Journal Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 11

Studant If irj if 4 i'' tUiv). MI MHUJJa Many parent I 1' child's or children's cL during American Education at School. teaching methods were demonstrated during the week in var ious classrooms, among were methods for unlocking new words by phonics, the' overhead projector as a demonstrator in teaching cursive handwriting, the opaque projector used as a method to teach children now to check their own work. First grade visitors were: Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Dawson, Mrs. Radjef, Mrs. James A Mpritz, Mrs. Carrol Livesay, Mrs. John Morris, Mrs.

Robert 4 i SI, I alt ri it First Thanksgiving Iff kk I Scott, Mrs; Gene Houtsi Rene Lindsay, Pam Raboin, Mrs. Floyd Brosam, Mrs. Jack StOTmrMrsrAlva-fhtrickr Mrs. Holiday Study The first graders in Mrs. Knplscb's-room-at Thanksgiving beads; Jeff Price, tomahawk; Karen Neason, "TheFirst Thaiiksglving'rwas the theme for 4he'ciass has been reading about In Social his moral made by the fifth graders in Mrs.

Studies. Shown, seated, "are Becky Newby, Lyle Beats' classroom at Cooks Mills School. Sbella Allen Pamela Ethridge and Sharon The mural shows the pilgrims celebrating Fetters. Standing are Eldon Hersberger and their first Thanksgiving with the Indians, that Bobby Diener, I Students Give Their Thanfc Washington School enjoyed learning about Thanksgiving. The class discussed several books about Indians and viewed a filmstrip accompanied by a record which told a story about an Indian family at Thanksgiving.

Several children brought items from home for everyone to share. The class then made sev rocks and arrowheads; and Kurt Bailey, Indian headdress. Left to right, second row are Jim Priest, painted paper totem pole; Irene Stephens, paper canoes; Lori Harris, paper teepee; Tamara Parrlsh, day totem pole; Julie Morgan, wooden totem pole and Chris McConaha, bow and arrow. Making items for eral items from clay or paper. Pictured left to right are Darlene Helm, Indian dolls; Anthe holiday was ful for good food.

I am thankful Darrell Edwards and Mrs. Rob- ert Frank. grade were: Mrs. Loyd Stivers. Mrs.

Walter Childress, Mrs. William Hutchl-, son, Mrs. Clyde Hood, Mrs. Don- aid Matthews," Mrs. Edward.

Wright, Mrs. Phillip Houts, Mrs. Donald Myers, Mrs. Robert Scott, Mrs. Culber B.

Slocum, Mrs. Cloyd Staples, Mrs. Carroll Birdsong, Mrs. Robert Frank, Mrs. David Janes and Mrs.

Roger Fosdall. Third grade visitors were: Mrs. Patty Hood, Mr. and Mrs. Wayland Brown, Mrs.

Betty Vaught, Mrs. Max Cox, Mrs. Gary Freeland, Mrs. Mary wna- lin, Mrs. Jean Batson, Mrs.

Jerry Carter, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cottet, Mr. James R. Covington and Mr.

andt Darrel Akers. Fourth grade visitors were: Dan ramM CI Vanltna UlM gela Mincey and Rnsty Abbott, a paper everyone. Thoughts on Thanksgiving Fifth graders at Bennett School have been thinking and writing about next big holiday: The Pilgrims and Indians en- Aiva raincK, juts, uavui wauca, 1 anil Mm The following articles were written by the boys and eirls of Mrs. Clapp'S second grade at Lincoln School. Each child wrote -about "Things I am Thankful I'm thankful for the men who are fighting -for our country! I'm thankful for.

the good home I have. I'm thankful for my mother and father. Randy Crawford. I am thankful for food we eat I am thankful for people. I am thankful for Thanksgiving.

I am thankful for school. I am thankful for God. Lisa Tich-enor. I am thankful for my mother and my father, and my sister. I am thankful for foods and milk.

I am thankful for homes. I am thankful for cars. Mike Carter. I am thankful for people. I am thankful for Thanksgiving.

I am thankful for school. I am thankful for the world. I am thankful for pets. I am thankful for friends. Jon Dearn-barger.

