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- - ■ —a — ■■ .; ... ■ . __ . __1 gB---—:;—- -as ===== —ussama* SPONSORED BY ■ PLEASANTVILLE, N. J.. TUESDAY, THE JUNIOR CLASS r. THE BREEZE rj EDITORIAL STAFF Senior Reporter—Cornelia Van clerwiele. Junior Reporter—Almcda Martin Sophomore Reporter—Fred Es sington. Freshman Reporter— Ruth Thompson Social Reporter—Almeda Martin Athletic Reporters — Fred Ryber, Thelma Lake. Office News—Esther Essington. Bor the Grade' Schools School No. 1—Harry Meyers. School No. 2—Betty Bradley. Schopl No. 3—Elsie Lloyd. School No. 4—Dorothy Glcnden njng. PARK AVENUE SCHOOL Several teachers were absent during the last week with the grippe. Mabel Parsells teacher of tho first grade B section; Miss Ruth Clendonning, teacher of the fifth and sixth gardes are those who have been victims of this opidemic. All are resuming their regular duties now, except Mrs. Parsells, who, we hope, will soon recover. - BANKING REPORT No,. 1... 51 per. cent No. IV . 50 per cent High School . 43 per cent No. Ill.. 40 per cent No. H.. 38 per cent -l$K4> A dance, a data Perchance out lata, * In class a quizza l Na Passa, Gee Whizza! > jMrs. F. S. Gray has returned to lier home in New York City after spending several weeks at the home of Mrs. A. T. Bateman and Mrs. William Goldmyer accompanied her as far as Philadelphia RESULTS OF RECENT EIGHTH GRADE EXAMINATIONS PREPARED BY STATE DEPARTMENT Standard City No. 2 No.-3 Subject Medium Medium No. 1. Mis* Slienk Mis. Blacus No. 4' Arithmetic 21.8 21.27 20.75 24.C0 23.00 20.25 English 38.3 30.17 37.33 35.00 30.50 - 38.40 Hygiene 22.7 21.30 21.75 • 27f.O . 10.00 21.80 Spelling 41.8 42.33 42.83 37.00 41.00 , 44.50 Geography 42.3 42.18 42.33 40.07 43.00 42.30 History 25.7 22.77 32.50 28.50 10.07 21.80 NEWS OF FRENCH CLASSES " Virginia Weeks of tile first year French class submitted an original liOO essay in French. The subject that she chose was . “Inbcresting Places of Paris." She mounted beautiful pictures illustrating many of the historic monuments mention ed in her essay. Tillio Ware also of the first year French class has written a playlet in French whicii Noretta Cramer and Pauline Reiber will present for the French classes. Her playlet translated into English is "A Visit to the Dressmakers.” The second year Spanish stud ents are preparing dialogues which they will givo before the first year classes. -- DEBATING SONGS I Wednesday of last week Mrs. Geiger taught some of the new de bating songs to her various music classes. Thursday morning a general assembly was called at which time tho students enjoyed a musical spree learning a' few of these new songs. There are some very clever and snappy pep songs this year, duo to the efforts of ! many of our students to attain the happy art of parody. Several popu lar tunes have been used and a few old standbys are rather interesting. Assemblies will be held each morning until tho debate which takes place at Moorestown on April 1. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Smith and children of Lake Place were Bridge ton visitors, Saturday. FRESHMAN NEWS A dcbeate is scheduled for Fri day, March 25, in the Eighth Per iod Freshmen English class. The questiqn to be debated is: Resolved that a foreign Power should inter fere in China. The speakers for the affirmative side are Russell Hewitt, Henry Davis, and Lowell Broomall. Those who are uphold ing the negative are Sidney'Wil kins, John Pizzikette, and Russell Jackson. All of the Freshmen are excited over this debate, and a great many arc very eager to hear it. Almast everyone knows the result of the Girl’s Basket Ball game with Cape May, when Pleas antville defeated Cape May in the Pleasantville High school gym. But very few know, of the girls who washed the dishes and cleaned up the domestic science room after the refreshments had been served and the team had departed. Kathryn Steelman, a Junior, had charge of the domestic science! room. Her helpers were all Fresh-! men. They were: Goldy Saltier! and Virginia MacBride, who washed the dishes; and Violet Morris and Ruth Thompson, who cleaned up. --'&$>-— FRESHMEN NEWS The Freshmen girls of Miss New man’s room, after being inspired by Mr. Blood's talk of the Red Cross concerning the poor and needy, have collected huge bundles of garments for this cause. Friday afternoon these bundles will be taken in a truck to the Red Cross. To The Boy Friend | Dear Jack/ You’re wonderful to ask me just the very questions I want to answer. The debate is progressing great, and Morristown’s waiting for 1’. H. S. to show them how to de bate, sing debating songs and how to have ail orchestra! Thursday morning we had assembly and all the days since we just pour out out joy by singing and learning new debating songs from 9 to 9.20. Mrs. riiddle is leading the singing and you can be sure of plenty of pep. Not nibby at all are you? Asking all about our lovey-dovies but of course I never miss a thing. Thanks to Helen and Byron for reminding me for I just saw them walking! homo. Jack, some people get thrills | out of the most usual doings. Some i receive an additional heart beat! answering as the door messenger, I others by walking to Miss Jacob’s room, and si ill others by sharpen