Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1918 — FAIR OAKS SCHOOL ITEMS [ARTICLE]

FAIR OAKS SCHOOL ITEMS

No school was held last Tuesday, January 29th; as the teachers were given a chance to attend the War Council held at Rensselaer on that day. The Freshman class has started work on “Silas Marner” in the English class. The Sophomores are reading “Ivanhoe” at this time. Wood is used now to make the supply of coal last as long as possible. The following pupils were absent from high school last week: Gladys Ogle, ‘ Opal Hoile, Oleda Myers, Olive Burch, Glen Ogle and Bessie Faylor. The boys’ basket ball team practiced last Wednesday,' Robert Schan, of Monon' visited the school last Friday, Mrs. Karr and Mrs. Burroughs visited school last Monday. About fifteen ladies met at the school building last Tuesday evening to organize an auxiliary to the Rensselaer Red Cross. Mrs Gundy was elected president, and Mrs. Fae Petty was made treasurer of this Auxiliary branch. The grades are drilling for a spelling contest. The seventh mJ eighth grades are having very interesting reading lessons in Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice.” Each Friday the grades and high school have either music or military drll. The grades will start a Current Events club this month with Carl Smith as president and Mildred Rude as secretary. No work is being done on the new building. The workmen have gone to their homes to await more favorable weather conditions.