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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 31 Jan 1935, p. 8

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Arc Masterl»g Many Subjects Tupils of Stolp IC have been study- mng the following subjects in their school work: Social science-Congress and 'thé Ujnited Statesgovernment lopomed.-up. Ifront of the pupils. They have been learning (or* trying, to learn) about the: cabinet, congress, house 6f rpresentatives, eté. Grammar-Leaving tense 'for a while, they are grazing on another field, the complex sentences., They knwabout them but. something is * dded, the, wôrld. that seems small bt when put into a sentence diagram> léoks huge. Mathematics--Leaving. 'its dear stocks and bonds, the class has 1ýùnched into statistîcs. It has found three ways for presenti'ng statistics, ôr facts. They are graphs, tables, and *verages.' The class bas been doing, problems about theni. Art-The class is drawi>g figures in, art. General science-In general science thec class has finished eclipses, and the tbupils are to hand ini their notebooks. Music-In music the pupils are studying notes and measures. Dramatic-"Rip Van Winkle'" is heing studied in cramatics.-Marilyn Stùbe, Stolp 1C. Girls at Stolp Sohool to Learn Tap Dancing The WC and 2C girls 'of Stolp school *ilgl start leavuing some steps in tap dancing February 4. Miss Brown, the ymteacher, bas' announced that the ghth grade. girls of Stolp will prob- abydo a tap dance for the demoir- stration this year. When she an- Byron C. Stolp assembly club was entertained January 23 by David Gep- pert, a former 'student of Stolp schoort Hé e first gave some- talks about some -of the leadinàg composers and the typ.es of music they composed. The, composers, of whom. he talked weeMozaii Haydn, Schubert and many oôther famous ones. -He then told us about jazz mu sic. After that he playe d us some selec- tions'by someof the. composers he had told us about. Last, he, played some pieces that he composed him- self. The program, was enjoyedý by all.-.Bernice Stein, Stolp IC. Nominate Olficers for Stol> Assembly Club Nominations for the new officers for theStalp' Asswinbrrly h 'ivere" held Wednesday, January' 30. Prior to the nom- i na t i o ns e v e r y one, was wrack- ilig bi s think w ho would flîl the offices-most capably. The offices to be filled are president and secre- tary, which'are to b e filled by~ eighth grade pupils. only, and vice-president and treasurer, which may be seventh grade students. These offices 'have' been filled very capably during. the. filst haîf year .and aIl of Stolp hopes that the new officers wiII do as good a job.-Martha Hartman, Stolp 1C. Make Delicious Cakes as Cooking Class Enid9 The 1C class of Stolp school had its last cooking lesson January 24.ý The girls made a delicious concoction called mahogany cake. IPUBLIC LIBRA R Y NO TES The Wilmette. Public library is a very educational building. Itý has different reference'books and. some pertaining to historyr. it ha$ many fiction and hurnorous ones. There' are some beautiful illustrat.ed .and many' pictured books, The librarian, will help you find- any, book you wish.. The smaller children are welcomne as well as the> older children. Next timûe you want to read a. book, get it at the library.-Dorothy* Bruch- hauser, St. Francis school. I read a book called "Six Little Ducklings." One part, of it was about Mrs. Muskrat. She had a waterproof coat. She had spectacles, on her nose. The, duckling. l augheI at her-Dixie Lee Fanckboner, Howard 4th grade. Room Club of Stolp 1C to Eleet Girl President Thutsday, January 24, the pupils of Stolp IC nominated officers for, their room club. It was decided to have, a girl president and secretary and a boy vice-president and treas-' urer, as aIl of the officers of the last term were boys. Everyone ini the room agreed to the 'plan. The nom- mnes were as follows:'president, Mary Macaister, Marilyn Stube, Edith Mendun; vice-president,. George Moore, Charles' Kolb, Robert Fer-* renz; secretary,' Janet Bichi, Betty Bruce, Jimmi Hartman; treasurer, Richard Hirsch, Calvin Hill, Knox Bettinghaus ; counselors, Gertrude Weinstock, Richard Finney, Corliss Nugent.-Edith Mendun,' Stolp 1C. ROCKS AND MINERALS The next topics the Stolp school eighth grades' will study in ,general, Girls Making Health,,Books, In the gymnas.ium class of the- eighth grade girls of Stolp IC' and ;2c, most* of the mêmbers are malcing. health notebooks.. These books contain many differnt items. Some of the items are: how to play various athletic games such, as >kickball, volleybaîl and 'basketball, and description of posture tests. The girls, may also have diagrams, of the right and wrong kinds of posture. Any type of exercise or stunt igiven' in the g'ymnasium class may, be. wri'tten in. formi of- a theme or in diagramn formn and.be included iii the notebook. Miss Brown bas said that the books are due Monday, january 28,' and the. Iighest niumber of. points the. girls may receive for the nôtebooks is 35.-May Macalister, Stolp IC. Superintendent Conducts Class in Current lEvents Friday afternoon, January 25, 2C had current events. Miss Chase, our teacher, had arranged 'b have Mr. Harper, sirperintendent of schools, there to conduct the class. Sonie of the topics discussed were: "The Gold Clause," "Mississippi Valley Prograni IJrged" and "Bis Before Congress." Although the class did not -have time to' finish 'the current events, the members had an enjoyable period. -Ruth Scheibel, Stolp 2C.' Pupits Paying Attention to Good -and Bad Chart in Howard 5C, Mrs. Gibson's room, there is a good and bad chart. The boys and girls write their own namnes on the chart and then other people put red marks on the chart for good things that were donc and other peo- -o- wUCK$r'-~.4.. Pug. ..r, a.* teand Portlanadbe Issue WIImeff.Life rS. Riedel, 1018 'yi Calîfornia e returning.

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