Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-03-17
WnlalR SCHOOL NOTES

: The eighth grade was given an ex-
animation in arithmetic last Friday.
Blair Jenness was enrolled in the
first grade. Lafayette School. Monday.
Lucille. Amundson returned to the
first grade after being absent several
month";. .-.-...
Walborg Bersstrom was transferred
Central School,. ~
A Thrift program was given by all
the grades Of the Lincoln School after
recess on. Friday. =
Mrs. strawn, MrA, Alderman and
Mrs Borgan visited the Lincoln School
Friday afternoon.
The two sixth grades in the Central
Friday afternoon.
The second grade and fourth grade,
Central Building, had a spelling con-
test Monday afternoon.
The children Of the Lincoln School
have brought pussy willows to make
their rooms look spring like.
The sixth grade, Lafayette School.
entertained the fifth and seventh grades
with a dramatizatton Friday
The seventh grade, Lafayette School,
dramatized the Courtship of Miles
Standish in reading the past week.
The eighth grade state examinations
In spelling, history, grammer and arith-
metic come next Thursday and Friday,
March 18th and 18th.
A literary program will be given in
the high school assembly room on Fri
day afternoon beginning at 2:1O. Every
one interested is invited to be present
The industrial class Of the teacher
training department is{ busy weaving
dolls hammocks. They have just fin
ished a carpet rag rug and expect later
on to weave one of carpet yarn.
All the grades of the Central Build
ing gave a Thrift program Friday af-
Building met in the eighth grade room
while those from the Industrial Build
ing met in Miss Carlson's room.
number Of parents attended the
meeting of the Parent-Teacher~ ~Associa-
tion of the Garfield School, Friday af-
ternoon, March 18th. 1t was decided
to hold the next meeting Friday, April
9Th. at which time it is hoped more
parents will be present.
The contractors have begun remodel
ing the old gymnasium This room
will be fitted up for agriculture. It is
not expected that they will be used for
this purpose the coming year as the
school system is over crowded with
grade pupils. The present plan is to
make them over into two grade rooms
for temporary use.
N~AS AAAoA 9SA00A >b3Sn0I Od11 tOduk
will play their return game with Das-
sci on the latter's floor Friday evening
OF this week. This will probably close
the basket ball season unless return
game can be scheduled the coming
week with Benson.
The annual conference of superin-
tendents and principals will be held in
Minneapolis, March s1st, April 1st. End
and 3rd. On Saturday, April 3rd at 10
a. m. conference of School Boards
will be held for the purpose of discuss
ing teachers salaries The Conference
will be held in the auditorium of the
Agricultural College in st. Paul. Every
school board in Minnesota will be ex.
pected, to have a representative at this
neeting.6e4~ -
Miss Inga Imsdahl, our county nurse
gave talk on health subjects to the
parents, and teachers of the Garfield
School, Friday afternoon of last week
At this meeting the former Parent
Teacher Association was re-organized
and will have regular meetings from
now on. The treasurer reported tha,
there was a small sum Of money or
hand and this will probably be used
to ouy badly needed play ground ap.
Messrs. Rodegeb and Brohaugh anc
Miss Imsdahl gave talks last Frida,
evening to the members of the Kandi.
yohi Community Club. The meetine
was well attended in spite of the bai
roads Kandiyohi is to be congratulate.
ed upon the fine spirit Of cooperation
which exists there between the peopl.
of the town and country. Mr., Thun
stedt, the principal Of the school, has
fitted up a fine little gymnasium in tn.
basement where the boys cal
work OF their surplus energy durine
the winter months.
The Central Minnesota Educationa:
Association meets at the St. Cloud Nor.
NAL School on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of this week. A good pro
gram has been prepared. Among thu
leading speakers are DR.. s. A. Court,
of Detroit, Mtnchigan; Dean L. D. Con:
man Of the University of Minnesota
Or. Julius Boraas Of st. Olof College
State Sup't. J. M. MCCONNELL; Rura
School Inspector, c. c. Swain; ePresi
dent J. c. Brown of the st. Cloud Nor.
NAL and many others who are wei
worth hearing.