School News Highlights Weekly Class Activities and Events
Upper grades watched five films on Monday including Robin Redbreast and The Orange Growers. First graders wrote a Robin poem. Howard Miller returns after a month away. Charles Belz sick with mumps. Donald Albrecht has measles. Eighth grade welcomes Raymond Gebauer and Louis Aigner back. Devona’s class starts new reader We Grow Up. Fifth graders form Bird club led by Burton Gardiner and Jean Dawson. Third graders craft spring posters. fifth grade studies New York in geography and maintains its own library. Sixth grade shows wartime cartoons. Mr Maddox to test eighth graders. Seventh and eighth grades begin baseball practice. last Friday volley ball girls win 33 to 21. Reporters Janice Brand and Barbara Dreshall. Music via new radio recorder mic used by eighth grade. PTA meeting set for Thursday April 3 in Washington library to view new books. Students try out for Riverdale-Dolton Lions club declamation contest.
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Robin Redbreast
Frontiers
America
Robin
Howard Miller
Charles Belz
Donald Albrecht
Raymond Gebauer
Louis Aigner
Devona
Burton Gardiner
Jean Dawson
New York
Europe
Maddox
Thornton Township High School
Janice Brand
Barbara Dreshall
Bailey
Washington School Library
Riverdale-Dolton Lions Club
Washington School
Lorraine Kaiser
Lorraine
Los Angeles
Cal
California
Shirley Budwash
Wilmer Bowse
O. K
Boys of America
Riverdale-Dalton
Heavies
Texas
A. and M
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Camp Buchmannan
Michigan
Board of Review
Lyle Wilkens
Dalton
Jimmy
Carl Jacobitz
Richard Slusser
Arthur Williams
Donna Poss
Ella Arndt
Washington School News Touches California Move and School Events
Eighth graders cheer Lorraine Kaiser as she relocates to Los Angeles while recalling Measles absences lift and Shirley Budwash’s return. Scouts report tests passed and a Camp Buchmannan trip planned. inter mural tournament and Lions club declamatory contest energize the campus.
Franklin School eighth graders study bonds and elections
Dorothy Harms reports Franklin School notes include eighth graders studying investing in bonds and arithmetic, seventh graders planning a joke contest, and elections for room officers this week. A publishing firm requested student artworks for exhibition with about thirty pieces sent.
Bowen School Prepares Celebrate Perfect Attendance
The third and fourth grades report perfect attendance this week marking a long-awaited milestone. Many girls return from extended absences as spring decor with blue birds blossoms and Easter motifs brightens the bulletin boards. Outdoor recess begins with jumping rope.
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Bowen School
School News Roundup From Bowen Community
The Bowen Flash notes spring plans and student activities including poems for April, returning measles cases, and lists returning students Joan Hedtke Carl Seip Dennis McFerron and Jack O Leary with absentees Patty Lou Dres hall Edward Keys Beverly Obel Jo Ann Houts. It mentions March 31 birthday for Joan Hedtke and Easter egg hunt, Minette Nelson wearing new glasses, orchestra folk music, Hobby Lobby hobby reports, Stokley Wilder named outstanding safety patrol boy, Achievement Officers convention at Morrison hotel with Bow en attendees Roland Nelson Allen Golding John Tour tellotte and Jean Zoller, softball captains La Verne Deichen Dorothy Lucht Donald Woods Eugene Wilder, substitute teacher Eleanor D Amto, mothers hosting a post convention feed with games, and a note on fatal accidents showing 84% straight ahead, 17% dry road, 84% clear weather.
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Miss Calcott
Joan Hedtke
Carl Seip
Dennis McFerron
Jack O’leary
Patty Lou Dreshall
Edward Keys
Beverly Obel
Jo Ann Houts
Joan
Schoo
Minette Nelson
Minette
Hobby Lobby
Boys Safety Patrol
Stokley Wilder
Stokley
Achievement Club
Pinepal
Morrison Hotel
Bowen
Roland Nelson
Allen Golding
John Tourtellotte
Jean Zoller
la Verne Deichen
Dorothy Lucht
Donald Woods
Eugene Wilder
Eleanor D’ Amto
Chicago
Mr. Petty
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Dorothy Harms
Pointer News
Miss Farnsworth
Franklin
Doctor Doolittle
Harms Bros
Dolton, Ill
Dolton
Swift
South End Market
ART Vorphal
Leyden Ave
Interocean
Ford
Enger Coupe
Ford Tudor
Packard
Forder Sedan
B-M Motors
Lincoln Avenue
Ford Udor
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