The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-02-21
osKALoosA SCHOOLS MAKING
ENVIAsLE RECORD.
PARENT TEACHERS ENTERTAIN
jefferson School Show Tuesday -
Webster Buys Thrift Stamps
Grant Hoisted New Flag-Whit-
tier Wins At Basket Ball.
Lincoln School.


get 100 per cent for the Junior Ret
Cross.
Grade Six sold the most tickets fo
the Lincoln.Garfeld entertainment.
Misses Rena Moore and Thelm,
Toy from the Normal Training De
partmont of High school spent three
days in Second Grade in observation
and practice teaching.
Madge Rinehart of the Sixth Grade
is the owner of War Savings Stamp
Raymond Robinson of the Seventh
Grade sold the most tickets for the
entertainment.
Garfield School.
Patrons, pupils and teachers are al
gratified at the success of the enter
teinment Wednesday night.
Virginia Ashman, Dorothy Friend
and Helen PARCEL observed the work
of the Second Grade Tuesday and
Wednesday. and did very acceptable
teaching Thursday for Miss Hardin.
The b Class of the First Grade is
100 per cent Red Cross.
Jefferson School.
Wilbur Jones, from Hedrick, Iowa,
entered Grade | this week.
Clayton Mason of Grade | re-enter.
ed school Monday after few days
illness.
Mrs. j. F. Chalmers visited Second
Grade Wednesday morning.
The Misses Esther Kirk, Mary Rey.
nolds and Alice Pringle. Normal
Training students of the High school,
were observing and teaching in Sec
ond Grade this week.
We celebrated two special days
this week in Grade Four On Abra.
ham Lincoln's birthday we read stor.
les of his life and had oral compost.
ton work On st. Valentines Day
we read stories of why we celebrate
the day.
The STORY of the Red Cross" makes
very attractive Reading and Ian.
guage lessons. Through il the chill
dren are learning the history and
real meaning of the Red Cross.
Mary Donnelly and Ora Waltman
are out of school on account of i'll.
ness.
Instead of buying valentines this
year, the pupils of Grade Five made
them and gave TO one another.
Harold MinkIer has been absent
from school on account of illness.
The regular Motion Picture program
this week was very interesting; Fan
Making in Japans' Doll Making, -
"A Trip Through the Celestial EN-
pire," Connecting the Oceans" "The
Hoodoo Umbrella" The picture
"Counecting the Oceans" was espe-
cially interesting and instructive, be
ing trip through the Panama Canal
showing the opening and closing OF
the locks.
Every one at Jefferson school is
more than busy preparing for the
Junior Red Gross Entertainment tc
be given Tuesday evening, February
18th.
Webster School.
The Noraml Training Girls visited
in Grade ii Tuesday, Wednesday ant
Thursday, listening to recitations the
first two mornings and conducting
the recitation on Thursday morning
Jack Hook of Second Grade receiy
ed the box of candy donated by c. c
Pike to the child selling most tickets
in Primary Grades for the Red Cross
The Fifth Grade won the prize fol
selling the most tickets for the ReC
Cross program. They sold 145 tick
cts. The prize was a medallion pic
ture of the war presidents, Washing
ton, Lincoln and Wilson. A large
popcorn ball, decorated in red, white
and blue ribbon was sold repeatedly
and helped increase our sales. Th'
eyclamen donated by the Greeve Flo
raj Co, was sold ten times and finall!
went to Atty C. Yer Ploeg. Thurs
day his son Byron gave it to Mis-
Fricke as valentine.
The following pupils have pur
chased Thrift Stamps" during thu
past week: Dorothy Bish. Audre!
Ridgeway, Lydia Duerr, Harry Gar
ing. Doron Warren, HaZelle Bryan
Paul Pinkerton, Milton Brown, Rub.
Warren, Jessie Arkless, Mildred PAT
terson and Lucille Spayen.
The seventh Grade is divided int
two divisions. Gilbert Reynolds ]
Captain of the Submarines, Will
Craig Hanna leads the Dreadnaughts
We have various contests. each tr,
ing to excel in the number of Re
Cross buttons, Thrift Stamps. Bes
Attendance, highest percent in Aritf
metic, etc.
Grant School.
Sixth Grade has % War Saving
stamps and SO Thrift Stamps.
Mrs. Moore. Mrs. Hartness. Mrs
Paulson and Mr. Evans visited tn
First Grade this week.
The Normal Training students nav
been taking observation lessons
Miss Clendenon's room.
Isabel Williams and Fred Wrigh
we're hustlers for news last week
Helen Wallet and Mildred Howar'