Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 2, Number 28, DeMotte, Jasper County, 2 February 1933 — DeMotte School News [ARTICLE]

DeMotte School News

By Miss Louise McGlinn

Three hundred and thirty-eight pupils now answer the roll call in the DeMotte School, of which 82 pupils are in high school and 54 in the junior high, making a total of 136 in high school. An educational play was put on at the Community Hall, Monday evening by members of the Farm Bureau of the Wheatfield local. We also heard a very instructive talk on Farm Bureau activities and on the tax situation in this state from a farmers viewpoint, by Mr. Benjamin of Eagle Creek Twp., Lake Co. Mr. Benjamin is a real dirt farmer as well as a very forceful speaker. Our high school now offers our students two courses, a regular high school course and a commercial course. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. May made a business trip to Indianapolis Monday evening. Mr. J. F. Slabaugh, our principal, has announced that the total attendance in high school this month is 96.6 percent. This is the lowest attendance we have had this year due to flu and colds. Mary Alice Brammer, a senior has been absent several days on account of illness. The 17 Seniors who have taken up typing this semester are turning out some excellent work under the of Mrs. Williams. The Juniors are working on their play netitled “Eyes of Love” which will be given early in March. The DeMotte school boasts the largest Senior class in its history, there being 18 members. The H. S., the Reserves and the grade team will play basket ball at Fair Oaks, Friday night. Coach Phelps and his boys say they are going to bring home a victory. We wish you luck. Following are the pupils in Miss Kennedy’s room who have been neither tardy nor absent this term: Jack Evans, Gertrude Mak, Wayne Oliver, Suzanne Rapp, Grace Terpestra, Gerrit Gravenstuk, Chas Mollenaar, Selma Recker, Dorothy Sytsma. Mrs. Rapp tells us her room is very busy working on historical posters. The girls in the Home Economic class are taking up clothing this semester. They study how to select and purchase clothing that is practical, serviceable, economical, and attractive for school, business, street and formal occasions. They study fundamental principles in the selection and buying of material to be used in the construction of garments. They also study line, and design in relation to each girl. Some very attractive pajamas are in the making now and they will also make a childs garment, a renovated problem and last of all their masterpieces, dresses for themselves. A style show will be presented at the end of the term showing the garments constructed. Several in the lower rooms have been absent with the chicken pox. ROOM 2 Those who have been neither tardy nor absent are: Jeannette Vander Ploeg, Esther Ruisard, Mar-

tha Pruis, Lois Myers, Mary Lou Cheever, Charlotte Barker, Clarence Armstrong, Alice Sytsma, Charles Rathburn, Hazel Punter, Robert Lund, Cordelia Kooy, Kathryn Hinson, Maxine Hanaway, Loyd Cunningham and Herman Belstra. We have two new pupils, Sabra Sue Cox from Owensville, entered Monday and Glenn Tanis from Lansing, Ill., entered Wednesday.