Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-05-03
School Notes

Ihe Eighth Grade class is now study
ing Current History.
Mrs. Houston visited the Second Gram
mar room last week.
The teachers gave their books the reg
ular monthly inspection this week.
The Seventh Arithmetic class was Civ
en- a written test in interest Monday
The Tenth Grade just completed the
study of Spencer's ''Faerie Queene.
Possessive forms are being studied by
the Third Grade scholars this month.
Miss Emig's pupils were busy making
May baskets at odd hours the first of the
week
The First Grade pupils We're given new
readers last week-"The Child Life
Readers -
The Fifth Grade pupils drew maps of
Africa Monday, and the Sixth Grade
maps of Canada.
Eva Smith spelled the Intermediate
pupils down Monday in spelling con
test in her grades.
The Third Grade will devote little
more time than usual to Arithmetic dur
| ing the closing month.
Miss Anderson pupils wove some pa
per mats Monday and then converted
them into May baskets
Nels Johnson's sister, Mrs. Hannah
Madsen, called on him last Friday even
ing at the school house.
The Ninth Grade Algebra class is
studying the Theory of Opponents in
all their varying forms and beauty.
The Intermediate Arithmetic classes
We're given written tests in arithmetic
this week. Several perfect marks were
made.
Pussy Willows We're drawn by the
First Primary pupils recently. A lesson
| was also given on the rainbow and colors
with drawings.
The Intermediate room had the least
number of tardy pupils for the month of
April, there being but two tardy marks
| for the month.
Miss McAninch gave her pupils an OBJ,
| The drawings We're given the natural col
| ors, a nice effect was obtained.
The Eighth Grade class was given a
teachers examination list of history
questions for test last week. Some of
their papers were eNcellent-some other
| wise.
The following pupils were neither alb
sent nor tardy in the First Grammar
room for the month of April: Mary
Christensen, Gudrum Marquesen, Dena
| Rendleman, Geraldine Rendleman, Haz-
ell Richardson, Myrtle Roberts.
These pupils We're neither tardy nor
absent in the Second Grammar room for
the month of April: Mary Powell, Clara
Powell, Carrie Gault, Dora johnson.
Essie Herrick, James Rendleman. Frank
johnson, Edith Hamlin, Winnie Heath,
| Flora Houston, Gertrude Basham
| The following pupils of the Second
/ Primary room We're neither absent nor
tardy for the month of April: Carrie
Rendleman, Caroline Stone. Georgia
Hansen, Mabel Jessen, Marie Hunter,
Amy Murphy Irving Wilson, Andrew
! Lohner, Alline Lawrence, George Fenste-
macher. Chris Stone, Orrin Masculine.
| Victor Roberts.
The following pupils of the Interme-
date room We're neither absent nor tardy
for the month of April: Martin Jacob
sen, Arthur Petersen, NigfuS Hansen.
Henry Petersen, Harold Clay. Storm
Marquesen, Myrtle Hardestv. Evelyn
Rendleman, Eva Masching, Gleola Lair,
Eva Smith, Ida Woodruff, Goldie Chase,
Leila nline, Agnes Nielsen, Dora Gill,
| Eunice Roberts.
A prize was offered to the Tenth Grade
pupils for Il correct solution of the fol-
lowing geometry problem, "A circle has
"A radius of sixteen Q6) inches in which
a chord ten Q0) inches long is drawn.
Find the area of the segment between
the chord and the arc Della Hicks en-
deavored to solve it by measurements of
prodortional arc, and Appropriated the
result quite closely. OF course it must
be solved by computations. The Solu-
ton was to have been handed in last Fri
day. but the time was extended to Mon
day, then the correct solution was plac-
ed upon the blackboard. We would like
to have some of the graduated geometry
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