Yoshiko Kunugi Speaks on Japan at Stolp School
Betty Ellis notes Stolp 1C heard Miss Yoshiko Kunugi speak January 11. A Japan Kindergarten graduate studying at Evanston’s National College of Education, she helped found Japan’s first nursery school and received the Foreign Scholarship. She described Japanese homes and schools and began English lessons on arrival.
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Yoshiko Kunugi
Japan
Stolp School
Stolp
National College of Education
Evanston
America
Betty Ellis
Elect Robert Cederberg President of 5th Grade
A 5th grade room planned a club election on Wednesday with Robert Cederberg for president and nominees for vice president secretary treasurer and chair roles. The following week the current officers were to retire and the successors were to give speeches and assume duties.
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Robert Cederberg
Robert Bartlett
Nadine Brown
Dorothy Ransburg
D-3 Team Opens Season With First Cage Victory
D-3 opened its basketball season with a 11 to 4 win on a recent Tuesday. Captain Doug Huck led the lineup which included guards Don Specht and Milan May, centers Bill Roberts and Bob Cochran, and substitutes Bert Simons Randolph McCandlish Walter Hoffmeyer with coach staff noted.
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Doug Huck
Bob Cochran
Bill Roberts
Don Specht
Milan May
Bert Simons
Randolph McCandlish
Walter Hoffmeyer
Howard
Class in History Explores Florida Purchase
Janet Smith Howard 5C notes a history unit on the Florida purchase. She mentions outlining topics on the board and completing her paper while planning outside reading for the lesson. The article references a discussion day about the Florida purchase.
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Florida Purchase
Skater Describes Day at Howard School Pond
Dick Cochran recalls skating behind Howard school until six then leaving as ice melted. The next morning, Saturday, he found the pond too soft to skate and stayed home.
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Howard
Dick Cochran
Rex the new police dog in Howard 5C
George Clarke from Howard 5C introduces Rex, a nine month old female police dog. The note highlights the unusual name and reports the new canine’s gender and age.
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Rex
George Clarke
Howard
Lone Basket Decides Close 2-0 Win in Friday Game
In a season opener, 5C-1 defeated 5B-1 by 2 to 0 as Junior May drove for a lone basket after a rebound off the backboard. The writer Billy Dodds notes three teams in one room and reports Friday practices at 3:30 with optimism for next week.
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Junior May
Bill Dodds
Charles Beringer
Robert Cederberg
Billy Dodds
Howard
Maxwell Street Shouters Visit Chicago Market Scene
Bobby Dodds of Logan School recalls a holiday trip with family to Maxwell Street in Chicago. He describes stalls, booths, and carts where waiters shouted their wares and shoppers browsed food and clothing along the street.
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Chicago
Maxwell Street
Bobby Dodds
Logan School
Room Prepares Assembly Program February 24
Miss Evans' room plans an assembly program with a musical number featuring six pupils giving talks plus talks by six pupils. The children will discuss instruments including flute piccolo kettle drum cornet and bugle. Benny Moon will perform a flute solo with Valerie Adams assisting.
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Miss Evans
Benny Moon
Valerie Adams
Marian Jones
Music Books Grow In Miss McKay's Room
John Nichols Jr of Howard 6C notes students are making music history books in Miss McKay's room They will feature where famous composers lived maps of early music origins and pictures of orchestral and band instruments.
Interesting Studies in Geography
Vivian Smith notes that the class studied sugar cane, rice, oil, cotton, and harmful insects affecting cotton plants, finding the material very interesting.
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Vivian Smith
Howard
Geography fascinates in Miss Davis room study
Patsy Flynn of Howard 5A writes that geography is getting very interesting in class. When the lesson is done they copy notes into a notebook they are using.
Regions Outlined In Geography Class Regions I II III
Regions I II III are defined for interior states with distinct economic profiles. Region I centers on central mixed farming while Region II covers northern mixed farming and Region III focuses on mining activities.
