The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-14
SCHOOL BRIEFS

/. Howell Lewis, gave a talk on
astronomy TO Eugene Field pupils last
week, illustrating his talk with his
original astronomical charts.
Willard school has a graduating class
this ear Of twenty-seven, as follows
Samuel Scharbef. Alvin Steele, Tirzaf
Mccall, Leila Schaw, Edyth Stone
Daisy Curry, Ebert Stradley, Mary
Dean Calhoun Delmar Foster, Blanche
Thornburgh Melvin Ford, Nina Thom-
as, Dorothy Sprague, Carlton Stentz
Roscoe Naples, Viola Conway, Wilma
Chastain, Anna English, Margaret
Meitzner, Opal Wright, Rual Cordray
Henry Kruger. Charles Robbins Helen
Fishbeck, Joy Davis and Bill Tallcy.
The following boys graduate this year
from Washington school George Smith
Jack Wilson, Clyde Yeager, Homer
Smith, Joe Holman, Walter Stiller
Lewis Lee, Lemuel Jones, Theodore
Skala Joe Chaddock, Ronald Bedford,
Cooper Cramm, Heiner Vanlandergham,
Thomas McManes and Virgil Strick-
land.
Francis and Joseph Swanson, stu
dents at Eugene Field school, have a
partnership war garden which they hope
to prove a profitable investment this
season.
Arelia SETTER Of Eugene Field school
has a partnership war garden with her
father, and plans to can the tomatoes,
beans and peas that they raise.
Charles lockwood, the only four
minute man Of Columbus school has
Sl20 invested in Thrift stamps.
Arthur Wescott of Eugene Field
school carries a pape route and has
purchased Sl08S worth of Thrift
stamps with his earnings.
Douglas school through their indivi-
dual efforts OF raising 500 in funds,
have purchased playground apparatus,
their selection being, one giant stride,
two slides, two tennis sets, two volley
balls, one football, and swings without
standards Under the city school budget
for playground apparatus, the negro
school does not receive any apportion-
mcnt but the erection Of this apparatus
will be under the supervision OF the su-
perintcndcnt OF buildings and grounds.
Johnny Turner of the Eugene Field
school began gardening with brother
early this spring but his partner is away
and he plans to profit by doubling his
offering on the market, handling all
his brothers share
Owing to the spirit of patriotism
which dominates all school activities,
the annual high school picnic which was
to have occurred next Wednesday will
be omitted from the usual social sched-
ule, petition to that effect having been
for signers this week
James Minter, a seventh grade pupil
of Eugene Field school under Miss Etha
Smith, teacher, receives $40 a month as
his government allowance from his
fathers enlistment as a soldier. James
has purchased $S1oS in Thrift stamps
and will invest his $50 remittance next
week when it arrives.
Miss Etha Smiths seventh grade
room of Eugene Field school, is 100
percent in Thrift stamp purchases,
twenty-onc Of the thirty-two children
having purchased certificates instead of
SAYS
The Pershing War savings stamps
society of Eugene Field school under
Miss Josephine Eastland, teacher has
the following officers President,
Dorothy Jennings; secretary-treasurer
Marian Olinger
The GA class of Mckinley school,
Miss Margaret Leak teacher, has
raised the fundsv,necessary for the
adoption OF French orphan.
Among the thrift stamp purchasers
Of Eugene Field school are Marian
Gum who has S992 Everett Dobbs,
S260j, Allene Hart, $500 and John
Turner, $3.50 all members of Mrs.
Belts room.
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Unpaid telephone bills for the month
of May are past due II not paid by
5 p m of the 18th, service will be dis,
continued. Southwest Bell Tel. & Tel
Co. (Adv)