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Thursday, May 19, 1955
Progress of the Grades
Rossville Grade School
FIRST GRADE NEWS
The last six weeks of school found many of us celebrating birthdays. Allen Jackson invited the first graders to a birthday party in the Rossville Park. Delicious refreshments of ice cream and cup cakes were served. Allen's mother was assisted by Mrs. Francis Pardee. Carl Farley treated us to ice cream sandwiches and passed out balloons to celebrate his birthday. Carolyn Gresser passed out candy bars in observance of her birthday which is this summer. Alex Sieck gave us a very nice surprise by passing out prettily decorated cup cakes and party hats Monday. Junie Murray celebrated her August birthday with the class Tuesday by passing out cup cakes.
Jane Parr had the following girls as her overnight guests Friday evening: Carolyn Gresser, Bonnie Tuller, Junie Murray, Susan Nadeau, and Kathleen Becker. They all reported a wonderful time.
During this last six weeks of school, we have had a reading class of library books along with our regular reading groups. Jane Parr, Carolyn Gresser and Steven Pardee tied for first place in reading the most books, 22 in all.
The following boys and girls will receive awards for prompt and regular attendance: Rudy Bailey, Bobbie Dolezilek, Carl Farley, Allen Jackson, Junie Murray, Jane Parr, Myles Preble, Laird Reding, and Johnnie Simecka.
Visitors in our room since our last news are Mrs. John Foresman, Mrs. Royal, Marilyn and Linda, Mrs. Joe Gresser and Catherine, Mrs. Bill Murray, Mrs. Wm. Farley, Mrs. F.E. Pardee, Mrs. Albert Sieck, Mrs. John Simecka and Gary, Miss Katheryn Vandahl, Rosie Stadler, Ronnie Davis, Bennie Mogus, Evan Jones and David Richardson.
Reading Awards will be presented to the following boys and girls: Rudy Bailey, Bobbie Dolezilek, Tom Foresman, Carl Farley, Carolyn Gresser, Allen Jacobson, Susan Nadeau, Jane Parr, Myles Preble, Bonnie Tuller, Johnnie Simecka, and Steven Pardee.
We have nine boys and girls in our room who have never missed a spelling word this year. They are Jane Parr, Steven Pardee, Tom Foresman, Bonnie Tuller, Johnnie Simecka, Myles Preble, Carolyn Gresser, Bobbie Dolezilek and Rudy Bailey.
Myles Preble has moved back to his home in the country. He has been bringing very pretty bouquets for our room. Several others have brought beautiful roses and peonies to make our room attractive. We appreciate this a lot.
Alex Sieck will move to Topeka as soon as school is out.
SECOND GRADE
This last week of school is a very busy one for us. We are looking forward to a trip to Rebecca Zeller's farm home Monday and to Field Day Tuesday. Our best written work has to be pasted in our Book of the month scrapbook and our room put in order for the summer.
In art we drew some very interesting pictures about what we want to do this vacation. We especially liked Donald and Ronald Harmon's showing them fishing; also Diane Murray's going to Nebraska to see her grandmother.
The mumps have invaded our room the last few weeks. The victims were: Dwight Martinek, Diana Cowan, Connie Bahner, and now May Jones who, this week, is getting them on the other side. We hope she gets back in time for our last day dinner.
Bruce Shannon treated us to ice cream bars on his birthday, May 3rd.
Those who have had perfect attendance so far this year are: Vauncille Avers, Diane Murray, Helen Wehner, Sandra Heiland, Barton Larson, Bruce Shannon, Donald and Ronald Harmon, Amy Jones had not missed a day until she got the mumps last week.
Awards for reading the most library books this year will be given to: Amy Jones, Marilyn Trubey, Diana Cowan, Virginia Stach, Connie Bahner, Barton Larson, Vauncille Avers, Bruce Shannon, Rebecca Zeller, Laura VanVleck and Daryl Mitchell.
We plan to bring a sack lunch next Monday and eat out doors. If the weather is bad we will eat in our room.
Don't forget the school dinner next Tuesday.
The second grade boys played the third grade boys a good game of ball one day last week. Our score wasn't the highest but it was a fast game. We have some very good players. Mrs. Simpson was umpire.
The last three weeks we have been learning to do cursive writing.
The second grade must now say, "Good-bye" for another year. It has been such a happy, interesting year. We feel we have all done our best and are proud of our progress. It is a sad time too. W are going to miss being together, but are looking forward to a pleasant summer and will all be happy to come back as third graders this fall. I, Mrs. Challis, want to express my appreciation for the wonderful cooperation and loyalty from the Rossville patrons and friends the last two years. I am truly sorry I can not be with you next year.