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Interior States
Norman Fifer
Howard
Safety talk from motorcycle officer on avoiding accidents
Mr. Popple the motorcycle policeman spoke to Central school pupils about crossing streets safely and avoiding street play. He warned about rolling skating in streets and playing with fire, citing accidents and noting many deaths in eighteen months versus world war casualties.
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Popple
Childen
Norma Kaplan
Central School
Notebook Authors Create Block Prints for Covers
Fifth grader Henrietta Hayson recalls making block prints for history notebook covers during Mrs Glennon’s period at Central School. She praises two designs, a pioneer on a bench smoking a pipe and an interesting Indian mat.
History Notebooks With Maps and Hero Pictures
Charles McCandlish describes fifth grade history notebooks showing pictures of historical figures, US maps highlighting the Lewis and Clark expedition and Captain Robert Gray’s routes, and students enjoying making the maps at Howard School.
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United States
Robert Gray
Charles McCandlish
Howard
Stolp Eighth Graders Receive Class Rings and Pins
Almost all Stolp eighth graders wear class rings or pins. The rings and pins arrived January 11 and were distributed about 9 30 that morning. Georgia Bettinghaus of Stolp 1C notes everyone seems pleased with the rings and pins.
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Stolp
Georgia Bettinghaus
Japanese Talk Draws Audience In Stolp
On Wednesday January 11 a Japanese woman spoke about Japan and how Japanese compare to Americans. The talk held audience interest and left listeners entertained and informed, according to observer Jay Crowell.
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Japan
Jay Crowell
Stolp 2D
New Officers Elected in Citizenship Club
The citizenship club announces changes for the new year with Virginia Todd as president, Merrill Hoefer as vice-president, and Helen Lind as secretary. The note confirms the updated roles and credits Virginia Todd of Howard 5C.
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Citizenship Club
Virginia Todd
Merrill Hoefer
Helen Lind
Howard 5C
Bugle Gift Sparks Joy in Christmas Tale
A brief reminiscence from Robert Cederberg, Howard 5B, recalls receiving a new bugle on Christmas Eve. The writer describes surprised delight as the instrument sounded lively andeasy to play, noting it blew more readily than his previous horn.
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Robert Cederberg
Howard
Deeds of Dan appeals to Wu.METTE Lire readers
Students are urged to read Deeds of Dan by Mr. Hurst about a boy named Dan who faces a tough choice. Readers are invited to write what they would do if they were Dan. published letters may win one dollar, with Ellen Jones receiving it last week.
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Dan
Mette Lire
Mr. Hurst
Wi_MertTE LIFE
Ellen Jones
Jean Louise Maston
Howard
Children Applaud Pet Program at Wilmette Club
A Woman's club of Wilmette hosted a pet program on Saturday January 7 at 2 30 pm. Trained animals including cockatoos canaries and other birds performed while a monkey amused the crowd. Two cockatoos rode a small cart as another cockatoo pulled them with its bill. The monkey was ticklish and the audience, boys and girls, clapped loudly. Afterward the visitors received taffy apples. Curtis Brown Howard 4th grade.
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Woman’s Club
Wilmette
Curtis Brown
Howard
Learn How Dutch Dikes Are Built and Maintained
A geography lesson explains Holland dikes made of clay require careful monitoring when water rises. Engineers watch for erosion and plant trees along dikes to strengthen them as roots grow longer each year.
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Holland
Dorcas Jane Sherman
Howard
Twenty-Seven Peewees Vie for Quintet Berths
Bob Matthews of Howard 7B notes a large peewee squad with twenty-seven players across five teams and two substitutes. He cites uneven team quality while aiming for a strong lineup and to win all games.
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Peewees
Bob Matthews
Howard
Central school sixth graders strive for 1933 spelling record
Frances Walliser of the sixth grade at Central school announces pride in the best spelling record since the school opened in September and expresses hope to maintain the top spot for 1933.
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Johannsen
Central School
Frances Walliser
Pose for Pictures in Stolp Class
Quote captures Miss Donnelly selecting a student for the front of the room as the rest of the class sketches a portrait. The speaker Bill Spinney notes how difficult the drawing exercise proves for the class.
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