The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-04-19
School Notes

Claveau, Frank Angerman Harry
Nelson, and Headlee Lamprey. The
six pupils who submitted the first
twenty-five drills are: Brooke Lam
prey, John Rosswog, Garrett Rath-
we'll, Ruth Donohoe, Harry O'Neill,
and Billy Field. Those who already
possess the First Palmer Button are:
Mathew OLoughlin, Margaret Foster,
Leona Churchill, Frank Angerman,
Dorothy Dooley, Celia Friedman, Edna
Rathwell, Ophelia Howard and Wilma
Claveau.
The first and second grades had a
quarter holiday on Thursday after
noon.
Miss kolbenson's room had Mrs.
Sherman and Mrs. Lacy as their WIS.,
itors on Thursday.
A small program was given by room
one on Friday. Songs were given and
the little people enjoyed merry hour
after the program. They each brought
two hard boiled uncolored eggs and
colored them at school. Some very
artistic decorations were made by the
pupils.
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The playground which was cleaned
up for the children last year during
vacation, is about dry now. They will
soon be able to use it. AS there was
not very much room for them to play
before they are very pleased at the
prospect.
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Second grade pupils this week paid
book fines for DANCES to books, before
they were issued a new set of readers.
All have promised to be so careful of
their new books in the future that
they will have no more fines to pay.
All books and supplies are furnished
free of charge to Cordova children,
and in many cases thcy have not
shown a proper appreciation of this
blessing.
Learning to take care of property,
whether ones own or anothers is one
of the most valuable lessons children
can be taught. Many classes in turn
can use the same set of books If they
are given the proper care, resulting
in a great saving of expense, as the
cost of all books and supplies has
been steadily on the increase for
some time. Aside from this very i'm
portant consideration, the child who
acquires the habit of careful use OF
school property loaned to him, is at
the same time learning valuable
life-lesson.
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The sixth grammar class learning
'sIn Flanders Fields" 1t is considered
perhaps the greatest poem the war has
produced. 1t was written by Lieuten-
ant Colonel John McCrae, of the Can
adam expeditionary force, who died
early in 1918 and was buried at his
own request in Flanders with the
ether fallen soldiers of the allies.
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The sixth and seventh grades have
| been memorizing quite lot Of poems.
Today, we learned april Rains We
have some more to learn.-Headlee
Lamprey.
The sixth grade are going to have
history test next Monday 1t will
be on the early life of the Roman and
English people-Edna Rathwell.
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The sixth grade had their fifteen
minutes holiday Friday, having had
| perfect attendance for one week.
Ophelia Howard.
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The sixth and seventh grades en-
joyed quarter holiday on Tuesday
afternoon, which they earned through
twenty days of perfect attendance.
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In the sixth grade reading class the
boys and girls are having match
to see which side can make the least
mistakes. The girls won by eight.
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The boys and girls OF the sixth
grade have been having test to see
which could add subtract, multiply
and divide the quickest. The boys won
by four points. The girls say the boys
will not be ahead long.
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The eighth grade had test in
physiology Friday morning. This test
will finish the work and soon they Will
have final examination-Alice Dag
gett.
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