EDITOR: lack Steely
ASSO. EDS. : Genevieve Ring
Ina Belle Irwin.*
RE^O RTERS: Ruthelyn-Elliott, Helen
Arndt, Teonas Snyder, John Howard
Lucille Ring, IJargie Snyder. Joseph
Fynek, Harry Ri^g.,. Jin Moore.
TYPISTS: Jack Siieely, Helen Barry.
°RADE YEHS
1st & End: Tie urinary grade nuniIs
Lave teen having quite a few dis
ruptions in their school work due
to the following: Dori--" Ho ore of
the first grade has sfarlet fever _
and has teen in quarantine for one
week. Because of the turning of
her home ^atty Johnson was atsent
a few days. Bobby Bennett has teen
suffering from a sorained ankle.
Ronald Enters left recently for the
St ate s•
3rd & 4th: These grades are using
the gymnasium for recreation now,
running relay races and playing
active games.
The'3rd & 4th have decorated
their class room with pictures of
birds which should be seen in this
vicinity.
Those receiving 10Cg in spelling
are: Mary lane Bennett, Rhyllis
Jensen, J irimy P i p p e 1, Jame s Mo nro e ,
Gene Bailey, Eleanor T’ynek, Lloyd
Thor son, Evelyn Pfeiff, Charles
Monaghan, Betty Lou Rorrison, Mar
garet Jane Duncan, Betty Jo Clayton,
Irving Connors and Francis Barry•
5th & 6 th: The PTonor Roll for these
grades is: Lucille Monaghan, Robert
Pipeel and Billy Bouwens.
The V/i 1 d i ng f am i ly h a v e left
Palmer, taking their son, Lyman,
from school.
This group will soon be starting
a spelling contest, the pupiIs get
ting 100 will add one point to their
side; the losers nay a forfei to
the winners at the end of the year.
7th & 8th: D^le Clayton of the 8th
is back in school after being ill *
for•a few weeks.
The 8th grade is reviewing var
ious subjects in preparation for
the achievement examinations to be .
sent from Juneau to be administered
during the last week of school.
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS
Tie men are working as rapidly as
possible on our building. To base
ment is all cemented. T ;e installa
tion of the light fixtures has been
completed, the steam and water pipes
have been laid and
in for tl
stuaGings are
e partitions.
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HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
SVcher Sulzman sooke to the
high school last Saturday on fire
rrevention; giving some interest
ing ezneriences of his own as
well as some important advice on
the prevention of fires.
The NorId and United States
Fistory classes have changed theii
system of study. Instead of gen
eral reading and answering of
questions the students are each
assigned some subject of current
history on which to give brief
reports. Talks this week have
been on the unit: "News of Modern
Lands.:i Next week the unit will
be: "Interesting Personalities of
To-day’s News.."
4-F Clubs
Miss Peck, the Home Demonstra
tion a exit from Fairbanks; gave
the girls a short talk on 4-F
clubs last Saturday. There is to
be a 4-T: Club formed at 13 aimer foi
girls between the ages of fourteen
anci twenty, this organization to
be led by Miss Ruth Do Armand,
D' monstration A ent who will be
permane ntly located here.
During the meeting Mr. J. T.
Flakne, Palmer District Ac,ent,
was introduced to the girls.
CORRECTION
In the last issue of our schocJ
notes a mistake was made regardin'
the coach of the girlsT basketbal:
team. Miss Janet Borges has been
coaching the girls three after
noons a week. Miss Borges, re
ports excellent progress and the
City Mean will have some worthy
competition next season.
FIRE DAMAGE
In the warehouse fire many
school supplies including surplus
text books, cart of the reference
library, janitor’s supplies, some
equipment for vocational educatior
the final examinations for the Btl
grndo and a few Territorial recorc
having bearing on the equipment ir.
the rooms were destroyed. Also
a number of .books from the M«.tan
uska and Fairview Schools were
lost.
The school fire of the previous
voeh was started by defective wir
•ing, and what might have been, a
cc tastro oho was averted by the
auick action of Fob Lathrop, the
janitor, whose calls for help a
wakoned ev-on tliose across the
railroad t r a ch; s.