The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-12-18

Motto: Learn the luxury of do
ing good" -Goldsmith.
The first five grades of the North
school will have a program and
Christmas tree Wednesday at two
p. m. in Miss Stephens room. The
tree has been obtained but not
trimmed.
ed Miss Stephens room Monday.
Miss Horns and Miss Rumley's
rooms enjoyed a quarter holiday
The Seventh and Eighth grades
are enjoying examinations this
p. T. A. meeting Friday after
noon at the South school.
The Seventh. and Eighth grades
will have a Christmas tree Friday
afternoon. -
Hildah and Forrest Boyd, of Miss
Meek's room, have moved to Keller
Martha Bennett, Neal Adair and
Leona Ebrecht have been absent
count of illness:
The pupils in Mrs. Sullivan's
room are selling their second four
hundred Christmas Seals.
The program given by the Upper
grades of the North school last
eSen nresen eaPPe 91s e o
the e0eI pa g SCivilizatilon." The
money will be used to pay the Junior
Red Cross dues of the pupils OF
these grades.
Twenty-one high school students
have been taking training from Mrs.
WATSON for the Declam Is;y COZ
The following have been chosen for
the program: Jack Ferren, Laura
Nauman, and MajOEie Pullin of the
Ninth Grade; Bernice Alexander
and Mae Cle menson of the Tenth
Grade; Sarah Shular and Bessie La
Follett OF the Eleventh Grade; ana
Ferne Estes, Gladys Muck, FLORENCE
Davis and Jennie Campbell of the
Twelfth. One more will be selec
before the evening of the contest.
Mrs. Frank Farquhar has been as
sisting Mrs. WATSON.
The four high school classes have
been giving programs to raise money ne
for various school actlvit,es: me
Tenth grade gave their program last
Thursday evening. 1t consisted Of
a minstrel show and a short play.
The Ninth Grade will prepare some
thing after the Christmas VACATION.
The Junior Red Cross drive in
the Leon schools is about completed.
We expect to have our full quota by
School the Ninth and Tenth Ora dos
have gone over the top. The South
School and grades Six, Seven and
Eight are all 100 per cent.
Ancient History classes have start
ed on the map work.
Prof. +. NJ Mcdowell of Grace
land College addressed the, genera
n, IA
School Assembly last Friday even
ing. His subject was Modern
Problems on Education" H
handled his subject in a splendid
manner. Prof Mcdowell is head OF
the Department of Education. OF
Graceland College and is one OF the
coming men in education in Iowa.
meeting owing to the large number
of things going on this week and on
account of the cold weather. Many
of those present expressed the wish
that he might address our associa--
ton nsome future date when mort
could be present.
The general science classes are
taking up laboratory work from
new manuals Just received.
The P. T. A. plans to Dut on a
first class evening of enterta inment
after Christmas to raise funds for
playground equipment and other
things. The organization has in it's
membership talent of splendid his
trinnic ability.
School closes Friday evening for
two weeks Of vacation. The school
Board plans to make a few improve
ments during this time. Some read
ing tables and book cases will be
placed in the Assembly room.
Mr.. Meek manages to keep us
warm through all the cold weather.
We still have quite a supply of coal:
High School teachers will spend
vacation as follows: Miss Rands at
her home in Valparaiso. Ind: Miss
Matthaei at Great BEND. Kansas:
Miss GUERNSEY at Charlton; Miss
Schulze Vat Warrenton. Mo; and
Miss Whitnev at Harlan. Mr.. Evans
will go to Minneapolis. The others
expect to celebrate in Leon.