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&15u5jp £3(.JIU Lt frat y Gets New Volumes During the month- of Januar y the Stolp.- -s'hopl ibary has received many. new interesting. books. These are some of themý: 'The Boys of 76" by Charles Cf fin off ers a thrilling story of, the Rolutionary war .period. It's'a'book that for years bas brought.the stir- ring early days of our tountry to the lives of the -reader.s. The book, "Russia"- by L. C. Wal. ter,. is, a story of Russia yesterda' and today. ,Someè of the illustratioin: are, reproduced from photographE taken in present day Russia an others in, color. - The Young Folk's Book of the Heavens" is by Mary Proctor. In this book thbe author describes the won ders of thie heavens and how svi- enttsis haveé graduatly gatliered the facts about the planets andi stars. 1 "The Little Minuster" is by J. M. barre, the author of "Peter Pan." The book, "Thie Little Minister," bas become very popular right now be- cause of the show by the saine name.ý There have been many other books added to thie library besides the ones. that have just been mentioned.-RoL' berta Mizener, Stolp school. New, Subscri>*,gn Plan fosr Stoi4's News>qîer Tuesday, February 5, thie members of the Byron C. Stolp newspaper staff met to discuss the school paper, Stolp News Box. They decided on a ne* way of subscribing. By giving bis rootu teacher 15 cents, eath child i. entitled to the remaining six issues ïpf the school paper. The paper can- ant live without coûtributors and subscribers, so all the pupils -are asked to heIp in order that the school paper mot only should survive but be a huge success I-Marilyn Sube, Stolp 'c. The eighth grades of Stolp school are studying debating. The students find it very interesting and enter- taining. Miss Perring, the English teacher,.is teacbing it. Thursday and Friday recently, the 2c class had its ý first, debates. On. Thurs day the debatei,"Resolvýed: That, Washington Was àa Greatér Man than Linrcoîn," was decided in favor of the* affirmative. On, Friday the first debate, "Re- solved:ý That > Two Half-Holidays a Week- Are Better than One Whole. Holiday," twas won by the negative.- Lois Whitehead, Stolp. 2C.: Tardy Students Write Essays on- Promptness Tuesday, F-ebruary 5, Mrs. Vernon had about ten children from her room after sehool1 because they had been out of their seats wh eri the tardy bel] ranig. Mrs. Vernonf tad -eachb one write a paragraph on "The Value of Promptness." From now on the pupils of Mrs. Vernon's room will be prompt and in their seats wben the tardy bell rings.-Bud .Bowen, Stolp Stolp Eighth, Graçjers Face Intelligence Test Soon the Stolp eighth grades will be very busy. They will be given an Otis intelligence test which will be corrected at New Trier and will be kept there for reference. AIl the pupils will see will be their grades. Somne teachers from New Trier> will. come anti speak to us on what we are to do at high school. . Among them will be Mr. Gaffney and .Miss Cotton.- Helen Mae .Meves, Stolp I C. Britain and Her Empires Subject of Howard Testi *Recently in social science, Howard 7A had a test on Great Britain and NOTES At tbe Wilmette Public Iibrary ini the children's roomi, there is an. exhibit of Lincoln's life history. Ail the- books about Lincoln are on a separate table. with, some copies of a letterwritten by Mr. Lincoîn to a mother of five sons who were alil killed in the Civil. war. There are two beauti- f ul pictures of Lincoln- on '~the wall and. copies. of different documents he wrote during the Civil war period. In 'théekehibit, _____ case there i Cvlwar- sword, loaned by Edward Schmidt, that wvas used bY Edwar-dl.' great grandfather. I' m sure. that théc exhibit would be very interesting to anyone wbo would- like to go to the library to see i. Betty Bruce, Stolp 1 C. Lqoking over the books in the public library, Mrs. Graham found that the dirtiest book was "Clean Peter." The books which are being used the Most are the puppet books. The public library has many good books about puppets and how to make them. Since the show of "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" was produced, it is the most popular title book in the ibrary.-Helen Mae Meves, Stolp IC. Inh the absence of the cbildren's librarian, Mrs, Grahami, the assistant librarian told the story Iast Saturday. IShe toid thie story, "The Last of the IDragons," anti read the story, "Down, Down the Mountaîn." Next week Mrs. G raham ' wilI be back with exciting stories andi she. hopes -everyone will be ther.-Bill Broati, St. Francis, 7thi grade.- Room Club Elects th Mendun President. Pupils Eager With Interest. The ichildren cof ËStolp .IC have been ept y prtybsy during last Irek February.4-to 9. They hav e had a biief -for a debate to write out for Miss Perring, a- two- page story to w-rite -for Miss Stevens on science -and, an outline. to fili in for.Miss Chase. For. an'assignment for this week the class has seven stories on in- strumhents to write. in dramatics they have ,an inter .est- ing story., it is about an adventure of a,:thief. They are also studying, mortgage and insurance. The studies are very interesting but very har.-Edjth Mendun, Stolp 1IC. Pu$ls Sending Btooks to Kentucky Children The children -of Stolp and Central schools have started a collection of books for somne school children 'in Kentucky. .* Th schools to whomi they are sending thie boçiks cannet afford to buy any books. The Wil- mette pupils are sending mostly text- books such as gramimar, arithmetic, spelling, geography and history. They are also going te send fiction books. Many of the roois have quite a col- lection already. They were goîng to senti the books tôday (February 14). -Bernice Stein, Stolp IC. Several Girls Excuse.d. Fomn Class in Writig When report cards came out last Wetinesday, several girls were pleaseti t.o find they had* received ý plus in writing. If a student receives plus in writing, he is excuseti from writing class. Ini the middtle of the next terni, Miss Chase, thie writing teacher. L. * '$AVE hased also.- I Deoo --Se. Page t Howard school.- I Stai Stolp 1C. ISho Issue Wilmette courtesy of the Cwnard White Uine of Chicago and thie North e Travel service of Evanston.