Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 5, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 May 1929 — Page 20
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VOCABULARY OF PUPILS TESTED AT SCHOOL 8 Deficiencies Are Found in Higher Grades: Vacation Plans Laid. Teachers of School 3 have been ! making a study of vocabulary ability of their pupils and means of impro.ement. At the opening of the term, the Thorndike Test of Word Knowledge was given the entire school. The class averages then computed for all sections of ; each class combined, and compared \ with the standard norm for the j grade. The pupils at that time were one- ! third new to the building. The vo- [ cabularv deficiency was found to be ' 4 per cent in the 7B grade. 4 1 per . cent in the 7A grade, 8.5 per cent j in the 8B grade, and 2.3 per cent ! in the 3A grade. The teachers then devised means | of interesting. pupils in vocabulary, j compared methods in meetings, and instituted a campaign on increasing j vocabulary. The work has been | in all subjects and much im- j provement shown. Te<d Set for May 28 The measure of this improvement will be made May 28, when another form of the same test is given. The per cent improvements then will be compared with the normal gain for | the grade and there will be definite , information as to whether the aim | of the work has been accomplished, i The aim has been two-fold, to provide pupils with a normal vocabularly ability and to find the best methods of doing this. Vacation plans of teachers at this school are not completed, but Mrs. Esfel Loomis plans to spend the early part of the summer in Mich- j igan City, going through Oklahoma j and Texas later. Plans Motor Trip Mrs. Marv Scholl will take a ! motor trip through Florida and j Washington. D. C. Mr. and Mrs. | Fdward Sims will make a tour of the state of Washington, Yellow- j stone park and return by a south- j crn route. Miss Aurelia Smith plans on j spending a part of the summer with | relatives in Arkansas. She will | tutor the son of F. F. Bosworth, ! the evangelist, prior to this. ‘GOOD HEALTH TOWN’ AIDS SCHOOL PUPILS Miniature City Represent Code of Hygiene Rules. Pupils in the 3A grade of School 76 formulated their own code of : health rules during child health j week. All students in the room pledged to abide by it. A miniature town, known as Good Health town, was then arranged, the streets j named to correspond with the good j health rules. Some of the names were Cleanliness highway. Sunshine boulevard, Long Sleep avenue and other names appropriate to the health code. Each pupil constructed a paper house, pasted his own picture on it and placed the house oh one of thastreets of the little town. Any child failing to live up to the health rules of the town is asked to move out. T Field excursions and a simple ; method whereby a child picks out a j certain tree and studies it are prov- : ing of benefit to children studying ! nature. Each child kepes a written j record of one or more trees he has . picked out for study and notes the ; growth of leaves, flowers and seeds. ,
Crispus Attucks
BY CLARENCE MAXWELL Six medals are to be given out- ' standing privates and non-commis- j sioned officers of the R. O. T. C. j Monday. A competitive drill will ; determine which captain will win t the officers medal. Sergeant F. H. Whitlow. United States army, re- j tired, will present the medals. The student council Is backing a j tennis tournament consisting of girls’ singles and doubles, boys sin- j gles and doubles and mixed doubles. J A North Central Association ex- | hibition will be given next Friday I in the Attucks auditorium. Students j will display some of the work they j have done during the semester. The class play "Come Out of the Kitchen,’’ will be given June 6. Attucks was represented in the all-state singing contest in Terre Haute last week, and was awarded second place. The first ball game of the season : was played with Cathedral high ' school last week. The team went j down in defeat with a smile. The pipe organ drive was con- j tinned for another week. Students who give one dollar or more will have their names engraved on the j pipe organ honor roll. Business ; men of the city who contribute to the fund will also have their names on the honor roll. R. O T. C. boys .will take part in the pageant to be given soon. Scenes of the World, Spanish-American and possibly the Civil and Revolutionary wars will be portrayed. BANDS WILL CONTEST Picked High School Organizations . to Vie at Denver. Picked high school bands, representing from twenty to twenty-five schools in all sections of the country will take part in a national contest at Denver, May 23 to 25. for a grand trophy awarded by the National Bureau for the Advancement of Music. The bands will compete in two classes, based on the size of the school represented, but not between classes. The average size of the competing bands will be about one hundred members, of the concert or symphony type.
