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rThrough rima -Canal During the wmnter hoiidays, OUI family'decided to take .a trip througl thé, Panama canal. We ieft on December 10 for Washý ington, D. C. We stayed there two days, takiin, -uthe sights. We saw many interesting things there. and would'like to go there again. Then we, went on to New York city. As oiir boat left at 6 o'clocli in the evening we> did. not ge t t see many things. My father and I went uptothe Empire State Bùild- ing tower aud then we went to theý boat. We waited from 5:-30 toI: 1 30 o'clock for the boat to sai. Plnaliy we did.' The NeW York harbor 'is beautiful at night. Tbree days later we arrlved in Havana, Cuba. We spent ail day there sight- seeing. We sailed that night for Crlstobai. We arrived'in Cr*rtofral on Decemnber 21. It took from 7 o'clock in the morn- ing until 1inii the afternoon to go through the canal. 1,eTCail took many snapshots and enjoyed. our shopping trip in Balboa. Leaving there we spent nine days at sea, arriving in Los Angeles, Decem- ber 30.-Betty Bruce, Stolp 1C. Bightb. Grade Girls to Mtuke Cotton Dresses i n severai weeics the cighth grade giàs wiul start sewing at Stoip schoa1. They wiil make dresses of soute cotto materiai but flot organdie or voile. The patternt sould be simple and caii for no, pleats, if the oWner is flot an experienced seamstress. If the girls have any spare time in cooking aud have the materials; and patterns at school, they may start to cnt out their dresses. Ail the girls are iooking forward to makiug these dresses although they don't know how they wili turu out.-Helen Mae I. t of fine wood* panels'. They c.n, be used haudilv lu 'the manual training sbop.. This:ood will be used to' make serviug trays" on which eau, be served.tea, coffee and lemo nade. 1Mrý Bail, otr, matinal trainiug teacher, and every boy thanks Mr Mizener very, very, Éiër3,ltuch. We, the Stolp school, 1tbank: Mr. Mizener m4aain and againi. It was the m Iost appreciated- gift to the manual training classes.iu a lonig. long ti me.-Bud' Bowen, Stolp .2A. i Greens" Ni> "Whitesm an Practice Basket Tilt The AB, D, aud C. classes 1 of girls of Stolp school haît basketball prac- tice in the gymnasium Weduesday. J anuary 9. 'The D's practiced first. Thy wçre divided into Iwo -teaim;. 'e members of one team had green arut bauds to wear. The gapte was Ia very close one. A "green" for- ward made the first basket and a few minutes later the "wbites" made a basket. This kept up and the final score was "greens," ý8, «wbites," 6.- Lois Whitehead, Stolp 2C. Citizenship Group lias Fine Progrm Meeting The 5C pupils' of IlHoward. school bad a Cilenship club meeting re- contiy. The. meeting was cailed to order by the president. 'Just as the meeting was about, to start4 Mrs. Gibson said tha t there was flot timiii to have thec whole prograut, 50 only a part of it was given. junior JPem- bIc read "The Night Before Christ-* mas" and soute of the children lu the room acted it out. Then the room istened to the carol singers while they sang in the hal-Breuton Smith. Howard 5C Cakes Are So Tasty matnal training for the eighth Igrade girl. of Stoip scbool. Tbey Iwill meet Friday noons. The' first Itwo, projects will be a woodeni jtray and a pewter -bracelet.- NaIncy Pierson, Stolp lB. BOYSsStartIta ua Cage Galmes at Stolp Tuesday, January 8, at Stolp school, the'boys' intramural basketball gamnes started. Intrarnural basketball hesý "beenw one sport that every boy in the s Ixth, seventh and eighth.grades bas been looking forward to for. weeks. Four, games are played eatch Tues-* day and four each Thursday. They are refereed by boys from Stolt g ôôl ofwlhave p as s ed a referee's test given by Mr., Gathercoal, the gymnasium teacher.-,Robert Ferrenz, Stolp 2C., Boys in Manual Training Will Make Bookehelves After they, finish their treasure .chests w.hich they started before Christmas, the 6B boys of Hloward are gôing to malce hanging book- shelves as their second project iu matnal training. There are two iinds of sbelves, one made te bang in a corner and the other made to bang on the open wall. Mr. Bal, the matnal training teacher, let the boys take their choîce of either one of the sheîves.-Vernon Faxon, I{owar<i 6B. Two Arithmetic Tests Stir Much Exciternent Wednesday, january 9, the chil- dren of Stolp IC had a test. l'ridavý at Stolp 's Gym The IC and 2C girls had ,their long-postponed stunt program lu the- Stolp gyrnnasium jan.uary 9. A group. of girls did stunts sncb as pyramnids, double sornersaults .sud original stn.nts. Points, not. ex.ceedinig ten, were given to each -girl. Soute moth-' ers were there, and 'everyone .enjoyed Ithe prograut. The usual. Stolp-Howard volley bail gamnes for girls were postpioned this year. Tbey were supposed 'to be played the week' after Christmtas vracation but 'ail were ready to play 'basketball instead. The games wonld have been played in the Stolp and Howard' gymna- sîums,Helen Mae,,Meveés, Stolp IC.' Gym Students Bnjoy Tiirning Sornersau*ks The girls in Miss Scott's room bad a relay in the gymnasinni class Tbursday, january 10. Thegirls rau around the gym, aud every few yards there was a chair and the runuers bad to jump over it. A mat was laid dowu and tbey turned 'somersanits as they came to it. The class was a lot of fun. The girls are malcing notebooks ou gymnasium work, wbicb will be tnrned iu to Miss Brown, the gymuasium teacher, for credit toward points.-Marjorie Ren- nacker, Central 6th grade, Eager to Have, Mothers Attend P.T.A. Sessions The Pareut-Teacber as -sociation met TPuesday, Jannary 8. Eacb roonu bias a, cbart ou the board before the, meeting aud each child wybo knowsbis mother is. comning çcbecks bis name., .4verybody triesto get bis mother to corne:because the room that bas tbe most mothers at tbe meeting gets an award. Howard 6B got it once.- David Walworth. Howard 6B.' * ~-Kenueth ýust as soon as the to attend an eight-reealking pic-ixe i. There is a charge tnre on-human advreiture~ show,, re- ry tÎne yon go skat-' ceutly at New Trier 'HIgh school. lave a teu-skate tick- Tickets were obtained fronm . Miss an buy for. 50 cents. Stevens, the. general science teacher. Howard 5C. -Yvoune* Wo rnrStp1C