Williston graphic., 1918-03-14
Williston Schools

" 1441oSO4A
CAPTAIN Jackson spoke to the high
School students on Thursday. Mr..
Jackson spoke on camp life and he
told of the work and also the good
time. The High School was very
greatly pleased to have Mr.. Jackson
with them again.
Mr.. A. C. Clayton is collecting the
following magazines. Save all the
magazines not over two months old
and in good condition:
American, Golfers Everybody's,
Judhe, Life, Leslies Weekly, The In
dependent, Literary Digest, Metro
politan Outlook, Puck, Physical Cul-
ture, Review Of Reviews, Saturday
Evening Post, Worlds Work, Photo
Play.
Faculty VS.. High School
Saturday evening the faculty play
ed the girls Of the High School. both
teams were up and coming but some
how the girls made larger score. 1t
was very exciting game for both
the players and audience, the score
being "a to I.
The Surgical Dressing Glasses have
taken examinations over all the work
they have covered after which they
will be able to supervise. A great
number of the teachers are register
ed in this work. There is splendid
report for the boys surgical dress
ings and we hope for it to continue
so, The report for January was 1872,
and for February 502. In the first
week of March % were present and
229 congresses were made.
Mumps seem to be the byword IN
the grades.
This week three new pupils have
been enrolled, two in the sixth grade
and one in the fifth.
Bernice Yammato who has been on
the sick list returned Monday.
William Carney returned to school
after a short siege of sickness.
The grade pupils have responded
splendidly to the call for magazines.
Red Cross Report for Grades:
Miss Pfund's room turned in A pair
of wristlets..
Miss Lommen and Miss Gallagher
have nearly enough squares to finish
their afghans.
Mr.. Ole Johnson is now teaching
Manual Training.
Mac Nelson enlisted in the Avia-
ton Corps and is leaving for Minot
and from there he will leave for St.
Louis.
As result of the first call of the
Military Relief Committee for mag
azines for the soldiers, the schools
responded with over four hundred,
postage paid. It is mighty fine
thing to know that placing one
cent stamp on any magazine you
have finished reading and dropping
it into the postoffice insures it's de-
livery to soldier Anyone having
recent issues of good standard mag
azines which they would like to dis
pose. of in this way, send them to
school with some student on Friday
or call up Mr.. Clayton who has
charge of this work. If postage can
be prepaid, all the better, but if not,
the school will see to that part OF it.
Let US push this good work.
On Monday of this week Mr.. E. A.
Palmer presented to the schools the
proposition of organizing the schol
War Savings Stamps, Association and
as may be anticipated met with hearty
response.
That the Thrift Stamp is destined
to play large part in the War is in
dicated by the following:
"A single Thrift Stamp will buy a
tent pole or i've tent pins, waist
belt or hat cord, shoe laces or identi-
fication tags; two will buy one trench
tool or a pair of woolen gloves -Four
Thrift Stamps will buy two pairs of
canvas leggins; six will buy five pairs
of woolen socks or three suits of sum-
mer underwear; twelve will buy
steel helmet.
One War-Savings Stamp will buy
one hundred cartridges or cartridge
belt or a scabbard for bayonet; two
will purchase two pairs of woolens
breeches or two flannel shirts; two
and half will buy gas mask. Three
War Savings Stamps will buy an
over-coat or two woolen service coats;
three and a half will buy three pairs
of woolen blankets; four will buy a
rife.
Do your Bit.'
Superintendent C. F. Blume of
Oaks, North Dakota, was this week