Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-01-30
Public School Notes

The Warren schools are this week
making drive for memberships to the
Junior Red Cross society. IN order
that the school may become a member,
there must be deposited in the treasury
OF the Red Cross Chapter, an amount
equal to 25 cents for each pupil in at
tendance.
The basket ball team with Mr.. John
son, Mr.. Mitchell and several enthusi-
astic rooters went to Argyle last Satur-
day where the boys won in fast game
with the Argyle team, the score being
% to 19. Friday evening at the high
school gymnasium, these teams will
play again. For 25 and 10 cents the
Warren people will be privileged to see
a clean, fast and interesting game. The
game will be called at 7:3O.
Our teachers all stand willing to give
OF their time and energy in helping the
local board who are working with the
questionaires returned by the drafted
men in this county.
From a, survey made today, there are
II pupils from our present Junior and
Senior classes who desire to take work
in the Normal Department next year
II this number should be increased
from other schools as has usually been
the case, our department will be one Of
the largest ones of the state.
DR.. John A. Gray, who will give the
last number on the Lyceum Course,
will be at the high school Monday after
noon, where at 3 p. M, he will speak
before the school. We would like to
suggest that others from town make it
point to be present at that time as
the lecture at the school will be the
first course of the splendid treat to be
served at the Strand in the evening.
Might j. not be good plan if the
parents make Monday aqschool visiting
day for the next few weeks I'VE are
keeping the school fires burning and you
are always welcome. We will not
promise to show no surprise if you all
come, for some of you, yes, many of
you have probably not been inside a
class room for years. Nevertheless, it
is never too late to mend. The school
is yours and you are surely. welcome to
visit it at. any and all times.
The Oratorical contest for this dis
forum Friday evening. Oslo, Argyle.
Hallock and Warren were the schools
represented. Miss Sherwood, of Crook.
ston, Miss Smith, Of Grand Forks, and
Rev. Roseland, of Crookston, acted as
judges. The decision was in favor of
the Oslo contestant who will represent
this district at CrOokston.
| The Warren schools have applied fol
membership in the Junior Auxiliary OF
the Red Cross. We hope to be the first
in the county to have an organization
of this kind. y "
A miscellaneous program to be given
this coming Friday is being prepared by
the Junior-Freshmen Literary Society:
The ior-Sophomore Literary So
ciety are preparing Kipling program
to be given in the near future. :
| Miss Smith, teacher of expression III
the Grand Forks high school, addressed
the English III class on the 'sValue Of
Oral English, Friday afternoon: Hel
talk was very entertaining as well al
instructive. She also entertained the
entire high school during tile last hour
with several literary readings. These
were enjoyed and appreciated by all.
Miss Sherwood, of the CrOOkston Ag
ricultural School, addressed the civic!
class on .SSlumsoefs New: York, and Eli.
Island, Friday afternoon.
The eve Do club met last Monday
evening at the high school building.
Washington School Notes.
! Miss Mildred Mallberg, of Thief Ri
yer Falls, Mrs. Tell, and the MeSsrs
Harris and Lundgren were visitors il
the Washington building Monday after
noon.
The Normal girls are taking .charg
of geography classes this month
The organization of a Junior Re,
Cross is meeting with success in tn
Washington building and promises t
develop into live organization. ~
The second installment of penman
ship papers sent in by the Normal girl
have been returned and the improve
ment noted is quite gratifying.
:. The seventh grade pupils are makin
relief and product maps of the Unite
States.
Several of the doors are wearing ney
attractively decorated daily programs.
: Monthly tests in seventh grade an
semester examinations in the Norma
, department are being held this week.
Following the new Minnesota cours
of study, the fifth grade are learnin
) some Of the Fascinating Greek myths.
!. If you had lived in Colonial time!
: what colony would you have preferre
!, Ito live in? This question was given t
j the pupils of the fifth grade and tn
$ following are answers given by two (
!. them:
IF I had lived in Colonial times
= would have rather lived with tt
t Quakers because they were so religion
and because William Penn wanted
! buy the land from the Indians. The