Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-02-20
School Notes.

School Notes.
Bonnie Heath has been enrolled
with the intermediate " BIS . since
last week.
Florence Clure has been absent
from the First Grammar room for
the past week.
Our German class in the High
school have taken up their first
classic, Immensee."
The % B" class of the High School
is taking the State University ex-
animation in algebra.
On account of sickness Alice
Basham, of the intermediate, was
absent couple of days the first of
the week.
Chattie Beard, having returned
from very pleasant visit at Carson,
is again seen with her little friends
at school.
Charley Gault, room five, disloca-
ted his collar bone while coasting,
Saturday, but seems to be getting
along nicely.
The b" grade of the First Gram
mar room have had perfect record
in attendance and punctuality for
the past week.
Class A in the High School is
handling debts and credits and 9TH
er elementary details of the book
keeping science.
Minerva Rabson has been unable
to be in attendance at the Interme-
date during The past week, on &C
count of severe illness.
OF the second room Amelia Mill
er, Edison Herrick, Fred kluver,
Lawrence Young and Ray McClain
are all reported ill, of colds.
Do not forget the Friday afternoon
exercises, in the First Primary, at
two o'clock. We are glad to state
that our hardness has been on the
decrease.
The children of room two have
each supplied themselves with
George Washington Ratchet and
flag for their exercises on Friday
afternoon.
George Washington is the hero
which the second room are study
ing this week. Next week they will
study Longfellow, whose birthday
is the 9th.
Mabel Hall has been absent from
her place in room four for nearly
two weeks caring for her mother,
turned to school Wednesday morn
ing.
| Next Friday the Second Primary
room will be glad to welcome any
and all who will come to hear their
exercises given that afternoon in
honor of Washington's birthday.
Program begins at three.
\ There were some very sad faces in
room five, last week, when we heard
of the death OF one of our number.
some of us having been classmates
with Mabel Tucker since the begin
ming of our school life. The room
went in body to the funeral and
paid their last respects by contrib
uting flowers and following the re-
mains to the cemetery.
Il Last Friday being Valentine Day
the third room had box in which
were placed many beautiful valen-
tines for each one in the room. For
nearly a week the language work
was taken from sketches about
Saint Valentine and we believe the
pupils understand that instead of
being day on which to send comic
and ridiculous pictures to people
Saint Valentines Day is one on
which to remember our friends
with little tokens of love, as we are
told that good Saint did in his time
Last Tuesday evening number
of the friends of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Tharnish, of Greeley township, sur
prised them at their home and after
all had assembled they entered into
various amusements with great
zest, this being followed with bas.
ket and oyster supper combined
which was partaken of by all pres
ent. Before the depar ture the Gem
pany presented their host and hos
tess with some valuable keepsakes
as mementos of their friends whom
they are about to leave. John and
his good wife will leave next week
for the new home, down by Dexter,
followed by the we'll wishes of their
friends in this neighborhood for
their future prosperity.
NOW LOOK OUT!