Howard School Relishes Brisk Sports Season Highlights
Howard School reports a lively athletic year with volleyball wins 46 to 28 at home and 30 to 27 away, a strong lightweight basketball program, and growing sixth to eighth grade basketball. Students note captains 5B-1 Bobby Dodds and 5B-2 Charles Cloud-Warren Rapp, plus a range of club activities and upcoming toboggan slide news.
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Howard School
Bobby Dodds
Charles Cloud
Warren Rapp
Howard
C’s
Stolp
Two Young Givers Visit Onward House With Toys
Curtis Brown recalls a Sunday trip where he and a friend delivered toys to Onward House. They rode in a rumble seat with other cars and attempted a jig-saw puzzle that scattered during a bump. The visit included a tour of the house and toy handover.
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Onward House
Curtis Brown
Howard
Snake shooting witnessed by junior reporter and peers
A student and companion went frog catching and spotted a large water moccasin. Fear prompted a boy to fetch a gun and shoot the snake the next day, killing it with a head wound.
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Bradley
Graham Burnside
Howard
Fifth Graders Illustrate Denmark Christmas Stories
In Miss Van Horne's room the fifth grade students drew Christmas stories. Howard Trienens of 5C notes drawing a Denmark brownie replacing Santa Claus and plans to illustrate more brownies decorating a Christmas tree.
Hear Winter Music
A first person note from Sally Ed wards of Howard 5B recalls hearing a musical sound on a yard swing. Her mother identifies the source as a Canadian grosbeak.
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Sally Edwards
Howard
CARE FOR NEEDY FAMILY IN MISS VAN HORNE'S ROOM
In Miss Van Hornes room the boys and girls care for a needy family. A candy sale raised $5.01 and four boys Curtis Brown John Bauer Sonny Benson and Bugs Baer purchased the food for them.
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Miss van Horne
Curtis Brown
John Bauer
Sonny Benson
J.—“Bugs” Baer
Howard
Best Designs Displayed in Miss Larson's Class
Every Thursday for two weeks students made Christmas designs in Miss Larson's room. Miss Larson picked the best ones and hung them up in front of the room.
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Miss Larson
Roger Sherman
Howard
New Trier Carols Echo Through School Gym
Howard Henderson recalls visiting New Trier and hearing students sing Christmas carols in the gymnasium with glee club performances interspersed by audience participation.
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New Trier
Howard Henderson
Playground Sweets Candy Sale Report from Howard 5B
Betty Huck of Howard 5B recalls a playground candy sale that almost sold out and raised five dollars. The note emphasizes the fun of selling candy and the schoolyard activity.
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Playground Sweets
Howard
Betty Huck
Last Manual Period Marks 1933 Training Closure
On Monday December 18 the final manual training period of 1933 was held. John Hopp of Howard 6C participated as a noted attendee.
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John Hopp
Howard
Students Help Family to Have Yuletide Joys
Howard 7B organized a Christmas food drive to aid a family of six. A boys versus girls contest determined who would treat the other side at a holiday party, with boys briefly leading despite more girls present.
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Howard
George Redding
Glee Club Sings Christmas Carols at Howard School
Howard school residents heard glee club members sing Christmas carols through the halls on Friday December 22. Carols included Silent Night Oh Come All Ye Faithful It Came Upon a Midnight Clear O Little Town of Bethlehem and Angels and Shepherds.
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Howard School
Glee Club
Bethlehem
Irene Uedelhofen
Howard
Pupils Decorate Tree In Mrs Gibson's Room
In Mrs. Gibson's room a Christmas tree is decorated with presents. Students attach their names to ribbons on gifts to indicate mothers may attend the P T A meeting and possibly win the P T A prize.
Stained Glass Windows Painted by Howard 8A Class
Bob Frey of Howard 8A reports that both boys and girls painted tissue paper pictures for Mrs. Jones and arranged them as stained glass in windows and in the door. The project produced fine results.
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Howard 8A
Bob Frey
Puppy with teeth bites during playful visit
A man reported a black puppy with a white chin was playful and prone to biting during a visit to his home. Martha Leach of Howard 5C provided the details.
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Martha Leach
Howard
Christmas Seals Sold in Class Room Effort
Ruth Zibble of Howard 5C recalls selling Christmas seals to children in their room aiming to win a place on the bulletin board. The effort yielded many sales and active participation from the students.
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Ruth Zibble
Howard
Study Andrew Jackson in Miss Van Horne's room
Students study Andrew Jackson and the Florida purchase era noting how Spain ceded Florida to the United States and then the transfer was reversed. Howard Anders mentions Spain sold Florida to America.
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Andrew Jackson
Miss van Horne
Florida
Spain
America
Howard Anders
Howard
Life as a junior reporter noted by John C Hughes
John C Hughes of Howard 5A writes about his four articles this year for the Junior Life section. He checks after school on Thursdays hoping to publish more pieces.
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Reporter’s Life
John C
Hughes
Howard
Enjoying Yule Recess From December 22 to January 8
Clara Homm of Howard 5C reports her Christmas vacation from December 22 through January 8. The note captures a student’s holiday timing and school context.
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Yule
Clara Homm
Howard
Xmas Grab Bag Plan Is Enjoyed by Pupils in 5R
In Miss Davis 5B class pupils held a Christmas grab bag. Names were placed in a hat and drawn, with each student selecting a name and giving a present to that person. No one drew their own name. Gifts were exchanged Friday December 22, the last day of school.
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Dick Kahn
Howard
Glee Club Rewarded After P T A Program
Stolp glee club sang for the P T A on Tuesday afternoon after weeks of practice. The group received a vanilla dixie as a treat for their singing while Janet Bichl of Stolp 2B notes the audience enjoyed listening as much as they did performing.
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Glee Club
Stolp
Janet Bichl Stolp
Largest Edition of School Newspaper Sold
The 8A Scratch Pad released its biggest edition before vacation. Ten pages covered news society 8A sports for girls and boys and a gossip page. It sold for a nickel.
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Bill Roberts
Howard
Decorate Yule Trees By Howard School Fifth Graders
The fifth grades at Howard school decorated two Christmas trees in the hall. Students from second through fifth created ornaments for the trees and the lights glowed yellow orange and green.
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Howard School
Bob Matson
Howard 5C
Plan Musical Program by Howard 8A Students
Elizabeth Eldredge notes 8A children prepare a musical program with piano solos and duets plus various instrumental numbers. The best performances will be featured in the assembly.
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Elizabeth Eldredge
Howard
Words Ahead for Christmas Spelling Class May Grow
A classroom note quotes Betty Stinson of Howard 6C predicting spelling practice will expand as the Christmas season approaches. She says twenty words before Christmas and forty after, noting it will be challenging but the class will adapt.
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Bob Cochran
Howard
Gordon Nevins
Betty Stinson
Howard 8A students aid family with Christmas gifts
The 8A pupils of Howard provided a family with food and clothing for Christmas. Jim Steen notes some pupils also brought gifts to brighten the family’s holiday season.
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Howard
Jim Steen
Howard 8A
Pupils Host Tiny Party in Room 5A
In Miss Van Horne's room on Friday pupils hosted a small party with a program by Alice Kresge, Betty Steele, Howard Henderson, and Bud Sutherland. Mary Jane Wolff noted in 5A.
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Miss van Horne
Alice Kresge
Betty Steele
Howard Henderson
Bud Sutherland
Mary Jane Wolff
Howard
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