The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-05-11

! Scouts demonstrated common acct
dents and the first aid necessary
electric shock, falling down stairs
proper carry of an unconscious vic
tim, and first aid bandaging. The
boys were John Cotton, Gordon
Hedin, Bob Rattle, Douglas Kohl
Charles Otto and Dick O'Gara.
Miss Everhart made the an.
nouncement concerning the plant
ing of the permanent Christmas
trees in front of the library which
was to have been the Arbor Day
ceremony. Because of the nature
of the trees they have to be plant.
ed in the fall.
The students closed their pro-
gram by singing America the Beau
tiful.
MUSIC NEWS
On Tuesday, April 25th, the Mus
ic Department presented its annual
spring concert. The program was
as follows:
Mixed GLORIOUS: Cast Thy Bur-
dens Upon the Lord; My Dream
Is of An Island Place.
Mother Machree: Violin solo,
Lorrayne Pendroy.
Glee Club: Swallows; Glad Pray
er.
Jr. High Mixed GLORIOUS: Within
a Dreaming Harbor; Go Down
Moses.
Boys Trio: Darling Nellie Gray;
Soft Shadows Falling.
Orchestra: War March Of the
Priests, Mendelsohn; The Lost
Chord, Sullivan, trombone solo by
Ruth Westhoff; Fair Maid of
Perth, Widdel; Merry Widow Selec-
ton, Lehar; Mignonette, Bauman;
March of the Peers, Sullivan.
We hope that those who attend
ed enjoyed the program and thank
you for your interest.
The seventh and eighth grade
girls are busy this six weeks work
ing on a collection of their favorite
songs. Each pupil is to find out
as much as she can about her fav-
orite song and it's composer.
The eighth grade girls had an
election of officers for their music
class Monday, April "a. The fol-
lowing are the officers who were
elected: President, Ailene Grams;
secretary, Berth Weissner; book
keeper, Geraldine Cumming; book
keepers assistant, Lois Hansmann;
sargeant-at-arms, Phyllis Neal.
They haven't as yet decided on a
vice president.
During this six weeks they will
be busy making their booklets of
popular songs. Each one gives to
the class the name and words of her
favorite song. This will make up
the contents of the booklet.
Last week four new second vio-
linists were added to the orches-
ira. Also one new cornet and one
clarinet player. These new people
are taking a great interest in their
music and we hope they keep it up.
The orchestra is now working on
new number which was just re-
ceived, Turkish March" We hope
to be able to present this number
at the Senior Class Play.
On April % the members of the
Music Department were represent
ed at Glenwood at the District Mus
ic Festival. The Glee Club sang
THE Swallows" and received a b
rating. No ratings higher than b
were given. The mixed chorus sang
MY Dream is of an Island Place
and received a G plus rating. This
was the first year that the mixed
chorus had been entered.
Because so many were i'll, kitz-
berger didn't enter the orchestra
in the contest, but we all enjoyed
playing in the massed orchestra
under the direction of guest con-
ductor John Howard, director OF
University of North Dakota's band
Marjorie Westhoff was chosen from
about $50 clarinetists from twenty
four schools in this section to play
a cadence solo part in the FAR
Maid of Perth" selection.
COMMERCIAL
The bookkeeping oluoS'S
now working a project acting the
part of a boy who spends his sum-
mers working for his uncle who
operates a service station. His
duties included the keeping OF re-
cords of all business transactions,
selling gasoline, oil, and repair
parts. His books consisted OF a
Purchases Book, Sales Book, a
Cash Receipts Book, and Cash
Payments Book.
Last week the students of the
bookkeeping classes took a test.
It was a six weeks test in which
there were 100 points. Vivias Walk
er was the only student in both
classes to receive a perfect score.
The economic geography class
are now studying cities in the Unit
ed States which are Seattle, Port
land. San Francisco and Los Ang-
eles. San Francisco is very interest
ing because of 1889 Worlds Fair is
being held there.
Two people in the tipping I class
have passed the 40 word test. These
are Melvin Bjone and Kenneth
F'orsberg. All the students who
have passed the 30 word timed test
are taking a speed test every day
for two weeks. Then the tests will