The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-15
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contributing money to the less for
tunate boys at Boys Town. From
everywhere the students are bring
ing money to help these boys to
have a grand Christmas. The let
ter Mr.. Kohl received from Father
Flanagan urging our school to aid
them, has given the students a
chance to prove their worth by
helping homeless boys to gain a
place in life.
There is great deal Of excite
ment among the pupils that are
waiting to hear from the eleven
schools that the tSchoolmaster" is
being exchanged with. They are
waiting to hear from these schools
to see if they are interested in start
ing an Exchange Club" If this
club, the pupils, that are interest
ed will exchange letters with pup
lis in other schools. Some of these
letters will be printed in the
"Schoolmaster" as different times.
The Christmas issue of the School
master" is coming out on Deem
Der 16.
JUNIOR HIGH CLASSES
The business methods class is
now studying personal economy
and efficiency. From this study 1t
is hoped they will learn to recog-
nize the value Of time and to learn
how personal economy and effic-
iency can be regulated by budget
ing.
Miss Thomey's physical education
classes have been having indoor
+, sports for about a month. They
play games which are to help de-
velop skill in basketball and volley-
ball. The seventh grade geography
classes have completed the study
Of Latin America, which included
Central and South America. After
Christmas vacation they are going
to study the customs and habits OF
the Africans.
Mr.. Coughs conservation class
has completed their four weeks OF
, study for first aid. During this
study they have learned how to dc
practical bandaging, how to tie
splints and how to do other things
dealing with first aid. The study
is based on the American Red
Cross First Aid book.
The social studies class of the
eighth grade are studying the Rev
dictionary War, the causes and re-
suits and the important battles dur
ing the war.
The seventh grade social studies
classes are studying the Declare
/ ton of independence and its effect
of the history of Minnesota.
Miss Schmitz's German II class
is studying the book-trade centers
Of Germany; the city Of Leipzig
the porcelain industry in Germany
and the important cathedrals and
castles in Vienna.
The German class is studying
adjective declensions and express
sions of time. They are also learn.
ing the ordinal and cardinal num-
erals.
SENIOR HIGH CLASSES
The Modern History classes have
just completed the study of 1.-THE
Beginning of Modern Nations,
which is the third and last phase
Of the development of Europe in
the Middle Ages. Several interest
ing reports were given for the A
& B Contracts in this unit. The
classes have taken the unit test
Thursday.
The speech work Of Miss Laugh
Inns junior classes has led to sew
eral suggestions that might improve
our school life. One idea Is to
have a student council, it's pur-
pose being to assist in forcing dis
cipline, to create good will among
students and to try to control such
things as cheating and stealing.
The other is to institute courses in
philosophy and botany.
The sophomores are preparing
booklets and posters to illustrate
short stories and novels such as
Silas Mariner. Many of these post
ers were free hand drawings, be-