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Show Washington School Notes Partly from money donated by citizens cit-izens and the remainder through profits derived from the sale of pols-oned pols-oned wheat the Washington school has been enabled to award three prizes priz-es in a campaign against sparrows.'' Thomas Mariseu for a showing of 66'i dead sparrows got a prize of 83.00, Ernest Er-nest Baxter for 597 was awarded 82.WI and Elgin Bouvang for 301 took the - third'prlze of $1.00. The school children chil-dren destroyed in all 3,216 sparrowg. Mrs. Elmer E Kearns will next Monday begins charge of the eighth grade room heretofore conducted by Mrs. Beatly whose poor health of late keeps her from remaining longer in school. This grade on that account has been dismissed the last two weeks. A sufficient amount of funds to form a school auxiliary of the local Red Cross has been obtained through giving entertainments. It took $75.00 for this purpose, being equivalent to 25 cents for each of the 300 pupils enrolled. en-rolled. The thrift stamp spirit has taken a firm hold with the school and will m further enhanced because of their sell- -Ing the liberty bond purchased iu the first campaign and distributing among the several donors thoreti thrift stamps in its stead. Attendance at school has beeu somewhat lessened of late on account of sickness among the children. |