The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-08
LOCAL NEWS
French Correspondents

Several pupils in Miss Osgood's
French II Il class have correspondents
in France. They write letters back and
forth and so receive some very interest
ing facts. The French pupils tell about
their school life and customs Many of
them write in English and make some
very amusing mistakes. At least one
day in the week is given over to the dis
cussion of the letters and things of in
terest that various members of the class
have found. The class has subscribed to
lie Petit Journal. which has news taken
directly from French newspapers. The
class Is very much interested and every
one feels that this correspondence stimu-
lates interest and is very helpful in daily
work.
In the French II B class word has
been received from a correspondent stat
Latin for 10 years. Imagine such a rule
in America
Gymnasium Classes.
An afternoon gymnasium and basket
ball class for boys will meet in Festival
hall on Tuesdays and Fridays at )
O'Clock beginning today and ending the
last of March. Those wishing to take
this course for credit must enroll with
Mr.. Stolte today and must be prompt
and regular in attendance. Those not
wishing TO take the work for credit may
attend as frequently as they wish
Those belonging to the first period
Wednesday morning gymnasium class
will report in Festival hall at s o'clock
every Wednesday, beginning next week.
Attendance of thes4 pupils will be taken
at Festival hall at 8 and in the home
rooms afterwards. Those belonging 10
the fifth period gymnasium class will be
at Festival hall at the close of recess
(11.10l and report TO Mr.. Stolte at
11.20.
Book List for English 5 Glasses.
Miss Craig has given her English )
classes the following book list from
which to select a book to read and re-
port upon after the Christmas vaca-
ton: Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte
Richard Carvel, Winston Churchill The
Crisis. Winston Churchill; Our Mutual
Martin Chuzzlewit; Nicholas Nickleby,
Expectations, Oliver Twist, by Charles
Dickens; Adam Bede, George Eliot !;
The Mill on the Floss. George Eliot !;
Romola, George Eliot; The Bent Twig.
Dorothy Garfield 4 New England Nun,
Mary Wilkins Freeman; Pratt Por-
traits, Anna Fuller; Soldiers Three,
kipling; Mother. Kathleen Norris; The
Cloister and the Hearth. Charles Reade ;;
Felix 0'Day, f. Hopkinson Smith: The
Turmoil, Booth Harrington; Vanity
Fair, Thackeray; Henry Esmond, Thack-
cray; The Wisdom of Father Brown.
Chesterton The Mayor of Casterbridge
Hardy; Clayhanger, Arnold Bennett;
The Prisoner of Zenda, Anthony Hope |:
The Firginian. Owen Wister; SHAY
ings, Joseph G. Lincoln.
School Notes of Interest.
Eligibility cards for the Winchester
basketball game are due Friday These
are TO be left in the box outside the
office.
Snowballing across the yard is permit
ted at recess. but not in the direction of
the school building or directly away from
1t. Care should be taken to see that
this privilege is not abused.
The Athletic Council will meet in
room Thursday at 40. Both football
and basketball managers viii attend this
meeting. The coach and manager of
girls basketball also are invited.
John Russell has constructed a very
beautiful stage setting, representing the
Nativity, which is typical of scenes
which are portrayed in nearly every
home in France at the Yuletide season.
The freshman Latin class has been