.PTA ENJCy STUDENT COURT
A leading attraction at the PTA on Tuesday
of this reck, ras the student Court sessior
as presented by that August body for the
benefit of the PTA.
^ollo-ing the business sossion of the PTA,
court r:as convened and several "make-up"
cases of different types rhich rere presen
ted shor ■naronts the procedure used by this
c ourt.
JV.dges of the Court rere: Robert Graham,
Louis Gciritz and Gayle Dckcrt. Hilda
Stcnvall ras Clerk of Court and Robert
Lucas arresting officer. Jimmie Hermon
acted in the capacity of Prosecuting Attor
ney and Don Irrin as Defending Attorney.
Xu the first case presented, Roberta Hom
mer pleaded guilty to the charge of Horse
play and tearing a book. Helen Stenvall,
a partner in this incidont, pleaded not
guilty. This shored the Audience hor a
case ras handled by the defending Attorney,
Roberta ras sentenced by the three judges
—rho must agree unanimously—to a suitably
punishment. Helen ras acquitted after a
brief hearing.
Don Church presented a different type of
case rhon he pleaded not guilty to a chars'!
and later faced riuh too much damaging ev
idence changed his plea to guilty, In
this case his defending attorney recommen
ded leniency '-fcich ras granted by the Cour
T’"is case involved more complication than
the others and gave the attorneys a chance
to demonstrate their part- in the court
scone, Don Irrrin,. ■who had an opportunity
to do most of tho cross examination, was .
quite adept at this art. All of the par
ticipants acted out the court scene in a i
most orderly fashion vhich vras a credit tc
the dignity of court procedure.
Folioring the demonstration by the Palmer
H\',h School Student Court, a movie loaned
by the E'ttension Service on “Salt of the
E-.rt.h" ras shm.n.
The business meeting of the PTA ras con
sumed largely on the discussion of "How
to spend the $500.00 for Equipment." The
committee on this project gave a report
based on an interview with the grade teacl
ers and opinions of the Community gather
ed by the Committee*
> Recommendations for the playground were
for more equipment for each room in the
way of bats and soft balls for grades
4 from 5 to 8 and large balls such as Vollej
balls or other large balls for the lower
grades. Some repair work on existing
playground equipment was recommended. The
interview with teachers revealed that
most of them desired more equipment for
3Chcol room use in the way of visual aids,
Ho decision was reached as to how the mon
ly should be spent, and the committed was
.nstrutted to meet with Mr, Snelling, School
Superintendent, and v.ork out further plans.
Its. Miller asked about the possibility of
Agricultural instruction in the School. The
Smith-Hughes Act was discussed, but the ques
;ion was dropped whon Mr. Snelling informed
the group that teachers in this field were
practically unobtainable.
Irs. .Miller asked for the support of the PTA
in 4-H Club work and emphasized the need of
nore leaders in this field.
PALMER CHAPTER Cl INfANTILF
P AKA LYSIS 0 IS BANDS
Ihe Palmer Chanter of the rational Founda
tion for Infantile Paralysis voted to dis
band this week, at a meeting held for that
purpose on Tuesday evening.
Before disbanding the Chapter decided what
to do with existing funds of the organiza
tion.. A sum of *86.00 is due the National'
Foundation and the rest of the money, *469.
DO is to be given to the Hospital for the
equipping of an Isolation Room with priority
given to Polio cases, but which nay be used
for any contagious disease, or other patient
During the existence of the National Founda
tion Chanter for infantile ^analysis m the
Valley, over ).'.500o00 has been raised by Hie
Presidents Ball and the March of Dimes. Out
of this the exir. of the dance were de
ducted.. One half of the net proceeds each
year was then sent to the National Founda
tion for Research TTork and--in case of Polio
epidemics—to be.used to help fight the dis
ease
locally the Chapter has spent >118.45 in
transport i:xg one polio victim to the Swedish
Hospital in Seattle for treatment, one Col
lapsible wheel chair for this same case at
a cost of ‘!°'?..85, an invalid walker which
was ordered before this case was admitted to
the Swedish Hospital, and a washbowl and'
screen for an isolation room for ‘>103.00,
(the washbowl and screen were destroyed by
the Hospital fire), y25 00 to the Public
Health ’Turse Fund ana **.00 fbr an education
al film.. This makes )817.30 which has been
and will be spent locally for the cause of
Folio.
The Chapter does not feel that its work has
been in vain, but due to the fact that the
work new overlaps with that of the ACCA it
was decided to disband.
HCMESTEAC-S Cl\ LA'Y I'/T.
John Hash, from Hilllams burg, Iora,‘ has taker
jut a homestead oi‘ 160 acres across from the
Children's home on nazy Countain. He drove
ever the highway, bringing with him a sawi. il.'
and was accompanied by John Fidey who also
xlans to homestead.