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son. The club consists of only normal
trainers. Plans for the constitution
of the club were decided upon. Miss
Latta, teacher of the Normal Trainsrs,
is sponsoring the club.
NORMAL TRAINING CLASSES.
The Normal Training classes are
making drawings of various objects
including fruits and pitted plants.
Some of the best now adorn the walls
of the Normal Training room.
AMERICAN HISTORY.
Herbert Hoover has been elected
president of the greatest power in the
world today, but only by popular vote
of the people. According to the con
stitution, the electoral college meets
in January to decide who should be
our chief executive. Twice in the
history of our nation the man elected
by popular vote of the people has been
defeated by this useless system. Why
not an amendment to the Constitution
to abolish the electoral College which
has never worked out since tne days of
Washington?
Why is it that American History
students cannot see that history is
only life after all? While nothing
that has ever happened can be repeat
ed exactly, our lives and the destiny
of our nation is based on the examples
set before us by the great men and
women of history.
A question arose in American His
tory the other day—“Do events make
great men or do leaders make events ?
Some say that leaders are carried on
the crest of the wave and that events
shape themselves so as to make lead
ers. Others say that leaders are born
not made and that great men always
make events—We will leave it to the
judgment of public opinion. /
Division II, of the class in American!
History, is completing the presiden
tial administration of Thomas Jeffer
son. It is interesting to note the
strenous effort which George Wash
ington made, during his period as
president, to reconcile the widely di
vergent views of the Federalists and;
the Anti-Federalists or Republicans as
they later called themselves. The for
mer believed in a strong central gov
ernment with a liberal interpretation
of the Constitution, while the latter
preferred the states to be supreme and
they therefore favored a strict, literal
interpretation of the Constitution.
The sound financial policy of Alex
ander Hamilton administered by Al
bert Gallatin, Jefferson’s Secretary of
the Treasury, gave the credit of the
United States a high rating, and
through rigid economy and efficient ad
ministration the national debt was
materially reduced in spite of the ex
penditure of fifteen million dollars for
the purchase of the Louisiana terri
tory. We sometimes lose sight of the
debt we owe to those persons who
helped to shape the destiny of the
country during early periods of stress.
Doings of the latin classes.
The Caesar (second year Latin)
class has been making posters illus
trating the importance of Latin in
everyday life. These posters consist
of pictures clipped from newspapers
and magazines, especially the adver
tisements; showing things pertaining
to the religious and other customs ot
ancient Rome but which occupy a
prominent place in modern life anc
business.
The pupils of the first year Latir
classes are searching the pages ol
newspapers and magazines for words
of Latin derivation. Thus far theii
search has been quite successful. Conn
and see the posters.
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SOPHOMORE ENGLISH CLASSES.
The sophomore English classes have
proceeded to study debating after com
pleting their study of Literature. Both
classes enjoy the subject and interest
ing debates are held daily. Rivalry
between the two classes runs high and
each class is preparing for a contest
to see which has the better debating
team. Debating not only teaches the
student to know, but to find out the
reasons for things. Come and hear
our debates.
One of the most exciting topics was:
“Resolved: that we abolish the English
Period Source Writing."
The Freshmen English class has be
gan the study of Treasure Island.
They are also using work books to
eliminate mistakes in Grammar such
ns, correct Pronoun forms, Case and
Verb forms.
Their other work consists of prac
tical English in Letter Writing.
THE KING’S ENGLISH.
Not long ago we heard a sweet little
woman say, “They ‘done’ it.”
What ails that? Just this:
The three principal parts of the
ver “do” are: (1) do, (2) dod, (3)
done. The six tenses are: Present—
I do; Past—I did; Future—I shall do;
Present Perfect—I have done; Past
Perfect—I had done; Future Perfect—
I shall have done.
The principle that applies is this:
The Present and Future tenses are
based upon the 1st stem or Principal
Part; the Past is taken from the 2nd
stem (and is always used alone); the
Perfect tenses are all built upon the
3rd stem (which must always have an
auxialliary.)
Do you make this tell-tale error?
Read over the rule. Develop a “speech
consciousness” at least where “do” is
concerned.
FIRST GRADE.
The first grade spent last week
making Christmas Decorations.
The first grade has been taking diag
nostic tests weekly. These tests serve
five purposes.
1. To apply the Intelligence Testing
idea to first grade work.
2. To furnish a tangible basis (A
diagnosis) for dividing a class into
superior and inferior groups or for
checking up on a permanent division
of a large class.
3. To give such frequent opportunity
for “checking up” and for regrouping,
that the teacheT can more readily de
tect where inferior pupils are weak
and center on correcting those weak
nesses.
4. To release the superior groups
from unneceessary drill and give them
opportunity to progress at their own
gait.
5. To save the teacher’s time and
patience as well as the childrens.
SECOND GRADE.
In a diagnostic test given this week
the following received high score:
Junior Harris, Lacille Yound, Neva
) Ives, Hugh Francis McKenna.Randall
t Kerstein, Eldon Ilarbottle, Richard
j Loy, Freddie Halva and Junior Toy.
The Third Grade children are mak
’ ing paper cutouts this week.
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, FOURTH GRADE.
1 —
Jack Vincent has been absent from
1 the Fourth Grade for several days on
f j account of illness.
s! The English class is taking up let
r ter writing this week,
e! Eight of Miss Cromwell’s students I
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