The Malvern Leader from Malvern, Iowa • Page 3

MAittK is, EMAITCHESS We have chosen topics in hy-leake which later lighted with PAGE THREE fteserves Attend Conference at The Malt-em Girl Reserves had a large delegation Saturday at the Southwestern Oirl Reserre Conference in Creston. They all report an interesting time. Those gtene to give report on in class i Wednesday and Thursday. We stm hare difficulty tn fretting the correct answers In long division. We are going to keep at work with them nfttil everyone The mystery of the nickels was explained last week In a very pleasant manner.

Friday we were given a valentine treat of Eskimo pies and cookies. A profitable return on onr investment. ov cllu attending were Rerntce Canrtell, in ancient history we are har- Ocle Catidell, Feme Alberts, Max- Ine Van Orsdcl, Vera Hnmmol, Harriet Seattle. Ruth Donner, Wahneeta Aistrope. and their advisor, Miss Amy Hummers, and sponsor, Mrs.

Ruth Aistrope. Bernice Catidell had a part in the ceremonial and Wahneeta Aistrope gave a toast at the banquet Saturday night. Glee Club Party The members of HIP hoys' and girls' glee clubs mi't Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock at the school house and enjoyed buffet supper. There were about thirty-five present. The remainder of the evening was spent in playing card games.

Kindergarten Last week was devoted mostly to commetnorate Lincoln's birthday and to the joys of valentine day. On Friday afternoon the box was opened and contents distributed after which we had a party with six little visitors. Little Billy McCormack treated us to valentine cakes. We were glad to have BO many mothers present. Mrs.

McCormack, Mrs. Kincaid, Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Slothower, Mrs.

Hedrtfns, and Mrs. Herlng were among those present. Fourth Grade We are very proud of our spelling record for last week. The girls had a perfect week with the exception of one and the boys with the exception of two, Those receiving 100 per cent for tho week are: Bertha Drennlng, Mary Jean Ewlng, Arlene Flckel, Doris Ireland, Jane Julia Jean Steele, Irene Waller, Alfred nennett, Eric Hall. Ralph Hall.

Eldon Heddlng, Clayton Hertz, nilly Shepard, Walter Smith. Martin Wise. Kugene Walker and James Dyke. We were sorry that Julia Jean Steele's name was omitted from the list last week. nine candles.

Angel food cake and frnit salad were served to all the pnplls. the napkins and fa- rors were Valentine's in keeping day. The with St. children sang the Birthday song to Betty can do them much more cor- and wished fief many more happy rectty. Mrs.

Mansfield sent ns a nice plctnre of Lincoln for onr room. We llk.i it and are very grateful. Pacific Junction School News By fc Lincoln Dorothy Lee, a fifth grader, has become a member of the dental honor roll. ing quite a contrast. We have! been studying about the barbarians and now we are reading about the monks and nuns.

We are learning or rather try- Ing to. the declensions ot hlc and Hies in Latin; also the story of Carolanus, a Roman. For algebra we are still on factoring and multiplying bv inspection. The general science now studying the parts class Is and operation of the wireless telegraph. One of the songs we sing In high school has a verse about "verdnnt" freshmen In It.

This is rather unfair to us ns we aren't nearly so verdant as we were when we first entered high school. Junior High News Last Friday afternoon the pupils of junior high enjoyed a valentine box. A new pupil, Margaret Parker. from Lafayette, Indiana, has enrolled In the seventh grade. The pupils who received penmanship awards recently are sixth grade: Harriet Bacon, Velma Jpnn Caudell, Robert Walkely Paul aalllher, Donald Huey.

In the seventh grade: Wlllard Milll- kan, Lorraine Fletcher, Juanlta Kelso. Bee McCord, Enid Pace, Edward Wearin, Harriet Talbott. Helen Waller, Dora Weak. Elmo Smith. Delmont McCausland, Barbara Amos.

In the eighth grade: Marian Benton, Grace Cox, John Hall, DeVere Knight, Mary Elizabeth Summers, Helen Walkley, Gladys Raines, Harry Walker, and Ila Stroud. This week we are working on readings for a declamatory contest which will be given In a few weeks. Junior In public speaking we are preparing for a toast program that is to be given tomorrow In class. The theme in the program is "In My Garden." Everyone has one flower that they are to talk about. It Will be their first program and I'm sure it will be a success.

