Evening star., 1922-03-26

~ the use Of solid instead of loaded
matter. much additional material could
be published, Winifred Williams ex-
culadon, and Gladys Belfield repre-
sented the advertising department.
The efforts Of the management Of the
Normal News shop to give the stu
dents what appear to be the necessi-
sible prices, handled by Mary Nc
Namara, received enthusiastic ap-
proval from the students. Student ac-
tivities are booming at Normal,
judged by the meeting of Friday aft
| ernoon.
The basket ball team is engaged
now in playing only return games
ed game was played with the team
from the Y. w. G. A., which the lat
ter won, leaving the two teams tied
for the season. Saturday night the
return game will be played with the
Arrows in the school gymnasium.
In all grades of the practice schools
the underweight children are having
an extra lunch Of milk at the morning
recess period. 1t is an interesting
sight to see the little ones from the
kindergarten, in the lunchroom. each
child drinking milk from a half-pint
bottle through straw. Normal stu
dents are also members of the milk
brigade. A number of the UNDER
weights have crossed the line. From
a study of the health charts. the class
entering in February is the banner
class. as every chart shows an upward
climb.
day is the problem of providing work
for children who finish assignments
before the majority of their COM
panions. Some method must be found
to prevent forming the habit Of vast
ing valuable spare minutes, but q
method. at the same time. that chill
dren will follow voluntarily and
happily.
FACULTY members in charge Of the
practice schools with the assistance of
Miss kalb and Miss McKnew have
succeeded in providing handwork that
should interest not only teachers but
mothers who despair at times to keep
little hands busy. A cordial Invitation
is extended to the latter to visit the
practice schools to make study of
What is being done in this line. Mrs
Mulford of the second grade. has
small tables and chairs of suitable
height at the side of the room for
use when assigned work is completed.
AT one table a child is saving an
article OF furniture from a paper box
AT another the last coat of paint is
peinS put upon a toy dog. In the
corner little weavers are making
caps. scarfs or muffs for the doll to
wear or hammocks and rugs for its
use. If child prefers to read, a tiny
table with the word silence" over it
holds the second grade library, where
he may find books that he can read
on the subjects of the day that inter-
est him.
The first grade cannot do as much
as the second. but these little ones
also have their library and knit
chains for scissors and whistles.
The fourth grade boys have an ex-
hibit of jumping ropes which will be
turned over to the Red Cross for dis
tribution
A set of furniture-dror-1eaf table,
four-poster bed, with steps for mount
ing; grandfather's clock. spinnet and
chairs-shows that the third grade
has used its spare minutes in study of
colonial times.
kindergarten students under Miss
Mcknew's guidance make many mex
pensive and practical articles that
later are taught to the children.
Artistic chains are designed. from
beads modelled of clay and painted
Usable garden hats are made from
waste paper. and dolls that are the
delight of childhood. from discarded
socks.
The problem that the normal faculty
is now facing is not what to do, but
how to secure the funds to continue
such valuable work