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Thursday, October 6, 1955
Progress of the Grades
Rossville Grade School
Grade 5
The Fifth Grade has many interesting Science Specimens.
Dale Dannefer brought a praying mantis for us to see.
A sample of “Fool’s Gold” was brought by Carol Adams.
Michael Gresser has a sac nest which he and Davi Jones cut open. It proved to hold many baby spiders.
Richard VanVleck brought a large spider and petrified clam. The spider proved to be a “Bird Spider”.
Collections of rocks, shells and petrified wood were brought by Carla Rasch, Anna Ent, Jerry Giles and Virginia Rezac.
Pamela Berkey has returned from a vacation trip to New Orleans. She brought back samples of sugar cane, cotton and rice stalks with her. She told about her trip and showed pictures of many interesting places she saw. We are glad she is back.
Jimmy Stadler of the 7th grade loaned us a large piece of mica he found in Colorado.
Grade 6
The sixth grade elected Charles Harth as citizen of the month for September. We will choose a new citizen for every month. Our choice is made on leadership, conduct and scholarship.
We had a Mexican Fair October 5. All of the plans for the event were made by the boys and girls. In the room, we arranged displays of many different things that were made in Mexico. Several of the children painted pictures of life in Mexico for the bulletin board. Others arranged a miniature Mexican farm scene. After the other grades visited the Fair, we played typical Mexican games and sang Mexican songs.
Grade 7
New students in the seventh grade September 6th were Florence Felps and Arletta Sage. Florence came to Rossville from Jackson county; Arletta from Dover; a third new student was Carol Lumley from Iowa who enrolled September 20th. She is returning with her family to Iowa.
Those who have full attendance for September are: Dean David, Gene Davis, Charlotte Decker, Florence Felps, Bill Foresman, Dorothy Jacobson, Gary Klingenberg, Timmy Lynde, Wayne Miller, Sally Nadeau, Katherine Porter, Kenneth Porter, Jimmy Stadler, James Wamego, Jane Zickenfoose, Don Rogers and Arletta Sage.
Curtis Berkey made an attractive exhibit of sugar cane, rice heads, and postal cards which he collected while visiting the deep South as far away as New Orleans.
Those who spelled the fourth weeks spelling perfectly are: Curtis Berkey, Dean Davis, Gene Davis, Charlotte Decker, Bill Foresman, Dorothy Jacobsan, Tom Lacock, Timmy Lynde, Wayne Miller, Sally Nadeau, Joleen Parr, Katherine Porter, Kenneth Porter, Don Rogers, Jimmy Stadler, Jimmy Wamego, Gary Klingenberg, Jane Zickefoose, Florence Felps, Arletta Sage and J.W. Adams. (Note: This is a unanimous situation. The whole class spelled without an error.)
Jimmy Stadler is making an exhibit of souvenirs he brought home from Colorado. A few of the items are: a wood cut calendar made in Japan; a beautiful golden colored key thermometer; a sea side scene in oil on a wood slab, and a silver plated horse.
Each member of the class is enjoying the new books which were added to the library this fall. Timmy Lynde is reading Cases of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle: Kenneth Porter has read The Call of the Wild by Jack London; Florence Felps just checked out Amigo, Circus Horse by Cooper, Gary Klingenberg enjoyed Justin Morgan Had a Horse by Henry; Katherine Porter recently completed The Haunted Bridge by Keene.
About three weeks ago Billy Foresman and his Uncle Pete caught two good sized yellow catfish. One weighted twenty-four lbs., the other weighted eight lbs. Billy remarked, “There’s more where those came from.” When asked how he could be so sure he gave a true fisherman’s reply (you guess), “The biggest one got away.” So we said the biggest one is older, wiser, and still off the hook.
Last week’s maxim, “Kindness is catching and if you go around with a thoroughly developed case of it, you neighbor will be sure to get it.”
Grade 8
We have the largest room in school composed of eleven girls and fifteen boys. We are sorry that Josephine Rosencutter’s name was omitted from the enrollment list earlier published.
Eight from our room are members of the band. They are Janet Harth, Kenneth Heiland, Ralph Marney, Carol Rafferty, Sharon Reser, Charles VanVleck, Diane Swenson and Laura Rose Stiles.
Nida Magus leads the class of flag salute and the Lord’s Prayer.
Diane Swenson has charge of the Almanac, and Mary Smith leads discussion on life adjustment.
Our discussion topic for October is cooperation.
Winners of the contest in multiplication and division by 10, 100 and 1000 were Sharon Reser, Mary Smith, Ralph Marney, and Kenneth Heiland.
Mary Smith and Ralph Marney received the most votes for good citizens during the month of September.
Diane Swenson and Wayne Rasch are kitchen helpers this week.
Gene Irwin was first to return his dental card. Sharon Reser visited the dentist last Wednesday.
Twenty-four of us got cards for passing health inspection.
These pupils had September birthdays: Billy Fauerbach, Carol Rafferty, Danny Bahner, Charles VanVleck. Charles invited the class to his home for a party on his birthday.
From the citizenship posters, we have studied the laws of health, self-control, and self reliance.
Sixteen of us took sides with the Dodgers while five stuck with the old faithfuls. It is three apiece at this writing.
East Indianola will bring two boys teams to Rossville this Friday to challenge us to softball. Next week the boys will play in a tournament at Gage Park.
Some very good free-hand pencil drawings were turned in after our first art lesson last week.
Many thanks to the Reporter Staff for a complimentary copy of the Rossville Reporter again this term.
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