Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 22 Nov 1934, p. 16

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JUNIO LIFE Latest Sctaeol Newi Pubasbad u>ekly bg the. achool ciidren of Wilni.tte auder sprviion of Wilrnette Playground and Recreation Board WILMF.'TE,, ILLINOIS, NOVEMBER 22,1 1934-. - i School Offers Second Issue of News Box. The second issue of the Stoip News Box was publisbed November 12.. This issue was for Armistice Day. The cover by Dan Seiden depicts a soldier with crosses in the back- ground and on the bottom of the page is this verse: "In Flanders Fields The poppies blow Between the crosses Row on row. Next is the editorial page witb the News Box staff. Then cornes the poem, "Dead Men Three." Tele Armistice Events An article, ",Armistice Day," by Betty Bruce, tells of the important events of this day.' Then there is an article by Ger- trude Weinstock about "Dancing Schooi and the Harvest Moon Party." Another page is for society and is about parties chiidren have given. An interview witb Wendell Hall by Yvonne Woerner and Helen Mae Meves occupies a page and a half. There are three pages of sports. .Bettingliaus Write. Story Tbere is an original story by Knox Bettingbaus, "Cease Fire," wbich was dedicated to the soldiers wbo iost their lives during the Wonld war. Another interesting feature is a Hal- lowe'en theme by George Terzakes. Then there is a page of humor. Also in this issue are advertise- ments of stores such as- Wilson bak- ery, Wilmette- Gift shop, Cyrille Beauty sbop, Wolff-Griffis Hardware company, Scbncider's bootery and Goodwin barber shop.-Helen Mac Meves, Stolp 1C. Eighth Graders Have SNew Literature Books Miss Chase presented new litera- turc books to the eighth grades at Stolp on Tbursday, November 15. After iooking througb the books for a few minutes the pupils dccided tbey were going to be very intcrest- ing. Stories of aIl kinds can be found s0 that everyome, was well pleased. Poetny, advemtune, bumon and other types including mysteny stories werc there.. Literature this year is cer- tain to be entertaining for the eighth grades if these volumes are read.- Janet Bichi, Stoip 1C. Ask Moiter Permission to Post Stolp Bulletins! Lately a few people have been. posting bulletins up on the bulletin board at Stoip schooi without per-, mission. After th is ail. people must ask the permission of Harold Moiter, chairman of the Bulletin Board com- mittee of. Stolp, before posting a bul- letin. Harold Moiter is in room IC.- Brice Rustad, Stolp 1C GIVE THEMES FRIDAY "Friday, November 23, the childrcn of Stolp IC will be giving themes on "How to Do Things." These themes will be given in Miss Perring's room and will be- fun as well as edu. cational.--Edith Mendun, Stolp I C. Dean Dennis Talks, for Stolp Assemibly A very interesting talk was de- iivered to the members of the Stoip Assembly Club Wednesday, Novem- ber 14, by Dean Dennis, head of the S-cbool of Speech, at Nortbwestern university. After the meeting was concluded by our fine president, Bill Holmes, Dean Dennis was introduced by Miss Flaskered wbo was at one time a pupil of bis. Dean Dennis talked on "Armistice and Revolutions!' He told of some of bis experiences as a vice-consul in Russia at the time of the Russian revolution. He also spoke of the large stone at the southern end of the Nortbwest- cmn campus inscribed in honor of Dave 'Hansen, once a student at Northwestern. Mr. Hansen was killed in the World war and receivcd bonors f rom the Fren4+ ý overnment. Dean Dennis' taik was enjoyed by all.-Lois Whitehead, Stolp 2C. Howard Conquers Stolp in Final Kickball Games The Howard and Stolp final kick- baIl, games for girls were ended Wed- nesday, November 7. The games that day wcre ail won by the Howard teams, A, B, C. D. E, F. The Stoip girls bave been good- sports tbrough- out tbe series of games, which were al won by Howard witb thé excep- tion of one game that was tied. The scores for the F teams on Monday were, 40 to 7, and on Wednesday, 18-7. Howard is giad to play good sports and also to know that the Howard teams have been well picked. -jean Lindstrom, Howard 6C. Students of Howard 5B Enjoying History Projeet Miss Van Horne asked the girls in her room Howard 5B, if tbcy would like ta 'make a history project. One girl made a littie doil stuffed with. cotton. She had a blue skirt and a yellow blouse. Hen bain was made of yarn unnaveled at the bottom. David Leach and Frank Dowd dccided to make a log cabin and a covered wagon and oxen. The pupils anc planning to make some more dogs and bave a puppet sbow.-Gloria Alexander, Howard 5C. PupilIs in 6B. Are Busy 1Correeting Their Tests In Miss Theman's room, 6B is con- recting the tests taken in the audi- torium. The pupils are dividcd into classes by the mharks tbey got. The classes are in reasoning, wboie frac- tions, decimals, and special classes. The special ciass is the ciass of people wbo do not need, extra work in anyting.