The Sauk Centre herald., 1937-03-04

on une later biographies ana also or
some Of the older ones that will al
ways be worth reading.
Miss Ebert talked to the senior
English classes Monday, on fiction.
In her talk she gave some points
for testing a fiction book which
might be interesting to try out
some time. They are (1) test Of
time, the time Of reading, (2) test
Of compensation, (3) test of signifi-
canoe, az test Of effect upon the
reader, (5) test of comparison.
HOME &c DEPARTMENT
The ninth grade girls have COM
pleted their hospitality dinners.
They had as their guests various
teachers and students from the
junior high. Each group that enter
tanned could have two guests. The
girls made very attractive place
cards and center pieces. From all
indications, the food was delicious.
We wonder why Mr.. Kitzberger for
got his dinner engagement with a
certain group Of ninth grade girls.
The eighth grade girls have
started a unit on clothing, while the
tenth grade girls have started a
short unit on Health Care and
Home Nursing" This unit will be
followed by the unit Mother
Craft"
ELEMENTARY BUSYBODIES
The Kindergarten children have
finished their grocery store and
are now working on delivery
truck. They also have made card
board money and a cash register.
Last week they made health post
ers.
Midyear reading tests were given
in Miss Henkel's first grade room.
The following made 100 per cent in
spelling last week: James Johnson,
Ralph Lentz, Marilyn Allen, Arth-
ur Thomas and Joan Pflipsen. Dor
othy Berg and Marilyn Allen made
100 per cent in Arithmetic.
The second grade is studying
Washington and Lincoln and have
made posters Of them.
The Rhythm band, which is COM
posed Of home made drums, triang-
les, symbols, casenets, etc., played
at the Peace program last Fri
day.
Miss Beck's students will finish
their history text books, Adventure
in Minnesota History next week.
They will start the study Of the
history Of the United States when
they have finished. Alverna Trat-
ties is leading the class in arithmet-
ic. She is on card number IL. Since
the beginning of the year John
Erickson has read twenty-seven IL
brary books; Richard Arvold,
twenty-one; Ruth Saathoff, six
teen; and Carroll Dickson, sixteen.
The third grade in Miss Boehm-
ke's room have been studying poe
try. The following Is a poem that
was written by Richard Jelsing:
The Wind
When the wind blows,
It bows the trees to you,
It runs and creeps along the snow
And makes us hurry too.
We are glad to shut the door
When the wind whistles by
So we can hear 1t no more
Or see the snow or dust fly.
In arithmetic they have been
working on multiplication drills.
The Happy Hour Club Of Miss
Fessenden's room elected officers
for the coming month. They are as
follows: President, Phyllis Brann;
vice president, Shirley Paske; Sec
retary, Vivian SeCoy; treasurer,
Pearl Gardener. 1t was also decided
at the last meeting that every 9TH
er club period would be used as a
Hobby Hour.
In connection with their study of
Feudanism, the sixth graders are
preparing a play entitled Gar
aine-Page, Squire, Knight and Vas
sell" Almost everyone, in the class
is taking part.
The fifth grade boys and girls
are now studying the New Eng
land States in geography. Several
pupils are making exhibits.
Richard Steffes of the sixth