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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 9 Feb 1939, p. 16

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ruary 22 to-25,. Much thought has gone Into the planning of the conference and it is expected to be the best.that the association has ever held. Trhe schools on the North Shore will observe Friday, February 24, instead of Wednesday, Fýebruary 22, as a holiday ln order that teachers: and administrators will have an op- portunity of spending Friday and Saturday at the conferénce. A spe- cial train wtll leave at 4:15 P.M. T'hursday, and, It is expected~ that over one hundredý teachers from the North Shore will: avail them- selves of this -opportunity, to.attend the convention. rty Planned Pre-School Club ou have a "white elephant" lnuh day afternoo has been fo of the philosc cation wiU rE Thursdayi over to a des its regionnlc k .'EJsiCmos,'ana ruigiritm Lie." During, the Social. Science period jthe chljdren of one grade weire super- vised..inito a discussion of ýIndiane. SSinice there1 are so Mny tieo Indians, we studied them as a whiole' and divided them into. types of In- dians living. in different kinds of, S country. The tact that the homes of the Indians ývaried acecording to. the kind of lite they lived, and from this developed the study of location at homes, and. kinds of, shelter, cli- mate, soul, tood dress,, handcratt. occupation,' and. whether the tribe 'moved or stayed. ' This group chose the Plains Indians, so a large teepee was macle and decorated with Indian ieri~in symbols. Five or six children could nerian ait inth teepee at one time. The correlated activities that this project afforded were weaving rugs, writing stôries, makirxg booklets' Ieeting with vivid illustrations, singig of )n will Indian songs, Indian games, model- rFeb- ing ot pottery, making of frames tûr our weaving, making of several styles ot drumns using skixis of drum ot Chil- heads, and the final pôrtrayal ot In- Chicago. dian Lite, in the form of a large irnuniza- mural 6x24 teet painted .by the class. ated. Late Thurs- ys. nw mii o<a-ru Mv 2 To satisty a desire tor expression; to Lcommlttee that street. develop creative ability and the co- ting a statement The group plans to digress trom On Wednesday, February 1, the> ordination ot both. To clarify thought r rgese~ the usual lecture meeting and hold seventh gr~ade 2A c l a s s ot Stolp to. develop and strengthen ideas of f pogrssie eu-a party, -namnely, a l'White Ele- school gave a p.!ay, for the entertain- forin, arrangement and design. To g will be given phant" party, and each guest is re- ment ot the general assembly, en- develop habits of neatness, accuracy on of ".êxerica- quested to bring one gitt of that na- titled "Six Who' Pass W h ili the and proper care of materials; to ýnces." ture as admittance tee. Games will Lentils Boil." The characters were: satisty a love for color and develop. Saturdl, ~b~-be played under the direction of 1 he girl............ Marilyn McKenzie go at nisue olant s .eetings wiflem- M.Gog okwneporMim........... ...Rard Sie5anderfsitme responsibilities and work hap- grsieshoschairman, and an evening ot fun is Ballad Singer ......... Phillip Leekely pily tôgether. -gesv tch oreasedfoal.Blind Man ..............Dick Uolloway ïf,».A..ii. P~1te ana 1, =u 1 re.sibUzpm for cou of work and. gettlng back because it tbhip i 1tak e 11ves mtlng ow Iother our mats 9M

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