Milford chronicle., 1958-04-04
Mrs. BrObst-Fiffh Grade


from the hospital. We hope he will
soon be back in school.
Gale Umphlett and Richard
Black were chosen from our room
10 be in the May Mart Court oi
Honor. The two girls who will
dance in the May Pole Dance from
our room are Betty Jane Masten
and Cheryl Warrington.
We are learning to add mixed
numbers with unlike denominatOrs
Miss LOng-Fifth Grade
We are making Easter pictures
when we have extra time We have
pictures on our outside bulletin
board about early history. On the
inside bulletin-board we have Eas-
ter eggs and we have pictures OF
rabbits on the other one.
In Science we are studying about
how air works for us. We also are
studying about what makes the
pressure and how the pressure
works for us.
In social studies we are reading
the part called Making a Living
in Colonial Times and TODAY" We
are reading about the farming,
furs, and fur trading, numbering.
fishing, and trading.
In arithmetic we are studying
about proper fractions, whole
numbers, improper fractions, and
mixed numbers.
Reporters, Irma Rae Masten
Sharon Hopkins
Mrs. GibsOn-Fifth Grade
On March 9th we had our class
assembly. The class acted out sew
eral short scenes showing how
Easter is celebrated in different
countries. The countries represent
ed were Germany, Palestine, Hun
gary, Italy. and the Unned States.
AS finale. the Grade School Band
played Easter Parade" while the
girls modelled their original Easter
Bonnets. Judges for the parade
were Larry Carey. Henry Minner
and Marshall Moore. All the chill
dren took part in the program.
Our Spring vacation began April
3. We return to school after Easter
Oh April 8. Happy Easter, every
onel
Mrs. DOlby-SeYenth Grade
Many people were absent from
school Thursday and Friday. Most
of them were ill.
School ran until 100 p. m. on
Thursday.
We have been studying about
Venezuela and Colombia in social
studies. We are now working on
the questions at the end of the
chapter which seem easy to most
of us
Shirley Ellers
Kay Mcdaniel
Mrs. Mann's Sixth Grade News
This week the sixth grades voted
for representatives in the May
Mart. We all voted for Wayne Col
iison and Nancy Harrington as
king and queen. The attendants
from our room are: Weldon Har-
cum and Marilynn FARRELL. The
Maypole dancers are: Susan Nc
Donald and Ruth Ann Holden.
We have had three tests this
week: arithmetic, reading, and So
cial studies.
We are going to have a little
Easter Egg party. We plan to have
| an Easter Egg hunt and a contest
for decorated eggs.
Reporters, Nancy Harrington
Linda Smith
Miss MOrris-Eighth Grade
AT our home room meeting this
week the class was called to order
by our president, Connie Biddle.
The minutes were read and ap-
proved. The discussion was about
class trip. We chose several like
ly spots for our trip. The meeting
was adjourned at 1925 a. m.
Lanny Simpson, Reporter
School Term News
Miss MOrris-S0
The year 1858 was the first sea-
son for football at Harrington.
Thanks to coach Jeffers and coach
Smith, it was a highly successful
one. The rough and tumble sport
of the gridiron, was gone after
in big way by the boys of Har-
rington High School.
Last October the Art Club took
trip to Washington, d. C. AT
Washington, d. c., tours were first
made of the U. S. mint, where mil
lions of dollars are produced every
day. After that trip to the Wash
ington Monument, then lunch
across the bridge to Virginia. Next
was the Smithsonian Institute, and
finally, the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation Building.
Everyone enjoyed the trip and
hope to make another ole soon.
Lanny Simpson, Reporter
Mrs. GOOdwill-Eighth Grade
Mr.. Rutledge has given our class
an assignment. He wants us to talk
to some ninth grade student about
some of their subjects and how
they like them.
Reporters, Barbara Spieer
Ralph Wooters
Baseball
The Harrington High School
baseball teams will work ont dur
ing the Easter vacation daily at
n. m. The unusually poor weather
conditions this spring have handi-
capped the boys in their prepara-
ton for their opening game at
Bridgeville on April IL. A practice
game is scheduled for Easter Mon
day.
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