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Graduantion Day Stirs Memories of Sehool Events Our flrst sanîýPle of sho life wýas the dav..wc started to kindergartenî in the public library. The whole qciiooi session *,%%as spetit in play, but it wi, here that .we learnied to "mind tilt, it was a big day at Logan .schooi. for we were starting, first grade, "Think of it," we said. "I'we art, string schôol." It vas a thril neyer to be forgotten.- Theni camie-a red letter day. W~e vvere going to Howard ,school to -View stilil ife pic- turcs. Prizes were to bec wrdd but to this day we have neyer seeî' tbeni. First grade wvas'so liard, we thouglht then. Our first scliool party. was a Thanksgiving party where we received. canidy. peanuts and the like. %Ve were let out early. that day and went home satisfied with our first party. W\e lhad two, more parties, a Christmas party and one-thc last day of schooi. Then we went- lîomùe.yell- ing, ."Schoo's ont! School 's out. I Teacher' let the nîonkeys out !Y" Schqoo started the following year in the 'fali and we thoughit we were getting up in the world hecatise sec- ond grade was a bit lharder than first. Miss Decker, a dear teaciiet of. ours, who lias since l)assC( on. mi- -pressed our mnd s the first lîoîwi of second grade byý breaking a ruller -on a certain party wiio now' sts in ôÔur- audience. Ever after in tiat rooru' aIl was quiet on the second grade front." W\Te lad the usuial parties that year and then wvomid ni), onr1 year with a great big partyv. W\Vhe we were. dismiissedl at the end of the year w~e felt as thouCh 1we cl ve-re go-. ing higli. %vide and lîandsonîe now thiat we,,were out of second grtade.. Now for Third Grade WVe had cltiiîhed aniother rung on the ladder of education. At last we liad arrived on the second floor. Thir rade Io2fAllnnie<d b efnre inoking* had nfot stayed at Iogan. After a few weeksin th-eir niew% surrouinding<; this feeling wore off and soon ail was well. We had thiree parties that year, a Haliowe'cn, a 'Thanksgiv-ingý, and>a, Christmnas Part>,. XVe wouid- up thé. year by 'having a- wonderfut __feast of. ice cream and cake..' Our, Pets Have Their Day on Piaygrounds Pets-fii astouishing varieti?-haî'e thcir dav mi the J4/iligicte pavro itdring the suenmicr scasoyn. That occa- son i' the aimnal "Pet D)a.%" wheu thle roi&sers vie f or *first honzorj in 'dspavki thrir Jwuschold friends to best .advantaqe. "Pcet Day" h<is heen an i un portant event of the suinner playground seson for several Y'ears. farewel gift to the teacher was >a huge goodhy and she- bid uis cheerio wïtth a sighi which inay have -meant t hat shie mas glad to get rid of uis. Fifth Grade Beckons We were weco ned into' fifthi grade hy a new teaclier so thiat we ail be- gali fifthi together, miitcl to hier dis-. miaV. To those students attendiing Howard a higli spot in the N'car was the arrival of somne of thecir b(Ild frieinds from LIogan. Fifthi grade, was, nie% to us the' work heing of cntir.ely different nature from tliat which we .had ieen doing. \Ve lad to bu k e cov ist u iail ,te Work camne casier. 'lhle ciass liad sucli good discipline tlhat the teachier had to inake a chart on whiise put down. littie marks, for I>ad, be-. havior4F e leavior. VCG hehavior. and 50 on down.'lTle -nîajority ,of the ciass %vas w-ii below F. A ncéw phase of intcrcst eùtered our school ilife hiere ini the fi-fth grade. Atietics! True boys surcly brouglit home the baconb):uwniu -ýfour pnnI'lIIts out weref giving. tics. kil Celi. Cet Eusy We were now iii seventh. grade. This m-as said by everyonce to bc thie hardcst -grade iii gramimar, school. We certainly had to buckle down to. wor-kJo ng befort.,e we hought w e shouid have- to. As Mirs. Groves says, "Wc had to get our brain ceils working."P We Iaborcd bard until Tlianksgiv- ing. came along, bringing with it a two-day vacation. Those in Miss M adsen's roomi didn't get mtîch va- cation because of the play that we. were working on at that timne. A little later wve gave a Virginia Re'el piayict. XVe had the usuai mun o parties cnding the season with a cl<lss party given Iby Péari Lud (ford., 'l'le day finally 'came \vhien Nve wc1re n10 longer seventh, graders. A'ýt Iast wc vere eighth gradurs. What, a thrill. it was to ,think thatT weeein our last vear of granmniar sICIooI. XVhen. we saw the w ovk, ahead of us, we weren't anxious to Start. Social science looke(l harder thiaii ever. 'Square root seecmed iii- possible and gerunds, infinitives and transitive verbs loonied uîp hefore us iike sore thurnbs. After %vhat seenmcu agc: we recejved_ our. first ighth seating capacity tncre were a lînxterl. number aîloweci to go. There wcre wveeIks- f intensive practice prcceding the festival The members of the Wiimette group, Evaniston and a, number 'of other towns . along, the north shore sang a:nu mber of songs. The p eople attending had the chance to hear a niuml)er 'of great ariists. They also heard the Chicago Symphony orchestra., Friday, Jine 5, girls of the eighth- grade, served at the annual P. T. A. luncheou. Thev wQre their glee club dresses. As an a ward for their spendid services they réeived FEin social adaptationi. The sporting side of eighth grade was a huge. success. Thle boys won three pennanits, an4 the girls four. Nunerous letters v.ere giveni to l)oth boys and girls. The. class gave twvo pla.vs, '*Pied Piper- anid "hthe Chimes Ranig." Both plavs, hav-,Iing becen coaciîed lhy Mx-s. Staliiing. wCre, vers' goo(l. \\'hle twc -w're studl\Iig plaNys we nmade a trip) to thie Çiviz O)pera liouse m.here w-e5-aw Shake- speare's 'Merchant of NVeniî,e." NVe also la(l our tiqua] scnu-anuai trips to the, Art institute'. One of the 'big, events wvas the class picflic. heid' in the forest preserves. Evervhody' seemed to have a good time despite thc few duckings givei. 'lThe .treas- ttre hunit took up the major pnart of are then handed out. This most cx- citing event is closed with the sing- ing of thc school loyal'ty song. We have at last graduatcd. We&re giad to be able -to go to high, school next year yct there is a bit of sadness about leaving the old school. .1 . n