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IRocreoation JUNIOR LIFE SckooI Newas putblîsb.d ueekly bu the achool children of Wilmette under aaperoidon. of Wilmette PLaygroundý and Reoeetion Board VOL. 8, NO. 3 WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, NOVEMBER 1, 1934 Howýard Girls' Teams Picked to Play Stolpi Mrs. Fanckboner bad the girls' selected kickball teams ready Mon- day, October 22. The list was in the gymnasiunl s0 the girls would konw who was on the picked team to play Stolp this week. The girls on the two picked teams for E and F classes played together fr Monday to get used te their posi- tions. On the F team there were about twelve- or thirteen girls. On E team there were about fifteen girls. They started playing about 3:30 and didn't get done till 5 o'clock be- cause they had to start over in the middle of the game as some of the girls who were playing were not on the picked teams. The game was a good one. Mrs. Fanckboner said the score didn't matter in this game because it was just to get used to the new posi- tions.-Jean Lindstrôm, Howard 6C. Howard E-i Beats E-2 in Grid Game, 20 to 0 On October 22, Howard E-i had a game of football with Howard E-2 oni on the Village, Green. It was ani easy game. E-I ran away witb three1 touchdowns and two extra points. The score was 20 to 0. That was E-1's las t game of the year of f oot- ball. It was a good team and ail the menibers had lots of fun.-Ray Dre- bes, Howard 6B. Dou ghnut Sale Helps Glee Clubs Buy Music Mrs. Clark's glee clubs had a doughnut sale October 31 at the Stolp and Howard schools to raise money for sheet music. The doughnuts were sold in the classrooms by two girls chosen by Mrs. Clark. These girls were frorn the seventh andeighth grade classes. Each girl wore ber glee club costume, and a big red bow in ber bair. Orders were taken and fi lIed by girls of the glee club--Lor- raine Uedelhofen, Howard 8C. BOYS TAKE. GRID TESTS During Qur gym periéd last Thurs- day, I B and 2B classes of Stolp boys had tests in punting, passing and drop kicking. One class was going. to play football while the other was taking its tests, but. could not beý- cause there were too rnany large puddles of water on the playground; ther efore, each class watched thbe other take the tests.-Dan Seiden, Stolp IB. HOWARD SC WINS, 2-0 Friday, October 19, Howard SC played football against Central SA at' Washington park. Howard SC won, 2 to 0. The winning play was a safety after Central SA fumbled.- Billy Matthews, Howard SC. Nature Study Cass Writes Bird Stories In nature study the sixth grade classes of Central school are writing, bird stories, at the regular class per- iods.. Miss Brown, the nature teach- er gives each pupil a piece of scratch paper which he writes bis story on. Then she gives each one a priinted bird to color, cut out and paste on a Thoer. Busy Writing Stories dlean piece of paper. The pupil their writes the story on the clean paper. Some of the birds about whicb stories have been written are: bluebird, card- inal, rose-breasted grosbeak, meadow lark, scarlet tanager, bobolink, Balti- more oriole, wood thrush, robin, cat- bird, brown thrasher and song spar- row.-Jeanne Stube, Central school. Ex plains How Invisible Force Crushes a Can, In the science class at Howard school, 7B bas made several experi- ments. In the last one, the class members took an airtight can, put a little water in it, then heated the wateruntil it turned to steam. Sorne of the steam was let out 50 that it would drive as much air out as pos- sible. Then the lid was screwed on the can and the steam let cool and turn back to water. Air is every- where and the steam that was let, out drove out the air in the can. Na- ture wants air everywhere, $o the air tried to get in the can. In doing 50 the air pressure crushed the can.-Bob Mann, Howard 7B. Pupils at Stolp Write' Applications for Jobs The next theme for Miss Perring at Stolp school is to be written, ap- plication for a job found in a paper. It is due today, Thursday, November 1. The advertisement is to be pasted in the upper left hand corner of'the paper., Then below it cornes the ap- lication. Miss Perring gave us the form for the business letter. Most of the class is coming along ail right in composition.-Clinton Carpenter, Stolp lB. RAIN STOPS JUST IN TIME The Stolp girls ,Who had kickball gaines scheduled for, Wednesday, October.24, were neàrly disappointed because of'storm clouds wbicb had' gathered over Wilmette. The slight ram stopped before school was dis-1 missed, bowever, and the gamnes went on. At diamond one, C-1 defeated D-2, 22 to 10. On diamond two, E-i conquered F-2, 18. to 8. These.are the flrst gaines these girls have played on thepresent teams.-Lois Whitebead, Stolp 2C. VISITOR WELCOMED Wednesday, October 24, during gym period.at Stolp scbooi, an old friend came for a visit. This old friend was Mrs. BaIl, the girls' gym teacher last year. We were aIl glad to see ber.