Spelling Bee Winners Named From St Joseph Chicago
Clare Fiegen and fellow St Joseph school representatives from Wilmette and 38th place were named winners in the Daily Times fourth annual spelling bee. The contest included seven public and parochial schools from Chicago and Cook county, lasted an hour and forty five minutes with radio and studio segments. Dor othy Krieger was runner up on hiccups.
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Clare Fiegen
Daily Times
Chicago
Cook County
St. Joseph School
Catherine Nanzig
Aurelia Sesterhenn
Mildred Yates
Oliver Arcand
Bill Kennedy
Beech
Wilmette
Annette Green
Dorothy Krieger
Clare
Hope Miller
Pointers for Earning Letters at Stolp Gymnastic Awards
A Stolp note explains how to earn letters through activities and a candy and hot dog sale for letter awards. Students can add points by tap dancing five, dancing five, basketball free throws five each, and articles on posture five, urging Stolp girls to work hard for the highest number of letter winners.
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Stolp
Kay Wenter
Spinning Wheel Demonstration in Mrs Prehn’s Room
Tuesday morning John Brandt and classmates visited Mrs Prehn to view an old spinning wheel she used seventy years ago in Sweden. The Iowa fourth grader found the spinning wheel very interesting.
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Miss van Horne
Mahle Elected President of Stolp 1C Club
The Stolp 1C club held its nominations and officer elections on Thursday February 16. Officers named include Edwin Mahle as president Louis Melchior as vice president Annette Barret as treasurer Imogene Kaufman as secretary and Jim Himes as council member.
Make Believe Trips in a Geography Adventure
A boy named Bobby and his Uncle Col. Bob journey through pretend travels in a book titled Adventure in Geography. David Walworth at Howard School highlights this engaging geography themed tale and its fictional explorers.
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Howard Trenens
Bobby
Col
Bob
David Walworth
Howard School
Enjoys World Tour Lecture by Burton Holmes
Louise Meyer of Howard 7B attended a Burton Holmes talk titled Around the World In Two Hours. The lecture included a description of a Chinese temple pilgrimage where prayers are bought and thrown as spitballs toward a Buddha, with success depending on sticking.
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Burton Holmes
China
Holmes
Louise Meyer
Howard
Fred Bird Presents Mining Film to Stolp Seventh Graders
Pupils in Stolp school seventh grade viewed a film on coal mining. Fred Bird of 2A operated the projector and explained film scenes showing bituminous ground mines and large steam shovels. The display illustrated how coal is separated from dirt before reaching homes. Betty Clair Fllis Stolp 2B.
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Fred Bird
Stolp School
United States
Betty Clair Fllis
Stolp
Films Feature Meeting in Our Room 20
Our room 20 held a regular meeting on Thursday morning to discuss improving the program. Jean Spanuth presented the first moving pictures including the president inauguration and a Felix the Cat cartoon. Meeting closed at 12 o'clock.
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Jean Spanath
Felix Cat
Jean Spanuth
Stolp 2C
Play by Stolp students delights audience with King John
On February 23 the Assembly club of Stolp school staged a three scene play King John and The Abbot of Canterbury Miss Flaskered's class earned praise for engaging performance Charles Gregory Stolp 2A
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Stolp School
Drill charts completed in Mrs Jones room
The 8A 8B and 8C arithmetic drill charts are completed and ready for inspection. They show how many drills each pupil has checked off and the time of the checking reported by Dorothy Davis of Howard 8A.
Seventh and eighth graders run charity candy sale for letters
Jane Kemp nich of Central reports seventh and eighth grade girls held a candy sale to fund letters this year. Their efforts are praised for enabling the letter program and the school expresses gratitude.
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Jane Kempnich
Central
Fast basketball clash ends 2-0 in favor of 5B-1
Report from Howard 5B. Friday February 24 describes 5B-1 defeating 5A-1 2 to 0 in a rapid game. Dick Cochran is praised as a strong captain and a tense moment featured a near game tying shot when a teammate’s pass set up a standstill basket attempt that rimmed out.
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Dick Cochran
Billy Dodds
Howard
Lightweights Defeat Grant School 23 to 15 in Forest Park
On February 20 the lightweights defeated Grant school of Forest Park 23 to 15. Coach Davis devised the winning plays and led the team while Phil Rogers served as captain. New uniforms for all teams were provided by Mr and Mrs J W Smith and the PTA Towell Snorf Stolp 2C.
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Grant School
Forest Park
Mr. Davis
Phil Rogers
Davis
J. W. Smith
Towell Snorf
Stolp
Wilmette Teams Sweep Forest Park In Wilmette
On Tuesday February 28 the Wilmette peewees beat Forest Park 17 to 7, the Wilmette lights won 22 to 17, and the Wilmette heavies triumphed 26 to 12. The band performed at the games.
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Forest Park
Wilmette
Peewees
Wilmette Lights
Wilmette Heavies
James Anderson
Howard Ah
Howard girls run over St Joseph and Mallinckrodt in scrimmages
The Howard team beat St Joseph school 16 to 2 and Mallinckrodt 10 to 0 in practice games. They will face Stolp New Trier and Mallinckrodt next as Monday marks the first real game, according to Bessie Bouchikas of Howard 8A.
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St. Joseph School
Mallinckrodt
Howard
St. Joseph’s
Stolp
New Trier
Bessie Bouchikas
Wilmette Heavyweights Defeat Forest Park 25 to 8
Wilmette high school team beat Forest Park 25 to 8 on February 24 with Jim O'Neil scoring 15 points. Forest Park claims another capable squad, but doubts linger. Peewees and lightweights also won. Next game set for Howard.
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Wilmette
Forest Park
Jim O’neil
Howard
John Gleason
Stolp
Wilmette Peewees
Des Plaines
Plan Style Show for PTA May Second at Three
Ethel Kraft reports that Howard 8C plans a style show for the PTA on May 2 at 3 o'clock. Most of the girls are making their dresses and the event is hoped to match last year's eighth grade performance.
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Ethel Kraft
Howard
What Slackers List Highlights Hallway Offenses
An 8A Slackers notice explains why names appear on the weekly list in the Scratch Pad of the Howard 8A class. Offenses include running in halls throwing paper and doubling files down stairs.
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Gloria Gonzalez
Howard
Wilmette Peewees Edge Forest Park For Season Upswing
The Wilmette Peewees basketball team stands 4 wins and 3 losses. They beat Field school 22 to 2 on February 23 with Huck and Souie starring, and defeated Grant school 17 to 7.
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Wilmette Peewees
Forest Park
Huck
Souie
Grant School
Bob Christie
Howard &C
Drills Pitch Nimble Wits In Arithmetic Class
Dorothy Burgess of Howard 8C recalls drills with fifteen problems in fifteen minutes. Mrs Jones planned a Wednesday after school check. Timely submissions earn a red mark, late work earns blue, and no check earns zero.
Student Breaks Down Reveals His Sad Life
A student speaks openly about his hardship and daily routines in class with notes from Bob Lawrence in Miss Scott's room. The narration portrays emotional strain and classroom dynamics as the bell signals dismissal.
Stolp School Pupils Enjoy Holiday Amid National Meeting
Pupils at Stolp school had a holiday Friday afternoon March 3 while teachers attended the National Progressive Educational association meeting at the Palmer House in Chicago. Educational leaders from across the United States are in attendance.
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Stolp
National Progressive Educational Association
Palmer House
Chicago
United States
Julia Booz
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Bob Cochran
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