The Redwood gazette., 1936-11-19
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The Social Security question
was the topic for student forum
in American History classes FRI
day. Wallace Schroeder seems to
believe two can live cheaper than
one, and he was told to try it
some time and see.
T. F. Reed Jr. made speech
last Thursday on Parliamentary
Procedure and Roberts Rules of
Order for the benefit of the Boys
club. After taking his sugges-
tions, the clubs craftsmen will
prepare a chart for use in parli-
mentary drill, all through the
year. This phase of the work is
to be a part of the years pro-
gram in which the boys will have
as their aim to prepare for future
life.
This week, the English students
have been doing library work un-
der the excellent supervision and
suggestions of Miss Holland. Be-
cause this is National Book Week,
some classes have observed it by
listening to talks, while others;
namely, those of the English II
classes, have made Book Week
posters, based on at least one
book they have read. The best
of these posters will be on display
on the bulletin boards in the
school building. Others are read
ing many books to show their
appreciation of them.
English Nv classes, who by this
time are studying English Litera-
ture very attentively, also learn
ed by the work covered during
the week that books were valued
at very high prices at one time,
and many are still very expen-
sive. In 1874, Bible manuscript
cost as much as three oxen. In
1444, an amount equal to the
wages of workman for. 266 days,
was paid for a manuscript Bible.
At this time a book on astronomy
cost as much as 800 pounds of
butter. One page usually cost
about one dollar. For the Medici
family of Italy, it took 46 men to
work vigorously for two years to
produce 200 volumes, to secure a
library.
English w classes have traced
the translations of Bible by Wy
Cliff in 1853, Tyndale in 1886, and
King James Version in 1907,
which is the copy we use here in
America, as it was originally.
Reading about all the effort di-
rected toward the printing Of our
books, shows JUS why we should
be appreciative today.
The T. B. themes have been
turned in to Miss Sturdevant to
look over-relief from us and
work for her. Do you know the
origin of the term used frequently
today, meaning ideal common
wealth, which is utopia? 1t is
taken from Sir Thomas More's
Utopia" poem about ideal
places.
This week, the biology students
have been studying parasitic
worms, the life history, and the
control of such worms. They have
also studied the structure and life
habits of the peculiar star fish.
The senior high held its first
school dance Friday evening, Mo-
vember Is. The faculty advisers
were Miss Myhre and Miss
Chaplin. The students who plan
ned the party were Eleanor
Claussen, Clarke Thomson, Paul
Asleson, and Mary Orth. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Green and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Knowlton were patrons and
patronesses. When the students
arrived they were given dance
programs. Dances were arranged
for them, for the first three
dances. The next dance the boys
drew from a hat, the names of
the girls, and the fourth dance
was vica versa, the girls drew the
boys names. Mr.. Knowlton call
ed two circle-two-steps which
proved to be very much fun.
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An assembly program was CIV
en- Friday, November 13, in honor
of Armistice day. Several selec-
tions were rendered by special
band under supervision of Mr.,
Limburg. John Lair gave the
selection, "In Flanders Field
very impressively. Rev. Joneson
gave an interesting talk on
peace" In closing the program
the entire assembly sang the
"Star Spangled Banner" with the
band as accompaniment.
Swede Bollum, upon passing
the high school, noticed sign
'Danger-Keep Away" Laugh
ingly Swede remarked, Il always
have wanted to put sign uI
saying that"
IN THE GRADE SCHOOL
Miss Jolly-GrGde
We received cotton plant
from Tennessee this week or
which the cotton is ready to be
picked. We also received some
cotton seeds and big roll of cot
ton that has been cleaned. Now
we know where our shirts, dress
es and stockings come from.
This week we had a puppet