The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-03-06

Monday, March 8, was a biz
day at the St. Xavier public
school. On that day the mel
of the community hauled ant
spread over three hundred
cubic yards of gravel onto ant
over the school grounds. Now
where formerly was bare gum
DO, treacherous in wet weather
there is a layer of good gravel
several inches thick.
This was not simply a drive
way travelling job, nor a one
side of the building job. The
yard was gravelled on all sides
of the building. Furthermore
walks were laid to the teacher
ages, to the manual training
building, to the %janitor'S home
and one was extended doWr
town so that the highway woulc
not have to be used as a walk
This gravelling project wa
more than a school improve
ment. 1t was a victory fol
civic spirit and cooperative &C,
ton. About 35 men met anc
worked together all day in q
previously planned manner anc
they succeeded in doing the
thing they had set out to do
1t was democracy in action.
The IL trucks used were fur
nished by the following: E
Schaak, j. Schneider, John
Half, H. E. Muhlbeier, H. Stein
metz, G. Lackman, P. Schaller
G. Hardt, w. Grossman, Jr.
Jay Lee, Dave Zier, and the
Holly Sugar Corporation. In
addition, David Muhlbeier fur
nished a caterpillar and level
ing outfit which spread and
levelled the gravel as it wa
dumped on the school yard.
The caterpillar was operated
by Harold Muhlbeier and the
leveller by Manuel Melendrez
George Lackman furnished a
caterpillar for pulling the
trucks out of the pit. The
trucks were loaded by a power
shovel furnished by the county
About 10 loads were hauled,
Although this project was the
result of joint action by all
the men who took part, in
Guiding Indian and Mexican
friends of the school, certain
men deserve some special
credit. Without the fine, con-
slant work of David Muhlbeier
the gravelling probably would
not have been done. Others
whose efforts deserve special
mention are Henry Greenwalt
and Paul Schaller. Mrs. Charles
Bennett supervised the prepa-
ration of the noon lunches for
the men.
To all who helped, the school
extends its expression of sincere
gratitude.
Lloyd Wills, Principal
A health clinic for pre-school
children was held at the St
Xavier school on Wednesday
Feb. 26. DR.. Schubert, Mrs
Mielke, and the state nurse
Miss West, were present. Clever
children were given thorough
examinations.
These clinics are sponsored
by the st. Xavier Home Dem
onstration club. One su c h
clinic will be held each month.
Dorothea Hardt, grade ten.
Feb 18 marked the begin
ming of the serving of hot
lunches TO the entire st. Xavier
school. The project is under
the supervision of Mrs. Ellen
Iverson. Helping with the
serving are the Junior high and
high school girls. Dishes and
spoons were supplied by each
family which supplied its own
children's needs.
The lunches are very bene-
ficial because they add nour-
ishment and warmth to the
otherwise cold lunches. At
present about 200 children are
receiving hot lunches each
noon. The project will continue
to the end of the school year.
Gloria Hopperstad, grade ten.
A Junior high basketball
tournament was held at St.
Xavier on Feb. 81 and March 3.
The schools represented were
Hardin, Lodge Grass, Crow
Agency and st. Xavier. The
drawings pitted Lodge Grass
against Crow Agency the first
night and Hardin against st.
Xavier. Crow won a close game
by the score of % to 26. Har-
din won % to 10.
On the final night Grow
met and defeated Hardin for
first place in a fast game
which ended with the score at
20 to 6. Thus Hardin won Sec
ond place. st. Xavier defeated
Lodge Grass to win third place
by the score of % to "a.