The diamond drill., 1919-04-26

FOREST PARK NOTES.
Miss Garvey's Grade Earns First
Place In Posture Tests.

Place In Posture Tests.
During the past weeks, Miss Wis
ler. physical director. has conducted
posture tests. the purpose OF which
is to show the percentage OF pupils
aaying correct standing positions
Miss Wisler reports that the large
majority OF the pupils OF our school
compare very favorably with those Of
other schools. The results show al
so that the physical training depart
ment OF the Forest Park school is
etriving to realize one OF its great
purposes; that is to prevent and cor
rect faulty posture and carriage of
tie body.
During the period of their lives
when habit-forming is easy the child
rem are forming right physical habits,
which will be OF lifelong benefit
Results from the fourth and fifth
grades are as follows:
Miss Garvey, ga ......,........1 100
Miss Isham, SEA ................ 9S
Miss Jack, 5-A ..............,... 80
Miss Stolberg, Abb .............. 20
Miss Perry, "A ................. 80
Miss Erickson, "A ............ 81
Miss Bjork, Alb ........,..... ~
The local schools were closed on
Thursday and Friday OF last week to
allow pupils and teachers to partici-
pate in the various church services.
Tests for April were given during
the past week and report books will
be issued during the coming week.
The regular monthly reports of the
teachers in regard to attendance and
enrolment were made out on Friday.
The ninth month OF the school year
begins on Monday, April 2S.
The S-As are working hard on pre-
paration for the state examinations
which will be conducted in the For
est Park assembly on May s and O..
The 7-As also will write on the state
examinations in geography and physi-
ology and the S-Bs will write on the
civics examination.
The system lost one OF its most
valued teachers when Miss Edith
Seymour resigned last week to ac-
cept a position as teacher of primary
work in the schools OF Cleveland. o..
Miss Seymour had served for four
years as primary supervisor and teach
er in Crystal Falls. She left the city
on Friday and will take up her new
duties Immediately.
Supt. Bishop OF Alpha. was Forest
Park visitor on Monday.
Mrs. Frank Scadden visited 'classes
on Wednesday.
On Monday Mrs Felix LaFrance, ac-
companied her sister, Mrs. Edmire
Bouty of Spalding on trip through
the building
The Fifth Liberty Loan campaign
started in the Forest Park school on
Monday and a number OF teachers and
janitors are now proudly wearing the
"V". A card on the bulletin board
indicates the number and names of
the men and women in the institution
who have purchased bonds.
The sale OF Thrift and War Savings
stamps was interrupted by the vaca-
tion and no report will be published
until next week, when the column
Will contain the amount of sales for
the period beginning April 16 and
closing April 30.
on Tuesday the S-B / and girls
played the first base ball game OF the
season on the athletic field The score
was 1G to 6, in favor of the S-B Is.
The following is one of the compost
tions written by the members OF the
S-A literature class, Mr.. Tiegs' sec
ton, after reading Hoe to the End OF
Your Row" The author is Mary Ze-
brasky:
after reading the story Hoe to
the End OF Your Row" | have made
up my mind TO learn my lessons bet
ter / will work harder than | have
been working. / will do my dusting,
sweeping and scrubbing more care
fully. l will stop that bad habit OF
eating fast. | will give the chickens
mnrn feed and Will NOT lnavn my