The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-24

friendly letters to BOBBY Butler
who recently moved to Duluth and
the seventh grade girls wrote
friendly letters to Ruth Westhoff,
who is Ill.
MUSIC REORGANIZED IN THE
GRADES AND JUNIOR
HIGH SCHOOL
There has been q general reor-
ganization Of music courses in the
grades and Junior High school.
Note-reading with syllables has
been temporarily eliminated from
the grades. The school hopes here
by to find room for more music APP
probation with the children.
In Junior High School, seventh
grade pupils are given the oppor-
tunity to take one Of two music
courses. The one Is elective and
consists of training in voice cul-
ture and sight-reading as well as
chorus singing. The other Is called
General Music" and includes mu-
sic appreciation and singing of
familiar songs.
The Junior High Glee Clubs have
started out well. Thus far they
have met in sections but Wednes-
day and Thursday Of this week
Girls and Boys Glee clubs will
meet in one group.
A great deal Of chamber music
is "in the making in the Senior
High School. There Is mixed
double quartette, and number OF
girls trios at the present time.
BOOK REPORTS GIVEN IN
JUNIOR HIGH
During the week of October Il
the Junior High inaugurated a new
way of reporting on library books.
Each morning a series Of reports
were given which were Of interest
to people Of high school age. This
was done to create an interest in
good books for contest to be CIV
en- in March, so that from now on
until the time of the contest the
students may be reading and pre-
pairing to make good reports.
HUNT FOR OLD BOOKS IS
STARTED
Miss Lindeloff has started plans
for the annual Children's National
Book Week lasting from November
II to II. The theme Of the whole
enterprise is Reading for Fun"
Many new books, and various pro-
jects will be displayed. But the
main topic to be discussed will be
the comparing Of the books read
by children today and those read
by their grandparents. The hbrar-
ian would like to borrow as many
old books Cor young people as she
could, so IL anyone in the commnu-
ity has this type Of books their
loan to the library would be appre-
ciated.
Girls of high school age will find
that a new book called Mistress
Pat" by l. M. Montgomery, author
Of "Anne Of Green Cables" is most
interesting. This book Is a sequel
to pat Of the Silver Brush"
Anyone who enjoyed the writings
Of the late Will Rogers will surely
find many Of the reasons for his
widespread success in q new bio
graphy on his life now at the IL
brary.
NORMAL LIGHTS
Last week, Wednesday, we went
to st. Cloud to attend Rural Teach
ers' Institute. Some Of us remain
ed in st. Cloud and attended the
Institute Thursday morning also.
We finished our spelling unit in
the Bird, 18th, and 9Th grades, and
are starting q reading unit.
We have added several plants
and also four goldfish, donated by
Wannefred Cowlthorpe, to make
the atmosphere Of our room more
home-like.
GIRL SCOUTS
All Girl Scout Troops met at the
Community Club Rooms on We'd
nesday to organize the different
troops. After the opening, Mrs.
Mossman told the girls what the
responsibilities as Girl Scouts are.
The girls were then divided into
troops, a few may be changed,
however.
JUNIOR CLASS MEETING
The Junior Class met last week
to elect new Vice President be-
cause the former president, Rich.
ard Butler, moved away. Thomas
Brown, the vice president, received
the office of president John Egan
was elected as the new vice presi-
dent.
THANKSGIVING BOOKLETS
Stenography III Glasses are max
ing Thanksgiving booklets for Miss