The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-11
PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWS
High School

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High School
4 Mr.. Cockerill, of the Agricultural
Extension department, appeared on
schedule time before the student body
with an interesting and instructive
talk on the Conservation of National
Resources" A few remarkable statis-
tics, showing the marvellous yearly
production Of our land, but at the
. same time the alarming greatness of
cur waste and decrease in products,
emphasized the need of conservation
or the wise and careful use Of all
commodities"
Miss Peterson captivated the stu
dents with two excellently rendered
readings. "A Handful of Clay" by
Henry Van Dyke, besides having a
charm in it's uniqueness, carries
valuable message. A mere handful Of
clay, with a desire to be something
worth while, is taken through the
rough process of being made into an
"old useless flower pot" Such is the
first thought, but in the end when the
pot is filled with soil which brings
forth and gives to the world a beauti-
bull lily in all it's purity, the handful of
clay is satisfied. The other reading,
"An Abandoned Elopement," story
of an old couple, who after planning
an elopement and carrying out the
usual thrilling preliminaries, decided
that they were not meant for each
other, proved highly entertaining to
! all. ..s Is r
The following teachers attended the
N. D. E. A. at Grand Forks last week:
| Miss Nelson, Miss Plank, Miss Wood
and Mr.. Brown. During their alb
sence Rev. w. C. Lyon, Mr.. Rodewald,
Mrs. Henry Nelson and Mrs. Cameron
substituted. Supt. G.. w. Hanna also
attended the association. ~ ...- IT,
/ The football boys and Coach Steven
son journeyed to Enderlin last Satur-
day and played the return game there,
| winning with a score of 6 to 0.
Walter Kranz and Roy Larson en-
tered the High this week. +.
Richie School
Rosemond Cook has returned to
school after two weeks illness. All
are glad to see her well again.
/ Katherine Young has gone to Wash
ington with her parents. She will be
missed from her room. ss.s.
Miss Maud Schroeder acted as sub
stitute for Miss Sanderson while she
attended the association at Grand
Forks and Miss Charlotte Stadium as
substitute for Miss Fable.
i Melvin Ford entered the sixth grade
!. last week.
1 Bernard and Agnes Axelson entered
the seventh grade last week.
Florence Lavery was absent from
the eighth grade this week.
Milton King has been transferred to
the model school.
Edna Cotton entered the second
grade this week.
! Albert Axelson and Harry Berg have
| entered the fifth grade.
The fourth grade had the most
mothers present at the Parent Teach
er's Circle, therefore getting the PEN
nant.
1 The game played between the Model
school boys, fifth and sixth grades and
the Richie was ended with q score OF
- to % in favor Of the Richie.
Lincoln School
Evelyn Hallum, former pupil In
the Lincoln school, visited the sixth
grade Friday afternoon.
Because Of the large enrolment in
the first grade Lincoln it was found
necessary to add another room. Miss
Faith Gardner, Of Fargo. is the
teacher.
Mrs. Ray Bassett is substituting in
the second grade, due to the illness of
Miss Hudson.
The Lincoln school circle held q So
cial meeting at the school house Mon
day evening. After the program re-
were served.
n The third and fourth grades receiv-
ed the flag for the nearest perfect at
tendance.
Florence Ferguson and Elsie skede-
land were absent last week on &C
count Of illness.