The Olsburg School News from Olsburg, Kansas • 4

THE OIJSBUHG SCHOOL NEWS CORRESPONDENCE We will have a few Federal Income Tax blanks on. hand in 9, few days. If you are liable for a tax, look this up. Olsburg State Bank This oank was, on Jan. 3, designated as a deposi 7 tary of the Ur S.

Government. When in need of Dental work call on Mrs. C. E. McGrew at Hotel Wednes-day and Thursday, ever other week.

Phone for appointment. CREEK. Teacher and pupils enjoyed a seven day Xmas vacation, school having taken up January 2. Ruth Norman and Wilma Pultz were the only pupils neither absent nor tardy during the month ending December The school gave a Xmas program on Friday, December 21st. The main feature being that a real Santa Claus who visited each one of the pupils.

Ruth Norman has the honor of being neither absent nor tardy, for the first four months of school. The misses Elvera Erickson and Anna Johnson recently visited our school. The bi-monthly examinations were given Thursday and Friday, January 10th and 11th. Nina Samuelson, Teacher. Caraahan Creek Notes, Dist.

27 School has started off again after the holidays in fine shape although we are handicapped to some extent by bad weather and the measles. Imagine our glad surprise when we found that Santa Claus had left us a new Webster dictionary, latest edition, and an adjustable stand. We have had the second bi-monthly examinations and it is unnecessaryto say we are more than glad. If you have never played and geese in the snow you have missed something. The Friday before Xmas we had a Xmas tree and the distribution of the gifts was enjoyed by all especially the teacher, who was the recipient of many nice presents.

We certainly miss our first grade Sylvia Pihl and Pearl Williams, who, although they live about three miles from school, have never missed before. Last Tuesday the boys asked the teacher if, they! could "scare up" som rabbits. Their "request" "being granted they soon returned with five which they had caught with their hands'. We are practicing for a program and pie supper which will be given in about four weeks. Everybody invited.

The date will be announced later. Clifford H. Roach, Teacher. What i Would Happen: If there was a skating party every night. If Zola and Homer would study in-.

stead of talk. If Dorothy lived in Olsburg. If the H. S. students did not get here at 9:00 o'clock sharp for the rest of the year.

If the boys would sign up for new song books. If the "Freshie" girls would keep their minds on their lessons instead of on "other" things. If Prof, would lose his keys. If this term of school were finished as it was started. PLEASE NOTICE: The story book I am reading Luke.

How cute Sam acts when around Bernice. Much obliged for the ride. Zola, My frozen ear. Agness. How changed Zola is since the skating party.

-Wid. A Senior and p. Freshman. My new name. Miss Doris Area.

How interested Linnea is in the books we read. Senior Boys. My new ring. Ruby. Just "me." Billy.

My new leggings. Doris. How Godtfried and Carl smile at us. Zola and Helen. The books entitled "Lazy Thots of a Lazy Girl," and "Idle Thots of an Idle-Fellow." DRY PRIMARY DEPARTMENT We were glad to resume our duties after spending an enjoyable ten days vacation.

The youngsters" had many stories to tell about what Santa had brought them. Two of our scholars have moved from the district. Bernice Peterson having moved with her parents to Iowa and Gordon Melgren to Chicago. The Second grade are busy making Eskimo booklets. The boys and girls enjoy hearing something new each dav of the life in the far north.

The water fountain which was instal-' led in the school has already been of great value even tho the little tots are tempted to drink oftener just because they see the When asked why we were in the war one bright little boy, well posted the world happenings, exclaimed, "I know why we are in the war to kill the kaiser." His explanation of how we might help the soldiers win the war was that of knitting and making gun-wipers. We have reasons to believe he has the right idea of a -Our Sand Table is being built up to represent the Eskimos in the far Northland of ice and snow. Miss Elsie Johnson. INTERMEDIATE ROOM Hurrah! Hurrah! for the snow, It brings us health, it brings us wealth And makes the cheeks and fingers glow. We are now busy at work after a ten day's vacation.

