The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-12-04
SCHOOL NOTES
Alma Forsberg-Editor
Junior High News

The kindergarten children have
started their Christmas work. This
week they will decorate the kinder
garten room. Next week they will
begin on their Christmas gifts.
The Second Grade have been busy
making some splendid health posters.
The Sixth Grade are having an
Arithmetic contest between the di-
visions of their own grade.
The Fifth Grade are studying the
mechanism, improvements, tones and
other features of various musical in
struments. This seems to be an in
teresting and worth while subject.
On Tuesday a debate was held in
Geography VII to determine which
country, India or China, is the better
place to live. In each division the
Indians prove to have the better
country. The judges for division one
were; Edward Kells, Phillis Schaub
and Richard Sweetman. The judges
for division two were: Julia Cleve
land, Ruth Benson and Lucille Bird
sell.
Richard Sweetman won honorable
mention in a Compton's Pictured
Newspaper Crossword Puzzle. The
contestants were boys and girls under
seventeen years of age from every
state in the Union.
The following is the Honor Roll
for the Fifth Grade; average 90:
Mary Austin, Clifford Domke, Lucille
Freeman, James and Olive Benson.
The following is the Honor Roll
for the Sixth Grade, average 90:
Leta Childs, Clarence Eckberg, Bet
ty Allen and Earl Clark.
Senior High News
Loren PierSOn saw deer on his
fathers farm. Better watch out,
Loren.
The Scouts took long hike on
Friday. The work planned for them
this week is basketball, physical
training and first aid.
Many High School students are
taking in the excellent skating avil-
able. This is a good exercise and
every one should take advantage of
the natural facilities for health.
The. third Lyceum number which
was enjoyed by a large audience
was enjoyed by a large audience,
Friday evening. That everyone seem
ed well pleased with the entertain
ment was evident from the applause
the entertainers received.
The girls who will sing the novel
ties between acts of the Junior Class
Play, Honor Bright" this evening
sang those numbers for the Junior
High Assembly Wednesday.
Mr.. Morgan is to referee basket
ball at Avon tomorrow.
Carol Coons visited school on Mon
day. Tuesday Carl will start his
second quarter work at the st. Cloud
Teachers College. He is taking the
industrial course.
The Story Hour at the Library last
Saturday afternoon was one of en-
tertainment to about twenty-five
children whom Minnie Boyer and
Ellen Kruse entertained with stories
land games.
The Normal Training Department
is fully convinced that some Fords
outrank Jessie James as outlaws. In
consequence Nolan Gray has gone to
Trommald to take his brother Lee
lands place in that school, 1t might
be mentioned that such a move grew
out of Ford's Kicking" ability and
-Lefand's nearness to it at the time.
The 9Th and 9th Grades are view
ing the end of this week with feelings
which we hope are regretful but we
fear are slightly joyful. In other
words, the Normal Training Depart
ment completes the teaching of 9Th
and 9Th Grade reading this week.
Owing to the fact that the motto
of the N. T. Departments "be of SER
vice to others" our Victrola has found
several uses outside of the depart
ment. For further information, we
refer you to Miss Eich.
The Normal Department are firm
believers in the old, old, slogan-'If
at first you don't succeed, tests, tests,
again !" That is a slightly modern
version however, and far more suited
to the Grammar tests which it refers.
With vacation over, and the teach
ing phonics dangerously near, the