Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 173, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 November 1929 — Page 28

SCHOOL PUPILS PREPARE GIFTS TO POORJ4EEDY 107 Christmas Boxes Are Shipped to Foreign Lands. As Christmas holidays approach, hundreds of Indianapolis school children are busy preparing gifts for needy children in this country and foreign lands. Primary grades of the Oscar E. McCullough school are making booklets to be distribute to children at Sunnyside sanitarium, through auspices of the Junior Red Cross. Each pupil is responsible for a booklet, which features subject of particular interest to the young, such as animals, babies, automobiles, paper dolls and airplanes. Pupils do all work of collecting and organizing material that goes into the books, under direction of their teachers. Shipped to New York Pupils of school No. 54, East Tenth and Dearborn streets, recently shipped 107 Red Cross Christmas boxes to New York City, from where thfre are to be sent to Europe. The Jiujor Red Cross will supervise distribution of the boxes to needy children overseas. This has been an annual project set school No. 54 for ten years. The boxes are packed with gifts, each containing articles valued at $1 to $2. In appreciation of the pupils’ work in this connection the ParentTeacher organization of the school has paid membership fees of each grade room in the local Junior Red Cross. Gifts prepared by school children in all parts of the United States are being collected by the Junior Red Cross this month. They will be distributed in many Islands of the Pacific as well as European countries. This year a leper colony in the Pacific is to receive many gifts through efforts of American schools. On behalf of the Junior Red Cross, eight elementary and one high school have prepared, as an art project, menu covers for sailors of the Atlantic fleet, to be used on its ships at Christmas dinners. Printing classes assisted art pupils in designing and preparing the covers, more than twenty designs being used by grade schools. In connection with this project the Red Cross has received a shipment of portfolios from school children of the following countries: Belgium, Holland, Hungary, Roumania, and Japan, which are to be distributed in America.

READING FUNDAMENTAL Should Be Stressed Above Other Subjects, School 54 Theory. Reading is the fundamental subject taught in schools today in the opinion of teachers at school No. 54, East Tenth and Dearborn streets, who are holding reading contests for pupils. Importance of ability to read well is stressed in all subjects taught at the school. Each classroom has organized reading clubs and holds contests. Good interpretation of subject matter and correct expression are points stressed in the contests, which teachers say are stimulating the pupils’ interest in books. PEP CLUB IS FORMED Shortridge Pupils Will Work for Athletic Contest Interest. Stirring up enthusiasm for football games and other athletic contests is the aim of the Pep Unlimited Club, recently organized at Shotridge high school as a subsidiary organization to the True Blue Club. The club was named after an Indianapolis radio club. New officials of the club have started a series of publicity stunts for remaining Shortridge football games, with the slogan Take That City Series.”

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Doctors who warn against the ■use of violent, habit-forming purgatives will tell you that cascara is one of the gentlest and most beneficial laxatives known to science. Cascarets are nothing but pure cascara, sweetened with cane sugar and flavored with licorice. You can take them any time that Nature needs a little help with the process of elimination—and never experience any discomfort, nausea or unpleasant after effects. You can easily tell when you are suffering from faulty elimination. You feel listless, out of sorts, perhaps your tongue is coated or you have a bilious, headachy feeling. Cascarets will clear up this sluggish feeling every time and soon have your

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Winners in Art Display at Manual

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Teachers Spend Summers as Glacier Park Rangers

500 DOLLS IS SET AS QUOTA Washington High Senior Girls in Campaign. Members of the Senior Girls’ Club of Washington high school have set 500 dolls as their goal in the annual doll campaign, Dec. 1 to 20, when they will make dolls to be given to needy children at Christmas. The dolls will be given to children at the Riley hospital, the Irvington Orphanage and the Hawthorne Community House. Asa part of the campaign the club will present a Christmas program at Washington high school Dec. 19. One performance of a play, “Why the Chimes Ring,” will be given before the students in assembly during the morning and another will be given at night for benefit of the Washington high school scholarship fund. The Washingtonians took an active part in Thanksgiving celebration at the school this week. Pupils of Room 105, under direction of Mrs. Ethel Hightower, presented a Thanksgiving playlet entitled, “Scotch Grace,” based on Robert Burns” poem of the same title. Mrs. Hightower was assisted by Mrs. Iva Head, property manager and Miss Etta Scharf, director of music. BEES TO BE TOPIC FOR CHILDREN’S CLASS Mrs. Burckhardt Will Speak of Her Personal Nature Study. Bee culture wall be the topic at the regular class for school children at 10:30 a. m. Saturday morning in the Children’s museum, 1050 North Meridian street. Mrs. Louis Burckhardt of Indianapolis will speak on, “Nature Study With Bees,” using experience with bees on her farm on Williams creek, as the basis for discussion. All Indianapolis school children are invited to attend these classes. Many interesting exhibits are now ready for inspection, and materials relating to studies of history, geography, peoples of foreign lands, and nature subjects are available.

