The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-04-18

Omaha, Neb., for an extended visit
First grade has Ia War Savings
Certificates and SIS Thrift Stamps.
Mrs. Johnson, Mrs Wallet, Mrs.
Pennington, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Boyd,
Mrs; Moorman, Mr.. Norman, Mrs.
Littlejohn, Mrs. Flower, Mrs. Color,
and Mrs. Klindt attended the Four
Minute Men contest in the eighth
grade Friday afternoon, March 20.
Vergil Swearing, Karl Gosselink,
James Dewitt, William Sunstrum and
Fred Blakely cleaned off the ink spots
on the desks in the seventh grade.
They now say, "Woe to the boy or
girl who is careless with ink"
Fred Blakely, Winthrop Orvis,
Bruce Mathew, Joe Tony, Earl Bea-
man, Dodds Larrimer and George
Pierson assisted Mr. Bacon in cleaning
off the school garden.
Rozetta Gould, Olive McVay, Her
bert Manaugh, John Gamble, Wilma
Brackney, Harriet Lee, William
Crump, Joseph Chilcote, Raymond
Moore, Thomas Cross and Robert
Manaugh are absent because of
measles.
Walter Daily, Harold Parker,
Joseph Chilcote, Katheryn Raglan and
Thomas Cross received penmanship
buttons this week.
Miss Esther Kirk did practice teach
ing in fourth grade this week.
Margaret McFall returned to school
Thursday
The pupils of the seventh grade own
125 War Savings Stamps and 1872
Thrift Stamps. Miss Welch is now
principal at Third Ward.
Lois Maddy, Isabel Williams, Edna
Siders, James Whitehill, Robert Bam-
ford, Lyle Spillman, Ruth Hedlund
and Beryle Richmond are responsible
for the absent marks in the Eighth A
this week.
Maxine Abbott was sent home We'd
|nesday morning with the measles.
Marguerite Swearingen and Paul
Fitzpatrick were out part of the week
on account of illness.
The pupils of the eighth grade, B
class, own % Thrift Stamps and 80
War Savings Stamps.
BruceMathew, Helen Hutchins and
Ruth Evans received an Improve
ment Certificate" this week. Eliza
beth Davis received Progress pin.
Mr.. Sisco is now the anitor of the
building.
Burton Jerrel, Frederick Butler,
John Gordon, Ruth Odem were the
CONTESTANTS in the Junior Four Min
ute contest. Burton Jerrel was the
winner in this contest.
Mrs. Nellie Baldwin, Mrs. Nettie
Warren and Mr.. Herbert Glazure
acted as judges. There were fifteen
visitors present, and there was much
interest taken by everyone.
Riley Littlejohn and Ruth Hedlund
were the reporters for last week.
Miss Sprague was transferred TO
Second Ward the first of the week
The tulips are blooming nicely at
the front of the building.
Miss Hoffman was in the building
talking about school gardens on
Thursday afternoon.
Whittier School
Third Grade won the Best Atten-
dance card for the month of March
Nellie Bass and Bernice Reynolds
of the High School Normal Training
department supplied Wednesday and
Thursday for Miss Fallburg who was
out on account of the measles.
The majority of the pupils of third
grade report having bought no candy
since the sale of Thrift Stamps began.
Cyrene Morrow has been out the
last two days on account of illness.
The pupils of seventh grade now
have $420.8S loaned to our govern
ment with which to help win the war.
Miss Conover is our new teacher in
first grade.
Leslie Henley received a penman-
ship progress pin this week.
Grace Elder and Gladys Glen re-
ceived improvement certificates the
past week.
. Many pupils of the eighth grade
have bought W. S. S. this week.
Grade " has 1873 Thrift Stamps
and 40 War Savings Stamps.
High School
Latin Club held it's regular meeting
Monday, giving the following pro-
gram:
"The Roman Army's Armor," Gren-
vile Wood.
Caesars Care of Soldiers" Helen
Walsmith.
"The Roman of DID, Maybelle
Wildman.
The Natural Science Club has a
very interesting meetin& Wednesday
afternoon. The following program
was presented:
Feeding Zoo in Winter" Charles
Person.
whale AS Food" Wayne ,Bryson.
New Supply of Leath," Leslie Son
defegger. a7l
uses and Supplies of Sea Fisher
les" Owen Crist.
A party was talked of and the club
afternoon the high school held local
hopes to have one soon.
On Thursday afternoon the high
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