The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-11-02

first as coffee drinkers and believe
it or not the people of the United
States rank second. Each person
In the United States consumes Il
pounds of coffee a year. $312. 600, 00C
worth Of coffee Is needed each year
to supply the need of the American
people.
The Bookkeeping classes are be
ginning to analyze business trans
actions into its two elements, the
debit and the credit.
The tipping I classes have just
started their extra credit work
They are required to type a para
graph, taken from their tipping
book, free Of errors and erasures
With a good average daily mark
and this extra work they are en-
titled to an A or B according to
their average marks. Next week
the class win begin tipping time
tests to determine the speed of the
typists. A chart will be put UP
and dots placed after the names
of the students making records In
tipping. The first dot will be given
for Is words a minute with 5 OF
less errors.
Well, I guess I've given you the
lowdown on almost everything SC
cheerio until next week.
INDUSTRIAL DEPT.
All of Mr.. Perry's classes are
still on their drawing projects. The
Sophomore class is taking up house.
hold plans, details of construction
and architectural housing.
The men are now pouring the
floor in the shop. The corridor
and finishing room are to have tile
floors. After this is completed they
will be ready to move into the
shop. The drawing room is al.
ready completed.
HOME ECONOMICS
I'll try to tell you something about
the Home &c. department altho
they're busy moving. They're way
up on the third floor and I don't
envy the Junior High Home &c
girls a bit. Although they do have
quite walk before they come, they
think it's pretty swell. Here's what
Miss Cary says when asked if she
liked it, quote, very definitely, ]
think it is splendid for we will now
have adequate space"
Miss Cary was gone the latter
part Of last week to some confer.
ence. However, Mrs. Meigs took
over and they accomplished quite
a bit. The seventh graders take
measurements for their cooking
aprons, pinned them on the mater
ial and are already to cut.
ART
After this I'll bet I don't &c
around peeking in the doors OF
grade rooms. Not around Hallowe'-
en- anyway. I was only trying to
see what the art classes were do
ing. I found out soon enough
Wicked looking Jack-O-Lanterns
stared me right in the eye.
What's all these little girls run.
ming around with small pieces OF
cloth for? Looks like they were
going to start miniature dry
goods store. They're going to start
making doll dresses or something
like that. wonder what the boys
will do. Make dresses too. Nc
such luck. They are going to learr
how to print. I guess I'll go ovel
to their room for art class anG
learn how to print too.
Upon the next floor more inter
esting things are being done. The
kids are learning how to make
posters the size of their desks by
cutting our figures and pastins
them on one large sheet of paper
Some very nice work Is being done
too.
ELEMENTARY BUSYBODIES
Guess what? The first graders
of Miss Harris room have a new
sand table. They have been study.
ing the story of the "Three Bears
for the past few weeks, and SC
they have made pictures of the
bears with their tables, chairs
bowls of porraige, and the little
girl, Goldilocks. They have also
been dramatizing the story. We
may have some real actors yet
when they are older. They are
also studying trees, so that they
will know the names of the trees
when they see them. Miss Harris
asks the parents to fill out the
children's library cards when they
have finished reading the books.
Miss Henkels' class has started
to make health booklets. They
have named them "The Good Food