system functioning as it should. You needn’t hesitate to give them to children or old folks either. Cascarets always act, and they always act the same way; gentle but thorough. They don't stir up the stomach or upset the system, but they cleanse the entire thirty feet of bowels in one comfortable, thorough action that leaves the system sweet and clean. \ou 11 wake up feeling like anew person ; tongue uncoated, breath sweetened, eyes bright, appetite on edge, life worth living again I Take a delicious, candy Cascaret the next time you have that sluggish feeling—or give them to the children when they are out of sorts. Full medical endorsement proves the principle of Cascarets is rfght.

Mr. and Mrs. Ersie Martin Declare They Enjoy Mountain Work. Teaching school in winter and climbing mountains in summer are the roles played by Mr. and Mrs. Ersie Martin, Technical high school teachers, who spend their vacation as forest rangers in Glacier National park. While their friends traveled last summer, Mr. and Mrs. Martin, as forest rangers, checked tourists at one of the Glacier park gates. “It is a thrilling way to spend a vacation,” Mrs. Martin said, “We intend to return next year.” “My husband’s hobby is geology and ho -spends many days each vacation studying rocks in Glacier park. I shall return with him each year until he completes some geological reports that he is preparing.” “Don’t let the wild animals keep you from visiting the park,” Martin said. “It is fun to go walking and meet a big mountain goat, a horned sheep or even a bear, especially, when they mind their own business and don’t even notice you.” Glacier park lives up to its name for it has fifteen active glaciers within its 1,500 square miles. According to Martin 50,000 people visited the park last year.

ENLIVEN STUDY OF GEOGRAPHY Pupils at School No. 57 Adopt Charts. Sixth grade pupils at sefaool No. 57, East Washington street and Ritter avenue, no longer gaze on maps in their georgraphies with worried looks, nor become disconcerted when the teacher bids them learn the states and all their capitals, for in anew project the study is being made interesting. With the aim of making countries realities and not merely dreamed of, far away lands, the class just has completed a comprehensive study of Asia. The class was divided into groups, each group being responsible for one section of the country and for an outline of points of interest there. Charts were used to record results and each group prepared an examination for the rest of the class covering their particular district. Reading of interesting books concerning the people in the country also is a part of the project. Each group also made exhibits of products and features of the country. In this way numerous interesting and instructive displays were completed including soap carvings, pictures, maps, dolls dressed in costumes of d.fferent peoples, and table demonstrations of land topography, built with sand. Several of the groups visited the Childrens’ Museum of Indianapolis in search of information on various countries, and did other work that would not have been possible through the regular way of teaching: Miss Edith Shirley, teacher, planned and directed the system.

Technical

BY RYAN HALL Members of the senior play cast and faculty members were entertained at a party in the lunchroom this week. The school orchestra furnished music for dancing. Ehpriam Virt, graduate of Tech, has been elected president of the freshman class it Franklin college. He played on t V Franklin football squad this season. Charles M. Traylor, graduate of Tech in 1926. was chosen a member of the Purdue varsity debating team recently. 1 Three other Tech graduates. Gardner, Mary Lou Clark and Fred Winter, appeared in the play, “The j College Widow,” presented at Indiana university last week. Asa Thanksgiving gift, the Technical high school library received a number of new books, including Booth Tarkington’s “Young Mrs. Greely,” Bickley’s “Handbook onAthletics” Van Doren's “Lost Art,” Fogg's “One Thousand Sayings jFrom History' and Ellsworth’s '“Creative Writing.”