Maybe some of the ideas that are suggested during this program will be used for the Junior-senior banquet. Last week the home EC. girls served luncheons. One group had theirs Tuesday and the other group had theirs Wednesday. Next they are polng to take np foods used in preparing a dinner.

In arithmetic we are taking up thrift and Investment. tn biology we are studying roots. Today we cut up carrots and parsnips. The committee that was to choose the Junior play decided on it today. The name of the play is "Nothing nut the Truth." It is Kolng to be the best play ever given.

First Grade We. about enjoyed reading stories Lincoln last week out of two of our readers. On Friday we learned a valentine poem. Friday afternoon we had a short valentine party when we exchanged valentines. Each pupil was served heart-shaped cookie.

Fifth Grade Last Friday we had a little valentine party before dismissal. We had a box. Junior Robinson was postmaster, Mildred Biggerstaff and Leland Stroud were mall carriers. Everyone was well I remembered. We also had a treat of heart shaped cookies.

We are reviewing Asia for a geography test this week. We are few of the Adventures of Baron Munchan- sen In reading. We find them Interesting' although much exaggerated. MANSFIELD'S FUNERAL SERVICE Dependable Pleasing Economical Service Phone 77, Day or Night 1 Our poem this week Is "Block City" by Robert Louis Stevenson. The children now know a ntmi- her of poems by Stevenson.

We had a valentine box and everyone received so many valentines. We made several at school that were very pretty. Recent Events in the Rural Schools and Valentine Dav Celebrated bv Pupils The P. T. A.

of Hawthorne district met on Wednesday evening, Jan. 25, with a good attendance. The program consisted of a play- let by Everett and Erma Sawyers and Ira Nuss, and a vocal solo by Dorothy Sawyers. Stunts, in charge of the program committee, were enjoyed by all. Following this refreshments of sandwiches, pie, and coffee were served.

Hawthorne school now has a new sand table for the little folks. Mrs. Everett Sawyers, Merrill Nuss, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Nuss, Virginia Anthony, and Wayne Hilton thorne week, Three new names bare added to.

the dental honor Theoda fhelps, and Ki birthdays. Other enosts of the afternoon were Mrs. Ezra Plnmb and Mrs. Dent, erandmothers of Betty, and Mrs. John AVileon.

Mills county ricnv hns another i school that is 10ft per on the dental honor roll. This is Good-1 fellow school where Rnth Lindsey is teacher. This makes five schools that are now ion pr-r rent and it is hoped that many more will qualify before the close of school. Last Friday was the birthday of Ola Burrns and his schoolmates In Goodfellow school gave a party In celebration of the event. Jan.

22 was a happy day in Oenterllne school for It was Ruth Lookabill's birthday. At the clnst- of school the children all saner "Happy fllrthday" to Ruth while she passed the stickers to all the school. On Friday after recess Sandl- land school had a Valentine party with contests and pames nnd a heart hunt and valentines for all. Evelyn Harmon, a pupil In this school had a birthday last week and on this day her mother came i to school at noon with a nice for everybody and the pu- pils had a merry time. She received a gift from each of the schoolmates.

The pupils In Prairie Valley school who have been perfect in attendance for the third six weeks are Mildred nicker. Gladys Mills. Margie Gray. Virgil Gray, Grantollne Rafferty, and Marlon Chapman. Two pupils In Sandlland school have received the award for 100 perfect spelling lessons Eva Huntsman and Albert Washburn.

On last Friday after recess. Bertha Clay who Is teacher at Centerllne school nnd Hazel Owens, who Is teacher In Pleasant Valley school, took their schools over to Osborne Valley school where Mrs. Renna Hamilton Is teacher. The fourteen pupils from Centerllne, eleven from Pleasant the six of Osborne together the choir Miss Velmft Boyle, teacher of the eighth grade, spent the week end at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Whitlow, at TarMo, Mo.

