Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-11-30
Public School Activities.
GROUP TEACHERS CONFERENCES.


GROUP TEACHERS CONFERENCE.
The teachers Of the one-teacher schools
have arranged to meet in small groups
once month for the purpose of profess
sional growth. The first Of these meetings
was held Friday afternoon. November rs.
at Mt Lebanon school, when the following
teachers met with the supervising teach
ers-Mrs. Margaret Howes. Mrs. Belle Haw-
kins. Miss May King, Miss Violette Murphy.
Mr.. William Baker and Mr.. Albert Warthen
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION NorEs.
Miss Ella Norton. Secretary of the Wash
ing Social Center Movement. gave an in
spring and practical address to the Gath
ersburg Association. November 23rd.
The Bailey School Association met No
vember 23 with forty members present.
The meeting was called a Rural Life Even
ing. Appropriate exercises were given by
the children. followed by talk by Mr..
Fred j. Van Hoesen on Agricultural Patri-
otism.
The Layhill Association recently held
Its second meeting with thirty nine men,
bers present. After reports by committees
and some exercises by pupils. Mr.. Van
Hoesen addressed the audience.
PooLEsvILLE SCHOOL.
The pupils Of the Poolesville High School,
Montgomery county, are working hard and
earnestly for the boys lover there" The
collection Of Thanksgiving Offering of coin
or corn will 60 to the Red Cross for further
distribution. The High School is deeply
interested in this work and hopes 1t will
be success.
L0TTIE MAINHART.
First year High School.
SNoUFFER's SCHOOL.
While this great war is going on we
should save all the food that we can. Our
soldiers are going to France. Some are
already there and they need food as well
as we do.
There are hundreds of people starving.
know everybody feels sorry to see pictures
of starving women and children or to hear
Of them. Our Government is shipping some
food to France. Belgium and England and
is trying to send It to our other Ally friends
We don't know how long the war is going
to last. so we should save all that we can.
| don't think anyone wants our American
soldiers to ever have to 90 hungry like
some others have Therefore we should
save all that we can.
HAZEL PLUMMER,
Sixth Grade.
We should save food so we will have
enough to send to the American soldiers
in the trenches and to the soldiers Of other
countries that are fighting like we are for
peace.
If we use food savinely we may win
great victory.
The first thing to be saving with Is wheat.
Have at least one wheatless meal day,
and If you can, have two. Use as much
corn bread as you can. Save meats, lard
butter and milk. Use less sugar. Do not
use much candy or sweet drinks. Use
fruits and vegetables instead Of meats and
they are healthful. The welfare Of our
country depends upon its citizens.
EVELYN THOMPSON.
Seventh Grade.
PLAY AT OUNCE ORCHARD.
On November first at 7:30 o'clock. in
Mcdonald Chapel. play entitled Just
Plain Dot" was given by the Ounce Or
chard school children 10 order to raise a
library fund.
The play was well attended and the
community much pleased with their chill
dren's performance. Mary Harding was
the star performer as Buster Black"
Mrs. Wilson's negro boy and his comical
acts kept the audience convulsed.
Jessie Heeter acted the part Of Grandma
Wilson to perfection. while liberia Rice
and Ella Howard were ideal twins, called
Roy and Joy.
Blanche Norris, known as Polly Prime.
outrageously bad girl Of the neishborhood,
kidnapped Roy. the twin. while in charge
of Genevieve Clagett. known as Bessie
Blake. modest young lady who was so
fascinated with boy visitor that she failed
to miss the twin until called to account
by Margie Howard, who was the frenzied
mother, Mrs. Wilson.
Katherine, Maynard, Carlton and Flea
nor were devoted brothers and sisters and
did their part we'll Elizabeth Howard
impersonated Dan Denis. the street news
boy. so ideally that her own people did not
recognize her.
Each listener pronounced it a complete
success and the money from the play was
raised that evening.
A PUPIL.
THANKSGIVING.
Thanksgiving comes on the last Thurs
day Of November. which is on the goth
this year. This day is set apart by the
President as holiday. On this day we
all ahoud On IN church and nrav for what