The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-10-04
School Notes

Big Bear ridge entered school this
week.
Some of the High School boys have
received their classification cards
and it is possible that they will
soon be called for examination.
The Junior and Senior High School
enjoyed picnic at Cold Springs
last Friday evening. All furnished
their own lunch, and the teachers
treated all with coffee and melons.
Games were played among the trees
until about six-thirty o'clock, when
fire was built and the lunch bas-
kets were unpacked. After lunch
delightful evening was spent
singing familiar songs around a
camp fire. Everyone hated to leave
the fire but returned home with
light and happy hearts, hoping to
have another good old time" be
fore long.
1t has been definitely decided to
offer course in Typewriting. The
machines are here and work is in
progress.
The Parent-Teacher Association
contemplated will be organized
soon. Mr.. White has secured Dean
Eldridge of the State University to
speak at the time of organization.
Dean Eldridge has just returned
from France where he has been en-
gagged in Army Y. M. c. A. work,
and he has great deal to tell about
the war and our boys lover there.
He is in great demand as a speaker
just now and the prospect of having
him address Kendrick audience is
very gratifying. The exact date of
his coming will be announced in the
next issue of the Gazette.
Irena Gentry entered the primary
room this week.
Agnes Riley of Sprague, Wash
ington, visited the third and fourth
grades this week:
The third and fourth grades have
an honor system in their room. All
those that have A grades or B grad
) es get their names on the honor
roll
The fifth and sixth grades have
kept their flag up by the door since
; the beginning of school. This means
that there have been no pupils tardy
since school commenced.
Robert Perkins enrolled in the
, sixth grades this week.
7 The fifth and sixth grades gave
party Thursday after school, for
their teacher. 1t was held near the
, old school house. A good time was
+, enjoyed by all.
The Junior Red Cross has again
started to work in the Kendrick
school under the leadership of Miss
Bernadine Moser.
: Last week the school aided IN the
Belgium relief drive, and this week
they are beginning the Linen Show
er. Hospitals in France are in need
of sheets, towels, handkerchiefs,
napkins of either cotton or linen.
: The plan is for each family to give
something to this work. Napkins
can be made of old, but strong linen
and should measure 14x14 inches
and towels 18x30, bath towels, 19x39
J. and sheets should be new or practic-
: ally so of unbleached muslin, GA
x102 or longer.
1t is urged that fruit pits and nut
shells be saved, These are used to
5 make carbon for gas masks. The
! following are to be saved: Peach,
apricot, ,prune, plum, olive, date and
=. cherry pits. Brazil, walnut and but
II ternut shells. All pits and shells
must be we'll dried and need not be
II separated in any way. They should
u be brought to the school where they
u will be taken care of and forward
t ed to the proper place.
The Junior Red Cross has now an
l. allotment of pillows to make. The
members are kindly asked to save
e feathers for them. These feathers
n may be from chickens, ducks or
geese.
y Everybody is cordially invited to
n help this organization in its efforts