Stolp School Awards Football Letters
Letters awarded to Stolp School football players after a December presentation. Mr. Davis directed the program, Mr. Harper spoke on winning and gracious losing, and Mr. Stone distributed the letters to three teams.
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Stolp School
Stolp
Davis
Harper
Stone
Ball
Cecil Williams
Richard Preston
Paul Soule
Wilmette Public School
Chester Hanson
Eighth Grade Art Study Progress Report
Eighth grade boys finish half year of Art Appreciation with five studied pictures including Mona Liss St. John The Fall of Man Lavinia and the Sistine Madonna. After Thanksgiving they drew holiday pictures and now plan enamel transfer designs.
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Mona Liss
St. John
Lavinia
Poe
James Kraft
Howard Hs
Frank May Elected Captain Of 7A Howard Basketball Team
George Maxwell of 7A Howard reports Frank May has been chosen captain of the boys basketball squad. He excelled in soccer and is expected to lead strongly as the season begins. The team aims for nine to twelve players per game and seeks victories in both basketball and soccer.
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Frank May
Howard
George Maxwell
Cat Visits School Halts Work At 8A
A student quote from Marjorie Iverson of 8A Howard describes a cat that visits a school and causes no work to be done. The animal is kept under restraint yet allowed limited wandering, with crying noted but no removal.
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Marjorie Iverson
Howard
New Soccer Captain Named Frank Christy
Howard School selects Frank Christy as new soccer captain. Candidates Thorne Edwards and Edwin Horn contested the role. Edwards previously served as football captain Alfred Brown and 7B Howard Seven.
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Howard
Frank Christy
Thorne Edwards
Edwin Horn
Alfred Brown
Tardy Rule Reduces Late Marks in 6B Howard
Alan Henrekson of 6B Howard notes excessive tardies this year and introduces a nickel fine for lateness, which has modestly decreased the number of tardy marks.
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Howard
Alan Henrekson
Junior Police Guard Howard School Yard
Ruth Robinson of 8A Howard notes that junior police are posted around the Howard school to keep order and deter cold weather as students prefer to stay inside.
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Jor
Howard School
Ruth Robinson
Howard
I Like This School Hiking It Morning in Snow
Evelyn Howard writes about arriving at a new school on a snowy Wednesday morning. She compares it to her previous school and expresses liking the new environment and a plan to keep exploring it.
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Evelyn Howard
Howard
Howard School Observes Book Week With New Library Titles
Alfred Bartnick of 8B Howard notes Book Week at Howard School highlighting many new books in the schoolbrary. The event showcases added volumes and reading interest among students.
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Howard School
Alfred Bartnick
Howard
Flight School daydreams and a history lesson in 1920s style
A classroom scene in 2000 A D with a monocoupe and a flight hangar prompts a lesson on early aviation. Students discuss Lindbergh, Wright Whirlwind, and 1928 planes while a field trip to Africa and a visit to diamond mines are mentioned.
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Lindbergh
Wright
Ee Pole
South Pole
Sikorsky
Seventh grade book reviews assigned at Howard
Elaine Angelbeck notes 7A Howard students must write reviews on books from the seventh grade library list read since school began. Each child prepared to discuss a title they had read, following classroom instruction for the assignment due Monday, December 10 at 7 A.M.
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Howard
Elaine Angelbeck
Art class designs on wooden boxes for Christmas gifts
Marjorie Warble 8B Howard describes art class where girls and boys trace and paint designs on wooden boxes. Miss Scheidler guides the project as a creative gift idea for Christmas.
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Miss Scheidler
Marjorie Warble
Howard
Posture Test Given To 7A And 7C Girls
The 7A and 7C girls completed a posture test Tuesday afternoon December 13 during gym period. Most passed as the test was not as hard as usual.
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Grete von Reinsperg
Stolp
Gym Teacher Absent. Sub Miss Skidmore Holds Class
Mrs. Fanckboner has been absent two weeks and Miss Skidmore has taken her place. The note hopes Mrs. Fanckboner will return next Monday. Transcribed by Helen Perry from Howard 7B.
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Fanckboner
Absence Noted for Ruth Solomon from 7B Stolp
Ruth Solomon has been absent from school for a couple of days due to a cold. Lucy Anna Jonas of 7B Stolp signs the note hoping she will return soon.
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Ruth Solomon
Lucy Anna Jonas
Stolp
Organize Girls' Club Aides Laurel School Children
Patsy Lake of Laurel school writes about a Girls' club helping younger pupils behave and cross streets safely. The note highlights third grade student effort to assist peers in daily school life.
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Laurel School
Patsy Lake
Fines Imposed on Snowball Throwers at School
A note cites fines for children who throw snowballs toward the school and at younger children. Leonard Prochnow of 7B Howard is mentioned as the source or example.
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Leonard Prochnow
Howard
Class Pins Chosen Over Rings for 7B
Ruth Sanderson of class 7B Stolp writes that the class has decided to obtain class pins instead of class rings. The note signals a shift in student memorabilia plans for the cohort.