THIRD GRADE
The boys and girls in the Third Grade are rapidly finishing their books and other school work and are looking forward to a nice summer vacation with playing, trips and working at home.
The students having perfect attendance for this year are: Ronald Avers, Jimmie Fauerbach, Jane McCollough, Marilyn Simpson, Connie Zeller, Lloyd Culp, and Stephen Becker.
The boys and girls honored for reading more than eight library books are: Ronald Avers, Herman Bringle, Kennie Coleman, Lloyd Culp, Sharon Decker, Jimmie Fauerbach, Daniel Gee, Gary Hill, Rose Mary Jacobson, Douglas Kelsey, Michael Martin, Jane McCollough, Joe Mitchell, Myrna Perry, Ronald Pressgrove, Lillian Reser, Pat Royal, Linda Simecka, Marilyn Simpson, Donna Tuller and Connie Zeller.
Those students winning prizes for not leaving the room during any class all year are: Harry Adams, Sharon Decker, Jimmie Fauerbach, Rose Mary Jacobson, Jane McCollough, Lillian Reser and Linda Simecka.
Every student in the Third Grade has had his picture up on the "Star Spellers" chart for getting 100 on a Spelling test sometime during the last semester.
We had one birthday in the Third Grade during the month of May: Donna Tuller who treated the class with ice cream bars.
The boys and girls in the Third Grade wish you a very pleasant summer and hope to see you at the school dinner next Tuesday.
Every student in the Third Grade has had his picture up on the "Star Spellers" chart for getting 100 on a Spelling test sometime during the last semester.
We had one birthday in the Third Grade during the month of May: Donna Tuller who treated the class with ice cream bars.
The boys and girls in the Third Grade wish you a very pleasant summer and hope to see you at the school dinner next Tuesday.
FOURTH GRADE
Pamela Berkey has been absent the past week with the mumps.
Dental cards were brought in recently by Dale Dannefer and Michael Gresser.
Our May birthdays are: Michael Gresser who treated on the sixth with candy bars; Anna Ent on the twelfth with fruit salad and cake; and Carla Rasch on the fourteenth who treated Friday with candy bars. Pamela Berkey's birthday is Friday, the 20th.
We have seven who have had perfect attendance this year. The award certificates will go to Anna Ent, Sharon Irwin, Judy McCollough, Carla Rasch, Bobby Stach, Jean Stiles and June Wehner.
We have had our classroom prettily decorated by flowers brought in by Richard Van Vleck, Sharon Irwin, Janice Vanderblomen and Virginia Rezac.
We have done a great deal of spelling this school year. The best records for perfect spelling lessons were earned by Anna Ent, Janice Vanderblomen, Judy McCollough, Bobby Stach, June Wehner, Carla Rasch, Jean Stiles and Virginia Rezac.
A number of the children think the summer vacation will bring them trips to distant places. My hope is that many of you parents will give your children some summer education in travel.
FIFTH GRADE
The pupils this term with perfect attendance are: Mary Besta, Don Bush, Joan Dolezilek, Charles Harth, and Joyce Swenson. This is the second year of perfect attendance for Charles Harth, Mary Besta, and Joyce Swenson.
We have had fifteen pupils in the 5th Grade that have read 9 or over library books this term.
These have read over twenty library books this term: Carol Tuller, Linda Kelsey, Joan Dolezilek, Buddy Mogus, and Sharon Viergever.
Freddy Elevier and James Turner brought some very pretty roses for our room last week.
We've been having a contest on Finding Homonyms: first Linda Kelsey - 428 homonyms; second Joan Dolezilek - 217 homonyms; third Fred Davis - 141 homonyms; fourth place Sharon Viergever - 129 homonyms; 5th place Mary Besta - 121 homonyms; 6th place Carol Tuller - 118 homonyms; 7th place Judy Huston - 113 homonyms; 8th place Charles Harth - 105 homonyms.
Many new words were learned as they looked for them at home, and watched in the books they studied or read.
Judy Huston brought a shale rock to school for us to see that her father dug out near the Willard Bridge. At that time we were studying rocks in Science.
Linda Kelsey brought a hatched egg shell of a robin's egg to school for Science lesson.
We have been taking English Tests most of last week.
We welcome Norma Klinginberg to our room this spring.
SIXTH GRADE
Jane Zickefoose, Sally Nadeau and Timothy Lynde have perfect attendance for this school year.