ing their pencils or even getting a drink. Now as for the boys, well Bill, he coughs a little and im mediately June appears while Ilob works all his problems with Trig thals when Madame Pommo is around. But not only Seniors have I brills for Juniors just seem to change around in the. Freshmen class. Yesterday I was startled to death when I heard a certain Junior re peating, Beulah, Helen, Iletty and some other girl’s names. Just like his name Skipper, he has a sweetie in every class. Lately Miss Betty has been coming to school very early . for she confesses there’s so much crime that she wouldn’t want any man to kidnap or shoot her “Boy Blue” Sinsky while Jack Bradley’s brooding over the fact that Mr. Wilson told him some girl is going to buy him a curling iron to lmke his hair a lit tie less straight for it’s just as “slicked” down as George Westcott’s is curly. The list was sent in last week, of the room mates and Jack, I j can hardly wait until April 18th as you already know. But at any rate j please remember and write to Your Pal, 1 JILL. -,—. -- SPECIAL ASSEMBLY TUESDAY Tuesday morning in assembly Mr. Wilson announced that a bus would take students to the debate' at Morestown on April. The fare is to be one dollar and fifty cents,' paid in advance and all who wish to go on the bus should notify Mr. Wilson as soon as possible. On this occasion Mr. Wilson in troduced. Mr. Blood, a representa tive of the Welfare Bureau and thev Red Cross Society of ITeasantville.1 Mr. Blood came to us urging the sale of tags which have been dis-j tributed by the Bureau. The pro ceeds of the sale are to aid the unfortunate of* our city. By selling these tags we are I helping to keep up the good work of these societies. The tags have already been distributed amoug the students and the . cause will re ceive our utmost support. The tags are on sale for the entire week. In the typewriting tic-pat.nmmt the following people have won noteworthy results up to the pres ent time, writing for fifteen con secutive minutes: SENIORS Dorothy Quinn, 50 L. C. Smith ■ Typewriter. ' June Meyers, 54—Underwood. ! JUNIORS Leona Adams. 25—Remington Typewriter. Elizabeth Hallam, 30—Reining-. ton Typewriter. j THEN AND NOW Years ago the youth of our land had an opportunity to observe tire different industrial occupations of the community in which he lived. In many cases he had an oppor tunity to engage of time's in these occupations as’a trial, to determine his aptitude and. taste for that particular trade. In the household the girl learned directly iiqni the mother all the household art, then in vogue. When one looks back at the vari ous domestic occupations that were then in practice in the home, but are. now obsolete, one is surprised at the. number of arts which a girl had an opportunity to learn at home. Spinning was an accomplishment of every maiden. A great many did their own weaving, for construct ion of garments was included among the accomplishments of every capable woman. The etilinary arts, of course, were expected of every growing girl. She assisted while at home in the preparation and preser- j vation of foods for the winter use; in the manufacturing of soap, and use of vegetable dyes of all kinds. In short, education wrus exceeding ly varied. The boy, who was frequently the close companion of his father, had nu opportunity to learn the hand ling of stock, the various, agricul tural .ope rations, and to take pride in them, and the construction of a great many of the simpller tools of the farm. On occasions lie was sent to different artisans on errands. .Here he had . au opportunity to observe these men at their, occupation. He probably saw tire Blacksmith or the Wheelwright), or similar tradesmen engaged in their daily work. This afforded him an opportunity to become interest ed in them, and to select a trade, it' he were not ^inclined to take up farming. I’ut with the coming of the industrial revolution and the ap plication of power to industry, all 'these things have in a great measure, changed. The boys and girls no longer have privileges and RESULTS PRESSY DIAGNOSTIC ENGLISH TEST PLEASANTVILLE HIGH SCHOOL IN JANUARY Capitalization Standard Median I'. II. S. Median Punctuation Standard Median V. II. S. Median Grammar Standard Median 1'. H. S. Median Sentence .Structure Standard, Median I’. II. S. Median Sr. Jr. S3.8 - 23.3 23.1 23.8 ' Sr. Jr. 19. 17. 18.4 18, Sr. Jr. 22.7 / 21.2 23.0 21. Sr. Jr. 10.5 ■ 38.« 18.1 17.7 Soph. Fresh. 22.8 21.0 23.0 22.0 Soph. Fresh. 15. is. ; "16.5 13.5 Soph. Fresh. 19.0 ‘ 16.5 2n.7 17.5 Soph. Fresh. 