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Ruth Sanderson
Stolp
The Plot Thickens at State and Madison Heroic Finish
A dramatic scene unfolds Saturday afternoon as a crowd watches a determined hero push through a wall of humanity toward a white line. The climactic moment ends at the State and Madison corner with a waiting heroine and a blaring whistle signaling a near miss.
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State and
Madison
Roger Palenske
8A Stolp
Spud the Dog Scrapes With Police Dog
Jane Carol Sandlof’s dog Spud tangled with a large police dog last Wednesday. In the melee Spud’s ear was torn, hanging partially. Jane led him home as onlookers described an odd scene with Spud calm and Jane sobbing over the injury.
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Jane
Spud
Jane Carol Sandlof
Mr. Todd
Betty Kirwain
Jane Carol
James Kraft
Howard &B
Study Brass Winds In Music Class Progress Report
Lucy Anna Jonas from 7B Stolp notes progress in studying brass-wind instruments after completing wood-wind and string sections. She mentions mixed feelings about the string choir grade, plans to finish brass-winds quickly, and to begin percussion next.
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Lucy Anna Jonas
Stolp
The School Cat Flits Between Rooms
A brown speckled school room cat saunters through the halls on a playful roam. The poem credits Robert Klemm of 8A Howard.
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Robert Klemm
Howard
Debate on city living versus country life
On Thursday Miss Madsen announced a class debate in 6B. Students argued whether life in the country or the city was better. The city side won, but both sides presented strong points.
Stolp Girls Rally? 7C Wins Volleyball Dec 3
Ruth Solomon of 7B Stolp reports a tight game as 7C Stolp defeats 7B 10 to 25 in a December 3 gym match. Two nets disrupted play and balls frequently went out of bounds.
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Stolp
Absent Arithmetic Teacher Miss Theman Substituting
The message notes Mrs. Jones the arithmetic instructor has been absent since December 10 with the flu. Substitution is by Miss Theman. Student signoff by Helen Perry in 7B Howard.
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Mrs. Jones
Miss Theman
Helen Perry
Howard
Monologue of a Pencil
A child voices the pencil’s distress from biting its rubber head and being carried by a teacher. The pencil fears ending up in a pocket and dampens its woes about books, reading, and a perilous river plunge, crying for help.
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Dick Steen
Howard
Fletta Enjoys a Jaunt Through Chrysler Plant
Fletta Freeman and family toured the Chrysler Motor factories in Detroit last Saturday. A door guide led them through several large buildings showing machinery operation and a long track with cars at various stages. Finished cars moved off for inspection and shipment to destinations worldwide.
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Fletta
Chrysler
Chrysler Motor
Detroit
Fletta Freeman
Howard
Eighth Grade Groups Combine Gym Hour
On Wednesday morning December 5 the 8A and 8C boys used the gym together. Bob White rang the bell ten minutes early to announce an assembly. The boys hoped to receive football letters but instead Rollin Pease of Northwestern University sang songs from three countries.
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Bob White
Bob
Rollin Pease
Northwestern University
Roger Palenske
8A Stolp
At School By Janellen Brandt Grade 5 Howard
A fifth grade student reflects on school routines and singing in class. The speaker prefers quiet study to singing and notes tension during singing time while enjoying other lessons and chatting with friends.
Howard 6A Defeats Forfeit Win Sparks Shield Hope
Stanley Cochran of 6B Howard reports his class has won three games and lost one after a forfeit victory on December 8. He states the team aims to win the soccer shield by defeating the Howard 6A squad.
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Miss Scheidler
Howard
Stanley Cochran
Pins Forforthcoming For 7B Stolp Class
The 7B Stolp class received a December 10 letter from the Classroom Pin Co stating the pins ordered are out of stock and must be made special. The class will receive the pins the week after Christmas.
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Stolp
Central Sixth Grade Girls Form Volleyball Team
The sixth grade girls at Central school begin practice for volleyball with games soon. Practices occur during every gym period and Mary Jean Lewis is elected captain of 6B.
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Central School
Mary Jean Lewis
Jean Laurence
Central
Stolp seventh and eighth graders hear poems read
Esther Morgan of 7B Stolp notes Mrs. Foster read poems to Stolp's seventh and eighth grade rooms. Students enjoyed selections including The First Blue Bird and Little Batons and many others.
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Stolp School
Central 5B Edges Howard 5B in Soccer At Washington Park
Central 5B defeated Howard 5B 2 to 0 at Washington Park on November 12. Frank Swirles and Don Roberts scored the goals with Junior Miller assisting for Central 5B Cen tra.
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Central
Howard
Washington Park
Frank Swirles
Don Roberts
Rane
Junior Miller
Centra
Howard 7A Girls Win Kickball Clash 29 to 30
The 7A Howard girls defeated 7B Howard in an exciting kickball game on Thursday October 18. Virginia Brady scored for 7A Howard.
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Howard
Virginia Brady
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