The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-02-19
School Notes
Editors: Alvin Storey, Frank Car
penter, Maude Bignell, Myrtle Covert.

1t has been decided that credit will
be given to all pupils in high school
who are taking any branch Of music
under approved teachers. At least
che lesson and six hours practice
week are required. A monthly re-
port will be sent by each teacher and
by the parents, signifying that these
requirements have been carried out.
When 38 weeks of satisfactory work
has been done, one half of a credit
will be given.
The French classes have started
their reading lessons IN La Belle
France" 1t is book that will help
to interest the pupil still more in the
French people and their language.
1t may interest the public to know
that the agricultural manual training
boys are turning out some good work
under the instruction of Mr.. Storrs.
and how to use them and are becom-
ticles used in farm life. The fol-
lowing are few of the many articles
the boys have made this semester:
Nail and screw boxes, towel rollers,
wagon Jacks and other farmhold ne
near future to make milk stools, Whit
fletrees and neckyokes. The work
from this department must confirm
to a certain standard or be made over.
Each boy has a bench of his own
and the necessary tools. This course
has been found to be especially useful
and practical to the boys coming from
the farms.
Don't fail to read the story Of the
chemistry Valentine party as tcld by
member of the class. 1t is a true
story.
The last meeting of the high school
Y. M. C. A. was held at the home of
Irwin Hansen. The group leader is
Mr.. Hockstad; president, |. V. Num-
by; vice president, Carroll Ring; Sec
rotary, Gordon Riker; treasurer,
Harry Harroun. Each meeting is
held at the home of some member
of the group. One half hour is given
to business, one-half hour for Bible
stury and cne-half hour to games and
refreshments. Once a month the Y
boys plan to have something special
On this night business man is asked
in to talk. Feb. IS, soldier is 70
relate some of his experiences "over
there"
Last Saturday Mr.. Hockstad Mer-
rill Peterson and Lawrence CHECKER
ing went to the annual Athletic asso-
citation meeting held at Ionia. The
members of the athletic board were
appointed, Mr.. Hockstad representing
Belding. All students will be glad
to know that the date of the track
meet is set for June z.
The baseball schedule is as follows
GAINESVILLE at Bedding, April 10; Bel
ding at Icnia, April %; Lyons and
Muir at Belding, May 8; Bedding at
GAINESVILLE, May 16; Ionia at Belding
May %.
In Geom. 1912:
Mr.. Hockstad: What is ratio?
Margaret W.: 1t is the relation
of one object to another.
Mr.. Hockstad: Well, then, is
grandfather to his grandson a ratio !?
Margaret W.: 1t might be.
At the chemistry ice cream affair
Mr.. Deming said, upon the arrival
Of Mr.. Skinner, "Are you here?"
Mr.. Skinner: Eyes, can't you see ?"
Mr.. Deming: what did you bring
to eat?"
Mr.. Skinner: Myself of course"
The teachers are going to entertain
the school board and their families
at Harmony hall, Feb. 81.
Rumors are abroad that the sophie
more are going to give play at the
next Literary club program. BY the
way the rumors are rather loud.
Another event in the social life of
the sophomores took place last Fri
day night when they were conveyed
| by truck to the home of Ethel Wool
bridge. They Immediately under
took to show their appreciation of the
elaborate supper Mrs. Woodbridge had
prepared. As usual most of the eve-
ming was spent in playing games
At the close of the evening the
notwithstanding stringed trio fur
nished some music, which added much
to the pleasure of the evening. Be-
fore the class started homeward, the
president, Mr.. Barlow, presented Mrs
Woodbridge with a casserole in ap-
probation Of the many good times
spent at her home. The party was
well and pleasantly chapercned since
Miss Blekkink, Miss Fortune, Miss
Hazel Fortune and Mr.. Deming
shared in the pleasures Of the even
ing.
The Chemistry Valentine Party.
You heard about the party we were
going to have in the chemistry lab
oratory, didn't you? We were GO
ing to make ice cream by putting
nitrate on the ice instead of salt. We
as class, furnished the "inside" and
Mr.. Deming the ammonia nitrate.
Gordon and Harry volunteered to
bring up the ice necessary for freez.
ing the "to be cream" which Mrs
Vincent had very kindly cooked. Well
as Gordon said, the boys found a few
pieces Of ice down below the dam blu,
the boys had to lie down on their
dummies" to fish it out. Mr.. Dem
ing proceeded to throw the ice in thu
freezer while. Gordon dished in tn,
NH4NO3. Once in a while Mr.. Dem
! ing would say, "Cmon, Gordon, dom
be bashful, pour her in, We'll use tn,
whole bottle"
Can you imagine such a picture a.
this-Mr. Deming on hands and knee,
bossing the entire job; Mr.. Skinner
pounding the ice down with the enc
of hammer; Mr.. Forman, one of oui
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