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Howard 8-A had a debate January 16 on this- question: Resolved that it is better to buy on the instalîment plan than, to pay cash. Tbe, boys took the negative,. and the girls tbe affirmnative side., We had a bard.time locating a judge, but finally Mr. Todd consent- ed. The girls had their choiice> of the side, so thé boys decided to, talkle sàt. Both the sides had good points, but Mr. Todd said both sidesshoùld have il lustrated their points beâter. Martin Kresge gave the. rebuttal ýon the boys' side and Donald 'Scarif summed it up. Edna Baughmnan and Jean Macdonald finished for -the girls. Mr. Todd hàd a hard. time deciding but finaliy he decided that the boys, by a sinall matgin, won the debate. The debate came ini connection with o'u~r ai*hmetic. work.-Donald Scarif, Hloward 8-A. Cary Ski Meet Provides Some Unexpected Thrills On Sunday, January 15, we went to Cary, Ill., to see the ski jumping contest. Some people hiad mûre ex- citement than they expected. A blaze got started on a prairie and witb a ire engines arrived the spectators biad the blaze under control. After it was over 1 an sure tkiat everybody, hiad enough excitenient for one day. -Dick Curry, Howard 8-C. Hloward D-2 Basketeers ýWin Overtime Struggle Howard D-2 recently played its second egame of, the basketball sea-. question of cnarity. Vve are no briniging sandwiches this year for the Chicago schools as we -did last. year because there are too rnany _people right here -in Wilmnette wbo needý help, The council meeting was held on Wednesday, Janiuary 18, and we, decided to have a large red charity barrel in one of the halls so that weý can put non-perishable food. in it. On one day a week, probably Wdnesday, we will Éet aside a little time t0 put. things in-. this barrel.* When- the bar- rel is full we will take it to the Wilmette charities and have the food distributed around the village. Someof the rooms are taking care of families besides, contributing to the barrel,' so Stolp, is doing ail it can. -Lois Ann Rosen, Stolp.1-B. .Krege Is Anoimer at Assembly Prograin Howard 8-A gave an assembly pro- grai Friday, january 20, for the sixth, seventh and eghth grades of Howard school. Martin Kresge was Jennings' Dog Growls 1About Little Alligator Wednesday, january 18, 1 received an alligator from some friends spend- îng the winter in Florida. We call, the alligator "Brownie." One day My brother and some friends came home andi found Browniie on thle floor. My brother picked, hum up by the tait and uimt hini back ini bis box middle 1 f the hole I saw a cap. Ais I watched the. cap, I saw a bhanci, then an amni corne up, then a head. It wa§ a. boy about 10 y ears of age. Hie looked, cold, and wet. and 'blue. ,I ran as fast as I could down the em- bankinent., When I got.,to thez ice, 1 slid ail- aroýund. I. got up and ran to the boy and pulled ,him out. As I pulled hum ' out I. saw be had, a. pair of skates. 1 took himi off the ice., Just as 1 got im off the' ice 1 sa* a manx and a boy go. down to the: hole and look in. 1 heard the boy say, "Here's*wbere I. lost my skates, Pop, Willie bad 'exiion."-Jim iI- son, St. Joseph school. "Abbot of Canterbury" BalIad Is Dramnatized Miss FIakeredýs fo.m <s .t.4rting drainatics. We are draniatizing a ballad called "The Abbot of Canter- bury." It is a story about an abbot who has to answer three questions for the king or else be beheadedý be- cause, it is ruiored in the town, that he bas more weath and .wisdom than the king has. While looking for answers the abbot meets a poor shepherd who answers the questions, for hum, thus saving bis life. We also wrote stories on what a ballad Atter niu ch discussion as to the style, the Stolp scbool eceived the class rings and pins. We ordered them befome Christmnas. The pins are gold with a black enamelecl back- ground on which is printed B. C. S. 1933. There is a guard attachinent with the figure 1933 in gold. The rings were obtainable ini gold, silver or other precious inetal, with a monogram similar to the pin. I'm sure evervene is pleased with the se- assemDly program, we nad a talk, on the Century of Progress,_ given by Mi$ssTaylor. She told us about the: "Enchanted .Island,"..an. amusing place for childrenl. 1It isW on the northerly island. Boats will carry you efromý the mainland to 'the, island. In., the center is the "Enchanted Mountain."! At the top of the mountain is a. fairycastie. wbiéh you. enter. ýWheii --you are ready to leave there is, a large. slide' which. takes you to. the bottoni. There is a theater, a 'restaurant and many shops. There are shops where marbies and wagons;are.made and sold, toy shops where dolls froin, every country are sold and many other amusing tbings.. Miss Traylor's talk , was very interesting. -jean, O'Brien, Stolp 1-B. Heavies, Lights Combine to Overcome Cleveland Haîf of the Wilmette heavyweight teani and haîf of the lightweight team won a gaine, 23 to 11, froin Cleveland school at Nites Center, Wednesday, January 18. The Wil- mette players who started the gaine were: Snorf, center; Brychta and Steffens, forwards; Borre and Glea- son, guards. The last haIt. the Wil-. second hait and won, 23 to 1.-i-am- vey Steffens, Hoivard 8-C. Betsy Is Party Guest. Before Leaving School >The girls in the 2-A seventb grade held a paty for one of their school- mates, Betsy Wilson, on Sunday afternoon at the borne of Kathryn June Rowey. Betsy is leaving 01n j-zermafy. £ I' ure We aC renJq Mrs. Vernon's classes this y( SFred Bird, Jr., Stolp 2-A. r ame. A le to attend.- 8-B.. vu was otseres; 1.we do geit testart n agý 1 thing will be fine.-Lauren IHoward 4th grade. n, eiveîy- 1what ini e Boling, Iyourself.-I j 4th grade. can, get a b bVaFU i