1 I am thankful for the U.S.A. 71 sc SHMO scene; Julle. Easton, Indlai fun. Happy Thanksgiving to Dver Some of the Pilgrims lived In log cabins, and others lived on the bare ground because they had much work to do, and did not have time to build homes, Ann Roytek On the first Thanksgiving they ate turkey, deer, corn, and any thing else they could find. Now we eat turkey, chicken, salad, corn, potatoes and gravy, pickles, olives, celery, carrots, pumpkin pies, and lots more Kenneth Kersey When we think of the Pilgrims, we think of Thanksgiv ing.

Almost everyone I know likes Thanksgiving, mostly be cause of the turkey. Kent Lowry We play "Hide and Find the Turkey's Eggs." It is something like an Easter1 Egg hunt, but we have peanut brittle and popcorn balls. Grandma makes them. Susan Orr -1 like Thanksgiving parades. You get into position; then you march up the street, and throw candy out for the boys and girls.

Kenneth Hayward The Pilgrims came to America to worship as they pleased. They made friends with the Indians, found America's riches and it's hazards. They didn't become wealthy, but found happiness Brad Storm Mrs. Moltz Now Teacher By Satan O'Neal i and Nancy Kendrick Grade 6, Colomblaa 5 Mrs. Moltz, one of our new first grade teachers at Columbian, has taught previously at Rardin grade school in Charleston, and also first-grade in Arthur.

She has two children: Timothy, seven; and Mark, eleven. Her husband Is a Warehouse Distributor of Automotive Parts in Joliet, Illinois, They live on a farm in Areola; their family recreations are boating, swimming and water skiing. am. Vmiuu juivcaajr ouu hub. Donald Class Attends Meetings By Celeste Zlmmerle Grade 9, Jefferson Mrs.

Bridges arranged for her Jefferson Junior High Ninth Grade Civics classes to attend the past two City Council meet ings. Thanksgiving at a Home Your Schools "TlFThese meetingsresawjr how our city government operates. New bills which win try to better the city were brought forward. Discussion then takes Studying Horn 05 By Anna Sullivan Grade 4, Humboldt The fourth grade at Hum boldt School is studvinff about People- build different kinds of homes because of different kinds of climate, and be cause of the materials they have available. We ffrea our bulletin board with pictures of many homes.

Indian homes, homes of famous people, old colonial homes, for eign homes, and homes of the -Recently we sawamovie called "Shelter." In it we saw Eskimo igloos, abode houses in drylands, grasS huts jnd large apartment brick and steel. we will go oh an imaginary trip around the world where we will learn more about homes of other lands. t- My Political Scrapbook By Annette Alexander Grade 5, Lowell On Friday evenings we talked about our candidates running or President. Our teachers Mrs. Neff and Mrs.

Padovan asked us one evening to make a scrap-book about the running candi dates and there would be Judges to pick which scrapbook is the best and there would be a prize.7 The first prize would be a dollar, the second is fifty cents, the third would be a quarter. So in a few days the judges made their decision. Wayde Combs won first prize, Allan Lawrence won second and Lyn-nette Houston won third. Even though I didn't win, I still en joyed the contest. Membership On November 13, 1968, Mat- toon High School received full chapter membership in the National Forensic League in Illinois.

MHS is now one of the 1200 schools in the United States who are Chapter members in the NFL. Only 1,200 schools can be members of the NFL. Monday, Dec. 2 Beef ravlola with grated cheese Lettuce with French dressing Mixed fruit i. Bread, butter, milk Tuesday, Dec.

3 Ham salad sandwich Hashed brown potatoes Relishes Pudding Butter and milk Wednesday, Dec. 4 Meat loaf Whipped potatoes 1 Cole slaw Peach half Bread, butter, milk Thursdav. Dec. 5 Vegetable soup with beef Peanut butter sandwich Sweet pickles Cherry jello .1 Cookie Crackers, butter, milk i Friday, Dec. French fried fish Potato salad Buttered peas Apricots Bread, butter, milk i Monday, Dec.

I Barbecue on bun Buttered corn Potato sticks Fruit Butter and milk Coming Events Dec. 2 t. Central grade 9 basketball vs Paris, here, 6:30 p.m.; Humboldt basketball vs St. Joe at St. Joe, 4:30 p.m.; Jefferson 7th 8th basketball at Jefferson vs Charleston; Hearing tests at Franklin; Mat-toon Area Council of PTA meeting, Board office, 1:30 p.m.

