Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-12-10
School Notes
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Last Tuesday, the Basketball cam
didates for the boys team met in the
basement for the purpose of organic
| ing. There were eighteen present
besides Supt. Fuller. The outlook,
however, is not very bright, for
Anderson is the only player left Of
last years team. Anderson, having
done very well in conducting the
football team was elected captain and
Stone, manager. No hall, as yet, has
been secured but we hope to get the
one we had last year. The regular
team will be formed after the holidays.
The girls will also play when the sea-
son starts.
One hardly dares to look at a Senior
since they were told that they were
one of the brightest Senior classes in
the state. Watch the III. S. pupils and
see if you can't pick out the Seniors.
You can always tell them by their
dignified 'sstrut."
The Senior girls manual training
class are planning to do great things
the next semester. Mr.. Heraly has
given them choice of articles to
make such as plate medicine
cabinet or even music cabinet.
Current events were given Thursday
morning instead of Wednesday this
week.
The other day a certain little Freshie
was asked what the form of rabbit,
meaning its bed or seat was. She
|.demurely replied, "Well I don't just
know, but I think It's round.'
One of our brother Sophomores was
quite seriously i'll last Wednesday
morning. He suddenly recovered,
tho, at the close of his Algebra period.
The sophomores are studying letter
writing.
Miss Steichen was absent Tuesday
and on. Wednesday morning. Miss
Johnson took her place in the assembly
room during her absence.
Mr.. Fuller announced last Monday
morning that the Christmas vacation
will begin on the Thursday before
Christmas, Dec. 23rd. This seemed to
please everyone concerned.
/ The school board has secured VEN
tiIation system for the Central School
which means the conditions will be
much better there after the holidays.
The pupils in Miss Lindquist's room.
who have been neither abseut or tardy
this last month are:-Melvin Holman,
Stella Klevjer, Paul Putnam, Isaline
Wilson, Ernest Disselkamp, Dorothy
Gently, Raymond Kessler, Grace Judd,
Harvard Olson, Carl Rasmussen,
Geneva Stebno.
Lucille, Clement and Mae MaGuire,
whose parents have recently come
from Minneapolis, entered the schools
here Monday. Lucille and Clement
are in the 3rd grade in Miss Tart's
room; Mae entered the 7th grade,
with Miss Gaffney as teacher.
1t seems unusually hard for some
of the Bookkeeping students to arrive
at the school house by $3.50 as they
should. The poor clocks get most Of
the blame but we're wondering if it is
only the clocks that are off.
Margaret Stenger has been at home
this week keeping house.
She cheerfully washes dishes
And carefully sets them up,
She has Ludefisk for breakfast
And crackers and cheese for sup.
The Corporation of Epiwenes.
For several weeks past the students
of the normal classes have been do
ing practice teaching with small
groups of pupils assigned to them by
the grade teachers. The results of
this work have been found very salts
factory. The work has been largely
confined to reading, the main object
being to give pupils more practice
than there is time to give them in the
regular grade work. Supt. Fuller de-
clares that the results obtained are
far better thap he felt at the begin
ming that there was reason to expect.
Teachers have also remarked upon
the helpfulness of the work. This
week it has taken different form.
Twenty five pupils selected from all
the grades in the Longfellow building,
will hereafter be seated in the normal
room during the first quarter of each,
day except Friday. These will be in
structed in the different subjects by
the normal students, ISIS Alderman
supervising the work. If this plan
proves successful the normal depart
ment will be more helpful to the
school than ever before. This model
school will also be great help in ac-
tho nI1rnosa for which