The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-05-05
LINDEN SCHOOL NEWS


come and see the regular work in
the forenoon, and the room register
ing the most visitors wins quarter
holiday. In the afternoon the grades,
under Miss Tachell's direction, will
put on the May Queen Festival" ON
the high school lawn, with Margaret
Shagren as May Queen, Joseph TIE
Hennepe as the Hermit, Augusta Rem
fro as a Shepherdess, and Isabel Hor-
mum as Gypsy girl. Other solos
and choruses are to be given as well
as folk dances by each grade.
The sixth grade has the marching
banner this week.
The seventh and eighth grades are
working hard for the state examina-
tons, which come May 10 and 20.
The third grade won the attend
ance pennant and quarter holiday
last month with a-percent of SO q
only one days absence during the
month. Mrs. Robin, the county SUI
perintendent of schools, commented
upon our remarkably high percent of
attendance this year, when she was
at school recently.
| The graders are working for the
field meet Saturday. The following
] girls have been chosen to represent
the grades in the races: Helen Ran
ton, Martha Vermeulen, Justine Gus
in, Beatrice Johnson, and Sylvina
Klocke The boys are Dale Henry,
Glare Johnson. Clarence Larsen,
Sherman Whited, Roland Shagren,
Russell Rittenburg.
Mr.. Mullenger, of the Bellingham
Safety Council visited school Mon
day and showed the pupils some in
teresting and instructive posters. He
hopes to organize company OF Safe
ty Scouts here next year.
The seventh grade won the large
flag offered to the grade getting the
most people to attend the temper
ance lecture at the Methodist church,
last week. They had "a votes, while
the fourth grade was close second
with %. The seventh grade won
flag in the same way last year, so
they have voted to present this one
to the school to take the place OF the
| torn and tattered one which now
| flies from our flag pole. Friday Jo-
| seph TIE Hennepe of the seventh grade
| will present it, and a representative
| of the eighth grade will accept 1t In
| the name of the school
| Thursday afternoon the Lynden
| and Ferndale baseball teams are to
! play their second game of the season
at LINDEN. The girls have organized
| team and are to play the Ferndale
l girls after the boys game. Follow
ing is their lineup Leona White
Il pitcher: Helen Ranton, catcher; Sa-
II die Hatley, 1st base; Mable Swope
Il End base; Justine Cusin, 3rd base
II Beatrice Johnson, r. F.; Augusta
II Renfro, L. F.; Martha Vermeulen
IS.
The eighth grade girls entertained
II the boys at a Hard Time Party a.
II the grade school Friday evening
II Dale Henry, representing a ragged
! blind beggar, won the prize for the
best costume among the boys, ant
II Leona White won the girls prize
II Games were played until eleven, wheI
L refreshments of salad. sandwiches
II pickles, cake and jello were served.
II Miss Ann Brown visited the sixth
grade last week.
II School was dismissed at twt
ii o'clock Tuesday on account of thu
Tulip Festival in Bellingham.
The second graders in Miss Mes
sens room who got 100 in spelling
II last month are Carl Vanderyacht
James Bradley, Richard Bedlington
III Margaret NAPLES, Jacoba Nermeulen
II Richard Smith, Terissee Hatley
Il Frances Bruins, Lena Bodine, Marie
II Tremain, Donald Lauckhart
II The seventh grade had spelling
and arithmetic contest last montl
II and Margaret Shagren's team won
ii Joseph TIE Hennepe's. team treate'
the winners to sandwiches, cake, AM
II punch Friday afternoon
II Miss Nessen's second graders hav
H their farm sand table nearly complet
| ed. and their oats and wheat are com
II ing up nicely.
II The sixth grade had an apron ant
overall party in the gymnasium Ell
s day evening.
| KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS- Lyndel
II Lodge, No. 1877 meet. every Mon
II day evening at the I. 0. o. F. hall