Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-31

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Mr.. Pellet in Botany.-"What is
the difference between plant and an
animal?"
Margaret W.-"An animal is more
human than plant"
We are all glad that Leila Greenop
has returned to school.
Smyrna School Notes
Tie following pupils were enrolled
during the first semester: Beginners,
Edgar Joslin, Edward Talbot, VIM.
Woodruff, Grace Reeves, Gerald Cot
ter; first grade, Allen Rickert, Err
nest Andres; second grade, Marian
Woodruff, Willie Talbot, Belding
Richmond; third grade, Catherine
Talbot; fifth grade, Arlo Tebbell,
Tessa Spinney, John Talbot, Bernice
Olds, Mary Talbot, Lawrence Gard
ner Donald Wiseman, Wayne Meade;
sixth grade, Eulia Richmond. Lyle
Woodruff, Edith Downing; eighth
grade, Margaret Talbot, Alburtle
Harris, Harold Woodruff, Juanita
Macarthur, Marie Price, Loretta
Andres.
Those leaving school were: Gerald
Cotter, went to California with par
ents to reside; Juanita Mccarthy and
Marie Price to East Jordan and
Wayne Mead to Detroit.
Donald Wiseman entered school on
November 20 from the Button dis
trict; Loretta and Ernest Andres en-
tered December A.
The beginners are finishing the
Beebe Primer and are interested in
a spelling contest.
The eighth grade are studying the
Civil war, and with the aid of their
maps are doing nicely.
The fifth and sixth grades are hav-
ing a spelling contest.
We are planning on a sleigh ride
party for the school next Friday even
ing.
Misses Aldena Harris and Gayla
Penton visited school last Friday af-
ternoon.
Those who were neither absent nor
tardy during the month of January
were: Edith Doying, Donald Wise
man, Harold Woodruff, Arlo Tebbell,
Bernice Olds, Grace Reeves, William
Woodruff, Marion Woodruff and Beld-
ing Richmond.
Those who were tardy or absent
composed compositions on Washing
tons and Lincoln's lives and read to
the school Friday afternoon.
Last week was test week for the
fifth month.
Marion <. Byrne, Teacher.
Dorr School Notes
The sixth grade are reading
"Hiawatha" and are enjoying it very
much. They started physiology and
are finding it very interesting.
Veva Vaudeville of the eighth
grade has left school, and is going to
school in the Green district. Our
other eighth grader, Reva Bolster,
has been out of school this week on
account of sickness. We hope she
will soon be with us again.
The fourth grade are struggling
faithfully with long division in arith-
metic. They are also learning the
poem "Jack Frost" for language.
The first grade are finding much
pleasure in the use of their new
readers. All but three in that grade
have been absent on account of the
weather. One of these, Glenn Lett.
went home Monday with the earache.
We hope that he is better now.
Last week Myrtle Treat, Elva
Wheeler and Lois Wright visited the
school. This is such fine weather
that we see no reason why the par
ents should no tvisit school. The
week beginning February IL is "Vis-
itors' Week" Our motto is "All
-Welcome."-
Elizabeth A. Brown, Teacher.
Boston Center School Notes
What is the most beautiful word in
the English language?
Miss Merrill, teacher of the Boston
Center school, is going to tell us some
interesting facts concerning her
school girls and boys thoughts as to
the above question. At the conclu-
sion of the recitation Miss Merrill had
each pupil write down what he
thought to be the most beautiful word
in the English language. Of the
eighteen pupils present, six wrote:
Sunshine" three Mother" and the
following words received one vote
each: Father" 'Ice," angel"
Stars SISTER" and Education"
Cooley School Notes
Inc MOtnerS' cluD Will be held at
Mrs. Floyd jerks Friday.
The fifth grade has completed the
reader and is now reading the in
structor classic, "The Nurnberg
Store"
The seventh and eighth grades are
studying the primer Of Michigan his
tory for reading.
Ben Carpenter was absent Tuesday
on account of sickness.
Frank Carpenter, l.. j. Clemens
and Maurice McNaughton visited the
Ashley school last Thursday. They
enjoyed their visit very much.
Beulah Clemens was absent last
Thursday on account of the illness of
her mother.
Florence Thompson was absent the
last two days on account Of sickness.