Dec. 3 Central PTA meeting, 7:30 p.m.; High School meetings: GAA, 4 p.m.; FHA, 7 p.m.; Key Club, 7:45 a.m.; High School wrestling vs Ran-toul, here i'U. Dec. 4 High School meet ings: GAA, ROTC, Lettermen, Student Council Dec. 5 High School meetings: GAA, 4 p.m.: ChesS, 4 p.m Travel Club, 4 p.m.; Latin Club, 7 p.m.; Central 7th 8th basketball at Humboldt, 4:15 p.m; Jefferson 9th basketball at Mt zion, 8:30 p.m.

Dec. Jefferson Junior High faculty Christmas party, 6:30 p.m.; High School basket ball vs Bloomington, here Dec 7 Washington School pjfogram on "Let's Know Our Schools," 10:15 a.m.; CEEB test at High School; High School basketball vs Clinton, there Hot Lunch Menu a hi A I am thankful for Thanksgiving. I am thankful for food. I am thankful for Easter. I am thankful for friends.

I am thankful for days. I am thankful for school Robin Robison, I am thankful. for food and clothes. I'm also thankful for mothers and fathers and everyone in the family. I am thankful for plants, animals, and friends, too.

John Slocum. I'm thankful for having a nice home to live in. I'm thankful for having nice' clothes. I'm thankful for having good health. I'm thankful for living in America.

I'm thankful for having good food. Renee Frank. I am thankful for men that will go fight for us. I am thankful for our mothers and fathers. I am thankful for our schools and teachers.

I am thankful for God who created us. Laura Jennings. I am thankful for my mother and father. I am thankful for my grandmother and grandfather. I am thankful for God and my little sister.

I am thankful for my teacher. I am thank- is provided for certain children. There. is one room for the edu-cable mentally handicapped. Hawthorne also provides this for intermediate children.

Co lumbian has the primary EMH students. Does Columbian have a lunch room? A No. Columbian has a small kitchen but the food is prepared at the Central Kitchen located at Lowell School and transported to Columbian each day. Students, are served in the gymnasium. Use of the gymnasium is therefore, scheduled around the, lunch hour and cleaiwip time.

The band teach er meets students for instru mental instruction on the stage or in the kitchen if a class in physical education is scheduled in the gym. Are there other special services provided by Columbian School? A At present we have the "Travelab" which Is a diagnostic center to help diagnose and cor rect 'special problems in reading. This is a converted bus that travels to other schools in the district also. Two part-time teachers assist certain children during the school day after diag nosis. We also have the services of a speech correctionist, a vo cal music teacher as well as the band teacher.

These people also serve other schools in the dis trict An artconsultant offers his services teachers upon request for consultations, The office of Special Education is located here in Mattoon. It provides psychological jesting to children who are referred to them by the school Q-Other than education, what public service does Colum bian offer? 'mKti A One little-known service is to verify the aces of students who attended school here in the early part of this century and now need to prove they are old enough for social security. Some of these records go back to Your Senses By Dong McFarland Grade Sr Lowell You have five senses. They are smelling, tasting, feeling and hearing. Your senses are important" Your ears are important for hearing everything.

Your eyes are prob ably the most Important, v. 4 place seeing how the bill will help or hurt the people. The vote is then taken and the ma-jority will rule -r-J A hnneful visit in tte Illinoia By Cathy Jane Hildretn, Grade 5, Franklin Well! It's getting around that time again when turkeys are getting butchered and people buy them. Let me tell you a story about a foolish young turkey. Freddie is a young turkey who always gets into mischief.

Well, on this particular day, Farmer Brown chose to take all of the old fat turkeys to market, have them butchered, and sell them. Weir," Freddie, thinking he was missing out on somethin, jumped into the old turkey's pen; and Farmer Brown, not noticing, put him in with the others. Well, you know the There's Freddie on his own platter on the dining room table. The Turkey By David Hills Grade 5, Franklin The turkey is a bird with many colored feathers. It's head is something like a chicken's head.