We were fortunate in having a number of visitors the past two months Beryl Johnson, Lucile Carlson, Constance Fagerberg, Edith Lauck, Mrs. J. W. Lauck, Miss. Teckla Carlson.

We are now reading the book, "Brownie Beaver." The English study of the Third prade has been based on "The Eolci-mo" in the Artie The pupils of this room have been organized into companies. The four companies are D. Each works for his own company in living up to the rules of behavior. We want to be soldiers so we bein in the school room. We are studying English history in the Third, Fourth, Fifth grades.

At present we are very much interested in David Lloyd George, his birthday was January seventeenth and we celebrated the day by writing his biography. Spelling prizes were awarded to the following: Helen Lauck, Tressie Johnson, ElDelle Johnson. We are now starting a contest which will be awarded at the close of the term. Rosamond Eddy is now attending school at Havensville. The "Water Fountain" has been used to a great advantage during this cold weather.

ELLEN FAGERBERG, Teacher. SHANNON CREEK. The following were neither absent nor tardy during the fourth month of school: Carl and Agnes Nelson, Kenneth Peterson and Viola Velen. Perfect spelling certificates have been awarded to Martin Nelson and Eunice Velen. Instead of the usual Xmas program before the holidays, our school had a little party in the afternoon.

Games were played, contests held, small gifts made and corn popped. All thought it much nicer than a program. Our school enjoyed a two weeks' vacation at Christmas time. The last snow made coasting possible, so this is our newest sport and we have some fine coasting hills. TECKLA CARLSON, Teacher.

Complete We carry complete line of meats at all times. Let us supply you. The Meat Market J. B. Coots, Prop.

GJQrV YOUR Glasses Fitted 1 By E. M. A RY Optician Wanted. Another skating party. HL S.

A few more keys. Prof. Another date with Carl. Agnes. To trade my seat for one in" the Freshmen part of the room.

Sam. 1 Someone to follow. Babe, Raymond and Warts. Someone to take home. Raymond.

Something to make school more interesting. H. S. Students. H.

S. Students to get up earlier in the morning so they can get here at prompt nine. Prof. My desk changed. rHdmer.

Someone to take the Senior girls out for a sleigh ride. Senior Boys. Another shoestring to hang my watch on. Zola. Pellets of Student Philosophy.

We look too high for things close by. Thought constitutes the greatest of man. By the street of by and by, one arrives at the house of never. If a thing be right, do it boldly, if it be wrong leave it undone. Some men answer when duty calls.

Others are very, hard of hearing. Habit, if wisely and skillfully formed becomes truly a second nature. Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. We can always make our lives sublime by seizing common occasions and making them great. The strength of man's virtue must not be measured by his efforts but by his ordinary life.

It is superstition to put one's hope in formalities; but it is pride to be willing to submit to them. Man is neither angel nor brute and Kodak and Films, Your Films developed and Pictures Printed! Amanda Bary the unfortunate thing is that- he would act the angel is the brute. Some -vices dtAv lay Widnoi id's by means of others and these like branches- 'fall on removal of the trunk. Pride counterbalancing all miseries, man either hides his miseries or if he disclose them glories in knowing them. To stand with a smile upon your face against a stake from which you cannot get away that, no doubt is heroic.

But the true glory is Tresig-natioa to the inevitable. To stand unclaimed with perfect liberty to go away, held once by the higher claims of duty and let fire creep up to the heart, this is heroism. FACTS WORTH KNOWING Metal was first discovered in Egypt. Accuracy is the twin brother to honesty. The first theatre was built inLon-don in 1573.

That peace is pending between European nations. The Americans descended from the Indo European race. Egytians Invented the first calendar in 4241 C. The United States Government has taken the railroads into its hands. The Monasteries originated in Egypt the fourth century.

Later they were established in Europe. The number of millionaires have doubled since the beginning of European war. In 1914 there were 7,000 while in 1916 there The Germans after preparing for six weeks are ready to attack the West Front where the Franco.EngJish are now. It is believed that they are going to put their remaining strength on this, trying to make it successful..