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Mr. Jos. S. Ing left for a business visit to the old home on March 1st The large pupils social on March 9th was in charge of Miss Harper and Mr. Deon A good time was had by all. Principal Spalsbury was confined to his house during the week from March 17 to March 25 with an attack of La Grippe. The employees' quartette consist ing of Mrs. Spalsbury, Mrs. Morrison, Mr. Chapman and Mr. Mumblehead rendered a selection in chapel Sunday evening. March 11. Snow storms were the regular pro gram on March 6th and from March 10 to 12. On March 16th we had a regular full grown blizzard. A large amount of snow fell and this aided and abetted by a high wind heaped it self up until it seriously interferred with travel. Fortunately the tem perature was moderate and consider able suffering and loss avoided in that way. The school lost several head of stock however. On March 8, the seamstress, Mrs. Harvey, was billed to give the school a lecture. Thinking the children had been lectured enough she undertook with the assisiance of several other employees to furnish a different var iety of entertainment Readings by Mrs. Harvey, selections by an orches tra consisting ot Mrs. Spalsbury and Messers Chapman and Mumblehead and a vocal quartette by these three employees and Mrs. Morrison provid ed the entertainment for a very pleas ent evening. Central £kfjool iSetosi Inspector M. L. Dorr made us a pleasent though short call on March 17. James Noisy Walk, one of our boys left to enter the sanitarium at Toledo, on March 6tb. Louis Whirlwind Horse had a slight attack of pneumonia during the first of the month. This has indeed been a severe win ter. The cold had not been so not ably severe but it has been steady, starting in early and holding out late. The school has used considerably more coal than was required last year and the weather is not all over by any means at this writing. The little pupils social on March 23 was in charge of Mrs. Stellzner and Miss Boggess. A regular program was provided, and a general good time reported. The program follows: 7:00-7:20 Grand March (Find partners by matching halves of pictures) 7:20-7:45 Competitive bean bag game. Four Groups: a. medium sized boys b. small boys c. medium sized girls d. small girls (The winner of the medium sized boys' circle will play the winn er of the small boys' circle. Ditto for the girls. The boy winner will get a piece of Hershey.s chocolate. The girls winner same.) 8:00-8:20 Guessing Game. Winner on the boys' side will get a jar of eandy beans. Same for the girls. 8:35-45 Refreshments—doughnuts.