Longfellow Junior High School - Echoes Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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CHORAL SPEAKING The sixth grade in Room 303, as part of their English work, organized a Choral Speaking Choir. Through this medium they interpreted many poems in unison, part, and solo work. The choir gave a demonstration of their work to the Mothers' Study Club in March. CONSERVATION The sixth grade in Roob 303 worked on a Conservation Project as their Nature Study work this year. They discussed the need for conservation of forests, birds, game animals, wild flowers, soil and water. This work was then assembled into a program and given to the school on Arbor Day and again to Parents' Club at the April meeting. The class used speeches, drawings, maps, collections of wood and twigs, and slides to tell of their work. The Choral Speaking Choir concluded the program with several nature poems. PERFECT ATTENDANCE TO DATE-ROOM 303 William Brown Donald Bubacz William Rieck -- Rose Marie Knaggs Marilyn Schalitz RCOM 312 We were glad to welcome Richard Flamand and Nancy Tanner back from their long absence due to illness. We are grateful to George Valassis for the many interesting experiences he has told us about his recent travels through the West. The many souvenirs he brought back helped to make our geography lessons more interesting. PERFECT ATTENDANCE TO DATE-ROOM 312 I. FUN FROLIC Dean Tobian Franklin Wilson CLUBS ROOM 312 Pfeiidenf ...... -- ...,. Phyllis Dale Vice-President ..... - H -U ,--Maryf Vosburgh Secretary ...................... .............. F ritz Waldo Program consists of reading stories and poems, telling stories, reading and reciting poems, musical numbers, dramatizations, telling jokes and riddles, and a surprise number . II. STAR REPORTERS PURPOSE-To bring in outside materials that relate to our studies, and to display and to talk about them in an interesting manner. A new chairman is chosen each month. Points are given for each report. Jacqueline Velleman has the most points. LONGFELLOW f 41 J ECHOES

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ROOM 511 During the past year we had a reading clud that met each Friday afternoon. It was called the Silver Tip Reading Club. The officers were: President .... ---Marjorie Hinton Vice-President -- ----- Jack Spackey Secretary -------- ---- M arjorie Zingg Sergeant-at-Afrms --- ---.-.---. Karl Krieg Program Chairman --.---.-----------.--- Marianne Northrup Each week different children would read stories, sing, tell jokes and recite poetry. ROOM 317 Every Friday afternoon the children in Room 317 have a club meeting. The name of the club is O. P. Q. R., which stands for O-orderly. P-punctual. Q-quiet, R-regular. The former officers were: President ----..-.- ---. P atsy Binding Vine-President -- ----------.------- Barbara Coble Secretary -------- -------------------- N ancy Kurth Sergeant-al-firms --- ---- William Brewer, Bruce Chambers The present officers are: President .----.- ---- B ruce Chambers Vice-Presidenf -- ----..- Warren Wise Secretary ------.- ---Marilyn Woessner Sergeant-at-Afrnzs -----------------.---.------- Patsy Binding The children voted for a person to choose and inspect the monitors. Marilyn Britton was elected inspector. On the program children read and tell stories, read and recite poems, sing songs, read and tell riddles and jokes. Some play the piano and accordion. They have plays and question bees, too. The children bring up business and suggestions at the meeting. -MARILYN WOESSNER LONGFELLOW I 40 1 ECHOES

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ROOM 512 One day last fall one of the boys in our room discovered several sma11 tongues of fire shooting up from the roof of a house across the street. We were given permission to go to the window and watch the fire. It was surprising to see that so many people, both in cars and walking did not notice the burning roof. Finally a neighbor saw the fire and told the lady of the house. She became very excited. We soon heard the fire engine approaching. VVe thought it remarkable how quickly and efficiently the Bremen had the blazing roof under control. Every man co-operated and when the fire was out we watched them pick up the wreckage, leaving the yard clean. Thanks to Bob I-Ieyman many of us had our best chance to watch our fire department in action. NO TARDINESS OR ABSENCE IN ROOM 517 Betty -lane Northrup lVIari1yn Woessner ROOM 517 HOW WE KEEP OUR SPELLING RECORD The pupils of Room 317 have a very different way of keeping their spelling records. We have on our bulletin board a chart. Above it there is a sign which says USoaring or Sinking? We all try to put airplanes up every Week which means we have 100. If we have a steamboat it means We have a score in the 90's, a sailboat means 80's, rowboats 70's, submarine 601s or below. We think it is fun to keep a record this way. ROOM 517 THE NEWS BULLETIN BOARD Our News Bulletin Board is made up of articles and clippings of general interest. Most of the articles are about geography we have had recently, or things we have read about lately concerning current events. -PATSY BINDING ROOM 517 WRITING BOOK REVIEW Twenty children in Room 317 have written book reviews. They are Bruce Chambers, Jerry Cullum, Jerry Epstein, Robert Lashbough, Roman Zawodni, Don- ald Venters, Jack Denman, Kazimierz Sokolowski, Patsy Binding, Joan Sanford, Louise McLean, Nancy Kurth, lVIari1yn Woessner, Ann Lee Barger, Barbara Coble, Lois Schirr, Regina Sparks, 1VIari1yn Britton, Juliana Miller, Velma Magley. This improves our memory and our English. It makes us more interested in reading good books. -NANCY KURTH LONGFELLOW I 42 I ECHOES