The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-03-19

/ mas ~ CcCliLCQ u IIIC SCHOOL DIV IilG
klu Klux Khan; the old book rack, 10
Gated in the principals Office has been
| torn out and a modern book case
installed therein; we have fitted out
| beautiful home economics department
with the most modern equipment, con-
sisting Of 6 large tables, 6 gas plates,
ovens, l kitchen cabinet, 2 water
coolers, 2 big garbage cans, the many
necessary smaller utensile to carry
on the work; gas lights have been in
| stalled, enabling US to better carry
out our community projects; labora-
tory apparatus has been added to the
biology and general science depart
ments; we have worked to let the 7th
grade pupils of the adjoining schools
in our district know that we must
have them in our high school next
year. This applies to Shallmar,
Dodson, Peerless, Vindex and Kitz-
miller grammar schools; preparations
| have been made for our county high
school meet; resume of the school
and community activities for the past
three months.
Teachers of the school gave a sup
| per for the building fund of the NJ.
| E. church; $40 were the proceeds.
The teachers have been responsible
for a Christian Endeavor being start
ed in the Kitzmiller Presbyterian
! church.
Miss Schramm and Mr. Ryall had
charge of the annual Christmas en-
tertainment given in kitzmiller.
The Senior class gave a one-act
play entitled, Divided Attentions"
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fray the graduation expenses.
Mr.. Jester, County Agent, with Mr..
frank, assistant forester of the Mary
land State Forestry Department, gave
a motion picture, "The Damage by
Fires to our Woodlands" Mr.. frank
lectured on the subject: Caring for
todays woodlands for tomorrow's for
ests." There were $50 present to hear
the lecture and see the picture, which
was the largest crowd that had at
tended this work in any part of the
| county.
The French club gave valentine
party to the Seniors at POOLS Ho-
| tel. Costumes and eats suitable to the
occasion were in vogue.
The teachers and high school pu-
pills and the grammar school pupils
gave an entertainment in the Mary
land Theatre for the benefit of the
| Epworth League.
The grammar school, combined with
the high school, gave country
fair" in the high school building. The
sum of $1,000 was cleared and the
money is being used to purchase ma
terial for the two schools.
The high school students are work
ing ON a fund to send enc high school
teacher and the Senior class to Wash
ington on a five-day trip in May.
The school is inaugurating a clean
up week in Kitzmiller for the first
week in April.
The essays for the county contest
are practically ready to be sent to
our County Superintendent.
We shall furnish one musical num-
Der for the Fraley defamation con-
test to be held in Friendsville, April
3, 1925.
The Senior class gave St. Pat
rick's day party to the Junior class
and their friends Friday night, March
10. The color scheme was white and
green. This event was by far the
most successful given at the high
school this year. Forty Of the youn-
ger set were present.
Course III Home Nursing
Principal E. c. Ryall made it pos
sible for every girl in the Junior and
Senior classes to take the course of
ten lessons in home nursing as pre-
scented by Miss Wiedman, the county
health nurse. The topics and sub
ject matter were as follows:
l. Health and the Home. Includ
ing demonstration and practice in
making a bed for the sick.
2. Equipment and care of the sick
room, with a demonstration of MAX
ing a bed having a patient in it.
8. Baths and Bathing. In this les
son the pupils were shown how to
give a cleansing bed bath; a cool
sponge and hot foot bath.
a. Appliances and Methods for the
Sick Room, illustrating the use of
various utensils and gave practical
substitutions for bed cradles, knee
support, invalid chairs.
5. Medicine and other Remedies.
A few general rules were given for
care and administration Of medicine,
w hat IOl " 40 was dlSO SLl pidSILGu,
the actual taking of temperature and
pulse and respiration were acquired
with practice and reading the clinci-
| cal thermometer.
6. Babies and their Care. This
lesson discussed the sleep, food, care,
clothing and demonstration of giving
the baby bath; preparation of food
and an exhibition of modern lay
cite.
Z. Common Ailments and Emer-
gencies. This was really a frst-aid
lesson. Emphasis being laid on those
conditions that occur most frequently
as earache, colds, toothache, slight
cuts, burns, etc.
8. Foods for the Sick and Well.
9. Communicable diseases, Cause,
| Prevention and Care.
10. Special points in care of con-
valescents, chronic patients and care
of the aged.
The class kept full notes, wrote
| out answers to questions on the les
son and took a written examination
at the conclusion of the course. Sew
eral members expressed themselves
as being we'll satisfied with the course
and stated that they had learned
many things which would be of per-