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Vol. 1 Outline For Sixteenth Week. Review and Comment. Christmas gifts and Christmas giving is occupying the minds of all at this time. No holiday has such tender sentiment, such universal celebration, such hallowed setting as the birthday of Jesus Christ.

The world that believes him divine, and the world that accept him as the head of a divine philosophy alike rejoice to honor him in the celebration of his day. With the young.and perhaps some of the elders, the general rejoicing and gift bearing is the sum of the glad holiday time. To the serious minded, the higher, ncbler sentiment, "Good will to all men," is the finest thing of the recurring celebration of life itself. A kindly word, a thoughtful, helpful act, a pleasant disarming of un generous criticism, are more to life ana the uplifting of a community than chests of jewels. Let the materialists, the children, enjoy the visible things of Christmas tide; let us hope their elders will enjoy, not only at this time but all through the year, the gentle, tactful, helpful consideration of others, and in helping them by word or act, themselves come into the pure joy of living in the fullness of the true Spirit of the Son of God.

riyrick District No. 7. Mrs. Simon Baird and daughters, Rosella and Eva, Mrs. Lehman and sons, Jeral Boughton, and Volney Johnson spent Sunday at Mr.

A. M. Stafford's. Mr. and Mrs.

Jas. Bruey and daughter Josie were shopping in Caldwell Saturday. Mrs. Jacob Roe's sister, Connie, has been spending the week with her. Miss Kate Heilig of New York visited Misses Elfie and Mamie Stafford from the first of the week until Wednesday evening.

Francis Roe has been spending the week with his Grandma Robnett in Dist. 28. Misses Elfie and Mamie. Stafford and brother Warren went to a party at Mr. Simon Baird's Wednesday night.

Alma Adams attended Teachers' Association at Wellington last Saturday. Seven other teachers went on the same train from Caldwell that morning. Louis Bruey, Roy Myrick and Oliver Little remained out of school Thursday for the coyote hunt. The boys and girls have enjoyed washing one another's faces this week. Roy Myrick and Oliver Little stayed out of school Wednesday p.

m. to help butcher a beef. GRADE I. Reading: Two lessons each day. First Reader, Pages 30 and 31 with a review of last week's work, and much supplementary work from board.

Make interesting sentences about Christmas and read with animation. Language: All oral work. Christmas stories and reproduction of same. Teach the children a good way to celebrate Christmas, encourage the children to tell these stories at home. Hold them responsible for what you tell them and in this way cultivate the power of attention and expression! Let your own example be of the best.

Arithmetic: Review often and be sure the pupils can read and write Arabic to ICO. Roman as far as the number of their reading lesson. Story problems should have precedence of all other work. Spelling: Spell by letter all words in reading lesson. Nouns and verbs by sound.

Writing: At the close of this fourth month of school, the pupil should be able to make all the small letters, write his name, the name of his teacher, the words Santa Claus, Christmas, and the nouns used in his reading lessons, large, free writing should be the end sought. General Lessons: Review lessons already given, and make much of the coming holidays. In memory gems tell what Dickens, Holmes or Whittier thought of Christmas. GRADE II. Reading: Two lessons each day.

First Reader finished. These lessons treat of fruits and nuts. Show the children how the buds are now forming, examine some chestnuts, tell them of the great woods in the eastern states. Continue the study recitations and secure mechanical accuracy. Reading proper in afternoon.

Tell or lead the pupils to see that it will now take one month to make a thorough review, you are now in exact line with the "State Course." Same as First Grade. Arithmetic: Make many story problems. Written work in addition, subtraction and multiplication, be rapid and accurate. Review table of 2's and develop the 3's. Spelling: Words from all lessons, Ranch District No.

88. Mr. Forristall, an Illinois gentleman, having bought some of the Waldron ranche land, has taken possession; his three children will soon join our merry number. We wonder if the members of the A. spelling class are receiving better grades since they have begun contesting for the chocolates.

The large scholars have started a team and basket ball has been the talk in school for some time. Messrs. Johnson and Davis called at the school Tuesday afternoon. We wish more of the friends and patrons of the school would come, see and encourage our work. Erma Sevier from Waldron District, visited with Miss Pearl Mishler.

We were pleasantly surprised to see a young lady stop at the school house to see a gentleman; leap year is not over yet. V) Beaver College, District 22. Report for thirteenth week: Enrollment 35; attendance 30; tardiness 11. Those ranking first by grades. First Grade, Joe Mingle; Second Grade.

Bessie Hill; Fourth Grade, Delmdnt Montague; Fifth Grade, Lawrence Cornick; Eighth Grade, Earl Hunter. Mr. and Mrs. Large of Millersville, 111., visited at J. A.

Dusenbury's last Monday and Tuesday. The Alpha Beta and Belles Lettres societies wiil join forces in the program next Friday. 4 The larger boys went skating a few days this week and Floyd Hayter tried wading. A few of the neighbors are shelling corn this week. it.