East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-02-11

lincoln School u
AT the regular weekly meeting of
the teachers of the Lincoln school the
subject Of Composition Writing" was
discussed. Suggestions for the i'm 1
provement of English, spelling. punet-
uation and capitalization were given. !
Compositions. written by the pupils,
brought out their special weaknesses
and gave each teacher an insight into
the various needs of her pupils.
The above discussions will be con-
tinued at next weeks meeting, after
which the subject of "~Retardation''
will be taken up.
The Health Crusade" i~naugurated
by Miss Hansen, is showing marked
results. In the lower grades, gold
stars are the goals of cleanliness to Be
reached by the boys and girls, while
in the upper grades, personal pride is
a big factor in the formation of the
correct habits of health. The teachers
especially appreciate the cooperation
given them by the parents.
First Grade
The members of the class entering
the first grade Jan. 80 were Betty
Jane Barr, Marjory Embysk, Louise
Futter, Clara CANCER, Ferdinand
Hudemann, Burke Inflow, Winifred
Johnson, James L%onergan. Orville Me-
Cormmach and Nelson Osborne. Two
other children in the class are Fred
erick Farrell and Wilbur Campbell.
Second Grade
Il The following pupils were promoted.
to the Second b class, last Monday.
Shirley Thompson, Helen Somppi,
G%enevieve Knight, Robert Pohl, OAR
win Benson, Charles Carson, Bobby
Snow and Vernon, Bell.
The second A class has completed
and reviewed the reading assignment
for the month and is now reading
Story Hour Reader No. 2.
Shirley Thompson and Helen Somp-
pi have been the champion second B
spoilers this week. They have had
perfect spelling lessons every day.
This week the second A class lined
up for spelling matches for the first
time. Laila Embysk has taken the
lead. Although more than one hun
dred review words have been >giver
Iaila continues to be at the head OF
the class. Freddie Witherell, Barbara
Winer and Juanita Bott have the
highest score in advancing toward the
head. Each has advanced sever
places. r
Valentines of BRILLIANT hues have ap
peared in the second grade room
Many show the artistic ability of thu
pupils.
Third Grade
The children who have four gol,
stars for the good health compaigl
are Edith Somppi, Alice Inflow ami
Allegro McCormmach.
Eva Kidder of the third B class ha
had one hundred in spelling and arith
metic every day this week.
Valentines and shields tell us tina
February Is really here.
The third Z class seemed like oil,
Y friends to the third A class. Bot
divisions worked together last year.
= Frederick Hill, Alice Inflow an
Edith Somppi have done the bes
+ work in the third A arithmetic, thi
week.
Fourth Grade
n The fourth grade is now enjoyint
" the distinction of being of enormou
III size, fourteen four b people havin
swollen the number to forty-four.
The fourth grade is the proud pc
SCISSOR Of both the neatness and tn
Parent Teachers pennants. The neat
!. ness pennant has been the propert
= of this grade for four %consecutiv
months.
=, Fifth Grade
Frederic Howard from Spokane an
Elizabeth Osborne from Seattle enter
- ed the fifth grade last week.
June Eddy was dropped from tn
fifth grade last week on account Q
49, moving away.
80 Sixth Grade
The entire sixth grade had a perfec
spelling lesson on JAN. 81.
Warren Osborne from Seattle enter
ed the sixth grade this week.
Seventh Grade
" Valentines of the Colonial type hav
" been designed in the seventh grad
room, this week. Much interest WA
shown in the work and some very ex
~ bD1SihAtNio Z NhDDiis "
Plates of prospective and letterin
Z" have also been developed during tn
art period.
The seventh grade has accomplish
ed the task of learning the two-par
song, THE Shepherd on the Hill.
This has been the most difficult piec
of music presented this year, but bot
teacher and pupils feel that their eff
forts have been rewarded.
A part of the seventh grade wor
this month has been the memorizin
T., of the poem DAY is Done"
Eighth Grade
The eighth grade will complete tn
10 y, manual training and domestic scienc
y" course in three more weeks. Ate
- completing this course, the class wi
= remain on the ''home field" and direc
= their efforts to the arduous task Q
preparing for the state examination
which will be given all eighth grade
at, the end of the school year..
In the eighth grade grammar spec
ial stress has been laid upon the con
y jugation of verbs, with the result tina
every pupil in the class is nov able t
c~onjugate any verb which may b
given.
" History In the eighth grade ha
been especially interesting the pas
month. A thorough study of the lf
OF Abraham Lincoln has been made.