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Winning exhibits in an art display at Manual Training high school this week were painted by May Nell Anderson, left; Fred Niedenthall, center; Ruth Noerr, right, and Beatrice Perdue, below. Approximately 400 pupils participated in preparing entries for the exhibit, which included stencil drawings by freshmen, wall decorations and show cards by juniors, and Batik drawings by senior pupils. In the picture Niedenthall, a senior, is holding his winning Batik canvas, Miss Noerr her prize display card, and Miss Anderson is shown with a winning scrap book. The wall plaque, held by Miss Perdue, was among best work done in the department. CONTINUE PAPER SALE Pupils of School 21 Raise Fund to Purchase Furniture. Aided by mothers of the ParentTeacher Association, pupils of school No. 21, 2815 English avenue, closed the second winter paper sale this week. The paper is brought in by pupils and bound and sold to raise money for furniture to equip the stage in the school aduitorium. Mrs. Fred Thiesing is president of the P. T. A., assisting in the salse. A third sale will be held following the Christmas holidays.

BOOKLET OFF PRESS First Issue of School No. 70 Paper Is Published. The first issue of Seventy Times, a booklet published by pupils of school No. 70, Forty-sixth street and Central avenue, is off the press. An article on “Safety of School Children,” by Guilford Pearce, pupil traffic squad captain, featured the first number. Other articles included “Chinatown, San Francisco,” by Robert Morgan of the seventh grade; and a poem, “Our School Song,” by Catherine Hedrick. Other contributors to the first issue were Sammy Ritter, Frank Sourbier, Mildred Brown, Robert Irwin, Samuel Dobrow, Betty Jane Tharp. Ruth Bertson, Peggy Lou Bridges, Robert Farris, James Walter, Anita Cohan, Mary Louise Lee, Clyde McClain, Susanah Jameson, Barbara Ann Summers, Mary Helen King. Nancy Wolfe. Boris Meditch, Phyllis Hadden, Richard Hudelson, Robert Morgan, Janet Cooler.

GIVES DATA ON STATE New Magazine Conceived to Aid Teachers and Editors. Dissemination of information concerning the state of Indiana is the purpose of anew magazine, the idea of which was conceived by Demarchus C. Brown, Indiana state librarian, 1906 to 1926. The magazine is “The Hoosier About Hoosiers,” and is designed to meet needs of teachers and editors who desire information about the state. The December issue will feature Indiana artists and especially T. C. Steele memorial week. PRESENT GIFT OF FOOD Speedway Pupils Deliver Auto Load to Day Nursery Inmates. Pupils of Speedway public school caused children of the Indianapolis Day Nursery, 542 Lockerbie street, to be thankful Tuesday by presentation of an automobile load of foodstuffs. The gift included several dozen glasses of jellies, canned goods, fruits and a large doll, and was carried out as a Thanksgiving feature of the school. Pupils who led in collection of the donation were Marjorie Miller and Ruth Carter.

PUPILS OBSERVE THANKSGIVING IN PUBLICSCHOOLS Programs Are Held Prior to Closing for Annual Holidays. Prior to their closing Wednesday for the Thanksgiving recess until next Monday morning, many public schools held programs in observance of the holiday. Seventh grade pupils of school No. 57 presented a five-act play, depicting scenes of the first winter spent in America by the Plymouth colony, and the first Thanksgiving day. For several weeks, the pupils studied historical sketches concerning costumes and life of the Pilgrims and then wrote the play, as a part of their history work. A radio program comprising original plays on Thanksgiving, written by the pupils, was given at school No. 81, Rural and Seventeenth streets. Shown Film A Thanksgiving program was given in the assembly room of school No. 21 Wednesday afternoon, featured by showing of historical moving pictures concerning the origin of Thanksgiving day. Departmental English classes at school No. 38, Winter and Bloyd streets, presented a Thanksgiving play before the Parent-Teacher Club at the school this week, under direction of Miss Gertrude. Insley, teacher. Pupils in the music department sang American colonial songs. Puritan scenes were enacted by pupils of the third and fourth grades of school No. 82, English and Emerson avenue, at the school Tuesday, in a play, “Colonial Days.” Miss Harriet Renfro directed the cast, which was as follows: Mary Varis, Mary Heavin, Marjory Mentsinger, Margaret Hackett, John Brennen, Woodford Riley, Virginia Harrell, Ruth Ellen Lindamead, Thelma Sanders, Edna Freeman, Gloria Burk, Harold Stoehr, Junior Gilchrist, Thomas Snider, William Howe, Kenneth Reinhardt, Justus Paul, Arthur Braecker, John Curran. Georgia Plummer and Vivian Lotz. Close Needy Drive Juniors of Washington high school closed their,annual Thanksgiving basket campaign for needy families Nov. 26. Exercises at school No. 43, 150 West Fortieth street, were given in four divisions as English class lessions. Pupils told stories concerning the Pilgrims in the classes and discussed chapters on early life in America. The chapters were entitled, “The Pilgrims in England,” “The Pilgrims in Holland,” “The Pilgrims at Sea” and “The Pilgrims in America." The printing class is preparing to print and bind these lessons into a Thanksgiving reader. PUPILS JOIN LEAGUE Seventy-Five Children Are Aiding at School. Seventy-five children are active in the work of the Junior Citizens League at school No. 60, Pennsylvania and Thirty-third streets. The league is directed by pupils In the 8 A civics class, and is comprised of two representatives from each room in the school. At the regular meeting, needs of the school and school district are discussed. Improvement of pupils’ conduct, to provide a safer and better school is the aim of the league. Each grade room in the school has organized a service club, which operates under the civics class. In these clubs, attention is paid to practical ways of becoming good citizens. Governmental structures of city, state and nation are presented for the pupils to study.

