Auglaize Brown High School - Oakleaf Yearbook (Oakwood, OH)

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n rO GRADE FIVE On September 6, school began with eleven girls and eighteen boys. In Geography, we studied The Americas”, with workbooks, map studies, imaginary trips to Niagara Falls, Washington, the cotton fields, Grana Canyon, Yellowstone, ana Yosemite. The name of our arithmetic is Practical Arithmetic . In this subject, we took up sedition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, improvement tests and diagnostic tests. Our speller is the Stan¬ ford Speller . There were low graces, high grades, graphs, charts in ehis subject. Rhythms and Rimes , is the name of our Music. This was carried on with clever tunes, a flag drill, rhythm band, victrola, ana raaio. Many books, interesting stories, oral reading, silent reaamg, and dramatization all came in our Reading. The Beginnings of the American People ana Nation , was the main topic of our History. This took in Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, the Pilgrims, the Puritans, Westwarc Movement, French ana Inaian War, George Washington, ana the Revolution. English Activities , is maintaining language skills, keeping to the subject, mending our speech, telling thoughts in order, improving the paragraph, getting ana using information, making reports, ana using words that fit. Cn Frioay afternoons we have baseball, basketball, races, ana games. The last aay of school comes ana we get our grace cares. We are then in the sixth grade. (We hope!) GRADE SIX When the school term of 1938-1939 opened in September, twenty- seven pupils were resent to begin work and play together. One of the first projects worked out in History was about covered wagon days. We assembled our work in booklet form. On the first page there was a picture of a covered wagon train leaving camp. The next picture was an Inaian waving goodbye, to an ox train. After each story in our History there is a page of questions which we an¬ swered, then put the answers in our booklet. The books were very interesting, ana were proua of them. In English we made booklets on music, after we finished them, Miss Shafer suggested that we invite the Third GraGe over to see and hear what our booklets were like. When we had this program we each reao something out of our booKlet. They enjoyeo it very much. One of our other projects in English was the newspaper called the Green Cak . Joan Delaney was cur Editor. We hao a few mistakes, but we were prouo of our paper. V e gave a copy to each of the graces cine each pupil received a copy to take home. At the first of the year, Miss Shafer gave each pupil a poem book. Then we organized a Poetry Club. Joan Delaney was President, ano Marjorie Biolack was Secretary. On March 15, we elects new officers. Betty Badman was electee Presi¬ dent with Alice Rickner, Secretary. These, together with parties, ball games ano other activities, as well as our regular work, have helped to make this school term an interesting and profitable one.

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Our calendar of social events began with the Halloween fun when first grabs girls and boys became beggars, witches■, clowns and the like Next came Thanksgiving with its good things to eat followed by Christmas and all its wonderment The toys were hardly off the tree, yet thoughts of St Valentine-s Day were already great anticipations. Then the Easter Bunny came, bringing with him the plane for their summers-wading, gardening, and most of all, playing. These were interrupted by birthday now and then along with the many new things,, they were so eager and willing to learn so that they would be able to take their places as capable, wide-awake Second Grade Pupils. GRADE II Ghosts, clowns, witches and many other characters were seen at our Halloween party. There was fun for all, especially during our parade through the High School. Yes, Santa Claus came to our room, too. All the gifts under the gayly lighted tree made many boys and girls happy. Our mothers, sisters, and brothers came to our Christmas party. We didn t let Valentine ' s Day pass by either. We just celebrated the occasion with a pretty Valentine Box filled to the top. Then came all the fun and laughter at our Easter party. The Easter Bunny didn ' t miss us. Instead he hid our eggs all around the room. Throughout the school year many of our boys and girls celebrated their birthdays with us. All this tended to make our Second year in school a memorable one GRADES III IV On October 30, 1939 we dressed in all sorts of weird costumes and joined the parade. After the parade we cmme back to our room and had apples, popcorn and all kinds of candy. On December 23, 1938 a high degree of excitement prevailed in our room. This seemed to die down, a little, when Santa Claus delivered a package to each one, also candy. We ' were so glad for all of the parents who came to see the fun. February 14, 1939 was another exciting day. After the mail- carriers had delivered all of the ' small, intriguing looking envelopes every one went home with a satisfied feeling.

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Ur rf • ¥ 1 SEVENTH GRADE CLASS HISTORY in In 1932 school to a group of -twenty one pupils started their first year strive to the place which twelve have attained. They are Lois Grimes, Helen Maddock, Alta Rae Carnahan, Dorothy Carnah¬ an. Helen Keck, Hilda Thomas r Maxine Marckel, Dan McClure, Billy Huff-, Donald Bush, Ned Schultz and Ray Thrasher. The other ten pupils have dropped in somewhere along the way Dor £eaejler K ll proved to be liked very much. Laura Stauf¬ fer was oar first teacher, then came Gladys Ct-in ngham in the i-ocvrd grade, and Marie Fogle in the third. The fourth grade was divided so Audrey Giltz taught part of us and Florence Shafer the other part a Lucille Adams taught us in the fifth and Alta Shafer in the sixth. At the beginning of this year we had twenty in our class. Doris Scott moved out of the district but Betty Litzenberg, Gerald Ewing, and Anna Kwasacigrok were added to our number Miss Chase was our advisor, Billy Huff, President, Dean Noffsinger, Secretary, Helen Maddock, Treasurer, and Hilda Thomas, News Reporter. We enjoyed four parties this year, a weiner roast in the woods, a party at Hilda 5 s home, one at Alta Rae r s home, and a Theater Party at D efiance, given by our advisor. EIGHTH GRADE CLASS HISTORY On September 6, 1938, twenty-seven pupils entered the eighth grade of Oakwood High School. In the ne||t few weeks we elected our class officers as follows: President—-Lawrence Bidlack Vice-President—Junior WiHaims Secretary—Dathryn Sharp Treasurer—Robert Shafer Reporter—Zerma Archer Advisor—Mr. Eretzinger Our first party was a skating party, then on March 6, a party was held at the school house. A pleasant evening was spent by all. Everything ran smoothly for us, until the Mid-Semester Exams, which caused many nervous days and sleepless nights. But the outcome seemed to be successful. Our anxious day is yet to come, when we patiently wait for our final grades to see if we re all capable of entering the Freshman year. We leave the rest to the future. Someday we hope pemeone will finish the History of the Eighth Grade of 39