Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-05-05
W|LLMAR SCHOOL NOTES

school this week: Ethel Holmquist, |
second grade; Harold HOlmquist,
third grade; Alice and Florence
Holmquist, fifth grade, James Ost-
rand eighth grade.
A nutrition clinic for children be-
tween the ages of 6 and Is will he
held by the Public Health Associa-
ton at Carlson's Hall, May 18th, all
day, Underweight children are parti-
cularly wanted. All parents who are
interested in the health of their child
rem should take advantage OF this
clinic.
The following notice has geen re-
ceived from j. M. Mcconnell, State
Commissioner of Education; WED
nesday, May 18th, is being celebrated
turnout the country in cOmmemora-
ton of the birth Of Florence Nightin-
gale. 1t is the purpose OF those IN
charge to arouse interest among stu
dents in the work OF nursing as
profession. You are we'll aware that
the outstanding difficulty in introduce
| ing health work in the schools is to
| get competent and adequately train
ed persons to direct it. The Minnie
sofa Public Health Association has
| charge OF the program in Minnesota
| and will doubtless address you con-
| corning it. | am recommending the
matter to your favorable considera-
ton" Miss Englund, representing
the local public health association,
| called at the high school office Mon
day and left with us copy OF a pro-
gram which should be given on May
18th. 1t is our idea to have short ex-
ercises in all the schools as Florence
| Nightingale has done more than per-
haps any other woman toward bring
ing about the Red Cross Society.
The Jnuior class of the high school
will give their play, Mr.. Bob, in the
high school auditorium, Friday even
in, May 18th. Tho charges will be
35c per person. A matinee for school
children will be given at o'clock p.
M. on the same day.
There are just three weeks left OF
this school year. The Baccaulaureate
sermon will be preached by Rev. }.
Renwick Mccullough of the Presby-
terrain church, Sunday evening, May
23rd Commencement exercises Will
be held in the auditorium at the Fair
Grounds on Friday evening, May 2S.
State High School Board examina-
tions will be held in the high school
beginning Friday, May 21st, at a. M.
They will close on Wednesday, May
18th at 4 p. M. The eighth grade
examinations begin Tuesday morn
ing, May 18th at 8 o'clock and close
Wednesday morning at 10: 40. The
seventh grade geography test will be
given Wednesday, May 10Th at p. m.
The students on the Honor Roll Ill
Mrs. Dougherty's room tor the month
are: Gladys Benson, Ann Lucille San
derson, Marvin Krogfus, Myrtle Ap-
pelgren, Laurence Holt, Myrtle Mel
son, Max Hook, Ethel Forsberg, lrv-
ing Olson, Liala Nordstrom, Alice NJ.
Branton, Gladys Carlin, Ruth Herby,
Dorothy Rost.
Two more pupils from Cokato have
entered at the Library Building. This
makes the total enrolment reach the
100 mark.
Miss Peterson of Grove City visit
ed the first grade, High School Build
ing, Friday.
| Eight pupils of the first grade, H.
is. Building, who have been absent
on account Of sickness, returned Mon
day morning.
The children of the third grade, In
dustrial Building, are studying birds
they have seen.
Eleanor Krause of the 4th grade,
Central Building, had the misfortune
of breaking her leg last Thursday,
caused by boy running into her with
his bicycle.
Miss Larson of the second grade,
Central Building, is out with the
mumps The Normal Training class
is taking care OF the room during her
absence.
Mrs. Chester Nelson visited school
Monday
The Garfield Parent-Teachers' AS
ISOLATION will have their regular
monthly meeting Friday, May 7th at
$3.50 at which there will be election
of officers. Coffee will be served.
Ruby Larson, LIST grade, Garfield
Building, and Adeline Erickson and
Cynthia Van Horn, End. grade, Gar
field Building, have had an average
of 100 in spelling for the month of
April
Elton and Einez Anderson who for
the past two months have been liv-
ing at Waverly have re-entered the
Garfield School.
The following pupils of the 9Th
grade have obtained Students Final
Certificates in Palmer Method writ.
ing: Elsie Eklund, Myrtle Hara, An
ma Olson.
These have obtained Improvement
Certificates: Hattie Larson, Eleanor
Ostlund, Myrtle Sandin, Margaret
Schmitz, Alberta Taylor, Lois Della
Hunt, Helen Ohsberg, Henry Nelson
These have obtained Progressive
Pins: Ona Heimdahl, Viola Somer
vile, Hattie Larson, Edith Bjork
Olive Overgaard. Thora Alvig.
These have obtained Palmer Meth
cd Buttons: Robert Davis, Carl Mel
son, Stanley Stark, Helen Olsen, Ed
win Haley, Lars Johnson, Cyrus Hal
Forson, Trygve Johnson, Helen Carl
son, Rankin Milton, Joyce Bodum
and Beatrice Burns.
There have been no cases of tardi
ness in the entire eighth grade fo]
the past month.
TIL following pupils in the sixth
grade, Central, had perfect standing!
in Spelling for the past month: Mil
ton Johnson, Pearl Benson, Esthe
Dunhom, Carol BJornberg
These people in the sixth grade
Central. were neither absent nor tai
.ty during the past month of school
Gertrude Peterson, Gladys Anderson
Willard Baklund, Carol Bjornberg
Lawrence Norman, Clarence Mootz
P,,th Horo;G poar1 Ransom Cooro