The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-02-17

ssHow Can We Keep Healthy?"
is the major question these days
in the eighth grade General
Science classes.
In these hectic time of hurry!
hurry!!! hurry! it truly proves to
all of us to pay strict attention to
this all important matter which
we call sour Health"
We learn that errors in diet,
fatigue, contacted with poisonous
substances distress our bodies and
eye-strain is factor contributing
to fatigue in that it causes tired
ness of eye muscles, resulting in
nervousness or pain.
. We find in 1914, 165 persons
died from typhoid fever in Chi
cago. Today, however, only elev-
en- persons die from typhoid on
the average in this city of three
million people. We learn that a
supply of water that is safe to
drink is the answer to the ques-
ton, "What has caused such
saving in Ives?"
Diptheria, tuberculosis and
smallpox and also infectious dis
eases have been scientifically
checked and reduced to compare
lively small numbers.
In our Health Vocabulary" we
become familiar with terms such
as these: deodorant, anticipates,
germicides, disinfectant, formal.
dehide, sterilization, spores, dag
nosis, diaphragm, rabies, immuni-
ty, vaccination, fungus, epidemics,
incubation and quarantine.
"First Aid" also is a sub-topic
of our major question. We try to
learn the things that are absolute
ly essential to do in case of a
health emergency. What to do in
case of burns, bleeding, poisoning
and drowning are a few of the
emergencies" we study.
Students demonstrate artificial
respiration" because we feel that
it is very important for every
pupil to understand thoroughly
how this life saving process is adj
ministered.
We believe strongly that if all
people had a set of health rules to
which they adhered every day
plus being socially minded
great stride could be taken in our
health program.
School days, school days, good
old-fashioned school days." That's
what English l students thought
when they left Miss Dornfeld's
room after regular old-fashioned
spell-down. First they tried the
boys against the girls, and the two
who were left standing became
captains and chose sides. The
rules stood fast and rigid in spite
OF one gentleman, namely Paul
Gallea, who wanted to write them
and then spell them. 1t was good
sport and some freshmen even de-
cided they'd brush up on their
spelling before the next one.
Everything is ''Lookin' Lovely"
now for the junior high play. At
least that's what Miss Dornfeld
would like to believe. Work is
going on constantly and the stud
ents are earnestly endeavoring to
give you good play.
Little Clytie, Mary Hoffman,
enjoys mimicking the snippy
Esther Hastings with the able as
sistance of her impish brother
Buddie, Dean Muetzel. All the
while Esther stands in the door
way viewing their mischievous
actions. It is fun too to watch
the old maid, Amarillo, Norma
Dornfeld, get mud facial which
makes her even more beautiful in
the eyes of the admirer, the hon
orable Spud Hawkins, who has a
hard time convincing Amarillo of
his serious intentions.
1t will amuSe you to watch Jim,
Art Neuschwander and Bill, Nor
man Otto, teasing the owner and
operator of the mud form. Thor
inc Johnson and Irene Shemon
play the part of Winnie and jean
ME, the two girls with the form
for mud baths.
Agnes Coleman is the colored
nanny who keeps things run
ming smoothly on the old place.
Don't forget to see E'Lookin'
Lovely" Be there February rs.
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We started out this week by do
ing, (excuse me 1 mean baking
the big. apple in the seventh
grade). On Thursday we learned
how to cook cereals such as cream
of wheat, Ralston, Sims and oat-
meal. We cooked cereals and
found that the uncooked cost twice
as much-we concluded if we
wanted to cut down on the cereal
bill, cream of wheat would be a
better buy than grapenuts or even
the much advertised wheaties.
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The eighth graders are studying