The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-10
- School Notes =

parents they will be welcome. It
will be given from eleven to twel-
We, December 18, at the same time
they have their Christmas tree in
the Junior High School assembly.
Leading parts are to be played by
John Lair, Ruth Roswell, John
Lauterbach, Charles Storts, and
Desneige King. Other characters
are dancers and toys in the shop.
The play is radio broadcast, en-
titled, Station XMAS.
The ninth grade Home Econ
omics classes are baking cakes.
The different kinds. that are made
are: plain, white, gold and spice
cakes. One class period was spent
in getting ideas from Miss Bal
delli for making Christmas gifts.
The eighth grade Home Econom-
les classes are making main dish
es. This week they made macar-
oni and cheese. The seventh grad
ers are still on their aprons. More
speed to you.
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The freshman English classes
have started the study Of Shakes
peare's works. The eighth grade
English classes are studying nouns
and the seventh English classes
have had library instruction this
last week. The seventh History
classes are studying French and
Indian Wars.
The seventh, eighth and ninth
grade gymn classes are taking tap
dancing lessons from Miss Bos-
from. The 3's, SIS and rs, Hop
rs were covered this week. The
test to determine their grades
were given. These classes are di-
vided into squads. Each squad
has a leader. Charts were made
to record the number Of points
earned. For each stunt perfectly
done a certain number of points
were given. These points help de-
termine the persons grade at the
end of the twelve weeks. Marks
are given only every IL weeks on
report cards. Volley-bau and
Captain-ball are the next courses
to be studied. Many girls have
signed up for Basket ball.
The General Science III classes
are studying about light energy.
The Junior Business class is MAX
ing study of thrift. We need to
save time.
The eighth grade Physical Edu-
cation class finds Bob Cuffs
Clowns leading the B. B. funda-
mentals contest, with Ellie Lang's
Looms close second. The sew
enth grade group is practicing
stunts and building pyramids.
English Nv classes have finished
the discussion on the rise of the
drama and have taken test on
the non-dramatic poets of the
Elizabethan Age, such as Spencer,
Sydney, Raleigh, and other equal
ly important writers. Wednesday,
we started Shakespeare's tragedy
of Macbeth. Miss Sturdevant
helped us get an idea of the at
mosphere and underlying treach-
cry of the play by reading the
parts of the three weird, evil, and
plotting witches. All seem to find
the play most interesting, and we
are beginning to feel the real
treachery and tragedy.
English III students are review
ing punctuation this week. Next
week they will begin the amusing
topic and experience of debating.
English II students are reading
great variety of short stories by
American authors.
Mr.. Hoffstrom of the st. Paul
Dispatch met with the Boys Club
last Wednesday afternoon and
proved that a picture exists in
everything. His original cartoons
were greedily "gobbled-up" by
cartoon-hungry boys. The officers
of the club: namely Robert Paff-
rath, Noble Starr, Clarke Thorn
son, and Mr.. Miller, met c. S.
Lamb, State Boys Club leader at
conference in the Ramsey Hotel,
December 20. General improve
ments in the club organization
and methods were talked over.
Having made a special study of
structure of the grasshopper, the
biology class is learning the char
acteristics of six orders of insects
and attempting to place various
insects in the proper order, after
careful examination of each. The
stages of development of flies,
mosquitoes and moths, from egg
to adult, has formed a part of our
work, also.