The herald., 1920-01-29


On April 10 next board of judges.
consisting of Secretary of War Baker
General Peyton c. Marsh and Gen.
eral John j. Pershing. will announce
TO the waiting juvenile world the
names OF three boys or girls who on
February 20, 1920, wrote the best
essay on the subject, What Are the
Benefits of an Enlistment in the
United States Army?"
Then, on May 9Th, 1920, these three
BOYS and girls. accompanied by pa
rents or guardians (railroad fares and
all expenses paid TO Washington and
return for both winners and parentsl.
will be presented with medals by Sec
rotary Baker himself.
Gold medal, suitably engraved, to
the winner of the first prize
Silver medal. suitably engraved. to
the winner of the second prize.
Bronze medal, suitably engraved,
to the winner of the third prize.
In addition. three beautiful cups.
suitably engraved, will be presented
to the winners by Secretary Baker, to
be carried back home by them as
prizes for the schools they attend.
Thrift week brought to the pupils
of Belleville School consideration of
the following subjects: wise Spend
ing and Buying" How Homestead
May Help" How Endowment Life
assurances May Provide" Thrift
Stamps" Liberty Bonds" when to
Use the School Teller and When the
Coin Saving Bank" Christmas Saw
ing" and Saving Bank Accounts"
Several speakers from the practi-
cal business world spoke to the chill
dren at the morning exercises on
these subjects: Messrs. Lindsey,
Henning and Lennox; while articles
selected from the many written in the
classes were read by the pupils.
The new term begins next Monday,
February 2 1920. New classes will
be organized for the First and Kin
dergarten Departments, admission to
which will be allowed for the first
two weeks of the new term. To give
the children advantage of the full
term. parents are urged to enter their
children at once.
Pupils OF the Kindergarten are OF
to s years Of age. Any child whose
fourth birthday comes before Auril l.
1920. will be considered 4 years old
for February. To be admitted to the
First B Grade a pupil must be at least
Is hnr CIV NJ
comes befAre April 1. 1920, she is
6 years old for February.
Promotion of the large number OF
Eighth A pupils to the
high schools is this terms proud rec
ord for this school. II means keep
Ing up the fine record held for many
years past Of an annual promotion to
the high schools of from fifty-eight to
sixty pupils. The fine record made by
these pupils, as they progress through
he high schools through college, and
,ut in the business world, shows not
,nly the quality Of the girls them.
selves. but also the high degree OF
good judgment and leader
hip given by this excellent school
o the children who benefit by its
The following named sue
essful pupils of the Eighth A Grade
will receive their certificates of at
today at 12:45 p. m. at the
FOLLY Theatre: Dorothy Acker Leona
Dimple Benoit. Elizabeth
Barton, Lucille Christy, Irma Daigle,
.ouise Dennis, Eunice Hartnett,
Naomi Hafkesbring, Alma Hawkins.
leah Hull. Rosalie Lala, Hazel Lau
nan. Esther Lecourt, Edith Lee, Al
erta Lotspeich, Henrietta Miller.
josephine Perez, Elita Scherer. Olivia
ninth, Clare Sterling. Alta Suther-
and. Emily Sylee. Blanche Wander
linden, Bernadette Wagner. Gertrude
Wagner and Virgie Wilmore.
The exercises promise to be pleas
Mt and the public is invited to at
end.
Belleville Eighth B Grade are Civ
lg a dance from 1880 to 10 p. m. to-
light at the Belleville Annex to the
.ighth A graduates Of Belleville and
IcDonogh No. 4. The teachers OF the
wo schools and the Eighth b pupils
No. are also invited. Admission
to be by card only.