Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-18
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The first and second grades will give
a children's Christmas program Friday
afternoon.
The reading of sprint" has began in
the beginners room, To the present
hour the children have learned the
vowels, the ~consonants and many of the
basic words in addition to the reading
of short sentences. The latter, however
are in script.
A pupil il the fist grade advances
the idea that the printed letter sc"
looks just like "Snookums."
Cleveland McGauvran was enrolled in
the 8th grade this week.
Mr.. John H. Stauff heard North
Dakota's poet, Mr.. James W. Foley,
read many Of his selections in Milton
Monday evening. There we're more
than a dozen other Langdon people
present.
Wednesday evening after the after
noon exhibit the Sophomore Domestic
| Science Glass had a Christmas dinner.
This was prepared by the members of
the class. Covers we're laid for twenty.
! Miss Alice Schneider and Professors
Hall and Roller we're the guests of the
class. The menu for the occasion was:
Fruit Cocktail
Roast Turkey, with Dressing.
Mashed Potatoes Dreamed Corn
Cranberry Jelly
Sailed Almonds Olives Fruit Salad
Marguerites
| Devils Food Waters Nut Loaf
Coffee.
One minute to vacate the building OF
the children and three and one-half
minutes from the sounding of the alarm
to the return of actual school recltations
was the record of the fire drill Monday
morning.
The teachers who live away from
Langdon with a few exceptions will
leave for their homes Saturday.
Miss Henley goes to Devils Lake, Miss
Sponheim to Thief River Falls, MINI
Miss Urquhart to Medford. Wis, Miss
Follansbee to Charles City, Iowa, Miss
Cosgrove to Casselton, Miss Swanson to
Augusta, ILL.,, Miss Evans to Bookings,
S. D., and Miss Swlnburne to Minnea.
polls. The other teachers nave not
announced definitely their plans for the
three weeks vacation.
Wednesday afternoon and evening
was the day OF the annual pre-Christ-
mas exhibition Of the work accomplish.
ed in the manual arts and domestic
science and art departments. Speci-
mems of handwork and note books kept
for such work from the fourth to the
tenth grades inclusive we're the special
numbers for the occasion. This exhibit
is still on the walls and friends or patrons
Of the school may have an opportunity
to view and inspect the same up tc
Friday afternoon, $3.50 p. M. At that
hour all articles will be returned to the
children. Careful, accurate work has
been the slogan this fall in our manua.
work.
Mr.. Doughty, field representative fol
the North Dakota Childrens' Home
, Society addressed the Junior and Senioy
high school pupils Monday morning
He told of his special labors, the worl
OF the society and thanked the schoo
for the Offering made the Friday befor
Thanksgiving Day. He inspected all Q
the classes and went away feeling en-
. couraged that the children of Langdo
had these advantages. He said it CAV
I him added Zest to do his work, namel
: to provide "home advantages, love an
friendship for the waif.
Professor Koch gave an extra readin
to the members of the English llteratur
class Saturday morning at 1915. Other
interested were not barred. Abor
thirty responded. They were given
rare treat, The address on "Comedy
and the reading from "Midsummsl
Nights Dream" we're even better tina
the number given the night before.
Among the pupils the following wi
spend their holidays away from her
Miss Beatrice jackson at Maxbass, f,
D., Miss Tessie Halloran at Leroy, !
d., Miss Hester Sparkling at Marsha,
Mimi, Miss Gertrude Wienecke