-ýDave Walwortb, How- ard 6B. TICKEgTS GOOD AGAIN The Wilmette theater reopened Fni- day, Novcmibcr 9,' and aur JuNioR Lipe tickets are good once more. The tickets are given by the theater as a countesy to WiI<mzm ELiPE and to the Playground and Recreation board whicb sponsors JUNioR LiPE.-Alfred Huettel, Howard 4th grade. Students A ttend Wilmette A rmistice 'Day Services, On Monday, November 12, ail the pupils of tbe fifth, sixtb, seventh and eigbtb grades of the Howard school and some of the Stolp and Central school pupils went to the Village bal to listen to a man wbo talked on Armistice Day. After the talk, those wbo wantcd to went to tbe Wilmette theater to sec some pictures about the World war. The first pictures were those of the American Legion. They were sulent pictures. The second pictures were sound pictures. Tbcy were the samne pictures, that the manager showed other nights. The manager showed tbem especially for these pupils.- Bob Matson, Howard 6B. Howard 6B Has New Unit in Reading Class Howard 6B started a new unit in reading Iast week. The name of the unit is "Inventors." The name of the first story in the unit is "Solving a Hard Problem." It is the first unit of the book. Miss Theman, the read- ing teacher, did not start the pupi-ls on the first unit at the beginning of scbool because another scbool bad the same book and the teacher of tbis room had ail the books from the library. Miss Theman was afraid that there wouidn't be enougb good books -on tbe unit, so 6B had to wait until tbe sixth grade, at the other scbool was finisbed witb that unit.- Olive Carlson, Howard 6B. Study Flute and Oboe, Then Sec Them Played Tuesday afternoon, November 13, the pupils of the Stolp eigbth grades, who arc studying the orchestra in music, saw two of the instruments, wbicb they are studying, piayed. The first was the flute dcmonstratcd by Steve Finmcy. The other instrum~ent was the oboc played by Robby Neu- kranz. they eacb piaycd the range of the instruments and then a littie piece.* They came over during the différent music classes of the cighth gradés.-Harold Moiter, Stolp IC. MAKES RAINFALL MAP Billy Mattbews made a rainfali map for the 5C room. Lt- was one of the best in the group. It was in colons. Some places .wcnc red, some, blue, some browm, some white, and some black. Eveny colon stood for so many inches of rainfali. a year.-Robert McKeigbhan, Howard 5C. NEW MONITORS WEEKLY Every week,. Miss Oithoff's room has newmonitors. One puts upthe doons in, the back of the room. One of the. monitors closes the door* if it 's noisy out in the bail. One of tbem Waters the flowers.-Billy Novascone, Howard 4th grade. PUPILS STUDY WEST Hçward 5C is studying about the West in geography. Some of the children are makinig sait and flower maps and pasting pictunes ini thein notebooks for projects.-Billy Mat- tbews, Howard 5C. Stolp Pupils Explore New InalteFact Worlds In.alteclasses which the lB room of Stolp attends, the pupils are doing very interesting tbings. In the social science class they are studying about the first stcps toward American democracy. They are dram- atizing "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" in dramatics, and in arith- metic tbey are working on interest problems. Most of the people are Studi.. Reveal World of Inter.,t working on -Iettering in art and the rest are making designs. In the science, class tbey are studying the stars and in the music class tbey are studying the orchestra. They are working on case in Englisb, and in composition thcy are having oral tberne s. In gym the boys are playing speed- bail and in manual training thev are making treasure cbests. Ail of these things are botb inter- esting and educational.-Dan Seiden, Stolp lB. New Literature Book .Makes Bow to Pupils Thursday, November 15, thé Stc4p eightb* grades werc introduced toaa ncw literature book, "Hiddcn Treas- uires in Literature." The book bas some vcry intercsting stories ini- cluding "Treasure Island," "Crema- tion of Sam Magce" and many other short stories. Miss ýChase, the litera- turc teacher, is going to let the pupils rcad "The Open Hearth" next Tburs- -day. The books wcre bought to pro- vide the eigbtb grades witb. reading books.-Dick Hirscb, Stoip IC. MOVIES FOR CHILDREN Tbe James Nelson and Anna Louise Raymond Foundation wil prescrit a free program of motion pictures for chldren Saturday morn- ing, November 24, at Field Museum of Naturai History. As Tbanksgiving Day is approaching, the featured filtu will be "The Story of. the Pilgrims." Also to be shown is a film entitled "Tbe Arctic Visitor." There will be two sbowings, one beginning at 10 o'clock, and one at 11, in tbe James Simpson Theatre of the museum. Cbildren from .al parts of Chicago and. suburbs are invited to attend. No tickets are needed. MUSEUM OPEN NOV. 29 To accommodate cxpected tbousads of holiday visitors, Field Museum of Natural History will remain open Tbursday, November 29,, Tbanksgiv- ing day, during the usuai visit ing hours fromn 9 to 4:30 o'clock. As the holiday falîs, on a Tbursday, (one of the museumn's free admission' days) there will be no charge for .ad- mittance. VOL. 8, NO. 6

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