Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-10-06
SCHOOL NOTES

, ~ HOOL NJ Els
Mr.. E. C. Slettedahl, principal of
the consolidated school>at Delhi, Min.
nesota, looked over our new school
and visited classes last week. I
The general contractors have been !
busy OF late clearing I'D the school :
grounds. This is something that has
been badly needed for. the last wear i
and half. We have in the neiehbor-
hood OF 1000 children attending school |
in the central buildings and it is ab- |
solutely necessary that they have
some place to play during intermis-
sion. The play ground space is en-
tirely too small to accommodate the
number of children who wish to use
it. 1t would be a fine thing for those
interested to work out some method
of obtaining play ground apparatus
for the central schools. /The Lafay-
| cite and Garfield schools are being
we'll taken care of and the play ground
| equipment that they have installed
is p credit to the school,
The athletic treasury is badly in
need of funds. To help out in this
matter the high school plans to put
on a big entertainments October 9th.
The entertainment will be given by
the Swiss Bell Ringers and we hope
for a liberal patronage. The new
football jerseys cost considerable
} money and the Board of Education
has been kind enough to advance
part of it. The boys are hoping that
they will not merely advance the mon
ey but turn it over to the athletic as
soc1atlon for keeps. It is q rare thing
that school districts do anything to
help out athletic finances and more
often than not the men on the school
faculty have to dig down in their
pockets to foot the bills.
A number of magazines have been
ordered for the use of the students
and teachers They include the fol-
lowing:
Normal Instructor.
National school Digest
Literary Digest
Primary Education.
Popular Educator.
School Arts Magazine.
| National Geographic Magazine.
The Outlook.
Nature Study Review.
Popular Science Monthly.
Elementary School Journal
School Review.
We have had considerable difficulty
this year in obtaining permanent
Home Economics teacher. Our first
teacher was unable to come due to an
unfortunate accident After consid-
cradle trouble we secured one who
stayed about week and a half and
then left us to accept another posi-
ton which she considered better. At
last we have secured Miss Alice r
Thompson : of Minneapolis for the
place. Miss Thompson has had twel.
We years of teaching experience and
three years of County Demonstration
work. She is graduate of Stout
The University OF, Minnesota, and has
taken post graduate work at both
. Minnesota and Columbia, hence she
is exceptionally we'll qualified for the
work she has to do.
Inc new draperies which were hung
r In the junior high school assembly
; room last week are both beautiful and
= useful. They are of an ecru color
r and of medium weight with a result
That they shut out the direct rays OF
5 the sun but admit the light. They are
? arranged in pairs with two pairs fo1
, each window. A cord suspended from
the top controls them without diff
Guilty. These draperies were install
: led by Mr.. Giere of the John w
l THOMAS Company of Minneapolis, and
r the job was very we'll done.
Y Last Friday the junior and senio,
3 nigh schools met together for the
: hrst time to enjoy short musica
program. The program consisted Of
two numbers by the boys GLE clut
;, Two by the girls glee club, a solo b,
e Dortha Coss and two songs by the
: combined choruses of the junior ant
= senior high schools. A number Of
l mothers were present and we hone
they found the occasion enjoyable.
The first football game of the sea
son was played at Glencoe last Sat
. NSfay. Glencoe is Y miles from Will
mar and the boys were rather stiff
and tired when they arrived. This
: TACT seemed to have no influence OF
the score however for our boys wo1
the game easily with 80 points il
= their favor and nothing for their Oh
ponents., The Glencoe management,
treated us very we'll and the best O.
relations existed between the oppos
ing teams.
}. The ParentTeachers' Association,
: OF the Garfield and the LafayetEf
). schools will hold meetings at thei,
. respective schools on Friday OF this
week. Lunch will be served and ey
eryone is cordially invited to attend
A meeting of all of the teachers Of
> the school was held in the senior high
school assembly on Monday of this
week. Among the topics discussed
. were the following:
School records and reports.
n The spring school exhibit.
The county fair school exhibit
Parent-Teachers' meetings.
Teachers social gatherings.
Fire prevention.
Supervision of school Fairgrounds
Truancy.
Reading and Penmanshin in the