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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1938
Page
4
An essay argues that belief in self reliance shaped America but modern life requires government aid for millions who cannot find work. It urges job seekers to exert effort, work hard, and avoid laziness while recognizing the country’s generous support for those in genuine need.
A questionnaire from the New York Boys' Athletic League finds spinach the popular vegetable among respondents and hash highly valued. The piece compares opinions to Dickens and muses on the virtues of meat and potato with greens, noting grasslike spinach and a tonic feel to green foods.
The piece laments rising unemployment among young couples and single men, noting the impact on weddings and housing. It asks what the youth can do when labor power and independence collide with economic hardship, urging resilience and practical efforts while awaiting better times.
Joan Charboneau starts kindergarten while first graders enjoy shows and movies like Rip Van Winkle and A Trip To The Farm. Students prepare for a January 28 assembly and celebrate birthdays, contests, and a candy sale to fund volleyball uniforms.
First and second grades celebrate a new aquarium with fish from the kindergarten pool. Third grade creates miniature farms and studies children in New York with a letter from class member John Schilb requesting photos. Fourth grade cuts figures for a Bedouin camp and art students make snow men. Kindergarten crafts sand town Ivanhoe.
Franklin School staged Rip Van Winkle sponsored by the Student Council on Monday at one o clock. The four scene, fifty minute play featured students from grades one to seven with various classroom activities noted, including Toy Day stories and arithmetic and science lessons.
The second grade studies teeth cleaning and field spider life while reading. Third grade drills self testing before Christmas and tracks progress. Fourth grade finishes government history unit as semester ends. Room three prepares a play America In the Making in February. Ray mond Sechlinger has appendicitis and Walter Cowser has a cold. Eighth grade reviews American Civilization with a picture graph. Seventh and eighth grade join mixed choir after card contest win in Roseland. No athletics due to Washington school tournament at Steger.
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