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Harriet Fowler
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Elmer Williamson
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Lucille Milam
George Sharpe
Mike Vince
Elizabeth Price
Dorothy nussell
Frank Welton
Ed Sedam
Mary Williams
Wary Hicks
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Everett Mamcy
William Atherton
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Ralph Thacker
Charles Everts
Marie Porter
Dorothy Frilch
Mable Stewart
Mildred Tyler
Catherine Zappia
Deloris Crosby
Clyde Wright
William H ,’pn
Wanetta Hudson
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Robert Williamson
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Margaret Wilson
Joseph Muns
Edgar Hohtt
Geraldine Hopper
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Raymond Reed
Eugene Sprouse
Nadine Itodgers
Elizabeth Overbiser
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Paul Mr.pie
Junior .Stafford
Mary Velona
Ruth Gibcrson
Ralph Cowden
I.loyd Lock
Eulah Barrow
Mary MeColloch
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Samuel Hollander
Lester Pardieck
PRIMARY CHORUS TO GIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL A festival of songs and rhythmic movements will be given by the primary chorus of School 13 June 8. A series of rhythmic movements descriptive of carillon bells was orig-
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Evelyn Maxey
Frances Summers
Lucia Dalesio
Eeora Buchanan
Charles Wilson
Ralph Reid
Clementine Amato
Kathlyn .lack
James Duncan
Fred Schneider
Josephine Bennett
Lena Clem
Robert Boeldt
Wilbur Langley
Madeline Tucker
Helen Glass
Walter Kuhn
Paul Stevens
Charlene Cummins
Vera Cope
Arthur Baumann
Dale Smitha
Edith Fowler
Avis Botts
Paul Ralston
Harold Golding
Floy Beek
Hrlen Hopkins
Pauline Pierson
LaVon Sulliran
i inated by the pupils at a recent re- ! hearsal. The orchestra of the school now has eighteen members and a repertoire large enough to furnish an hour s program. There are twelve ' lolinists, one flute and piccolo player, one trumpet, one cornet, two drummers and a pianist. Several of the members are soloists.
PUPILS TRAVEL ACROSS NATION IN CLASS TEST Geography Taught Students i at School 41 by Novel Method. A project in geography involving a trip across the United States by automobile is being worked out by one of the 4A rooms at School 41. The trip is being made from Indi- : anapolis to San Francisco over four I transcontinental highways, the Lin--1 coin, Old Trails, Southern National ; and National Parks. The class is divided into four sec- | tions, each section taking a differ- | ent route. Busses are the mode of travel. Stops are being made at | the largest cities and side trips taken to national parks and other places of interest. At San Francisco the pupils will board an imaginary qcean liner and return by way of the Panama canal to New York City. From there each child will choose his own route home. Product maps of the United States have been made and the pupils have studied them, to know what to look for in different localities. Writing letters to chambers of commerce in different cities was one of the features of the project. The response has resulted in a large collection of letters, pamphlets, booklets, pictures and maps describing the cities to be visited. A system of analysis for arithmetic difficulties has been worked out by Miss Lillie Morris, 6A teacher. On a card the varoius difficulties are listed, such as method, figuring, decimal point, copying and others. Each child analyzes his own paper and on his own slip places a mark opposite the reason for his mistakes. The teacher has found that the children are becoming conscious of the causes for their mistakes and are improving in their work.
