Theresa Public School - Milestone Yearbook (Theresa, WI)

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GIRL ACTIVITY PERIOD In the fall when the weather was too cold to play outside, Miss Scoville went to Waupun and got materials for our various activities. Virginia, Annette, Evelyn, Pearl, Hedwig, Gladys and Miss Scoville made belts of wooden blocks. Skippers were made of wood for beach wear by Rosemary Hallie, Betty, Mary Jane, and Emogene. Pearl, Evelyn, Virginia Rosemay, Alice, and Emogene male pictures by woodburning with an electric pen. Hallie, Mary Jane and Gladys made metal tapping pictures with an electric tapper. Hedwig, Arlene, Ruth, Pearl, Virginia, Annette and others did some form of fancy work. This wa3 usually embroidery or tatting. These are only a few of the many activities carried on. We had this activity period in the afternoon from 3:30 to 4:00. It occurs on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. This period is of great value to the pupils. We learned how to do many different kinds of things and to better ourselves in activities which we already knew how to do. We plan to enter as many different projects in the fair as we can. Our goal is to make our booth much better than it was last year. During the summer the projects which are to be ta .en to the fair are kept at school and in the fall a group of children with one of our teachers goes to the fair to arrange our booth. ---Virginia Serwe ---Pearl Reklau

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WORLD NEWS CLUB Every Friday afterncon from three thirty until four o’clock the pupils of Grades 7, 8, 9, and 10 have a meeting of the World News Club. We discuss the current events or important news from all over the world. We have a presi- dent who takes charge of the meet- ing and a vice-president who takes charge when the president is ab- sent. We also have a secretary who'write 3 the minutes of all meetings held. The officers for the first semester were: Russell Bandlow, president; Hallie Grauba, vice-president; Rosemary Gerlach, Sec, , The officers for the second semester are: Hallie Trauba, presi- dent; Ma ry Jane For3tner, vice president; Emogene Schiebe, Sec. The paper which W9 take and use for the basis of our dis- cussion is called Ever Week”. Thi3 paper is published by the American Education Press There is usually one main point which the paper speak3 about. Every week there is a series of Civics articles by Pahlow. There are usually about throe big current topics discussed every week. On the last p age there is a oection on book reviews, humor, and the movie of the week. There is also a section called Streamlining the News which includes brief mention of many interesting events. At the beginning of the meeting the president calls the meeting to order. Then .the secretary reads the minutes of the pre- vious meeting. Aftsr that is finished we di3cus3 from cur paper •and from an outline that has been previously made cut by the secretary and placed on the board to guide cur study. We usually have p re tty good discussions during which people make ccntri- butione from other sources than cur paper. Every Friday morning instead of having regul?.r music class we read our current events paper so that we can have good discus3ion3 in the afternoon. Ry of our Social Science time i3 al30 devoted to reading and discus- sions in the afternoon. This Club is valuable to us because by means of it we keep up with the latest news. We also are made to realize that history is being made every day. Besides keeping up with the latest news, it gives U3 the ability to take part in a meeting thus learning the essentials of Parliamentary practice. It gives us experience In getting up in front of a group of pupils and talking. —Marvin Hahn

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BOYS' ACTIVITIES bagan working at our activ- ities on December 1, 1939 after a long season of football and basket- ball. There were five beginnero. They had to work at things that were not sc complicated. The purpose of the activities is to benefit us in the future. Since we started working at activ- ities we were r.ble to make nicer things and that were harder to make. So far they seem to be a success. The things we made are going to be ! taken to the fair where they will be judged and prizes will be given acording to how nice the object is. Marvin Hahn and Kenneth Lange began by making a tool box. Donald Musack made a neck tie rack. Clyde Bandlow is making a table. Reuben Bintzler is making a book stand. Orville Beck has made a comer table and a pedestal. Robert Hartman and Elmer Steger are making a General Science Chart of the Solar System. Richard and J?.me3 are building a model airplane. Marvin Hahn and Kenneth Lange are making new things. Kenneth is making a cabinet and Marvin is making a corner 3helf. ---Elmer Steger