Ward School Christmas Preparations and Whispered Gifts
The Kindergarten class at Ward School is busy making gifts for Mother and Daddy while keeping them secret. Students discuss hiding places for gifts, decorating for the tree, and looking forward to the program on the last day of school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corinne Martin
Mother
Daddy
Santa Claus
Miss Mabel Rice
Miss Rice
Carol Forgey
Elda White
Europe
South America
Betty Drake
Betty Kolosick
Billy Kolosick
Billy Phillips
Ramona Riley
Hilton Matthess
Earl Moore
Margaret Hennon
Louise Gravel
Howard Littie
Crade
Christmas Room News From Intermediate and Fifth Grade
Students describe a Bethlehem themed room with Wise Men posters and a Christ mas tree. The fifth grade beat the fourth in spelling, with class A grades noted, and plans for a P T A program and a Christmas gift exchange. Europe items featured in a geography display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Wylie
Holy Land
Bethlehem
Ruth Lemley
Elsie Glassburner
Europe
Everette Burham
Ralph Lemley
Christmas Activities Report From Primary Classes
Readable excerpts show Miss Mabel Rice and Miss Marie Landau leading rooms 2 and 3 in Christmas trees, gift exchanges, and decorations. Pupils prepare show scenes, carols, and language lessons on European customs as Santa visits and a schoolwide program nears.
Morales and the Mexican Baron Rivalry Unfolds
Ted Radcliffe learns from Don Bob that his father’s Mexican irrigation plans failed after El Coyote’s banditry and Morales’s power. Bob hints Morales may have betrayed the project to protect his vast vaquero-ruled lands, while Ted receives a final note urging study of Morales as a life education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Radcliffe
Verdi
Bob Harkness
Radcliffe
Mexico
Major Blount
U. S. Army
Ted
Paco Morales
Adela
Morales
el Coyote
U. S. Cavalry
Bob
Don Bob
Father
Bin
Dad
Morale
Christmas at Miss Welch’s class brings tree joy
In Monday kindergarten, children decorated the arriving Christmas tree. Plans for Friday’s party include cooking Thursday and making table decorations. First graders learn through wreaths, Santa imagery, and classroom pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Welch
Pleasant Hill School Announces Program and Social
A school notices a program and social at Pleasant Hill School six miles southeast of Washing. The event invites community members and families to attend, with details to follow in subsequent notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill School
Washing
Ermine Color Change Explained for Seasonal Camouflage
The ermine or weasel wears a brown coat in summer and white in winter to hide from enemies. This seasonal transformation aids survival in varied climates and preserves concealment across seasons.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wallace Kindergarten
Washington
Chorge Foster
Pig ’ S
Hampshire
Deere
Emerson Gang
H.C
Hayes
Rock Island
Erindstone
Earl C. Galloway
Chas. Brown, Audt
Whittaker
O. C. Patterson
Keith Beenblossom and
Donald
Curtis
Hospital Row
Room
Marie Landau
Santa
Lincoln Kindergarten
Alice Poole
Myerna Jacobson
Marjorie Lytle
Tom Gill
Chapter
Centenneal Kindergarten
Anita Tellin
Bertha Mae Stewart
Musrcatine
Moriarty
Helen Levis
Mildred Woodburn
Maxine Cummings
Billy Brewer
Mary Tesseltine
Esther Hayes
Nandla
Hirfa
Arabian Desert
British Isles
Betty Payne
Billy Patterson
Ermine
Phillips & Hebner
Iowa
John Shields & Sons
Chicago
Leonard Hicks
Morriso
Madison and
Clark Streets
Loop
Dave Miller
Coppock Road
Poland
China
John Deere
Deering
Ls. P. Finch
Washington National Bank
Chas. Brown
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