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By Mildred Yiaskered Drarnatic Teacher * IZ-jIette Public Schoo?s Dramatics in the -oId school- pro- gream was a study of formai playzz Then the -airn o! the work Was a finished production.' somnething for exhibition. Dra maties in-the "new_ * schooi'ý curriculum ino longer has .as its goal the.,polished performanceý The emphasis' bas :shifted: to the deveiopmnent of the child and to'the stimulation -of his imag .ination. This new approach is caiied creative dra- ma,tics. Drana tics, ceases. to be arti- ficial. it becornes a natural ex-pres- sion o! the îndividual, *as the chil.d iearns to use his ow,ýn words in ex- pressing bis ideas and emotions. Use Volunteer MNethod In'order that the chiid. may have Zan cpportunity 'tô express Nwhat he feels. a. voluinteer method o!f cast sêlec'ion is used. In this way each child has the priviiege of choosing the part %vhich appeals to hlmn an-i he prefers to play. So that he m: broaden bis field of humnan exper- iences he. 15 encouraged Io volunteei for ail types of characters. A simple introduction in panto- mine is given as the foundation for creatîve dramnaties. Only parts of the body are used at first to ex- press ideas, then the wbole body. After the body becomnes free as a rneans of expression words are add- ed. At last the child is able to express himself in tbhr ee ways. through the body, face, and voice. Simple exercises and original draina- tizations are g iv en as ,begrinning material- Graduai Proces Then as the child de%-elops- ii self confidence and v o c ai1 expression moedifficult f.olki taies. stories. --nd -k'î kno,.%n casc r :e drarr.atization. Africa Is Siibject lui t I s -c:. H-ovard Photography Club The flrtgrqde cUdrnt rHotari school have ex'per.eflce in buying and selLng tickets. rdîg on their ouwn train. plap'ingci onductor. ePPY! ,ieer and fireman. The Thr, was hot ,hrc,ugh the ches:' but t ran seventy-fivtu feet efr dru-ppJing it also showed us somne of the- natives. These nativ-es, mark them- selve-s ta o vta wat tribe the%. be The W,,eathierN-anie BvJane Benge Crade 6 It wa loehran intere-stng *Chidren. thiý i S e'!le, Godburg.- ~i1m. ad evercne enjyed itthe teaýcher announced. etbeer Th e re v:salso a Short movie or. n;ce -,- her. a-s she&s a i vcme safetv. .. ere. Her'e'iz your sea*. dear.- We, thanik Mrs. Robérts for us stuch a fine assembly. -Naricy Shmmnck, Si.xth Suggrest Reading, Parents WiIl Enjov These books have -been rea-d and enjoyed by Wi1m-e-L'e' teachers. At the request of a num-ber o! parents the foiloving list has been -made for their use. Books for gefleral readinc, on giig'Mary- Jo snilled acroszs the aisle ga ai Sele. The girl did flot returfi nut des':-. A,- recess dMar% Jo ran after her and cried. as she cIasped her band, -Oh. Neilie. let's be friendis." The chIld snatched her hand, away and hurried off. Mfter a' few; more at-> tenmpts. M-ýary, Jo gave up +r.ving tao be friends. Bu- 'Mary Jo ntc e d hat she fastened herseif 1loviJngly. on Betvy Jar.e Mier. For a whole v.eek shei In every session of the legisiature the schools have their share of bills which appear. Our state ranks lov in some phases of school affairs, although., there -are rnany who are working to rernedy that condition. The problems in Cook county are, no.t at ail the probierns of the small school districts and the North Shore presntsstili different, ,probiems. The bis jntroduced obviousiy can- not apply.to ail districts. There may be legisiation. in re- gard to the office of town-sip treas- uirer, especially with regard to the more accurate accounting of funids. The League of W omen Voters .favors County School boards. There is a recommiendation that the s'ehool election iaws b e. changeèd Sata hywuld be in line with the other elections. Thé moniey given to schools is not ajways accoupted for-the State Aid is "pegged- at 18 pupîls per schooi-that is. if there are fewer than 18 pupils in the school this minimum amount is availabie. 'rhe, present Iav: was passed in 1928 and since that time the number of dis- tricts has increased. wý%hich ma kes more smail groups -,vhich use this State Aïi oney. Other states have been co-nsýolidating whiie we are formiig more small districts. *There- wilbe a bill introduced to reýviSe this -18 pegged" rule. The twýo bis for formation. of a State Board of Education %vere iost iast year so there will no doubt- be other attempts mnade Ithis year. Stolp Schiool S tore- Meets Vi.tcll Need. Wirz ters In clica te The Stolp school store origiate in 1936 through the interest of soir nîgbt ii cdrops dOwfl to i40ciegrees. lAeel two was about "The Congo Region." It showed us ail about the wild animais.' It sbowed us a very thrilling thing-7the killi ng ,o! .a 1lion. ill pr.e- rroom of the and that 1 Nvas ignoririg the orner. and %vas it all right? Mother s id No'and expiained that you1 would think 1 was fickie.. I'xw fot though. and 1 apologize and wn you al be. friends %vith me?- We hope that these short para- graphs have show-n the readers of W~ILMETTE Liut: the management. ob- ject, and purpose of the StlC,!p scbool store.-Martha Arritage and. Joan~ Pigre, 8th Grade. ý%-'-zh her alt-eniic-n c)n