The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
CHAMPIONS Of
CLEAN UP WEEK
SCHOOL PUPILS WIN PRIZES FOR
ACTIVE EFFORT.
WAR GARDEN ENTHUSIASTS
Ward Companies Elect Leaders. Jef
ferson Ball Boys Win.--War
Stamps Accounts Grow.--com-
mence Plane Maturing.
Lincoln.

Lincoln.
The prize winners in the clean up
contest were Gordon Ballard of the,
9Th grade. for digging most dandelions,
and Lloyd Rea, of End grade for pick
ing up most sticks and stones. Chas.I
Richards and Lee Swick also won
prizes for cleaning up the yard.
The girls of V A had perfect at
tendance all week; ithe pupils of Sth
grade have had nine days perfect
attendance; 9Th grade have had six
prfect days,
Those buying w. S. S. this week
We're Ray Andrews, Esther Handler,
Martha Barnhizer, Winson Coleman
Second grade bought most Thrift
Stamps this week Those buying in
the school were Mariory, Vanderbilt
Charles Richards, Mildred Suggett,
Pearle Hardsock, Richard Barnes,
Margaret Diversion Arlie McVay.
Harry Shrago, Helen Vanderbilt
Helen Speed Waldo Ballinger, Thorn
as Wilson, Leo Shapera. Frederick
Walatka, Max Roberts. Bessie La
throp, George Love, Clyde West, Mel
lie West, Madge Rhinehart, Lee Swich
\ Fannie Wilson, William Gibbons.
Alice West. Max Roberts, Enda Ro-
moser. Gladys Faith and Edwin Lam
bert of Grade III have had perfect
month of spelling.
Frederick Walatka reentered second
grade after several weeks illness.
Erma Heath of 9Th grade won a
Palmer Button.
Army elected the following officers:
Everett Allen, captain; William Land
messer first lieutenant: Martha Barn
hizer, second lieutenant We now
have over hundred members.
Winners OF highest averages in
arithmetic in 7th grade were Raymond
Robinson. Ray Andrews and Lee
Swich in the A class, in the class
Winson Coleman and Robert Strubble,
and Cornelius Bloem carried off the
honors.
Lincoln girls have finished number
of layettes for the Belgian babies.
This work has been under the direct
ion OF Mrs. Corning, the Domestic Art
Teacher.
Lincoln school are giving the flag
salute out of doors every morning
After the salute the whole school
sings America" Thos. Hall raises
the flag over the school during the
song. and Everett Allen is the color
bearer.
Garfield
Our garden is fine. We think bet
ter one cannot be found in Oskaloosa.
Every child in Garfield school has
done some Junior Red Cross work
this week. We have basted, ready for
machine stitching fifty-six pieces, part
of the layettes the older girls are max |
ing for the Belgian babies.
This work was wholly voluntary on
the part of the children and was done
after school hours
Our thrift account is growing, the !,
following have added to their accounts
this week: Ira Weintz, Floyd Long
car, Avis Carter, Henry Miller, Ern-
est Robbins, Harold Morgan. Jack
Van Draska. Glen Burdick. Lucille !,
Warwick, Enoch Southwick, Retha
Early, Elma Birmingham, Charles
Pearson, Phoebe Welsh, Helen Long
car Cecil Longcar, Juanita Pearson,
.ooy Coulson, Rose Eva Duncan, La
pern, Maragret Coulson, Doris Shafer,
Glen Morgan, Maxine Gilbert, Alfred
Gravtt, Irma Jones, Esther Jones,
Ermal Baxter, Kenneth Boiling.
William Wilson has gone to Broken
Bow, Nebraska, for the summer.
Elma Birmingham is absent from
school because Of mumps.
jefferson.
Mrs Roy Robinson visited Grades
and III last Friday.
Mrs. Roy Herbig was visitor in
the building Thursday.
Mary Barr. Beatrice Boggs, Laura
Morrison and Claude Bequeath re,
eeived Penmanship awards this week.
Grade vi helped cut dandelions from
the lawn Wednesday, cutting five bas-
ketfuls in ten minutes.
L. e. Pond has moved to Sioux City,
Iowa.
er an absence of two weeks caused
by Illness.
There are twenty-five members OF
the u. s. S. G. A. in grade six.
s, The spelling score for Grade VIII
stands White Sox 50, Giants &C. L
Perfect spoilers in Grade ii this
week are Mary Sherburne, Max Ream,
VIM. Donnelly, Marguerite Brock, Geo.
Bacon, Mildred Brown, Mildred Ma.
con, Chas, Williams. II
Jefferson school defeated Lincoln
school Tuesday in base ball with
score OF 13 to g. Batteries were Jones |
and Plaster for Jefferson and Wilson
and Turner for Lincoln. John Nc, {
Quiston made home run.
Charles Richardson returned toll
school after a visit OF two days in Ot-lr
tumwa.
Mildred Holm. Irene Johnson, Maude Q
Brooke and Harry Carlson completed !