On Thanksgiving people eat turkey, because on the first Thanksgiving Pilgrims ate turkey. Thanksgiving By Lisa Doty, Grade Franklin It was finally the day! The first Thanksgiving! The Indians brought turkey and the Pilgrims pies and cakes. Everyone was very happy. They played games, danced and sang. They praised the Lord for everything they had.

When they had finished their wonderful feast, they played more games until dark. Then State Legislature is planned. We thank Mr. Connelly for his help in our understanding of the city legislature. New Pupil tf Robert Law is a new pupil in Mrs.

Harold Davis' first grade at Lincoln School transferred to Lincoln from Hawthorne School where Mrs. Clara McCoy had been his tea- cher. Bobby and liis parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Floyd McCain live) on R.

R. 1 Bobby's father works for C. M. Curry at Gays and his mother is employed at; Memorial Hospital Bobby has one older brother, one older sister, and two young- er sisters. or strength.

I am thankful for my aunt and uncle. Kevin Birdsong. I am thankful for bread. I am thankful for Thanksgiving. am thankful for fathers and mothers.

I am thankful for Mother's Day. I am thankful for Father's Day. Jo Jean Gentry. I am thankful for food. am thankful for my mother and ather.

I am thankful for my friends. I am thankful for a home. I am thankful for a school to go to. I am thankful or things to play with. I am thankful for a brother.

His name is Rex. Kyle Bennett. I am thankful for my mom and dad. I am thankful for my class and my teacher. The most thing I'm thankful for, is my baby sister and my brother.

The thing I'm most thankful is food and water. I'm thankful lor my house. David Searles. I am thankful for food. I am thankful for a puppy.

I am thankful for a crippled man. I am thankful for a hurt puppy. I'm thankful for helping Mom. 'm thankful for helping Mrs. Clapp in the room.

I'm thankful 'or helping Brownies at school. I like to be thankful helping my friends all the time. I'm thankful for helping my aunt at Thanksgiving and I'm thankful for helping you. Kay Ann Ballard. I am thankful for Thanksgiv ing Day.

I am thankful for myl cioines. am wanKiui ior my house. I am thankfulf for liv ing in this state. I am thankful for my dog. I am thankful for food.

I am thankful for my mother and father. I am thank ful for my birthday, f- Britt Weatherford. I am thankful that God shed his grace on thee and, that I was born here-m-tWst-wor ldJ- And that we can go to school and learn and work, I'm thank ful that I have a mother and father. Ronnie Janes. I am thankful for food.

I am thankful for my mother and father. I am thankful for my home. I am thankful for water. I am thankful for light Patty Moody. I am thankful for I at thankful for our country.

I am thankfu for our freedom. I am thankful for our school. Mark Pasley. I am thankful for Mother and Father. I am thankful for brothers and sisters.

I am thankful for food. I am thankful for i home. I am thankful for Thanks giving. Jeff Lichty. I am thankful for Thanks giving.

I am thankful for the Mayflower. I am thankful for the I am thankful for the good food we get on Thanks giving. Chris Annis. I am thankful for our food. I am thankful for our pets.

I am thankful for our clothes. I am thankful for our parents, I am thankful for our dinners; Scott Patrick. I am thankful for milk. I am thankful for people. I am thank ful for school I am thankful for God.

I am thankful for Thanksgiving. 5- Zack Taylor. I like to help people. I am thankful for old women and mea I am thankful for my mom and dad. I am thankful for school.

I like Mitch Staples. I am tharikfuT fori out; food. I am glad I have a nice home I am thankful for my mother and father! I like help the that do not have mother and father. Libby Hankins. I'm thankful for people that help me.

I'm thankful forHelp-for people that help other peo ple. Lane FosdaL Invert a thrMMfav toast of I Thanksgiving. They thanked the Indians for giving them seeds for crops, and God for helping the crops grow for their food. they all went to bed feeling very thankful i The Turkey and. the Man By Keith Sooth, Grade 5, Franklin Once upon -a time kmgr tong ago there was a turkey.

He was a very wise turkey. One day while he was walking along he saw a big ship. He kept on watching, and he saw a man. The man said, "I'm going to shoot me a turkey." The turkey look off! He didn't stop until he got to the big river. The hunter was chasing him, so the turkey flew over the great river.

