The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-02-02

students In the stenography II
and III classes who have made
timed tests with less then five err
rors are as follows: Otalia Cher
mack 81, Dave Botz so, Magdalene
Zehrer 40, Mae Cook At, Aurelia
Gartner As, Evelyn Gardner A,
Rose Marie johnson A, Verna
Iwinski 43, Blanche Konop AZ,
Mary Brown AZ, Hazel Norton Al,
Jane Brecken 40, Genevieve Carl
son 40, and Ewald Dolls IS.
The tipping classes are trying
to make more words to receive
dots after their names on the
chart. Many students are coming
down to the tipping room during
their vacant periods to take timed
tests. They will soon begin a new
unit on Letters and will also study
centering.
The economic geography class
spent two days in the Library last
week preparing reports on Japan
which covered topography, eli
mate, customs of the people and
their occupations. This week they
will begin studying China. They
will also read books and stories on
China, which will be especially in
teresting. The class is anxiously
awaiting a new movie which will
be given next weeh on Puerto
Rico.
The business law class is study
ing Negotiable Instruments. They
have finished their study on checks
and they are now on promisory
notes which proves to be interest
ing because it deals with things
that everyone will have something
to do with sooner or later.
ART
The ninth graders are busy de-
veloping designs for linol e u m
block printing. The designs are
first done on paper in flat areas
of black and white, then will be
traced on the linoleum blocks and
cut with linoleum cutters keeping
either the background of the de-
sign itself in relief. Then the
blocks will be ready for reproduc-
ton and will be used to print all
over designs on paper or cloth.
The eighth grade has finished
drawing and coloring geometrical
designs using compass and rulers,
and color crayons.
The seventh grade students are
busy drawing sketches of the
human figure. Members of the
class serve part of the time as
models for the rest of the class.
The fourth, fifth, and sixth
graders have been concentrating
on lettering for the past week,
while the third grade children are
beginning to make friezes of cut
paper for their room, using story
book characters for their themes
ELEMENTARY BUSYBODIES
What a gala array of color
greets our eyes as we enter the
kindergarten room. The chairs
and tables-well in fact everything
except the piano-have been paint
ed lovely pastel colors, pink, blue
yellow and green. The result is
very modern and exceptionally
charming. If you haven't gone in
and looked around-do so soon
It's worth while and I'll bet you'll
like it!
The pupils Of Miss Harris room
are now studying the names anc
habits Of different kinds of animals
In order to remember their name.
more easily, they are making book
let's with various illustrations of tn,
animals, under each picture the,
write the name of each animal. TIL,
weekly Reader" seems to be 6
popular magazine in their room a!
almost all the children have renew
ed their subscriptions. They hope
to continue to take this magazine
the rest of the year.
Miss Henkeps pupils have finish
ed their reader and workbook ant
are very anxious to start a new