The Holbrook news., 1917-10-19
HoLbrook School News (By Special Correspondent

IN 1T 4G II 0N4AOOA AO oAGA0 LO W VI come Royal Thomas as a new student. Royal returns from Flagstaff, and no doubt will en. joy being at home as well as at. tending school.
 Wednesdays assembly pro- gram consisted of a singing game gwen by the primary room, and the story of the opera, Martha. ;" We learn that an opera is really an interesting story and something which all can understand. After hearing the story of Martha, we were able to appreciate and under stand the Spinning Wheel Quar- tet, on the Victrola.
 Last Friday evening the Par ent-Teachers Association met at the high school. Mrs. Hansen was elected president. Regular meetings of thls association will be held on the evening of the second Friday of each month.
 Tuesday evening, 7p. m., the Boy Scouts will supervise a bea- con fire, to herald the last week of the Liberty Loan. It will be seen burning on the mesa north of town.
 If there is anyone in Holbrook who does not believe that schOoI children appreciate this war, they should read the following: In one of the lower grades a small boy was seen frowninG and shaking his fist as if at some ter rible sight. On investigation the picture was found to be that of the German Kaiser.
 The Manual Training classes are doing splendid work and de- serve special mention: MllIie Lee has finished a plant stand. William Woods is starting the construction of an octagonal taboret. Arley Peterson has a glove box almost finished. Two nicely finished book racks are the work of Frank Johnson and Wor- den Black. Roy Thomas is start ing a tool chest. About twenty others have some project nearly completed.
 Folk dancing has been started in some of the rooms. This ap peals to the native instinct of the child for action, and will be 8 great factor in developing poise, ease of action and self con- fidence.
 GRAMMAR ROOM
 The Grammar Room now has a library of about 50 volumes Twelve volumes were taken out the first day the books were placed in the room.
 Mary Buck, Louise and Harold Divilbess made a grade of 100 in geography test.
 The pupils thoroughly enjoy the weekly lesson on current events.
 Both the eighth grade history classes have finished the work assigned for October.
 INTERMEDIATE ROOM
 Juan Andres Baca is a new pupil in the fifth grade and Vel don Wright in the sixth this week.
 The history class is Just fin ishing the study of the settle ment of the thirteen colonies of America.
 The fifth grade is reading the stories of Robin Hood. the fam ous English bowman of the early centuries,
 CENTRAL SCHOOL NOTES
 On Wednesday morning the children of the Central School will give an entertainment in the high school auditorium. The children have enjoyed their hand work. They are making naffia mats and picture frames in the third and fourth grades, while the children of the primary classes have been making Col umbus and Halloween booklets.
 The fourth grade pupils are requested to use spelling words in sentences. In the following notice the use of bacon and saucy: My mamma bacon some bread.'' Some saucy are white and some are red.
 The fourth grade had perfect attendance the past six weeks.