The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-11-16

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High
School
JUNIOR HIGH CLASSES

I JUNIOR HIGH CLASSES
Miss Ellis science class is be
ginning the study of rocks. They
are making a collection of the diff
ferent kinds Of rocks found in this
, community. When they are thru
with this study they will know and
appreciate the rocks found around
Sank Centre.
Her ply. ed. classes are still play.
ing volleyball. They plan to ar
range a tournament between the
different members of the classes.
Miss Schmitz's algebra classes
are learning fractional equations
Under this they are finding aver.
ages and area by means of equa-
tions.
Her eighth grade math classes
are studying the life history of the
check. This includes the check
when it is first made out, and goes
clear through to the clearing house
, and all things connected with the
clearing of the check. They are
also studying how banks lend and
help to send money. Under this
there are the cashiers checks, bank
drafts, and certified checks.
Her seventh grade are studying
the managing of family money
They are also learning to make
different budgets for different IN
comes. This study will help them
in later life.
Miss Swope's seventh and eighth
grade English classes are now dia,
granting sentences, by this we mean
the dividing of sentences and learn.
ing the different parts. According
to Miss Swope they are very bored
with this subject. But there is one
bright spot in English class, they
have just received another world
letter. This time from the Pana.
ma Canal zone. This is very in
teresting to them, just now, as the
Panama Canal zone has been pub.
lized so much lately.
MUSIC
The orchestra is practicing fol
their first public appearance, the
Junior class play. Four numbers
are on their schedule, namely: Lon
donerry Air, the March Of the
Peers, the March of the Tin Sol,
diers, and Overture Gems. Two
numbers will be played before the
play starts and one between the
acts.
I've got some inside information
on what really came over the all
on the Walter Damrasch programs
the Rudiments of Music class lis
tens to every Friday.
The following gives you an idea
of what the first part of the pro
gram consists of. Last Friday il
was about Cellos and Bases. Pieces
played were as follows: Liebe
straum, Liatz; Overture 1872" by
Tchaikovsky; Prelude from Lar
lesienne," Suite No. /, Bizet; Fin
ale of Symphony No. 8, Beethoven
the Elephant, Saint-Saens.
The last part of the program
was devoted to toys in music.
Good newsl The mixed chorus
will start sometime this week. Re
member that mixed chorus count
20 points towards a school letter
much more than last year!
JUNIOR HIGH SPORTS
Last week marked the close o
the junior high football season
It was the end of almost tw'
months work. Throughout the sea
son the boys wanted a complete
game, but the schedule didn't meri
that. The older boys were on ;
senior practice team and had to b.
ready when their turn came t.
play.
Monday was a red letter day TO
the basketball minded lads. Tn
start of the basketball season start
ed. AS in football the older ant
experienced players went on sen
ior practice team. The prospect
are good, and they are enthusiastic
COMMERCIAL
In the Stenography class Mis-
Hunt has been giving one minut
and five minute tests to build VI
speed and accuracy. Well, the high
est records for this week with n,
errors are Frances Arvig, with s
words, Francis Kettler, A words
and Lucille Botz with As words.
| Well, well, the Economic Geo
graphy class has some surprising
facts for us again this week. Di'
you know that 25,000,000 bales o
cotton are produced annually; tina
each bale weighs 478 pounds; tina
the United States produces two
fifths Of the worlds crop; that Tex
as is the chief cotton producing
state in the Union; that the Unite'
States uses 40 percent of its GRO
at home and exports 60 percent
that the average American famil,
uses 125 pounds Of cotton annually
a family in Eastern Europe 8
pounds, in Russia 25 pounds, an
in China 10 pounds; that Eli Whit
ney, the inventor of the cotton CIR