The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-04-27

Some very splendid results hav,
been achieved by the pupils of Mis-.
Spencer's First grade and Miss Ora
hams second grade in penmanship
The children sent their drills to the
Palmer School at Portland, Oregon
for correction and all but two from
each room were awarded Silver Star
Buttons.
A very splendid program was en-
joyed at the Irving School on Arbor
Day consisting of America" by the
school; reading of Governors Proc
lamation, by Robert Ezell; Flag sa-
lutte, by children; reading, Origin of
Arbor Day." Graham Archer; Arbor
Day song, by pupils; exercise, His
toric Trees pupils of fifth grade
song, Idaho, o, Idaho" by all; plant
ing Of trees; Star Spangled Banner
by all.
Junior High completed thirteen weeks
with perfect REGARD for punctuality
this Friday and on Friday the Goth a
lQuarter holiday was enjoyed by all
the rooms Of that building.
The following letter was received
by a pupil in Miss Coles sixth grade,
from a pupil in the public schools of
Whistler, Alabama:
Whistler, Ala.
April IS, 1928
Dear Hannah.
AS we received a very interesting
letter from you telling US Of the won
derful things you have, at least 1t
seems 80 to US. because we are not
used to them. We have made up a
box with some Of the things which
you asked for.
Before I say anymore let me tell
you something Of myself. ]. am thir-
teen years old and am in the fifth A
at school. I guess you think Whist
Ter is not In Mobile but is about four
miles from there.
We are sending you some pine, oak.
cedar and mahogany. Mahogany 10
not grown but 1t IL sent here. It II
used to make furniture. Cedar II us
cd to make pencils and picture frames.
This is not all but we will label 1t 50
you will know what they are. We arc
also sending you some seashells which
came out Of Mobile Bay. Our teach
or said she thought II would be nice
to send you not only the lumber but
some Of the things which grow ON tho
trees. From the pine we are sending
pine leaves, rosin and pineburrs. II
you live near some Indians which We
think you do for there Is large
Indian Reservation somewhere In Ida
no. You may give 1t to them to make
baskets out Of, for pine needles are
what the Indians used to make them
out Of. II you can, will you please
send US some thing they have made?
Yesterday while another girl and I
were getting the things our teacher
told us to get for your box we came |
upon little rabbit. 30 you have any |
up there where you live? We both
forgot what we were there for, and
tried to out race the rabbit. or
course we did not get 1t, but once We
were less than three feet from II.
We lOCAL6U ol6CAkOOt, A00AO 0ROA
the map and I found It to be near
Yellowstone Park. Have you ever
been there, and II so will you write
and tell US what you saw there?
Hoping you receive your box all
right, I am
Your friend
L. Leona Sharp.
Friday, April 20, Mrs. Percy Jones
ook her geography classes on a geo. =
graphical hike to the Snake river.
rhe subject under discussion being
Germany. The various streets re-
presented the rivers Of Germany
md the stores were the cities. To D
make the trip more realistic the lunch +
included weiners.' The classes are c
ow working on pageant to repre-
ent their study Of Europe.
The Irving school has achieved the II
anne record as the Junior High and u
n Friday completed thirteen weeks
vithout a single tardy In the eight
ooms and on Friday the goth all the et
upils enjoyed quarter holiday. pl
m
During the month of April the al
ghth B spelling class has been di-
Ided into two teams with Maize Cox
nd Vela Briggs as captains. The cl
de having the lower average ban tn
uets the winning team on Friday, tic
pril 9th This has caused good Of
,al CT rivalry and is gaining splendid tn
.sults in improving the spelling. We
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Arbor Day was fittingly observed mi
the pupils Of the Central school on ce
-iday, April 20. The children assem- in
II - Io,uo o-d tho %nIIoxufDn