The plrls' glre fluh sane at the Community church Feb. S. The numbers that they sang as follows: "Mighty Like a Rose" and "The Olrl Refrain." tn addition to this Stlrk. member of the freshman KDVO a violin solo. Miss Kdna Lewis spent tho week end visiting at Lincoln, Xehr.

Lewis teaches the second and third grade room. The members of the arithmetic honor roll In the fourth and fifth grade room this last week were as follows: Dorothy Combs. Bonnie Hunter, Marjorie Jordan, Pauline Arnold, Helen Liveneood and Fred Woods. the sophomore class, sponsored by Principal LeMoine. will present "The Wild Oats March 20 the junior class, sponsored by Coach Read, will give I their play; April is the date set for the school exhibit and a good program will be given.

These things will bear remem- I berlng for I'm snro they nil! one nnd all be very interesting. The prado and hlph school girls' physical training classes. taunht by Miss Wilson, are hc'sin- ninc work on building pyramids, folk dances, and clops. They plan to give demonstration for the mothers some afternoon in the latter part of the school year. Miss Margaret McOeehon.

teacher of tho fourth and fifth grade room, spent the week end in Atlantic. Tlanil In hand with spring comes a full program of events. They are In order as follows: Fel). 17. the boys' and pirls' teams play Thurman there; Feb.

20 is the last game of the season. played with Hastings, both boys' nnd girls' teams, here; Feb. IP were visitors school during at Haw- the last been roll- th Valley, and Valley sang songs with the Vlctrola rriaklng a nice chorus. The rural schools all over the county are learning these choir songs with the expectation of singing them together In a big county choir at the eighth grade graduation In the spring. The getting together of these schools to sing is splendid practice for the county choir.

After singing practice the children all had a Valentine box at which the children In the different schools exchanged Valentines. Osborne Valley school then treated all to candy, Helen Kuhl, an eighth grade pupil in Lincoln-school, has earn- Cenne mussen. New window shades and newly oiled floor make a great improvement in Forest Grove school. The school board of Foxworthy school have purchased a new piano which has been placed in the schoolhouse and is a delight to the youngsters. Last Monday morning Foxworthy school pupils decided that they wanted to help in the Arkansas relief.

Money, ear corn, canned goods, and onions were brought to school by the children and Tuesday and Wednesday noon hours were spent in shelling the corn. Each grade chose a representative to go with their teacher to deliver their donations to the car waiting in Malvern on Thursday evening. The money donated was spent in buying two sacks of flour, two sacks of cornmeal, two sacks of beans, and several pounds of bacon. In Barrett school the children are enjoying some new books purchased by their school board, a full set of readers, some primer and first readers, and a primary edition of Winston dictionary and some story books. These make a welcome addtion to the school library.

Saturday was Betty Aileene Plumb's, pupil in Benton school, birthday and on Friday her mother prepared a little surprise. That afternoon she came to school bringing a lovely birthday First Hatch Thursday, Feb. 19th Iowa State Accredited BABY CHICKS to 12 per hundred Custom Hatching 3c per Egg Hatched in All-Electric Sanitary Machines. Wilson Electric Hatchery Mri. Ctrl WiUoa H3 Poultry Foods Supplloa Equipment Rural Pupils Get Spelling Awards The pupils in the rural schools In Mills county have been work- Ing since the beginning of school on their spelling lessons and many have now earned the awards offered by the county superintendent for 100 perfect spelling lessons.

Those to whom this award has been given this week are: Plniiiview school: Reland Woolsey. Osbovno Valley school: Max Sell, Marie Wright, and Evelyn Latchaw. school: Maxlne Sell. Golden Hill Leona Leu. Spring Valley school has nine punils who earned these awards this week: Bernice Allshie.

Gla- dvs Wheeler, Pauline Biggerstaff, Myrtle Lee Wheeler, Stella Dyke, Stella May Biggerstaff, Margaret Torpy, John Glynn, and Viola Torpy. It out on school: Betty Plumb, Eugene Leu, and Katie Haney. Mnnlo Grove school: Pauline Conner and Carolyn Cunningham. Sllvc-r Crock school: Etta Mass, Jean Burgoin, Natalie Mass, and Donald Burgoln. Pickcrill school: Retn Hol- linesworth.

