The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-12-03
Interesting News Items From
Grant County Rural Schools.
si. By THE TEACHERS

Troy School No. 2 chose their school
colors last week. It was q unani-
NOUS vote for old rose and silver gray.
We have a new scholar in the prim-
ary derS rtment, making a total OF Is
enrolled.
The .Armistice Day program was
quite q success.
Bessie Adams, Teacher.
The pupils of Troy No. neither aD-
sent nor tardy for the month OF Octo-
Der are: Harry %Strichertz, Edith kuc-
ker, Amy Kucker and Ruth kucker.
Lois Alexander returned to school
after being out two weeks with a bro
ken arm.
The attendance in the lower grades
has been much better since Miss john
son talked to the children about their
not being able to make grades with
ont attending school at least one hun
dred twenty days.
Mrs. A. f. Johnson, Teacher.
Alban No. 5 has ben very busy get
TING ready for the program which was
given Nov. 10.
On Armistice Day we sang songs
and talked about Victory" and What
it meant TO us. Mr.. Roth was a visitor
that day. he came in time to vote on
the Thanks giving posters which were
made by the pupils. Hattie Meilitz
won first prize while Bertha held sec
ond. The scholars are all very well
interested in their work so far.
Violetta Wright, Teacher.
Big Stone School No. 5 had an Ar
mistice Day program, which proved to
be very interesting and beneficial to
the children. Mrs. Harvey Gerhardt
and pupils of Dist. No. 2 assisted us
in the program, and also helped with
the decorating of the school room.
The program was carefully planned,
and every number was rendered with
great enthusiasm. | am sure the pro-
gram made a clearer vision of the
part America played in the World War
wish to mention that our school
board purchased planetary globes for
each district in Big Stone township.
The globe is a great asset in the teach
ing Of geography, for it enables the
child to understand the movement OF
the entire solar system.
Our school began serving hot lunch
Nov. Is. The children are very much
interested and we intend to serve dur
ing the cold months.
Sylvia Gerhardt, Teacher.
."Wide-A-Wake" or Big Stone No. 4
has a Trippensee globe and a Beacon
Chart. We find that the globe makes
our geography work far more interest
ing.
This is good English week in our
school. Every pupil who uses incor-
rect English during the week has a
ting pinned on him with his mistake
written on the back of the tag.
The pupils are very proud of their
attendance record. So far this term
No one has been absent or tardy, and
they are trying hard to keep up their
good record.
Katherine Hees, Teacher.
The operetta, "Bsbby Brewster
Rooster was presented by the pupils
Of Twin Brooks No. 1, on the evening
Of Nov. Is. The play was followed by
: pie social. The proceeds go toward
puxchasing new records for the Vic
trola and library books.
Cora Watkins,
Iva Ellington, Teachers.
Kilborn No. 5 has thirteen pupils en-
rolled and all are enthusiastic men,
bers Of the Health Crusade.
The Beacon Chart just received is
enjoyed by all the little folks.
Nov ii was observed by patriotic
readings, stories Of our brave heroes,
nag pledges, and patriotic songs.
Halloween is still thought Of as a
pleasant memory in which we all took
part in q short program followed by a
delightful lunch and games to suit the
occasion.
The school has adopted the motto:
do right"
The seventh grade is enjoying Ten
nyson's "Enoch Arden."r
Our school will give a program and
basket social some time before Christ
mas. Watch for the date.
Florence Hof, Teacher.
Strandberg High School has an en-
rollment Of twenty-nine pupils repre-
senting all the high school grades.
The Freshmen class, IS usual, is the
largest, numbering is. Attic greatly
Handicapped at the beginning of the
zchool year, the members of this class
respond actively and willingly to ev-
ery task placed before them, and so
far have given sufficient evidence OF
becoming the banner class Of our high
school this year.
The teachers Of our school recently
have experienced volleys Of peanuts