The sun., 1918-12-15
WALLC0URT SCHOOL.

One outstanding feature of wallcourt
School, Aurora, y. Y, during the fall
term is that there has been no influenza
in our midst. but students and teachers
fit for their tasks q all times We feel
1t to be n miraculous escape and are
duly thankful.
The school opened under most favor
able conditions. Miss Marguerite Smith
(Nassar), who has been English teacher
in the school for the past four years.
received her masters degree at Column
bia College this June. Mrs G. Dewey
Fowler OF Auburn comes TO the school
as house mother and as assistant to the
secre tarial work. The new courses in
Spanish, stenography and typewriting
are very popular.
Hallow cen was observed in tradi-
tional manner-picnic supper en- cos
tune. shadow pictures. terminating with
n senior operetta staged in the boat
house. entitled THE Flu" The skit was
composed by Anna Avery Of Aurora.
The cast of characters was as follows
The Boy. Anna Avery; The Sailor. Es-
;her Urie; Marie. Elizabeth Hurlhut
The Girl Jeanne Blake; The Flu, Joan
Ogden. Witches: Bessie Williams. Flea
nor Mowton. Gladys Snyder. Helen Ait
/ hoff, Tabitha Close. Esther Uric. tiize-
beth Hurlbut. Stage manager, Frances
| IIosltins.
The honor roll for November has been
announced. This means a standing Of
ninety IN at least three subjects, ana no
other subject below eighty-fve. It is as
| follows Elizabeth Hurbut, 10. OF
Seattle. Wash. Joan Ogden. 10. Brook
| line. Mass. Alice O'Brien. 81. Aurora
| Aubin XabrislIie. 20, Aurora.
| The students are attending with much
| interest the weekly course OF war his
tory lectures given by Or. Hickman OF
Wells College.
Recently Samuel p. Ortiz PHI D. OF
| Cornell University. delivered a very de-
| i!ghtrul lecture on "F'rance Paramount
and was later entertained at the slhool
The annual students banquet occurred
| with much ceremony and rejoicing on
! that day OF days, November II, when
the spell OF the Hun seemed broken for
| ever
The Wells Philharmonic Society Of
| which the students are members. have
| had the following concerts: The Russian
symphony Orchestra Jean Cooper. Met
ropolitan Opera Company; >the Letz
Quartet. New York; Marie Sundelius
Metropolitan Opera Company.
Wallcourt has shown itself patriotic
and generous in Its response TO the
/ Fourth Liberty Loan, the w s. s. cam
paign. the United War Work convaSs
| the Children of Devastated France. not
| forgetting their perennial interest In the
! College Settlement work AT llvington
street This year, instead Of working
with the Aurora Red Cross Chapter. the
students have their own rooms at Wall
court attractively decorated with wal
posters OF many kinds and hues. The
rooms were first opened by an informal
| Red Cross tea.
School closes a. noon on December IL
for the Christmas vacation, TO reopen
January .. Christmas cheer Is already
pervadng wallcourt, Refrains from the
carols are In the air. to burst into full
harmony on that last morning OF school
when joyous Christmas service is held
| All take part in the beautiful luletidt
poems. hymns and carols
The annual Christmas dinner is 10 be
Neiven the night before when the tradI-
tional roast goose, with the holly. the
, Christmas greens. all just as it should
, he for this happy occasion, SO that the
students will leave Wallcourt assured
that Christmas is in the heart and in
the air. Christmas is everywhere and
in the words of Tiny Tim, God bless US
| every one"