The Holt County sentinel., 1917-03-02
County School Notes.

The third quarterly examination
was given In most Of the rural schools
last Thursday and Friday. Teachers
ana pupils can by this time tell pret.
y wei whether or not the work is be-.
ing sufficiently well done 20 insure
passing into the next grade. I, il Ia
oe hoped that this last quarters work
VII, De the very best Of all the yenr.
Most OF the teachers have already
begun the athletic practice with the
pupils so as to be getting ready FOR
the athletic meet in May. Tho supor.
intendent hopes that ali of the pupiis
from the first grade up will engage in
this practice. N"'' III
Now is the time to organize clubs
Tor spring and summer work. Every
pupil ten years and over. should nlnn
TO do some branch of the club work
through the spring and summer
80 far, Consolidated District. No. Z.
!. the banner district in club work.
More than sixty pupils have enrolled
IN some branch Of the work.
About dozen boys have enrolled
m the Corn Growing Club, ami seven
xlfiS compose the Canning Club. I'm
the hardening Club, one pupH viii
raise peanuts; two. cabbage: seven,
potatoes; one, melons: eight. oninp,.,
In the stock Raising Club. seven Nil
raise pigs; one. sheep. In the Foul.
Try Club. twelve will raise chickens:
four, ducks: one, geese. A prize of
50 II offered to the club member IN
Consolidated District. No. .. who
banks the most money earned
through his club activities, between
March ! and December 4, 1871. 4
prize Of 50 Is offered To the one VINO
banks the second largest amount Of
money IN this way. and a prize or 50
to the one banking the third largest
amount Of money. In this way we
hope to promote both industry and
thrift on the par, Of our children and
young people.
The offering Of these prize. has
been made possible through th. gem
crosby Of one Of our progr, sSivc.
big hearted men. who il so modest
that we had to promise to Withhold
his name. His original offer was u
prize Of $40 To- he known rs the Eng
fish Prize" II IL to be awarded each
year to the pupil In the nth grade
who wins in the annual oraiurlril
contest. the orationS are to he uiiCi-
nal: pupils will be allowed 10 enter
this contest who earn certain p"r
cent IN their English work. A this
year there Is M nth grade IN this
nigh school. the donor kindly allowed
the money tn he used for the three
prizcs mentioned ahosc.
So much Tor Consolidated District.
No. 3. There are siNty.onc NOR dis
tricts in the county: which will h. th"
frs, 10 follow along this linz ri
work?
There were sewn pupils In Divide
school. Miss Alkirc. teacher. who We're
perfect in attendance the first half of
the school year: Alice Thurman.
Floyd and Edith fcucrbachcr, Made.
line and lnez Derr. Marjorie BuntE
and Merrill and Helen Nocllsch. Cor.
don school, Miss Thomas. teacher:
Edith and Lucille Gilliland and Helen
Limp. Walnut Grove school. Miss
Park. teacher: Laurence. Almeda and
Leonard Culp. Don Hayes and Chcs-
ter Wake.
The superintendent wants the pa.
irons Of H.. SCHOOLS IN the county Ia
be- considering the ACCESSIBILITY of
adopting tie Free rext Books. This
matter will be thoroughly discussed
mt the school board meeting. which
will convene ut Bigclow. some time
early in March, the date to be- given
next week.
The Oregon Reading Circle had u
very pleasant meeting with Mrs.
Murphy. last Saturday evening. The
next meeting vii he Friday evening,
March ..
The Department Of Superintendent
Of the National Education Association
Of the United States Is holding its
annual meeting this week in Kansas
City; the Holt county superintendent
Il in attendance.
Teachers examination, Friday and
Saturday. March and ,, N Oregon.
ALBERTA GREEN-MuRrllY,
County, SUPERINTENDENT.