The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-02-12
School Notes
Editorial Staff: Irma Helm, Ed

Editorial Staff: Irina Helm, Edith
Rowland, Ruth Skinner, John Fuller.
BEGINNING with this issue the
School Notes will be edited by the
members of the Sophomore English
classes. Each weelf new staff Of
editors will act. as news. gathers. and
re-write men. !This win be done in
connection with the course IN English
where the study Of the Newspaper
comprises a part or the semester's
work. The items will be over a range
of subjects, including Camp Fire
groups, Y. M. c. A, class. parties,
done in the. various classes or any
thing that is part Of the school Iofe
Every member of the high school
should see that the Sophomores are
news crammed". ,..
One week of the second semester
has passed and everyone is settling
into the routine. Stsrdents promoted
from the eighth grade are: Margaret
Andrew, Charles Chi1ds, Gladys Cook,
Marguerite Covert, Helen Dehn,
Kenneth Driese, Bessie Elmendorf,
Pearl Elmend6rf, Rena Groom, Eta
Lynch, Robert Howard, Leroy Nc
Kiddie, Vera Oberlin, George Skellen-
ger, Albert Stanton, Rachel Twill
ger, Ruth Sears and Verne Bailey.
Other new students are Ruth Wright
from Ionia, Gertrude White from De-
troit, William Cannon from Grattan.
Former students who have reentered
are Theodore Lambertson, Thane
Lambertson. Frank Davis, Sylvester
Dehn, Olive Phillips and Ethel Wool
bridge.
The second program of the High
School Literary society was given in
the assembly room Thursday after
noon, Feb. 6:
Music-High school orchestra.
Reading-Gayla Penton.
Violin duet-Adelaide Neverill and
Cleotoh Burns.
Reading-Lucile farney.
Four Minute talk-Ina Davis.
Clarinet solo-Philip Brown.
Debate, Resolved, that Belding
should adopt the commission-manager
plan CT city government; affirma-
tive, Robert Armstrong; negative,
Merrill Petersons
Music-Orchestra.
The next program is to be in charge
of the sophomore class.
There are three Camp Fire groups
in the city made up Of grade and
high school students. Their diff
ferent activities will be reported in
the school notes.
The Wabasis Camp Fire Girls en-
tertained the Boy Scouts Friday even
ing at Harmony hall. Games were
played and refreshments served. The
Boy Scouts think the Camp Fire a
fine organization. The quilt which
| the Wabasis camp has been knitting,
is finished and has been given to the
Red Cross to send to France.
On Monday evening the Wabasis
camp helped Jean Gildemeister cele-
brate her 14th birthday at the home
of Helen Presley.
The Tschtuka Camp Fire Girls are
at present emphasizing that part of
the law, Hold on to health" The
last meeting was held at Maude Big
nell's where the guardian gave the
girls Setting up exercises" to be
taken regularly. Some of the girls
are hiking for honors. Tuesday eve
ming, Gayla Penton is to be hostess
at a potluck supper. at the home of
Mrs. Vincent. Such an occasion is
not only a social one, but helps those
girls who are working toward the
rank of Firemaker to secure the ne
cessary hcnors. 80
The Silk City Camp Fire gave a
benefit at the Empress theater Feb.
4. The proceeds are to be used for
the aid Of the French orphan which
they have been supporting for over q