Buffalo High School - Buffalo Yearbook (Buffalo, MT)

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SENIOR BOOSTER' the prize for being the person of the greatest value to her team because of her victory in the Smile race. Her smile measured six inches. i Christmas Program i Although our Christmas program was not a major program of the j year, it is deserving cf some praise. Pupils of the primary room dressed as toys were grouped around a large Christmas tree and- presented a very pleasing musical pro- gram of songs, drills, and dances; When Love lights the Tree, a very impressive Christmas pag- eant was presented by the Intermediate and uoper-grades. Grade School Program The Grade School Program was given Thursday, March 2, 1933 at the I. 0. 0. F. Hall. Mother Goose's Goslings was presented by the primary depart- ment under the direction of Miss Walker. This was a clever play which triok us back to childhood days and we were introduced again to all of Mother Goose's Children. The Intermediate and uoper grades presented A Trip to Europe an operetta in three scenes. This was an imaginary tour which everyone enjoyed even though some almost became ill listening to' the sea-sick chorus. The Highland Fling, Irish song and dance, and Sailor's Hornpipe were greeted with much applause. The Attractive costumes were planned and made by Miss Ferguson. Miss Shierson was the director of the entire operetta. Play Day Everyone knows that a nervous excitement pervaded the grade school from the first of May, that there was excessive display of energy, that everyone came early to school and stayed late. But, oh noJ it wasn't because cf anxiety over grades or promotion. On the 16 th of May the Buffalo School was hostess to the surrounding schools at a play day There were contests in running, jumping, ball throwing, chinning and various other athletic events. Scholastic contests in spelling and arithmetic were given... Buffalo youogsters competed in the events but not for the awards, A feature of the day was the art exhibit in the music room. The best examples of drawing, paper cutting and tearing, crayola and crayonex work, basket weaving, stitch printing, block printing, etc. j were on display. « i l IJT

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SENIOR BOOSTER . . Grade Notes y • s ’ , At the opening of the school term this year we found our grade attendance slightly smaller than last. The primary room had an en- rollment of nineteen; the intermediate grades, twenty-three; and the upper-grades, sixteen. Since that time six new pupils have brought our total to sixty-four. The grade school faculty is composed of Miss Ferguson, upper- I grades; Miss Shierson, intermediate grades; and Miss Walker, pri- , mary department. Miss Ferguson again taught art throughout the grades. The | pupils have been instructed in an appreciation of many famous paintings aside from the regular art construction work. '•The boys and girls of the intermediate and upper grades have had an opportunity to take manual training and sewing this year. Mr. Mattill instructed the boys in manual training, while Miss Walker has taught the girls sewing. The girls are completing a baby-layette as their major project of the year. This will be exhibited at the County Fair in Lewistown this fall. Miss Shierson has taught gradeschool music this year. Much of the music time was devoted to preparation of the special musical programs presented by the grades. In the upper grades a particular study was made of the History of American Music and Composers which was correlated with an appreciation course. The Intermediate sec- tion made a special study of Instruments of the orchestra. The big event of the year in the primary room was a Spring Festival. Invitations written by the third grade language class were sent to the mothers of the pupils, and to the first graders of next year and their mothers. The program was planned to show the work of the three grades for the year. The third graders gave reports on foods studied in Geography during the year. After each report, the food, whose story had been told, was served, A delightful lunch was thus served. Pirate Contest ' j The high school and upper grade room staged a pirate contest in getting subscriptions for various magazines in order to earn money for student activity purposes. Those participating were chosen on either the Gold or Green sides, i • i f| At the conclusion of the contest the Golds'1 were acclaimed the fj .-winners and were treated to a party by the Greens . A party in ) the form of a mock track meet was given. Great strength and skill Iwere displayed in throwing a discus (made of paper plates), in put- sting a shot (a balloon), In throwing a reed javelin, and in run- ; .Ing various races. Gladys Anderson was acclaimed the winner of

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SENIOR BOOSTER ..«V I ■ Ill—............. mm Wmimu.mmmmm ■ ■ ■■■ Cantata Feathertop’1, a eantata, was presented, on Hay 24, 1933, at Ithe I. 0. 0. F, Hall. This was one of Nathanial Hawthone's stories •adapted to musie, It was of humorous nature and as usual had the [moral lesson which is often found in Hawthorne’s writings. The iintcrmediate and upper-grades music section presented this in two {part music under the direction of Miss Shierson. Graduation The last phase of the grade school program was the eighth grade graduation. This year there were eight eligible for graduation, rTohn Westgaard, Mabel Williams, Beulah'Nickel, Rae Spurgeon, Steven Ristine, Charles Edwards, Della Rusten, and Joy Miller. Their part of the program consisted of the reading of the iclass will and prophecy and the presentation of diplomas.