The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-02-21

On account Of illness this weesA
the valentine program was postpone
until Monday
Fourth Grade.
We had our valentine box Wednes
day. Helen Storts was elected post
master and James Nafsinger ano
Iris Robbins mail carriers. More,
carriers had to be chosen to deiivS@
mail to the absent children.
The A class has just started the
study of Pinocchio In Reading ana
are very much interested IN It
We have begun the study OF the
use of the dictionary and hope to
know how to use it efficiently by the
end of the year.
The attendance at school during the
past week has been very Irregular, on
account of illness. 121 were absent
in the Grade Building Monday.
A new grapghophone was purchas
ed for the Grade Building. We are
very much pleased over 1t as 1t Is
small size with handles and can easily
be carried to any part OF the build
ing.
Teacher Training Notes.
The training department has just
finished making their picture phonlc
cards These cards were made BY
placing an attractive picture at the
top of the card and printing the word
the picture illustrates below the pic
ture. These words begin with the
consonants of the alphabet. The
cards will be used in the beginning
class and also in rural teaching next
year.
The teacher training department be
gan its sewing class last week. The
students will make samples of the
various kinds of stitches and seams,
which they will put in their sample
books. This sewing is based on the
first year of club work in the coun-
try schools. The time allowed for
sewing in this department is one for
ty minute period each day for three
weeks.
As whole the girls have been quit
successful in their first room teach
ing Monday they began their new
student teaching of history in the
fifth and sixth grades; arithmetic in
the second and third grades and
phonics in the first grade. AS before,
each girl has charge of the study class
at the same time she teaches her own
class.
1t is very unusual for any of the
girls TO be absent from the training
class as they can afford to be absent
| only ten days during the year. How
ever, the epidemic that is sweeping
this city has caused several illnesses
in this class. Muriel Parker, Lenora
Neuenburg, Eunice johnson and Grace
Joern have been absent.
Seventh Grade.
The Seventh b had Spell-down in
.. which no one was allowed a second
trial or a repetition in any form.
Using all proper nouns made it more
difficult as we'll. Dorothy Smith was
the successful candidate for first place
The eighth grade team played the
Freshmen last Friday winning by one
point, the score being to 7. Owing
to the fact that half of the boys on
the first team were sick it was neces-
sary to put in substitutes.
Eighth Grade.
Erwin Gallery has been transferred
from Room s to Room H.
The 8 A room has enjoyed an old
fashioned spelling match, in which
the successful speller passes the ur
successful one. Such words "a
rhythm, irrelevant and sacrilegiouS
gave US chances for big jumps to-
ward the head.
Absences were mum erous the past
week. Wednesday was the worst day
with nine in the b, seventeen in the
A, seven in the Il, seventeen in
the Z A, seven in the s b, and eleven
in the & A.