Auxvasse High School - Saber Tooth Yearbook (Auxvasse, MO)

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The American Bird Club and a motto selected was W I prom- ise to study and protect all song and insect eating birds and do what I can to help birdsn. The members wrote to various societies for material regarding birdsand also received held from the National Aubudon Society. A very interesting study of birds was the result of the organization of the club. A Cotton lantation. The fourth grade class s ent a very interesting and profitable study of cotton. They used various books and found that most cotton in our country was raised on a plantation. After thier study had been completed they decided to make a sand table that would show life on a plantation, Accordingly they dress clothespins to repres- ent negro men and women,to be cotton pickers. A field of cotton was made and planted in the sand.The cotton V. Pickers were distributed over the field as naturally as they really are in the South. Of course no cotton plan- tation would be complete without anwhite folksn mansion A member of the Sixth Grade furnished a small doll house and this,p1aced on a sand hill with a few flowers around it served as the mansion,Every plantation has its NNegro Mammyn whose chief duty is to tend the white children. A negro mummy with a small white child in one arm and another held by the hand was placed in the front yard. Thus did the Fourth Grade complete a cotton plantation. 'S Room Three,Grades Seven and E1 ht. At Schools ' All of a sudden we heard a noise, Four short rings upset our poiseg We all marched out in such a hurry- A false alarm and back we scurry. Its only a fire drill in the main, So to our lessons and work again. Then we have a lot of fun, Get out at noon and jump and run. When its cold we have no play And in the school house we have to stay. All too soon the bell does ring,- And to our lessons and work again. Then often we have to have a test And as the usual thing,L make an F. All at once the bell does ring Then aside our books we sling. And homeward bound we talk and sing Away from our work and lessons again. -Martha Moore

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so happy to have company. I gave her the cookies and the book which I had brought her. She seemed so happy to get them. We decided at first to read the book together but the girl said,HI can read when I am alone. Will you wheel me out in the sunshine?UI wheeled her out in the yard.We talked about the pretty flowers and watbhed the birds as they flew among the trees. Soon it was time for supper. I took her back into the house. Then I ran home,happy as I could be,for I had help- ed the poor little lame girl who was lonely. Sally Helen Brownfield grade III Room Two,Grades Faur ,Five,and Six. Newspaper Project. The sixth grade class became interested in a newspaper project,and decided to print one. Since no newspaper would be complete without an editor,reporters,and so forth,and election was held to determine who should have these honors Mary Bell Scholl was chosen as editor-in-chiefgCynthia Ann Wood was elected as business managerg Geraldine Wells was chosen as the general reporter, and all the rest of the members were scout or field reporters. The news was grouped under the following column heads: editorials,current events,school news,book reviews,origin- al stories and poems,jokes,and want ads etc. The following is one of the poems published in the Paper: ' ' The barn was wide,long, and red, Each animal in'the barn had a separate hed One was for Bossy,the big brown cow, Who gave milk for the family And the little Bow - Wow. Then there was Billy,the family steed, He was so old he didn't have much speed, There was Red,the old sorrel mule, The children always rode him to school. ' At last we have the five little sheep, That always find their places to sleep. -Cynthia Ann Wood. This is only a sample of the material this Sixth Grade paper contained. Due to the fact that no satisfactory printing press was available,the paper had to be printed by hand.This was a long and tedious process,but at last it was completed and each member was proud of his completed copy of the news paper. ' Bird Club. The Fifth Grade Class organized a Bird Club. The ob- jective of this club was to study birds. The first meeting was held September 17,1955 With Miss Johnson as chairman. The following people were elected to serveas officers: Sarah Frances Brett,presidentgMary Alice Deardorff,vice- presidentgLewis Magruder,secretary. The name chosen was

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s - Eighth Grade History On a bright September morning just eight years ago, this class started out to school with primers and crayons, The nineteen little ones were instructed in their first year by Miss Helene Pierce.The different seasons brought their holidays and Hallowe'en.Thanksgiving,Christmas, and Valentine's Day marked bright spots in our calenders. In our second year,Miss Anja Rusell Thurmond was our teach- er.The most interesting thing we did that year were to make a Dutch sandtable and hunt Easter eggs that Miss Thurmond had hidden for us.Our third year was spent under the guidance of Miss Frances Maupin.In this year our Christ mas program was cancelled on account of scarlet fever epidemic.Miss Susan Harris was our fourth grade teacher and also a great favorite. Our Hallcwe'en party was the crowning event of this year.We started in the fifth grade with Miss Nancy Campbell as teacher,but when she became very ill Mr. Turman Fewell substituted until she was able to return.We spent a very enjoyable sixth year with Miss Isabelle Wood and had several lovely parties. In the seventh and eighth grades we have been under Miss Delia Harrison's suoervision.We are sorry to leave her,for she was awfully good to us,but we must push on and next year will find us up stairs- the much talked of Freshmen. Now the grade tea- chers are planning our graduation exercises which will include the entire grade enrollment. Our class has diminished greatly,and of the nineteen beginners,anly the following seven remain in our class Ethel Bell,Frances Ross,Nellie Hamilten,Mary'Eunice At- kinson,George R.Hunt,Carl Foster,and McCubbin Love. Christmas In The Grades This jolly season brought a great deal of joy to the kiddies as well as work for the teachers,but our work.was well rewarded when we presented our Christmas Program before a large audience.Murch time was spent in decorating the stage and getting costumes ready which were very clever. The entertainment consisted of : HA welcome by Tom Mag- ruderg A playlet,HStar Brightng a drill,NFrench Dollsng recitation by Margsret Lee Admireg another playlet,HGifts of the Heart and Soulng a Poinsetta Drillgsong ULuther's Cradle HymnH3Playlet,UDust of the Roadn,by the members of the public speaking classy song ,HIt Came Upon the Mid- night Clearn by the entire assemblyg a Pantamine,HThe Night Before Christmasn. ' The program was so planned that every child had a part, and after it was over the children went to their rooms and exchanged gifts. Every one enjoyed the weeks Vacation which followed.