Milford chronicle., 1929-03-01
SCHOOL NEWS
AS REPORTED BY THE
FRESHMAN ENGLISH CLASS.

Miss Sipple's third grade room
was made festive with banners and
figs of red, white and blue on
Washington's birthday. Thirteen pu-
pills bearing the names of the Thir-
teen Original States gave, each
tribute to the memory of George
Washington.
! On each holiday this year a pic
ture has been placed on the walls of
Grade III. A fine picture of Column
bus was hung on Columbus Day, Oc-
tober IL. Thanksgiving was the oc-
casion of placing 1.-THE Pilgrim Ex-
lies" and at Christmas three more
were added, namely: "Sistine Ma
DONNA" Madonna of the Grand
Duke" and Christ in the Temple"
A large picture of Washington,
found a place on the wall on the
birthday of "The Father of Our
Country" Such decorations add to
the beauty and enjoyment of pupils
who spend large part of the day
here.
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Georganna Jester added another
cocoon to our collection of wonders.
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The third grade has three under
weight pupils. These children are
drinking milk every morning at
1920, and we are glad to state that
one of the three has gained ga
pounds.
Miss Wroten's section of the third
grade is trying to keep all the health
rules. To help the class, the teacher
has drawn fruit chart on the board
entitled II Eat Fruit" On this chart
is every child's name. Every child
that brings fruit for recess or lunch
is allowed to make a mark with col
ored chalf after his or her name.
This mark is always the color of the
fruit, brought that day.
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Each child is making a set of in
dividual number cards as an aid in
learning the addition and subtract
ton combinations. The numbers
are written neatly with ink on white
cardboard.
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The fifth grade pupils are review
ing in geography the eastern por-
ton of the United States. One part
of the class is acting as New Eng
land guides and the rest of them as
southerners, who are shown through
the New England States by the
guides. The object of this is to fix
facts about climate, soil, industries
and occupations.
Justus Hudson of the eighth grade
has made beautiful poster on
numbering.
The new captain of the girls
spelling team is Thelma Beebe, of
the boys, Irving Calhoun. Those
making 100 per cent in the spelling
test are: Wilma Wilkins, Willard
Pierce, Genevieve Griffith, Helen
Paquette, Blanche Ryan, Jessie
Schiller, Herman Benson, Howard
Eisenbrey, William Potter and Bel
la Orkin.
Mrs. Waterhouse'e geography
class closed their study of the SOU
thern states by picture lesson. Ov-
er one hundred and twenty cards
and pictures were eceived-thanks
to the courtesy of Miss Carrie Hous-
ton, who had loaned them for this
occasion.
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In the high school the interclass
basket ball games have started. The
Freshman boys defeated the Sopho- |
more boys. The feature of this game
was Joe Kemp's scoring 10 points
for the Freshmen. The Sophomore
girls won a game from the Junior /
girls. In the Senior-Sophomore boy /
game the Seniors won, and in the |
Senior-Junior girls game the Jun !
iors won. These were very fast and |
interesting games.
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A Manual Training exhibit in the ,
Pierce Hardware Store window |
shows some fine projects.
The commercial arithmetic class
had a test Ionday on board feet,
plastering and papering. They are
now studying percentage.
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The high school pupils are urged
to return books more promptly and
thus make the library more useful
to all. A number of important
books are now overdue. Because of
this many pupils are kept from get
ting the books they need for re-
porting.
A representative of Albert W.
Hoxie, director of the Philadelphia
Band, was in Milford by
invitation on Tuesday and spent an
hour with so children from the Mil
ford Elementary School, giving the
first lesson in series of weekly les
sons on the harmonica. This expert
player of harmonious proved an eX-
cellent instructor of a class at
so other pupils in
Milford schools had expected to re-
ceive lesson later in the day, Tues
day. The supply of harmonious was
not large enough, however, to meet
The Unexpectedly large demand. The
only expense to the pupils is the
price of an harmonica. It is expect
ed to continue as weekly event for
the remainder of the school year
with opportunity for all who wish to
learn. Out of this it is hoped will
develop a fair-sized band to repre-
sent Milford on various occasions at
nome and in other towns.
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High School report cards showing