As far as our students are concerned softball is most important. Our first team is amde up of Tom Lacock, catcher; James Wamego Jr., pitcher; James Stadler, first base; Gene Davis, second base; Dean Davis, shortstop; Wayne Miller, third. Several fellows shift around in the field. Don Rogers catches and fields. Curtis Berkey is an all around good player and has played several positions along with center field. Timothy Lynde is a good batter and has played right field. This team won from Rochester school in Topeka when we played their second team. We played Delia earlier in the year.
We plan to play Willard Grade School this week over there. Willard won the county softball rural school championship.
Our one hundred per cent spelling gang for this six weeks are as follows. Jane Zickefoose, Joleen Parr, Gene Davis, Dorothy Jacobson, Charlotte Decker, Katherine Porter, Curtis Berkey, and Bill Foresman.
We have a full number of entries for field day this week. Boys and Girls events are Dashes, Softball throw, three legged race, sack race and bicycle race. First, second and third place ribbons will be given to the winners.
Reading awards will be given to the following students for reading eight books or more during the school year. Sally Nadeau, Tom Lacock, Jesse Adams, Charlotte Decker, Joleen Parr, Katherine Porter, Jane Zickefoose and Don Rogers. Curtis Berkey and Bill Foresman received honors.
Our class did water colors with the help of Mrs. McClelland last week. Our social studies class made charts and grafts [sic] about South America, some of which are on display in our room.
Our back bulletin board says, "Take me out to the ball game." As school closes many of our boys plan to play ball all through the summer. It has been a good year for all of us who have worked hard.
SEVENTH GRADE
We are pleased with our efforts in composition. Some of the topics the class wrote about recently were sportsmanship, friendliness, and writing our best. In addition to his regular writing Eugene Irwin wrote a poem which we all enjoyed:
THE MOCKINGBIRD
The mockingbird is a bird of brown,
Almost the color of the ground.
He loves to mock the other fowl,
But to everyone he is a pal.
Some wonderful notes from him can be heard,
Even that of the parrot bird.
Of all the birds that can be heard,
There's none like that of the mockingbird.
Kenneth Heiland and Eugene Irwin had birthdays this month.
In math we are finishing the term with measurement including area of various geometric figures.
The song title Keep the Home Fires Burning brings to mind this weeks safety topic "Home Fuses." We learn-
[SEVENTH GRADE continued; pg. 3]
[We learn-] ed the importance of using the right fuse: 15 amp. excellent; 20 amp. - fair; 30 amp. - dangerous.
This week's maxim: "If you should have a fight with your conscience and get licked - YOU WIN."
The following students are receiving awards for outside reading: Kyle Perry, Diane Swenson, Laura Stiles, Zora Wade, Janet Harth, Carol Rafferty, Eugene Irwin, and William Ent.
Attendance awards are earned by: Kenneth Heiland, Ralph Marney, Kyle Perry, Carol Rafferty, Wayne Rasch, Diane Swenson, Zora Wade, Josephine Rosencutter, Bruce Baker, Jeanene Beal, Bennie Besta, William Ent, and Janet Harth.
EIGHTH GRADE
As we bring another term of school to a close, we wish to thank the Reporter staff for passing on to you the news we have written and other bits of information concerning the school.
We feel in the eighth grade room that we have had a most successful term of school. Everyone was so cooperative and nice to work with. The compositions about what we have learned this term were very interesting and were filed away because of their evaluation of the school in general.
Bobby Atchison, Patty Coffey, Douglas Martinek, Vince Martinek, Geraldine Masters, Helen Stadler and Sue Viergever had perfect attendance for the term. There are sixty in the school who were neither absent nor tardy for the nine months. Last term there were forty-six[.] Geraldine Masters and Helen Stadler had perfect attendance for the first time. Vince Martinek has seven years without absence.
Reading awards were presented to Sharon Rosencutter, Sue Viergever, Ginger Shannon, Gerald Perry, Roger Zeller, Helen Stadler, Patty Coffey and Bobby Atchison.
Those doing the best job in spelling and winning pins were Ginger Shannon, Helen Stadler, Sue Viergever, Bobby Atchison, Sharon Rosencutter, and Douglas Martinek. Band pins went to Douglas Martinek, Geraldine Masters, Raymond Rafferty, Ginger Shannon and Roger Zeller.
Last Friday we bought some books from the pupils which will be furnished to the pupils next term. About half the needed texts will be supplied by the school.
Several of the boys and girls have received graduation gifts especially from their parents. We are looking forward to our graduation exercises Monday night. All of us plan to enter high school next fall.Creator
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