COUNCIL IS ELECTED Butler Student Officials Are Chosen. Members of next year’s student council at Butler university were elected this week at an all-school election. George Gisler was named | president of the council in a ballot two weeks ago. The council is composed of five seniors, four juniors and three sophomoresSenior members are Edward Raffensperger, Marjorie McElroy and Maja Brownlee of Indianapolis, and Anna Belle Parr and Evan Walker of Lebanon. Junior members are Mary Hoover, Mayborn Landgraf, Donald Youell and Russell Townsend, all of Indianapolis. Sophomores elected were Iris Hollins and Malcolm Snoddy of Indianapolis j and Elma Rose Sailors of Kokomo. The student council form of gov- I ernment was installed at Butler this year. FOURTH GRADE CLASS PLANTS OWN GARDEN Vegetables Started on Table Grow Too Fast; Moved. Keen interest is being displayed by pupils in the 4B and 4A grades of School 10 in a vegetable garden planted on a table top. The garden grew so rapidly that it had to be moved into the assembly hall where the temperature was lower. Relics of the World war are being collected by pupils in the 8B history class. Among the things collected are an official notice of an officer’s death signed by General John J. j Pershing, a collection of insignia worn by officers in the various branches of the United States army and navy, a red tooled leather belt and a complete outfit of a soldier in the trenches. SCHOOL 15 STUDENTS ORGANIZE THRIFT CLUB Seventh Grade Pupils Meet Each Week to Bring Savings. A thrift club has been organized by the seventh grade of School 15. Each member is saving his nickels and pennies and bringing them to club meetings on Tuesday afternoon. The amount he brings is deposited to his credit and then sent to the bank. A fully organized city government is being run by the 5A pupils of the school. The students act the parts of mayor, council members for each of the wards, and heads of all city departments.
Washington
BY ROSS DORSETT The R. O. T. C. unit went on a week-end camping trip to Turkey Run park today with three squads and instructors. The Girl Reserves are having a mother and daughter banquet today. The highest rollroom attendance grade for the week of May 13 was won by Room 216. This room receives an attendance picture till some other one gets a higher percentage. It had ten 100 per cent pupils. During the fourth hour Wednes- j day F. R. Allen of the employment 1 department of L. S. Ayres & Cos. ; addressed the Commercial Club on "Employment.” A brief meeting of the heads and chairmen of departments was held this week in the principal’s office. Washington finished second in attendance last month. Tech finished ' first with per cent more.
Shortridge
BY WILLIAM HOFFMAN One hundred and thirty pupils who have entered Shortridge since ; last September were guests of honor at the all-school party held today by the True Blue Club. Frances Cameron and Leonard Gleckner won first and second places respectively in the essay contest sponsored by the department of j citizenship of the State Federation . of Clubs. These two Shortridge 1 juniors wrote on the topic “Why I ; Should Vote." The Fistion Club entertained four representatives from the Caney Creek community center of Pippapass. Ky., this week. The S. H. S. organization became affiliated with the Caney Creek settlement when it started to prepare Christmas boxes for them several years ago. Josephine Maloy. Hilah Wheeler and Helen Louise Langston were in charge of entertainment provided the visitors during their three-day stay. SCHOOL STUDIES NEW TYPE TEST Teachers Believe Results Are Representative. Through the study of Odell’s | book, “The Traditional Examination and the New Type,” teachers at School 21 have reached the conclu- i sion that the new type tests, as explained in the book, are as reliable 1 as the old type tests, and that prolonged use of both new types select- j ed show that the result obtained j are an indication of the children’s j knowledge. Shortcomings were found regard- j ing some points. There is little op- ; portunity for a display of the child’s initiative in attacking a problem, | and several opportunities show up j for careless guessing on the part of J the student. This is not true in ■ some of the tests, however. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Simms of I School 21, are planning a motor j trip through western coast states j as part of their vacation. Mrs. Ethel Crissox will go to North Caro- j lina, Miss Alberta Grimm will com- j plete studies on her M. A. degree at Columbia university, and Miss Doris Holmes and Miss Ida Lobraico will spend their vacation in New York City. Miss Lellia Buckley will be in Texas and Miss Anna Rade will take a trip through northern Europe, j PUPILS TO SEE MOVIES Two Comedies to Be Shown at j Children’s Museum Saturday. A treat in the way of amusement will be given elementary school children Saturday at the Children’s Museum, Arthur B. Carr, curator, said today. Roderic Rae. director of visual education in the public schools will show two comedy motion picture ' films, “School Pals” and “Four Times Foiled.” These pictures were made with child actors and animals, j No admission will be charged.
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CLASSES STUDY EGYPTIAN WORK School 27 Group Will Visit Art Institute. School 27 is planning a special art project, making use of the Egyptian exhibit at the Art Institute. Pupils who have done superior
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