The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-03-11
In The Juniors Senior High School

| Burns and Wordsworth by taking
,, unit test Friday. Monday we
will start Coleridge with the poem
composed entirely from the in
spiration of dream namely
''Kubla Khan"
English III are studying Emer-
son while the Sophomores are
studying Whittier. Perhaps you
will recall such a passage as this
taken from Whittier's MAUD
Mueller" ''Of all sad words of
tongue and pen, The saddest are
these: it might have been.''
Whittier gave us a good descrip-
ton of the old school ard how
spelling matches were conducted.
After seeing the play last We'd
nesday evening, many can relate
"reminiscences Of their school days
which will be somewhat like
those described by Whittier.
Biology students are studying
the ductless glands and their
I functions; such as the thyroid.
The students consider the causes
of diabetes, goiter, and tallness
and Shortness Of people as the
improper function Of these duct
less glands.
Captain Tom Moss, rector of the
Episcopal church, was guest
I speaker at the high school assem-
bly, Friday, March 5. The text of
his address was 'Man and his
! Ambitions"
Student tickets were sold at
school for the district basketball
tournament at Springfield. A
number of enthusiastic fans fol-
! lowed their team to the tourna-
ment. The pep band, under the
direction of Mr. Limburg, was in
vited by Springfield to play for
the occasion.
Physics students have been
studying the construction of such
practical appliances as the fash
! light, door bells, and electric light
bulbs. We have also learned to
figure the cost of our electric bills
and what makes the bill so high.
Chemistry students have adj
vanced to the study of Useful
Compounds such as: Calcium,
PHOSPHORUS, and sulphur. Sew
eral interesting experiments have
been performed in relation to
these substances.
The high school had another
one of its community sings, Fri
day, February 26. Mr.. Limburg,
with the aid of both the boys and
girls glee clubs led the audience.
This type of program, because of
its informality, was very much
enjoyed by the students.
The annual inter-class basket
ball tournaments began Friday,
March 5. The winners of the con-
test will compete against one an
other at a later date.
The girls in the 18th grade were
divided into families Of and as
groups planned, prepared, and
! served a light breakfast consisting
of some type of fruit, toast and
cocoa. Each family had mana
ger who took complete charge.
The managers were Mary Kath-
crime Schottenbauer, Helen Johns,
Jane Barnes, Norma Dornfeld,
and Mary Alice Fuller.
| The 9th graders are starting a
new unit now that they have fin
ished their bedroom study. Their
next problem will be construction
of some garment such as pajamas,
shorts, or Stacks, but before they
start on it a little time will be
spent on dress design and becom-
ing colors.
The Home Economics sewing
room is buzzing with machines
and shears shipping. All of As
girls have finished cutting their
child's dress and have started
marking the pleats, tucks, darts,
etc. They learned the uses of the
various seams and how to make
those which they will need on
their own problem. It's fun
watching them progress.
The best English test papers for
the seventh grade were received
by Mary Fuller and Norma Dorm
field.
The 7th graders are also re-
viewing European Geography.
The best paper of the first test
was written by Henry Nupson.
Next week they will give oral
talks on Europe.
The 7th grade History class is
divided into four sections. Each
section will bring exhibits rela-
ting to Indians.
In The Grade School
Grade 3-MisS Ide
The third grade boys and girls
have new Easter Egg Arithmetic
Chart. They are working very
hard to see who will have the
most eggs by Easter time. Every
A earned in arithmetic gives them
an egg.
They have a new Signs of
Spring calendar on the board.
Robert Sonnickson brought pussy
willows to school in February
Who will see the first robin and
other signs of spring?
Grades 8 and miss Ellestad
The third grade pupils have
been memorizing and illustrating
the poem, s'The Wind" by Robert
Louis Stevenson.
In our Art Class we have been
studying about Holland. We have
made tulips, windmills, Dutch
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