STAFF IS HEADED BY JOHN MODRALL Adams. Iglehart Aid in Work on Park School Publication. John Modrall is editor-in-chief of the Red and Black, park school publication, and is assisted by Samuel Adams, managing editor, and Robert Iglehart, circulation manager. News editors are John Lasher, Richard Cline, Sheldon Sommers, George P. Torrence, Andre Rhoades, Oliver Garceau, David Cooper and Evan L. Noyes. The Fathers’ Club of the school has awarded silver watch charms 0j the following members of last year’s staff: William Hall, Harry Thompson, Samue, Adams, David Cooper, John Modrall, John Lasher, Oliver Garceau, Robert Iglehart, Paul Torrence, Bingham Booker, Thomas Little, Bruce Munro, Eugene Iglehart and Hal Adams. MUSIC TO BE GIVEN BY COUNTY PUPILS Warren, Southport and Lawrence Students to Aid in Program. Pupils from three Marion county high schools will furnish music for the program of the Township Trustees Association’s annual meeting in the Claypool, Dec. 10 and 11. Otto Jensen of the association recently completed program arrangements with Fred Gladden, Marion county school superintendent. Warren township, Southport and Lawrence high schools probably will furnish musicians for the iheeting. An orchestra and glee clubs will appear on the program. Present School With Radio Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wangelin, school patrons of school No. 57, East Washington street and Ritter avenue. recently presented the school with a radio. Pupils showed their appreciation of the gift by writing personal letters x to the donors.

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Clarence Duvall, left, recently was elected president of the senior class of Warren Central high school. He is a member of the track team, president of the Warren Bus Club, and has high scholastic rating. Assisting him in management of senior activities are Robert Robinson, right, vice-president, and Harriet Johnson, center, secretary. Robinson was presdient of his class during his sophomore year and is also a track team member. Miss Johnson is a dramatic pupil and a member of the Girls’ Glee Club. *

School Civics Club Takes Up Study of Government

Constitution of Group at School Is Modeled After Nations. Among organizations at school No. 47, civic clubs are attracting most interest, according to Mrs. Grace W. Kember, principal. The leading club is made up of eighth-grade pupils and is sponsored by Miss Lillie M. Lauher, teacher. Its chief aim is to get knowledge of our national government. At present the project is making scrap books of Washington, D. C., showing principal government buildings and public features. The constitution of this club was modeled after the Constitution of the United States. Ernest Reuter is president of the club, Richard Davenport vice-presi-dent and Bonnie Anderson secretary. Club members are James Cade, Francis Chambers, Elvin Groseclose, Charles Hayes, Marion Johnson, Lester Searcy, Elmer Selby, Henry Thomann, Helman Warman, Margaret Steelman, Mary Purtee, Edith Pfeffer, Thelma Parker, Helen Mitchell, Lottie Harris, Jessie Harbin, lola Gillaspy and Novella Fisher. The school report card slogan has been adopted as the aim of the seventh grade A club. It includes obedience, industry and respect for property, for the making 6f good citizens. FORM MOTHERS’ CHORUS Club Is Organized at School No. 49; Sponsored by Federation. Organization of a Mothers’ Chorus Club at school No. 49, 1902 West Morris street, in charge of the Federation of Mothers’ Choruses, recently was completed. Mrs. Ruby R. Denison is leader of the group and is assisted by Miss Vera Westfall, Both are teachers at the school. The club will participate in a city-wide chorus of 500 voices, in a program next spring, under direction of Ernest G. Hesser, city school music supervisor.

