The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-04-11
High
School

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LIBRARY NEWS
This week there is a very inter-
esting display in the library. It
Is made up of a number Of articles
brought by Cliff Domke from
China.
It is made up Of such items as
tea bowls, chop sticks and knife,
caniphor chest, Chinese doll and
many other unique articles.
A beautiful silk cloth with Chin
csc writing hangs on the door.
There is also a needle-work pro-
ject made by Miss Margaret Cad
well, which continues the display
Of hobbies that are shown to the
public.
Another interesting book is Al G.
Barnes, Master Snowman. The life
story Of AL G. Barnes is biography
as authentic as the circus world he
created and as thrilling as the
most exciting fiction. A unique
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proportions Of genius, AL G.. Barnes
for a number Of years more COM
pletely dominated the American
scene than almost any other con-
temporary hero. This soft-spoken,
mild-mannered man with his boyish
love of pranks and his strange pow.
er over animals and men still lives
in the hearts Of thousands Of cir.
Gus people and hundreds Of thous-
ands Of average citizens who re-
member the glorious days when Al
G. Barnes, mounted on Tusko, the
worlds mightiest elephant was the
Master Snowman!
Dave Robson here tells the col.
orful story Of his life and his show
manship.
strangers were invariably struck
by his impressive, dignified man.
ner and handsome appearance. In
stead Of the blatant, opinionated,
flaring type Of person sometimes
associated with the big outdoor
shows, AL G. Barnes was soft-voic-
ed, well-poised, mild-mannered,
courteous and kindly, sympathetic
and generous. Intimate with great
personages,. hailed as an outstand,
ing celebrity wherever he appeared,
he remained ever considerable and
democratic.
1T is an absorbing story that he
tells-one cannot read this record
of trials and struggles that result
ed in famous triumphs without be-
ing impressed by the fact that
brains and courage and persistence
alone could not have survived the
difficulties that beset the pathway
of his noted career. Genius was
necessary to carry to such striking
success the great ambitions of Al
G. Barnes, and the working of this
genius are competently depicted by
Dave Robson"
COMMERCIAL
The Tipping I classes have fin
ished timed writing and are start
ing on centering and tabulation.
They learn how to center lists OF
columns, articles, poems, etc., on a
page. They are also learning how
to type on envelopes.
This year the District Typine
Contest will be held at Glenwood
on May 4. Each school has two
entrants in Tipping 1.
Each day, for one month, the
four highest students in the class
will take a time test. The two peo-
pie having the highest average
from these tests will go to Glen.
wood. These four students are:
Adeline Nelson, Ruth Genow, Chris
tine Koterba and Beverly O'Gara.
This contest is sponsored by the
Minneapolis Business College and
a very nice prize is awarded to the
! winner.
The bookkeeping classes are
learning how to figure merchan-
disc and cash discounts. They are
| also studying means Of credit
terms and recording the same in a
three column cash journal.
The Economic Geography class
is now taking up the study of Ger
many. They have learned the fol-
lowing interesting things about it:
Germany's two leading seaports on
the North Sea are Bremen and
Hamburg; Germany has 200 steam
ship lines going in and out from
Hamburg; it leads the world in the