Laclede High School - Lincola Yearbook (Laclede, MO)

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SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADES Our group consists of seventeen seventh grade pupils, and twelve eighth grade pupils. In the year 1939-1940 seventeen of our group began our education together. We welcomed others one by one, but they soon dropped out. While we face the future, many happy remembrances come back to us of our early school days. We recall our First Grade spelling class when a new pencil for headmarks looked like sticks of gold. We recall our picnics that we looked forward to from year to year, and the moving picturesg the big carnival, which included the funeral of a negro in whose casket we could see our own re- flections. We recall the chilly days and our crowding around the radiators to keep warm. This year we have been busy but happy. We have learned much. We have followed our course of study as outlined for seventh and eighth grades. We have done much research work, have worked many projects, made booklets on agri- culture, science, social study, and music. Our hobbies are craft work, basketball and softball. FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADES When school began, there were eleven pupils in the fifth grade and seven- teen pupils in the sixth grade, making a total of twenty-eight pupils. In October we went to Donald Kling's for a wiener 1-past. Everyone had 3 nice time. The refreshments were wieners, buns, pickles, and pop. At Christmas we presented the playet, Toby's Christrnas Box . In the afternoon on the day before Christmas, we had a tree and party in our room. Everyone received a comic book. On Valentine's Day we had a Valentine box. Everyone received a treat of heart shaped cookies and pop. We organized a Missouri Nature Knights Club. This was discontinued dur- ing the winter months and in its place we had gym classes. Everyone in the room read the required number of books this year and will receive Reading Circle Certificates. During the year we lost three of our pupils. Paul and Hardy Rinehart moved to Cameron in November Everett Riddle moved to Brookfield in January, leaving a total of twenty-five pupils.

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Fifth and Sixth Grades - Continued. Farrell Nickell entered the sixth grade from the South Eagle neighborhood in March. The last day of school will be celebrated with a picnic and some kind of entertaimnent, depending on the weather. THIRD AND FOURTH GRADES During the year 1947-1948 there were a total of eleven pupils in the third grade. Leland Potter moved to Mendon, and Nelson Nickell moved to Laclede from Brookfield and joined the third grade. The fourth grade consisted of four girls and eleven boys, making a total of fifteen pupils. The fourth grade science class has enjoyed the study of Great Men of our History . The third grade spent much time studying about people in other coun- tries. Only a few pupils in the room failed to earn the Reading Circle Certificate. Quite a number of pupils received awards in writing. Some were awarded certif- icates from the National Board of Examiners. The art classes dressed dolls, did paper folding, studied clay modeling, soap carving, and puppet making. Pictures were made using crayon, colored chalk, and finger paint. Some of the pupils took part in a finger painting demonstration at the tea- cher's meeting. At the Christxnas program all of the pupils presented the play, Christrnas is for Every One As usual a delightful tirne was spenton Valentine's Day exchanging Valen- tines. Some tirne was spent in choral reading and everyone enjoyed the music period. Get-to-gether meetings with the primary room were continued. A Good Friday prograrn was given. S Scarlet fever and some other diseases interrupted work for several weeks. Along with the regular scheduled work, those principles which make a good character were stressed each day.