Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-05-15

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spelling arithmetic writing contest for
! the town of Saxon was held at the
| Simon school. There is no other one
room school in the distriet 50 the only
| rivalry was between pupils of the
| different grades. Olga Gregg, an
eighth grade girl, won the highest
! place by the small margin OF one third
| of one percent over Leo Simon, boy
/ in the same grade
The contest for the town of Oma
also took place this week and was held
! in the new Central school, the Rein
| school Joining with them. Tuni ketOla
| Of { he Central school scored tie ligh-
est and viii represent the town at the
county contest. TO this 9ifl belongs
! the credit of being the first pupil thus
far to write a perfect paper in the sub
/ ject OF Al lthmetiC, After the contest
was over the two schools joined in
! games aud singing. Miss Marie Sealy,
who teaches in another school in this
! district, sang solo which was much
! appreciated.
On Friday Of last week me rural
school at kimbali experienced day
/ OF unusual interest. The pupils of the
/ Weber school, in the same district
IUtIttt W ~ u Nlitlii III 6oiilNbb hAt iiiE
/ the forenoon. Uno Alfalfa, a member
of the eighth grade at.kimball gained
! the highest average. lie is the first boy
to WIN out in a town contest. allother
schools viii be represented by girls.
After dinner the parents and pupils of
| both schools again gathered at the
school house. A spledid program was
rendered by the school children most
of the selections being on the subject
of Mothers, in honor of the approach
| ing Mothers Day. The two-minute
speeches were given by the pupils OF
| both schools in preparation for the
| coming county contest. These lttle
speakers showed some remarkable
ability, A business meeting of the
school society was held in the presence
| OF the parents. At the close of the pro
gram lunch and sale took place.
| This school has been earning and saw
| ing money all year in order to Te-adOpt
| its French orphan and to pay for
| NictrOla which it purchased. During
! the exercises, letters were read from
| the little French child they have aided
! all year and photograph was passed,
/ which the child had sent to the school
children. so successful was the under
/ taking, that when the funds were
/ counted it was found S44.S7 had been
/ raised during The year, This Will re-
! new the adoption, pay the balance on
! the musical instrument and leave
about three dollars. We understand
! that the school has since decided to
| purchase a large coffee pot with this
surplus, that such pleasant gatherings
may be held ofteneT init future.
The following pupils have earned
reading circle diplomas this past week
| Curry school Theima Lindsay, Lillian
! Baribeau. SaXousc hool-George Simon,
! Celia Myers, Mildred MERCER, Bonnie
! Faftord, Mathilda Page, Della Legault,
! Evelyn Derosier, Floyd Fafford, Edna
| Simon, iohn Bot, Bernice st, Ar
nault, Wilbert sullivan, FlorianWie
| cinski, Earl Lacrosse. Van Buskirk
school-Annie kidaly. Elsa Maxi Lempi
! kOski, Sulo kOrpelIa, Arne korkonen.
| Frank Madison, Lydia Lespa, Ailia
! Alaia, \ eTuer Lahti, otto Madison,
Armus Wertti, Elma Koski kimball
! school Ellen johnson, Helen New
| berry, Irene Brunette. Lyle Leach,
! Walma Hamburg, Lawrence Leach,
| Irene Hamburg, Elmo Alfalfa, and
! Reed Clark Mercer school-Tim Hobbs,
! Katherine Ball. Florence Harper, Car
/ RE Sargent. Clarabelle kampe, Myrtle
| Dumscomb, Ralph Garrett, Anna
! Dishno, Darrell Brandt, Gordon Streh-
! low. and Ruth Miller.
The school society at the Simon
| school has published a very interest
| school newspaper. The upper grade
| pupils have selected the following
motto Labor conQuers all.
The following pupils have earned
/ Home Credit diplomas during he past
! week Curry school: Margaret Lind
| say, Jenny karsek, and Joseph Hodek
| Mercer school: Charles krause- Y aI-
Buskirk school: Lempi koski, Anna
! Fldaly.
/ Below we print the names of pupils
/ in the Mercer school who have this
! week earned reading circle diplomas;
/ Ernest Y oss. Everett Barker, Clarence
! Smith, Melvin Harper, Margaret
/ Hobbs, Mary Marx, Pearl Short,
/ GOldir Eoss, Ethel Harper. Seals were
/ earned by Tim Hobbs, Carrie Sargent,
! Myrtle Dunscomb, Ralph Garrett,
I Ruth Miller, and Gordon Stuehlow,
Marie Diech and Bertha Organist
! OF the Weber school and Leo Simon,
/ Irene keltt0, and Lizzie karOs of the
| Simon school have perfect records of
attendance for the month of April.
| On Friday Of this week will occur
! the annual commencement day for the
rural schools of the county. The school
/ boards in nearly every district have
/ voted transportation for pupils under
/ their supervision and good is expected
| for all. The morning will be occupied
/ with contests for which prizes are off
/ cred Daring the pGG:i hour II! present
will partake q: picnic dinner. IN
! She aftern9un, exercises viii be held
/ IN the court room at the close of which
! the diplomas will be granted. An IN
! teresting feature of the afternoon
| will be mock trial conducted by the
school society of Mercer. Late in the
/ afternoon races will take place on the
/ ball grounds and prizes Will be award
/ ed, Every one is invited TO attend any
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