When the hunt er got that far he realized, that he forgot his gun; but no time now, he had to get that turkey. But the man grew too old to catch him, and the turkey lived. PEACE By Lowell Adklns, Grade 5, Franklin When the Pilgrims came over the seas to the hew lands they were funny-looking to the In dians. Fori instance, the Indi ans were dressed in animal skins and1 feathers. The Pil grims were dressed in fine silk and funny, big hats.

One day the Pilgrims tried utake over-a tribe of Indians, but the Indians did not want them too. They gave a good fight and won. These funny new people 'had very strange weapons. They were called guns. All the Indi ans bad were spears, arrows and Later the Indians were put on reservations and stopped the fighting.

Quackenbush, Seated are Ran- Kathy DeMars (I I nuffman and Standing Band Clinic Festival The band was under direc- 0 tion of Mr. Don Lewellen and the twirlers were under the supervision 'and direction of Mrs. Jim Wiles. at tun mMttona ft boot the school system, submit them to the iHpertntendent's office and they win be answered In a future column.) Q-How old is the Columbian School building? A The original structure (7 rooms), was built in 1924. Two rooms were added in 1955 and the south building (4 rooms) was added in 1956.

Who were the Board of Education members and school officials when the present Co lumbian school was built? A-Dr. Guy F. Corley was president of the board; Roscoe L. Fickes was secretary. Other members were: J.i W.

Johnson, William Eaton and Dr. E. E. Richardson. The Superintendent of Schools was Howard B.

Riark Q-How did "Barr 4Kditori- UUI KVH 1W A It is named for Sara Barr, princinal oi the school from 1912 to 1940. i the program at Columbian anv different from the other elementary schools? A The only difference is that at Columbian, special education First Meeting By Jo Ellen Henderson Grade 8, Jefferson The Jefferson Junior High Biology 'Club held its first official meeting on Monday, Octo ber 21st with Gary Hildretn as the nresldinff officer' Dues were collected and the most important section of the Constitution 'was read. Officers are: Gary Hildretn. President; Linda Estes.1 vice-president; Jim i Adams, secretary; Barb Anderson, treasurer and Jo Ellen Henderson, reporter.v Election Year By File Grade 5. Lowell Every Friday afternoon at school, Mrs Neff and Mrs.

Padovan's Fifth grade classes at i Lowell School get together and talk about our weekly News magazines. Latelv they have bees talking, about the Election, November 1 5, 19G8. In one there was a story about how Wallace, Humphrey and Nixon felt about the wars In Vietnam. In these conversations we havn learned about a lot of things, tike, who really votes for president, what is politics The students who played in the band met Saturday for prac- .1 1 tice in Central's gym, Until Friday, some of the selections had never been played by many of the students, mm The musical numbers for the Saturday evening's program consisted of selections from: By Cheryl Pygott Grade 8, Central night, November 16th, the 15th annual Band Clinic Fesaval was held at Mat-toon Central Junior High School. fiil n't 1 ry A "Days of Glory," "Prayer and march" from "Der Freischutz," i "Variation Overture;" high lights from "Fiddler on the Roof," "Scarlet Ribbons" and "The Young at which the twirlers did an accompar-l- ment.

Participating in- the' tezlvzl were 163 students from 'K-tiocn. The participating towns v.crc: Bone Gap, West Salem, Decatur. Jefferson, Yala, Marie, Effingham Central, -den, West Liberty, Clay Ci: Grayville, Centralia, Humboldt, Lawrencevilla view, Salem, Dictcrich, I go, Charleston, Mattocn son, and Mattoon Ccr.tr. The out-of-town stu Friday in the home, Central or Jefferson Kocts i of girls to be ushcrt festival. There wcra from Ksitooa Settlement Duplicated As a part of the study of the New England States, some of the students in Mrs.

Horn's fifth grade room at Bennett School made an Mark Donne! Kneeling Randy are Larry Levingston. Tim Mary Bunyard, Karen Roberts, and Sheree Shirley. Early Colonial Settlement. call Carry, Patty Jarosesu, Glenn Carter, EIU ana now people are Mccteo..