlight
Senior Sharon Hansen is featured with details on her height hair color eye color age and favorite subjects psychology health. She serves as editor of the Bobcat Scratches and is a cheerleader in FHA while enjoying glee club mixed chorus journalism and dancing. The FHA hosts a sock hop Valentine party February 15 at 7:30 PM for high school students with 25 cents admission.
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Sharon Hansen
Sharon
Terry Moore
Rock Hudson
Glee Club
Bobcat
FHA
Bobcats
Third Bobcat Tales Published Last Week
With the end of another six weeks the third issue of the Bobcat Tales was published Friday January 25. The weekly publication includes regular news items sports summaries roving reporter interviews and coming events plus birthday surveys the crossword puzzle and more. The Bobcat Tales is published every six weeks for the faculty and high school students.
Bobcats Fourth Grade News Highlights Work
The class reports 18 perfect spelling papers and ongoing arithmetic on even division. Students study planets for a future book project, and art lessons feature dot pictures totaling Yu dots last week.
Third Grade News Highlights and Classroom Activities
In last week's third grade Jerry Carlson Larry Nelson and Dennis Hefty shared candy bar treats for birthdays. The Little Rascal reading group started a Bass Reading Tet and a new book. Gloria Yunney was absent due to tonsil removal. Students plan hook charts showing counts and names of hooks read and a chart of everyday products derived from the wheat plant as part of geography.
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Jerry, Carlson
Larry Nelson
Dennis
Little Rascal
Gloria Yunney
Junior High Elects Leaders and Debates Trustworthiness
The seventh and eighth grade elected Bonita Engstrom as music group president with Glenda Smith as vice president and Judy Hansen as secretary. An eighth grade debate on trustworthiness was held with supporters and opponents named, plus notes on a January 26 medical event and a January 30 class meeting chaired by Bill Clowes.
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Bonita Engstrom
Glenda Smith
Judy Hansen
Orada
Lansuave
Judy Erwin
March of Dimes
Bill Clowes
Bobcats
Sixth Grade Music Club Elects Officers
The officers chosen are President David McCurry Vice President Arnold Pederson Second Vice President Betty Engstremm and Secretary Maria Lyn Sehmits. Several students were not absent or tardy in the first semester including Jane Cole Marvin Hoffman Donna McCurry David McCurry Diane Nelson Dennis Rapp Patty Richards and James Schnetzer. The class learns decimals in arithmetic and writes original poems in English. February decorations and forest marsh and desert science pictures were well received. Some students will have poems published in the February Buzzer.
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David McCurry
Arnold Pederson
Betty Engstremm
Marialyn Sehmits
Jane Cole
Marvin Hoffman
Donna McCurry
Diane Nelson
Dennis Rapp
Patty Richards
James Schnetzer
Forest Field
Marsh
Jearning
B. V. Buzzer
Fifth Grade Music Club Officers and Bulletin Board Notes
Fifth graders list officers for the second semester in the Music Club with Dennis Green as president Chuck Huntley as vice president and Dawn Clowes as secretary. The Weekly Reader notes free hand drawings on the bulletin board and a new fruit ararola from Muerto Hico that is eighty times richer in vitamin C than orange and grows on a bushy tree. Students learn perimeters note taking outlines and written reports while a language reject activity involves a holiday theme. They draw boats to accompany a Dick’s Surprise sailboat story and Miss Hansen’s Red Rooster read aloud.
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Dennis Green
Chuck Huntley
Dawn Clowes
Bulletin Board
Ilestrate
Reade
Muerto Hico
Miss Hansen
Kindergarten News and Valentine Song Plans
Kindergarten pupils return after illness and join in rounds singing Row Row Row Your Boat. They will learn When You Send A Valentine for Valentine's Day. Students practice size discrimination by grouping large and small items and identifying which are larger or smaller. They also work on forming associations by sorting items and placing them into groups.
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Dames Carlsen
Vicki Bosch
Rita Pohlman
Freddie Hefty
Russell Jonn
Second Grade News Highlights And Birthdays
Two second grade birthdays were celebrated last week with Dianne Yanney and Jimmy Elinger bringing treats. Students wrote and illustrated make believe stories in language and read them aloud, while reviewing basic facts in tumbles class and studying the amphibes songs.
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Dianne Yanney
Jimmy Elinger
Tumbes
Orade
Neney
First Grade News Birthdays and Measles Absences
Two first graders Mack Hansen and Randy Hansen celebrated birthdays last week while the class dealt with eleven absences due to measles. Students worked on experience stories and manuscript writing and planned Valentine projects for mothers and heart crafts. Recess included rope jumping and physical activities.
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Mack Hansen
Randy Hansen
Also Mentioned on This Page
MR. Lincoln
Larry Anderson
Paul Gilligan
Verle Tate
Roger John
Gordon Jensen
Ed Hebner
Larry Wittmer
Jim McGowan
Robeats
Renwick
Crosley Electric
Davenport
Ray Feltis
Renwick Savings Bank
Kleve and
Wigans
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