The Penn's Grove record., 1921-04-08

lliN' NtJbN'h Ai' Rl'bltiiAD PiNoCilICu
by the double and triple c~onsonants.
There still continues to be much
competition in the typewriting classes.
Each pupil wishes to have the great
est number of lessons to his credit.
Much interest is being shown by the
boys who wish to enter the Penn
Relay Races. These races will be
held by the University of Pennsylvania
on Franklin Field, Friday and Satur-
day, April 20 and 80. All students
who enter these races must be under
twenty-one years of age, a bona fide
student of the school they represent,
must have at least eighteen recitationS
a week, must be an amateur, must
never have played on a team, nor
accepted any brIbes.
Penns Grove never before has sent
a team to compete in the Penn Relay
Races. SO let us all give the boys
plenty of encouragement.
The boys who are practicing daily
with much energy and enthusiasm are:
Frank Straughn, Irving Johnson,
Stewart Weldon, Harold Peterson,
James Blasioli, Claud Kilmer, Julian
Price, Harmon Bell and John Dutton.
The girls of community civics class
have been having a very interesting
discussion on (Which is the better,
Specific or AID Valorem Tax on I'm
ports? % Rose Fenton acted as chair
man. The points brought out were so
near equal that the judges could not
decide which was the better.
The attendance in the ninth grade
bookkeeping class Miss Sailors div
lsion) averaged SO per cent for the
past four weeks. The pupils are very
proud of this record, and are aiming
to have 100 per cent for the next four
weeks.
The following members of the ninth
grade commercial section made an
average of 80 per cent or higher for
Harold Carson, John Turner. The fol-
March, Rose Fenton, Daisy Gowdy,
lowing members made an average
from IS to 80, Mabel Cunningham,
Anna Jewett, Frances Vogeding, Jen-
ME Fox, Alice Geisel, Susan Kearney,
Helen Wolferth, Norman Nose.
Charles Adlor, Simon Rather.
The following members of the ninth
grade Classical section made a
monthly average higher than S5 for
March: Edmund Phillips, Rowena
McColley, Helen Miller, Martina
BaYne, Anna Picken, Maxine Fox,
Kingsley Dorian.
Grade 7B
The following pupils have a perfect
attendance for the month of March:
Milton Gruff, Joseph Gessner, Milton
Killie, Verna Allen, Laura Gentry,
Edith McAllister, Hazel Raine-
In I'd Grade A Glass there we're II
n11ni1s rpt.aSant atror1, Io,, -. Al 1911
of March. The are: Christiana
Campbell, Emily ~Jarratt, Margaret
Mills, Elizabeth Rhoads, Anna Roberts,
Emily Browning, Grace Whitesell,
Alice Vandeyer, Frank Eckley, Will
bert Jones, Albert Bodine, Edgar
Wilkie.
In Grade 3 C the following pupils
were not absent from school during
the month of March: Olive Dolbow,
Florence Heiss, Madeline Long, Melvin
Freyberger, John Murray, Nathan
Nun.
The unusual spring days are bring
ing the little mes out.
Seyenty-five little tots have. already
begun their career in school life dur
ing the last few days.
Mrs. Petit, Teacher.
The following pupils in Grade IA
have not missed a school day during
the. month of March: Earl. Battinger,
Alphonso Misantonio, Alex. Bistromo-
witt, Frank Misantonio..
The scholars promoted from Miss
Martells and Mrs. Pettit's rooms are
taking a Give interest in. their work.
Those not absent in Grade 3-B dul-
ing March were Ronald James. Austin
Kelly, Alvin Long, Manuel Menendez,
John Rubin, Elizabeth Thomas, Helen
Paris, Marabel Broadway, Alberta
Knowles, Berenice Let's, Rebecca Os-
trich, Sarah Riley, Lucille Sailor, AL
berta Mills.
Three of the seventeen. namely.
Helen Paris, Berenice Let's and AL
fred Dolbow have not missed any time
since the seventh Of September, 1920.
Sickness caused 6812 days absence,
so our attendance vas 86.5%.
Anna c. B. Locuson, Teacher.
Grade GA
The following pupils were present
every day during March: Judsou
Cross, Earl Gomeringer, Byron Miller,
Elias Abramowitz, Jean Brown, Eve
lyn johnson, Carrie Mick. Willard
CileeSendh, Ross Kidd, Horace
Springer, Jean Black, Irene Button.
Jeanette Lanning.
The per cent. of attendance was
good this month. The absenteeism
being caused chiefly by sickness,
Howard Locke and Margaret D.
Vries were %quarantined. The forme1
for diphtheria, the latter for whoop-
l~ng-cough. Frances Elliott suffered
with tonsilitis. We are glad they are
back again.
The pupils have completed drawing
and painting the map of the United
States, South America, and New
Europe.
Grade 6B
During March, in order to have
pupils take a greater interest in their
work and improve in conduct, we made
an Honor Roll" and the pupils de-
serving their names upon the roll are