Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
THE GRAMMAR
SCHOOL NEWS
Fifth Grade Study The
Crusade

The pupils in Miss Swain's room
have been studying Dutch life. They
are quite interested now in making
a large pasteboard windmill. They
are planning to make a number of
pictures about Holland to use as a
toy movie in the windmill. Some of
the pupils are acting out point of
the Dutch Twins.
Miss Garrison's section of the Sec
ond grade has twenty-three boys and
girls who had their names put on
the Honor Roll for clean teeth after
the first inspection. Following are
the names of those who earned a
star the first time: Marian Cleaver,
Marian Hamilton, Betty Hitch, Ruth
Ann LOfand, Margaret Masten, Win
fired Murray, Florence Plummer,
Elizabeth Short, Doris Sockrider,
Agnes Webb, Mabel Buckalew, Will
liam Austin, Walt Coffman, Alfred
Donegger, Ben Draper, Howard Hit
chens, Frank Kirby, Harry Lynch,
William Mitten, Irwin Salmons,
Leonard Stokes, Howard Warning
ton, Clyde Wilkins. After the third
inspection there were but four
names to be starred to make the
Honor Race complete.
The fourth grade in Miss Carter's
room has just finished an interesting
study of the possessions of the Uni
ted States. They were especially in
terested in the Hawaiian Islands.
This study was completed with the
showing of lantern slides. The re-
suits of the test over this work were
forty-three passes and two made be-
low seventy.
Fifth Grade Study The Crusade
On Wednesday Mrs. Trainers sec
tion of the fifth grade gave to Miss
Watsons and Mrs. Blades classes
the second lecture in history, 1.-The
Crusaders" The pupils found the
material in Books of knowledge and
History books outside of the class
room. They arranged the material.
Most of this work Mrs. Trainer did
not have to rearrange. The follow
ing is the order of the lesson. James
Corey introduced the topics and
pointed out the important connect
ing thoughts. Virginia Emory,
what the Story Tells" Harold Wat
son, THE Crusade Monument" Nor
ma Hollis, "The Men of the Cru
sade." Raymond Hamilton, "The
Men Who Called Upon the People to
Start the Holy War" Virdia Lynch,
"The Battle at Antioch" Margaret
Elliott, 1.-THE Crusaders Take Jeru-
SALEM" Joseph Emory, "Tbe Crusa-
ders Lose Control of Jerusalem and
the Second Crusade" Pearl Tatman,
"Salndin, the Merciful Leader of the
Turks" Irene French, "Third Cru
SADIE in Which Princes and Kings
Marched" Isabelle Donovan, "Rich-
ard the Lion Hearted" Frank Pa
quett. "How Richard Lost His Life"
Donald Kirby, Children Crusade"
Ray Scarborough gave a brief out
line of the nine crusaders as a SUM
mary. This report gives the story SO
well that it is now being copied by
several students. Elizabeth Webb,
what the Crusaders Learned from
the Screens" Charles Zini. value of
ence of the Crusades." Slides show
ing Jerusalem and Palestine were
shown and explained by Preston
Mitchell, Major Sockrider, Belly
Ayle, Elizabeth Postles and Francis
Waddington.
The next morning Irene French
and Norma Hollis gave a test to
Miss WatsOn's and Mrs. Blades sec
tiOns. The test was made up OF TWEEN
ty questions, such as, what was the
purpose of the crusade? What was
the most shameful crusade? Why did
the crusade fail? When did Chris
tians finally gain control OF che
"Holy Land?" The pupils of he
three sections are deeply interested
in the type of history lessons. Miss
Watson's class will give MOrco Polo
next week.
Gretchen Calhoun