Hurrclt school: Lillian Needham. Oaks school: Darlene Aehen- baugh, Jewell Mahau, and Dean Steiner. The Pacific Junction school librarians sponsored by Miss Velma Boyle, cichth grade tenrli- er. have recently established a new method of checking out books. Hitherto there had been no set niPthod of checking books.

Each pupil in high school is plven a library card and upon this is placpd the date when the book Is received. Of course there is a card In each book nnd this card Is retained by the librarian. In tho grade rooms each teacher is given a card with the excpp- tance of junior high who receive their cards and follow the same procedure ns Is practised In high school, and the teacher checks out the books for her pupils. This system Is much (lie same fact Is almost exactly the same as that used by much larger libraries and It has never been known to fall so I'm sure it will not fall In this case. Thursday, Feb.

12, the sixth atirl sfventh grades room, taught by Miss Wilson, care a Lincoln day program. The mothers were invited. A geographical note says that when the Dalai Llama gets his new automobile going In Thibet, tie won't need the yak any more. Nope. What he'll need will be the Herald.

Leader want ads get results. Sweet Clovers, Red Clovers, Alfalfas, Timothy In fact carry a very complete lino of high quality seeds. Let us quote you on your seed requirements before buying. KUNCE and NELSON The first grade, taught by Miss Ronard, Is divided Into two groups, A and D. The A class has finished reading the "Wee House" In their readers.

The second grade, taught by Miss Lewis, wrote stories about pictures last week. The one written by Elaine Read wau adjudged best. It Is as follows: The Young Kittens Once upon time there was a little girl, an old mother cat, and eight baby kittens. The girl's name was Opal and her mother's name was Mary. The mother cat was afraid that the little girl was going to hurt the kittens.

The kittens nre try- Ing to get away but the little girl is not going to let them. The home of the kittens and the mother cat Is in an attic. That Is where the little kittens are playing. The mother cat Is black. Five of lutr kittens are black and three eighth grade, has been quite ill with tonsllitis and is not yet able to return to school.

USED CARS A good used car is always a good buy and you can be sure that these are all GOOD, Each car has been thoroughly reconditioned and guaranteed to be as represented. See them at our salesrooms. 1929 Model A Sport Coupe 1930 Model A Roadster 1930 Model A Standard Coupe 1929 Chevrolet Roadster 1927 Chevrolet Coach 1927 Chrysler Sedan 1926 Model Coupe 1927 Model Roadster There were valentine parties in all of the grade rooms Friday, Feb. 13. gkhool Pup'ls Examinations Week Feb.

5: The eighth grade examinations for rural school pupils were given on Thursday afternoon and Friday, Feb. 5 and 6, at the various towns iu tho county. One hundred eight eighth grade pupils wrote these examinations. Center district in Deer Creek township held their P. T.

A. meeting for January on Friday evening, Jan. 23, at the school. The sixth grade of the school pnye a demonstration of geography work. The teacher gavo a report on the arithmetic tests which have been given iti tho ru- itil schools of the county.

After tlvn program refreshments of sandwiches, doughnuts, and coffee were served, Another uutnu has been added tjie dwitul honor roll In t'eu- school HI-IT I UiU of John Uuusfll. Tlu 1 of Edwin HtUtiHhuk nod Mui'y Kutunliufc havu boon plftced on the honor roll of Hill Dctuxol. Tbe IrouWo with uu em of Unit tow wnUby, Uavo the of tew rUUwp jMrlw to 1 Tou can drive all day at 60,,, and your Germ-Processed won't thin out!" OW often hive you hwd, hjve to chjnge oil early tune because of high speed It was quite the thing, wuil Conoco Gertn-ProceMed Oil came along. Now in drive at 60.milc ipced brings no oil worries. GeiW-ProceMcd oil won't ttu'a out at high jpeeds; too, operating tcmpcuturej Of (ta idded "oiUMW" piodwcd fry the Germ The CONOCO GERM PROCESSED A A I A MOTOR OIL 5.04 vuilJM tup lit tulp I'Uu mi QM I CwKW fiuptm.

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