Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-04-21
W|LLMAR SCHOOL NOTES

Spring football practice began in the
high school Monday Theis is a new
thing in Willmar and we hope that it
will go long ways toward giving US a
successful team next fall. In order to
have a good season the coming year
it is necessary to have a large number
of eligible men competing for places
on the team Two of the most i'm
portant eligibility rules are: the one
applying to scholarship and the other
to the tobacco habit. Every boy must
complete at least three high school
subjects this spring. The smoking rule
does no take effect until school opens
in the fall, but we hope that every boy
who is at all interested in athletics will
leave tobacco alone throughout the
summer.
The Ancient History classes in the
state have formerly run through the
tory continued from that time to the
present. Owing to the fact that we are
much more concerned with the hap
penings Of recent years than with those
OF ancient times change has been
made in the history courses. Ancient
History now runs to 1900 A. D. and
Modern History continues from that
time. This allows teachers to put more
| stress on Modern conditions.
The following new pupils enrolled in
the grades this week:
First grade, Florence Arithson.
Third grade, Esther Arithson.
Fifth grade, Clara Lund.
Sixth grade, Mildred Arithson.
On the honor roll of the senior class
of 1920 there are only two names. This
fact is undoubtedly due in large meas
ure to the unusual school conditions
of the past two years. The honor pu-
pills are: Florence Carlson and Lilly
Lindberg. Below is complete list of
the ten seniors having the highest av-
| erages for the four years:
Florence Carlson 80 $40
Lilly Lindberg 80 22-31
Marian Danielson 80 2-29
Estelle Lundquist 81 1892
Edith Lundquist 81 $685.
Richard Gratz 81 1870.
Emma Olin 81 4-S1.
Everett Mcdonald ST.
Florence Paulson Sc 1881.
Arne Holt Sc $40.
The furniture committee on the
School Board is hard at work just now
on the problem of selecting furniture
for the new school building This en-
tails great deal of thought and care,
in the selection of the proper materials
at the best prices The committee ex-
poets to spend day in the city con-
sulting with the leading manufacturers
OF school furniture.
The meeting of the Parent-Teachers'
Association held at the Garfield School
Friday was very we'll attended Miss
lmsdahl gave a talk on teeth, nutrition,
clinics and playground apparatus DR..
Gerretson and Mr.. Brohaugh were also
present and gave interesting talks. A
committee was appointed to see about
purchasing playground apparatus. 1t
was decided to have the next meeting
May 7th, at which time there will be
election of officers. Twenty-one dol
lars was taken in, four dollars of which
were for dues and the rest of which
were proceeds from the lunch. This
money will go towards buying play
ground apparatus.
The following pupils in the eighth
grade have obtained Palmer Progress
Pins: Helen Ohsberg, Florence Lund-
quist, Signe Anderson Eleanor Ostlund.
Myrtle Sandin, Margaret Schmitz, Hen
ry Nelson, Dagny Jacobsen, Lois De-
La Hunt Alberta Taylor Anna Olson,
Beatrice Nelson, Elsie Eklund.
This means that these pupils have
successfully written the first hundred
drills in the Palmer Manual.
The following have obtained their
Palmer Method Button and are work.
ing for their Progress Pins Arthur
Burnevik, Catherine Scmitz, Walter
Holmberg, Lyla Eckwall. Edith Bjork,
Esther Gesch, Agnes Elkjer, Clarence
Johnson, Vance Nordstrom, Myrtle
Wahlstrand, Jewell Johnson, Esther
Volk, Vernon Coss, Elvera Palm, Doug
las Garwell, Marcus Galliford, Erwin
Walker, Herbert Aistrup, Edmund Nor
re1l, Reynold johnson, Mauritz Nilsson.
The eighth grade classes in Arithme-
tic begin work on Promissory notes this
week.
Nineteen people in the seventh grade
got 100 per cent in the Studebaker test
in multiplication.
The seventh grade is studying color
combinations in drawing. They have
worked on the primary colors and sec
ondary colors., using a top and colored
circles to show how different colors
| are produced by combinations.
Miss Carlson's Sixth Grade, Central,
| are studying birds" this month
| . The third grade, Industrial Building,
| have been making clocks and learning
| to tell time this week.
Grace Rudebeck has left our school
as she has moved to Pennock to live
! with her sister.
The cadets of the Teacher Training
| Department are now spending their
second week in the country. They are
located in the following schools: Mar
tina Olson No. IS S, Miss Holmgren
| teacher; Alice Boreen No. 80, Miss An.
|
81, Miss Miller, teacher; Estelle CALI.
ford No. is NJ. Miss Brustad. teacher
and Thelma Engwall No. IA E., Miss
! Hansen, teacher.
| The seventh grade girls in the cen.
! trail Building are making princess slips
| in sewing.
The sewing of the 7th grade girls II
| the Central Building will be on exhibit
on Parents Day. They have done some
exceptionally fine work for 7th grad,
pupils. =.
The Lafayette teachers and Mis-.
Traphagen were entertaised at tn,
home of Chris Lorentzen last Monday
The fifth and sixth grades Of tn,
Lafayette School took the eight
grade spelling test. There were min,
who passed, Vendale Lundquist and Ell
eanor Johnson receiving 96 and Beu
lah Benton 90 per cent.
The fifth grade geography class O.
the Lafayette School is taking an i'm
aginary trip from Willmar to San Fran
cisco. The class is keeping a diary O
the trip.
The Parent-Teacher Association O.
the Lafayette School will hold q meet