The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-16

HERALD. HI III RSO
and vessels that hold water will breed
mosquitoes. The ponds and wet places
should be covered with oil. A gallon
of oil will cover all ponds in Oska-
loosa. Mosquitoes breed malaria.
IS. Such trash piles as the above
are excellent breeding places for
flies, Flies are carriers of many
kinds OF germs dangerous to tho
health of the community. The flies
are<even now quite noticeable in the
school rooms"
Signed by all the teachers and
children in the building.
Eighth b has thirty-fom War Saw
ing Stamps and thirty-one Thrift
Stamps.
Wanda Sarbaugh, Bernice Rayburn,
Catherine Dublin, Lois Maddy and
Lyle Spellman have been out on &C.
count of illness.
Harris Sherman is back in school
after siege with the mumps.
The Eighth B had no absence show
day, while all other rooms did
Everyone at Grant School is sure,
ly glad to welcome summer.
Leland Gordon won second prize
in the Food Conservation" essays.
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Whittier.
Mrs. G. L. Barnard and Mrs. Hale
were visitors at Whittier this week.
Mrs. Hale IS State Organizer for the
W. c. r. u. She gave interesting
talks to the pupils upon the use OF
tobacco and alcoholic drinks.
Second grade led the Primaries in
per cont Of attendance last MONTH
Eighth grade led in the upper
grades.
More Thrift and w. S, S. bought
by the pupils this week.
Our gardens are growing and pu-
pills are taking great interest in
them
Lyle Billick of the First grade
bought w. S. S. this week. Charles
Blakely of Eighth grade bought a
W. S. S. this week.
The Seventh grade turned 100 pen
MES over to the Go.Hawk Fund on
Thursday. This represents two
weeks savings of gum and candy
money.
Maurice Heffelman attended the
funeral Of his grandmother at Floris,
Iowa. this week.
The following named pupils of
Third grade purchased Thrift Stamps
this week Billie Billick s, Teddy
Smith ., Margaret Sterrett 2, Chas.
Mccain 1, Charles Downey /, Wilbur
Targgart /. Lucia Wildman /,
Those purchasing w. S. S. are
Frank Allen and Charles Downey 1.
Mrs. Ross Wood visited Third grade
Wednesday.
The following members of Sixth
grade have bought w. s. S. this week
Barbara Lewis, John Haynes, Francis
Lichtenheld and Allan Black.
Those buying Thrift Stamps are
Kenneth Graham, Russell Conley, Jim
Elder. Barbara Lewis, Richard Mar,
shall, Floyd Castle, Leo Blakely, Dor.
othy Norman, Earl Holland
Dorothy Norman of Sixth grade
won first prize, two dollars in Thrift
Stamps. offered to sixth, seventh and
eighth grades for the best compost,
ton on Food Conservation.
Sixth grade donated forty-fve pen.
MES to the Go-Hawk fund on Friday
morning
Allan Black was our press CORES.
pondent this week.
High School.
The High School honor roll for the
second six weeks period of the pres.
ent semester contains rs names.
students must make an average of
at least 80 per cent in order to have
, their names appear on this list
Lostos Literary Society gave the
following program: Reading, Mabel
Wildman; vocal duet. Lucille Louck
and Ada Wells; Wind, Weather, and
Air Men, Kelly Johnson; reading
May Rose Borum.
The work on the Senior Class play
is progressing rapidly.
The Aristos Literary Society pre-.
scented the following program at their
regular meeting Monday: Remarkable
Remarks, Leona Tessman; Making
Good on Guns, Robert Lee: The
Need for More Men, Henry Campbell.
The members of the Stylus Literary
Society reported good time at their
picnic held at Spirit Lake Thursday
after school,
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Garden Notes.
Five companies of the U. S. School
Garden Army have been organized in
the local schools. Each company
will elect captain and two lieuten-
ants.