17.2 15.1 18.1 16:2' opportunities of becoming so well j acquainted with tile various oc-j caput ions practiced in> the com- ■ inunity, and have no opportunity; to try out their own lasts and skill. While this is a fact it is un- j fortunate lor our youth, for it de-j prives them of the opportunity to j learn something of the occupations! of life, and more particularly de-; prives them of an opportunity to; get the needful training in hand- : ling of tools and materials. ■ Modem education recognizes | this and attempts to supply it by | the teaching of Domestic Science, I and Manual Training in the schools. The public schools fur nish the necessary materials and tools to give adequate opportunity to boys and girls. As they become more proficient, they are given j permission to undertake more j ambitious projects, than are pro- J vided in regular courses. Some ol' j these proje.dk require rather ex-j pensive materials. After the work I is completed and the required ! lessons learned, if the pupil pays, for the material, which is used,; the article becomes his ^properly j and may bo taken home. As, for instance, in the matter i of dressmaking in the Domestic! Science department—if a girl; should wish to make a dress, ami j the teacher, or school, should'ppr-j :hasc the material for her to work j upon,'that''dress will become her! property when she pays for the1 -- material. Similarly it a boy should wish to make', a Cedar chest and the necessary materials tor that project, after he completed, the work and has paid for materials, the chest should be his property and he should be permitted to take it home. As some -of ’the projects require tlie expenditure of quite a good btt of money, it is not proper l'or thtt pupil to pay for any material used for educational purposes; for such, material is furnished by the board of education, but. if lie wants to keep the article as his own property where a considerable sum is involved, he should be required to pay *'or it. This enhances the value of the article and in later years, will make it an object of special worth; to him. In til's way the schools are attempting to supply fto the boys and girls of our days* the .type of education and of training ’'which they otherwise have/no opportunity lo learn. There, is/no intention to Prepare these pupils for a definite occupation, but to give. them the type of hand and eye development which they otherwise Would frill tu receive. ... Miss Mao Farrar.fl and Walter Alien el' Atlantic (fcty and George It, Johnston of jNorihfield were guests. Of Mr. and Mrs. A. Bbice, E. Adams avenue/Wednesday-night. tr i ■ ENTERTAINS FRIENDS - Mrs. Olga Conover was hostess to a number of friends at her home on E, Walnut avenue, recently. Af ter a pleasant social hour a dainty luncheon was served . Those pres ent werc$ Mrs. Helen Holroyd, Mrs. .^Elizabeth Hill, Mrss Norrie Leeds, Mrs. Mae Leeds and Mrs. Catlior lu© Boice. ' OTIS FOOD GIVES PLANTS NEW LIFE! Now anybody can have beautiful , lents and blooming flowers by using "^Fertllis Tablets, little pellets of eon .centrated plant food that are veritable •'lire savers" for plants. Simply plate *8. Fertllts Tablet near the root and then new life and vitality starts Us r_Work. Druggists and Florists supply Fertllls Tablets. A box of 100 costs but 25 cents: a can of 1,000 costs $2.00. /Wonderful for Palms and Ferns. Cut flowers last longer if you drop a Fer tllls Tablet In the water. Get a box today. If your nearest dealer can't supply, order direct and a free book, “How- to Take Care of Plants and blowers’’, will be Included. Address International Agricultural Corporation, ><,61 Broadway, New York. Fcrtilis Tablets are sold by Mark '’Sanders, 79 North Main St.; A. H. uKeller, 16 North Main St. I fodemMty SLEEP is a blessing,—but not while drivingt Just one drowsy moment may result in a costly crash. ’■ Protect your automobile in vestment with an .Etna Com bination Automobile Policy, including the collieiou feature. ;i CLARK & CLARK " Shore Road A Rosedale Ave. ' .if NORTH FI ELD, N. J. & I 1 4 4 tn YourEyes Are Human If you tire and strain them, they will tire and strain you. Seventy per cent, of us have defective eyes and don’t KNOW it! 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V ; , >■?: ■ t* . v Pleasantville Plumbing Supply Co. FRANKLIN & RAILROAD Phone 750 j 5 5===5=...5 —■ I The Choicest Grades Of LUMBER For Your New Homel SATISFACTION with the construction of your new home depends a great deal on the quality of LUMBER that goes into., it. Outside, the weather elements must be consid ered. Inside, the heat, cold, dampness and dryness. And only Lumber of the choicest , grades will “stand up” through the years! Specify that it cpme from this yard—here where every foot of it is scrutinired before it's placed on the market. We can give you any’site—any length—any shape.. Lake & Risley Co. Work on a bridge connecting Ocean City with Longport across the bay is to be started shortlf by a private company. With com pletion of this structure motorists using the inter-resort ovean boule vard will save about six miles on their runs to this city. Tfie span will connect wilh the higher meadows near ■ the- Longport Bridge. A U. _ S. Navy free' balloon of 19,000 cubic feet capacity made a record flight for craft of its size In traveling between, LakehursS, N. J., and Lisbon Kalis, Maine, a distance of 270 miles, in 21 hour, i and 5 minutes. Lieutenant Thorn G. W. Settle was the pilot. —-' Charles Stewart, watch and clock 1 repairer, has closed his shop and I gone to Washington, D. C. ^ Ruth Miller, ot 101 'N Second Street entertained Sunday at her William E. Cavanaugh (formerly ot this city) spent several days at his old home before returning to his present home In Florida. f '■ - $ Mrs. Michael HaUn, who has been the guest ot her mother, Mrs. Anfia Herb, has returned to her home In I Philadelphia. ;