- Helen Mae Meves, Stolp 1C., Stolp 2D Glass Makes11 Masks for Halloweý'en Members of the 2D (Clark-Stevens)ý class of Stolp school. recently finished the Hallowe'en masks they have been making under the supervision of Miss Donnelly, the art teacher. The masks were designed and then drawn on paper and colored with crayons. Miss Donnelly then made corrections and after the mask was completed on large paper, it was drawn on a small- er scale in pencil, on a smaller piece of paper. When it was completed on the smaller paper, is was modeled in dlay. The dlay models were gone over with papier-maché and painted with tempera, paints.-Joyce Stoerk, Stolp 2D. Fifth and Sixth Graders Pleased by Two Plays Wednesday, Octobee 24, the ifth and sixth grades had the privilege of seeing two plays given by the pupils of Miss Hardick's class and Miss Cash's class. The first play was about a subject that the fourth grade pupils are studying in geography. It was done in four acts, and was about the people who live in the Tigris. and Euphrates River region. The second play was about a subject that is being studied inhistory. It was the story of Sir Walter Raleigh, f rom the time he. was a. littie boy. until the time he was knighted by the queen. The plays were very good and were en- joyed by all.-Jacqueline Katz, Cen- tral 6A. History Group Ponders Art Work of Egyptians in the week, October 22 to October 26, the boys and girls in Miss Scott's room have been studying Egyptian, art and design. They were doing this work in connect ion with history. Among the things chosen -to design were the pyrarnids, sphinx, lotus flower,- and the sun. It is lots of fun to do this work and it is also a very nice change.-Eleanor LaBonte, Cen- tral 6th grade. NET PROFIT FROM SALE The Howard "milk nickel!' sale mentioned in the issue of October 18 was a big success. The amount taken in was $14.50. After paying the man who had sold it the bars, the 6C class had $3.60 left. This went toward the room treasury and will be used for Tbanksgiving and Christmnas needs.- Joe Woods, Howard 6C. CITIZEN CLUB MEETS Friday, October 26, Howard 6B had its second Citizen club meeting. Ruth Zibble, the secretary, read the min- utes. The members discussed old business and new business. The bouse- keeper gave her report. Then they had the program. The meeting was then adjourned. Miss Theman said it was a véry good meeting.-Jeanne Moreau, Howard 6B. PNALIZE GUM cHEWERS Gum chewing was voted'on by the 6A class of Howard school. Anyone caught chewing during class is penal- ized. He bas to treat each of bis classmates to one stick of gum. Mon- day after scbool was.tbe first day the penalty was put into effect.-RoAnn Hicks, Howard 6A. Kreml Lists Safe ty Ru les in Stolp .Talk Wednesday, October 24, Stolp As- sembly was greeted by a very inter- esting talk on safety by Lieutenant Kreml of the Evanston police. He talked on wbat people should 'and should not do in the way of safety. He then showed some very lovely meving pictures and he told us the rules of safety, which are: 1. Don't run out, from between parked cars. 2. Don't play in the Street. 3. Don'tf ride bicycles in the street. 4. Look both ways before crossing. 5. Look out when crossing alleys. 6. Always obey the junior police. -Edith Mendum, Stolp IC. Announce Final Resuits of Howard 6B Election The election of the 6B officers took two weeks to complete, and the final results have just been announced to ' T he oficers are as fol- Bra n d t p r es ident; H o w a r d Election Time T r ienens, vice-president; Ruth Zibble, secrev- tary; Raymond Drebes, treasurer; Arthur Green, prograrn chairman; Betty Steele, head housekeeper; Betty Marsh, art chairman; Wesley Hickman and "Chuck' Cederberg. counselors.-Lois Peterson, Howard 6B. Helps Teachers Select Members of Boy Choir In Miss McKay's room at Howard scbool, a young lady whose name was Miss Býiesemeier visited the pupils. She was assisting Miss McKay in picking members for the boys' choir. She listened to the voices and sug- gested things which would improve each one's singing. She came on October 25. We sang unison, two and three part songs.-Bob Matson, Howard 6B. PUPILS DESIGN FOLDERS In Miss Larson's room, 6B and the other sixth grades are making history and geograpby folders. Most of the children have finished their designs and are starting their lettering. The sixthi grades' chief motto now' is, "Avoid the too mucb," whicb came from tbe Chinese.-Arthur Green, Howard 6B. KICKBALL GAME THRILLS Wednesday, October'24, at Central school, E-i and F-2 girls had a kick- baIl game after school. It was quite excitinig at first. F-2 was winn ing but fnally E-I took tbe score home.- Rosemary Barrett, Miss Scott's room. MOTHERS HAVE TEA October 30, môtbers in Howard SB room had a room tea, and ail tbe others wbo bad boys or girls in SB were invited to the tea.--George Cur- ley, Howard 5B. I. h e c 1 a s s