The Redwood gazette., 1936-02-27
SCHOOL NOTES
In the Grade School:


The children in Miss Tronson's
room are having interesting ima-
ginary journeys in their geogra.
ply classes. While travelling
through Switzerland, the fourth
grade pupils are learning how the
people in this country can make
their work, play and way Of liv,
ing fit the country. In the fifth
grade, the class is enjoying its
trip through Delaware, Maryland
and Virginia, known as the Del.
marvia region. AS they travel, the
children notice how and why ths
people earn their living as they
do.
The Children's Glee club elect,
ed the following officers Friday
Robert Pryor, president; Patricis
O'Callaghan, vice president ant
Eleanore Engeman, secretary.
The month of February is call
ed the month of birthdays of fam.
Gus men. The third grade chill
dren studied about Lincoln, Wash.
ington, Longfellow and Lindbergf
and think that these men helpes
them in many ways.
In the Junior High School:
The eighth graders have enjoy.
ed hearing and giving Original
talks for the past week. Every.
one has contributed except Miss
Gilronan and the. class is anxious
ly awaiting hers.
Rev. Godfrey O'Sullivan visited
the junior high school last week
and gave a very interesting talk
on Washington and Lincoln.
EIGHTH GRADE PARTY
With the gymnasium decorated
with flags and bunting, a large
picture of Washington and sand
table depicting Valley Forge, the
eighth grade party was held Sat
urday from 1880 until 1000 p. m
The guests were met at the door
by the reception committee all
dressed in colonial costumes
Juanita Weithoner, Dorothy Oh
son, Billy Tiffany, Georgine AM
berg, John Clipson, Margaret No
gaj, Betty Jean Freise, James
Dwyer, Margaret Jaehning and
Dolores Neale.
Nearly every type and nation
ality were represented in the cos
tunes worn by the guests. One
saw Turks, Negroes, Swedes,
Spaniards, lovely colonial people
mingled with quaint old ladies and
gentlemen, while cowboys, sailors
and bell hops, -hobnobbed with
courtly pages and modest Saliva
ton army lassies.
With Dolores Neale announcing
the numbers, the following pro-
gram was given: Song, "lt's Nice
to Get Acquainted, Juanita Wei
thoner and Dorothy Olson; Read
ing "Leetle George Washington"
Dolores Neale; Playlet, Washing
tons Birthday at Aunt Matilda's
in which Aunt Mathilda was Ger
trude Wolveron; George, Junior
Armitage and Martha, Ruth Ros-
we'll; Song, "The Rumatiz", Ber-
nice Pettis, Paul Kohler, Jean
Lauterbach, Leslie Starr, Neoma
Hemmingsen. Dance, "The Min
uet" by James Dwyer, John Clip
son, Billie Tiffany, Juanita Wei
thoner, Dorothy Olson, Margaret
Nogaj, Betty Jean Freise and
Georgine Amberg.
Margaret Jaehning and Charles
Storts were crowned as Martha
and George, having received the
highest number of votes, and were
awarded prizes. Competitive
games were played in which Geor-
ge's side won and was presented
with bag of mints.
While refreshments were being
served, the judges, Helen Klein,
Glenn Jeppesen and Miss Bos-
from announced that Jean Lauter-
bach and Donald Starr, both dres-
sed as little old ladies, were to re-
ceive the prizes for the best cos
tunes.
Other committees were Enter
ment: Dolores Neale, James Dwy-
er, Homer Day, Tudine Johnson
and Miss Vittum; Refreshments:
Arlene Bluhm, Virginia Wilcox
and Miss Lee; and decorations:
Howard Hoffman, Charles Storts,
Mary Jean Rogers, Irene Corcor-
an and Miss Bostrom.
In the Senior High School
Five girls, Betty Greene, Dawne
Byram, Norma Gillespie, Faye
Crocker and Lea Ward Pease gave
talks on neatness in dress, proper