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904 STUDENTS ON HONOR ROLL Three Leaders Are Named at Technical High. With announcement of tne second month’s grades at Technical high school this week, 904 pupils were named on the honor roll. Three leaders on the roll are Rose Ashcraft. Thelma Ropp and Raymond Esary. The following pupils made straight A grades: Alberta Denk. Elizabeth Ford. L. D. Gini?er. Harold Hostetter. Gladys Koehler. Albert McEowen. Emily Schubach. Robert Seward. Julius Throman, Charlotte Wehmeier. Edwin Allender. Thelma Coleman. Lois Henderson, Harold Kottlowski, Donald Kottlowski. Donald Nicewander, Beatrice Roehm, George Schmidt, Dorothy Ruth Smith, Aubrey Simmons, Betty Stilz, Hubert Thiesing and Carl Townsend. Forty-two others made twelve honor points each. They are: Mary Coonse. Pauline Blackburn. Charlotte Carr. Wayne Cole, Dorothy Phillips. Laura Royce, Louise Tildeman. Ruth Warren. Marjorie McDonald, Stanley Malless. Martha Nelson, Gene Portteus, Maurine Randolph, Mary Grace Bare, Bonnie Carr, Vera Kunse, Bertram Behrman. Myrtle Berkshire, June Blythe, Joseph Bertthauer, Robert Cahill, Antonia Cesnik. John Carroll, Eleanor Eldridge, Ray Gartin, John Gartin, John Hutchins, Maurise Ireland. Richard Kautsky, Gilbert Korff, Herbert Korff, Melvin Llchtenberg, Emily Malcom. Dugold McDougall, James Riley, Katherine Ross. Ellsworth Smith, William Stevenson, Ruth Stultz. Viola Turner, Helen Villwock, Genevieve Wires and William Young. Typewriting Medals Awarded Typewriting medals, for proficiency in speed tests at Manual Training high school, were awarded recently to Marie Miller, Marjorie Benson, Helen Vaughn, Veneta Cox, Ottnell Adleman, Clara Glickert and Edna Osborn.

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ADVISE PARENTS TO GUIDE CHILD IN HIS READING Choice of Books for Youth Made Easy by Lists at Library. "Avoid books that run In aeries and give children books with clear print and good illustration,” is advice of city library directors to parents who will purchase books, as Christmas gifts, for their children this year. Parents who are anxious to know what reading material is best for children can secure this information from city librarians, who have prepared select book lists and suggestions on the subject. “Children appreciate humorous illustrations, and other features that make books interesting,” said Mrs. Eunice Henley of the state library. Latest books for children that, fast are becoming favorites are those depicting *life of children in different countries. Fairy tales, although they have been subject to severe criticism by some persons, still rank among first choice of children’s books. Books that will stir Booksellers report that books dealing with aviation subjects are favorites among children today. Biographies of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and Henry Ford are best sellers this year. Schools are doing much to interest pupils in good reading by means of contests and programs, resulting in increased use of braneh libraries. Weekly library trips are among curricular activities for pupils at school No. 12, 733 South West street. Each teacher takes her pupils to the library for one period every week, for the purpose of acquainting them with use of library index systems and to instill a love of books in them. Primary pupils are entertained during the hour with stories told by the librarians, while older pupils, assisted by teacher and librarians, classify books and study best methods of library research work. School No. 49. 1902 West Morris street, has a branch library in its school yard, which also serves schools Nos. 46, 47 and 48. For seven years this library has led the city in the childrens’ summer reading contest. Miss Nina Kepoel, librarian, recently addressed pupils of School No. 49, honoring pupils who had received diplomas for completing the summer reading contest.

PRINTING CLASSES BUSY James Whitcomb Riley School Saves Money for Organizations. Printing classes at the James Whitcomb Riley school, 150 West Fortieth street, save money for school organizations and the ParentTeachers’ Club by printing programs and other advertising materials in the school printing shop. Notice of the Parent-Teacher programs are distributed to pupils, who carry them home to the parents. The print shop at Riley is new, and instruction in the subject has been given only since Oct. 10, but the classes already are able to do small job printing. EXPERIMENT AT MANUAL Pupils Strive to Develop ExtraCurricular Activity. Manual high school is conducting an experiment in the form of an extra-curricular activity program for this semester by devoting a regular period to work of school organizations. During this period school clubs, musical organizations, the all-school girls’ league, and other groups hold their meetings and give programs. Discussion of popular topics of current interest in the pupils’ regular study rooms, is another feature of the project. Topic for this semester are “Thrift,” and the “Kellogg Peace Pact.”