Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-02-07
SCHOOL NOTES
ROOM /.

UUlIUUL NUILU
ROOM l.
The following pupils are absent
from school this week: Ruby Peter
sen, Max McClain, Russell Meyers,
Rosetta Green, Thelma Hockenberry,
Roma Hockenberry.
ROOM III.
Helen and Walter Hicks are back to
school again after having the scarlet
fever
Room III
Alice Hensley stopped school last
week.
ROOM VI.
Percent of attendance, 95.o3; per-
cent of punctuality 99.70.
Garner and Ivan Heath have re-en-
rolled in the Sth grade, which makes
the enrolment SO.
A county teachers meeting was held
here in the high school auditorium on
last Saturday afternoon. Prof. Wat
tiers and Miss Clara Bradley, both of
| Cedar Falls, gave interesting talks.
Miss Bradley talked on War Relief
/, Work in Sewing and it's Application
! in the Rural Schools" Mr.. Waters
subject was The New Teacher and
the interesting and profitable talk he
gave surely was appreciated by all
and those who were present gained
many useful suggestions.
! The enrolment for the second Sc
mester in the high school is exactly
! 100.
Walter Minerman and julius Her
rick ware absent four days last week
due to attendance of the Short Course
| at Ames.
John Rendleman was absent for
| week, due to sickness.
Due to coal shortage and the closing
orders of the fuel administration, the
high school called off all future even
ing activities. The coal supply of
Extra has become so scant that sew
eral loads have been hauled from the
school house for distribution about
town. More coal is expected at an
early date.
The bookkeeping class have receiv-
ed their practical bookkeeping sets
and are now well started in the course
under the competent direction of Miss
Alden.
Miss Umbenhauers French class
have not received their books vet but
are doing exceptionally well under
the circumstances.
Last Tuesday the Audubon high
school sophomore and freshman
boys having challenged the sopoho-
more and freshman high school boys
of Extra came down for fast and fu-
l.ious game of basketball They went
! back several hours later, still hap
i Ply. but wiser bunch. The score was
!, tet.
: During the first five minutes of the
play. the teams seemed evenly match
), ed, Audubon securing the first basket
ttlGtl NiAlId CUT iOOSe. IJttCI nav
: ing tired of playing with his man, be
e gan TO play ball" securing seven bas
d kets. Bashaln and Nielsen as guards
# We're fully equal to the situation, Bash
am caging several baskets from the
s. middle OF the floor while Oscars arm
# covered everything within reach
It Bintner rs center scored five points
8 Cannon taking Larsen's place, played
good game, scoring twice,
n A senior party was held at the home
If of Ella Jensen on Wednesday night o.
t. this week.
K Several pupils and teachers were en-
h tertained Monday evening ny rlant
n Dimick.
Nels Johnson was very pleasantly
g surprised last Tuesday evening. by
party given in his honor at the Chris
t. Jensen home in the Heights. Tht
1t evening was spent in playing progress
n sive somerset, after which delicious
1t luncheon was served. Those pres
eDt were the teachers of the Exirs
.. public schools, Helen Gault and Lou
e Use Jones'. All reported fine time
k and hoped that Nels would have many
more such birthdays.