The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-04-28
SCHOOL NOTES


Billy Tharp, an eighth grade stu
dent at the Roosevelt school, was alb
sent several days last week because
of rheumatism.
Henry Hamonn of the 80 division
of the eighth grade at the Roosevelt
school has on deposit in the school
savings bank ss7.10. This is the larg-
the largest individual account in the
building.
Senior boys and girls of the Roose-
welt school began practice for ath-
letic events Tuesday evening. They
are being coached by Principal Jen-
kins who is encouraged by the show
ing some of the young people make,
considering that they have had almost
no practice owing to the snow.
Preliminaries in scholastic events
are being held in all school buildings
each afternoon this week. Names of
the successful pupils who will repre-
sent Red Lodge at the county meet
to be held at Joliet, May IA, will be
announced next week. Preliminaries
in track and field events will be held
next week if the weather permits.
Tinted slides illustrating the cul-
ture and value of trees were shown
to upper grade students in the Roose-
velt auditorium by Ranger Mclean
Monday night Showing of the pic
lures was preceded by a talk on
American Forest Week by Principal
Jenkins. The same views will be
shown Friday night at the Field
school for the benefit of children of
the first four grades. Admission is
free.
The fourth grade of the Washing
ton school is in receipt of a gallon can
of guava marmalade, a gift from the
George Washington school at st.
Thomas, Virgin Islands of the United
States. The st. Thomas children sent
their gift in response to a portfolio
sent them by the Washington fourth
grade last year. Under Miss Pro-
vinse's direction her class has for,
warded to the St. Thomas children an
assortment of peas and beans canned
by the Red Lodge Canning company.
In addition to fostering good will and
better understanding between chill
dren of distant schools such exchange
of products correlates we'll with class
room geography. Next year the To-
cal class expect to exchange products
and specimens of classroom work
with schools of Central and South
America.
Students high school diplomas in
penmanship were received by nine
members of Miss Alma Anderson's
eighth grade penmanship classes at
the Roosevelt school last week. These
diplomas are awarded to pupils who
have successfully completed all the
required work in eighth grade pen
manship and have also finished a Sc
ries Of advanced lessons outlined by
the Palmer Penmanship company.
The lessons are prepared under the
supervision of the local teacher but
are graded by the Palmer company.
Pupils who received special diplomas
are John Hays, Augustine Poweletes,
Irene Jarvie, ALA Maxi, Ethel Jar
ussi, Rose Nance, Alma Korpela and
Irma Puutio. The following seventh
grade pupils also received the same
diplomas having completed the re-
quired eighth grade penmanship in
advance: John Albert, Jean Baxter
and Ruth Cartwright. The following
pupils received student final certifi-
Gates in penmanship: Vida Sneider,
John Albert, Toivo Peltola and Jose
phine Faygel.
Pupils Of the Lincoln school who
were neither absent or tardy during
the fifth period are; First grade