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The VMROCK • PRODUCTS OF TOY-MAKING CLASSES SANTA'S TOY SHOP One of the fondest dreams of childhood is to visit Santa's toy shop. That dream may now be realized in a visit to the toy-making department in the Washington Building. 'Here you will see a group of Santa's helpers busily en- gaged with saw or file. The new shelf displays the results—a minia- I ture menagerie of trick animals and a collection of feathered and furred creatures of the pine cone species, attended by a bevy of hu- man images ,also of the pine cone variety. All are decorated with fashion's gayest of colors. What a' store of delight for the heart of any youngster, should any of these toys find their way into Santa's pack. Some of the speci- mens may never have been met be- fore even in the wildest of dreams. They do not permit of classification according to zoology, but then, who wants to classify them? They are the product of a resourceful imag- ination and are created for the sole purpose of capturing some one's fancy. These students are all enthusias- tic over the prospect of conducting a class in creative construction in the classrooms of tomorrow. Im- agine the joy of any boy or girl upon being guided by one of these students into being a \Santa's help- er.\ Any school will be able to af- ford the material—odds and ends of wood and pine cones, supplemented with anything available, from brass tacks to pipe stems. Santa, we're sure, would approve of a work bench with a group of helpers in every school. SCHOOL MEN'S CLUB ORGANIZED At a luncheon, Saturday noon, November 16, the Yellowstone Val- ley School Men's Club was organ- ized. The meeting was held in the tea room of the Northern hotel. Thirty-two school men from Billings and surrounding territory attended. Dr. H. C. Hines was elected president, Supt. A. 0. Nel- son of Belfry, vice president, and H. N. Stuber, secretary. Meetings will be held once a month. At the close of the business meet- ing Dr. L. B. McMullen gave a talk on the value of such an organ- ization. The plan for this associa- tion of men interested in education- al work was initiated at the dinner given in October by Dr. Hines for the men of the faculty. The first program will be pre- sented at the luncheon on Decem- ber 14, at the Northern hotel tea- room. The topic for discussion will be, \Current Trends in School Dis- cipline,\ and will be led by a com- mittee of which Mr. Leon R. Foote is chairman. An attendance of 50 school men is expected at this meeting if the weather is favorable and the roads are in traveling con- dition , RURAL EDUCATION CLASS TAKES TRIP Members of the Rural Educa- tion class under the supervision of Mr. C. D. Dean spent the morning of Thursday, November 20, visiting rural schools in the near vicinity. The purpose • of the trip was to study rural school playground con- ditions and possibilities and to ob- serve.' as well,. a rural school 'in session. For the past week the class had been considering . the problem of playground equipment for the Elder Grove School, which is seven miles southwest of Bil- lings. Mrs. Fannie Kirch, a mem- ber of the class, having taught there for several years, was famil- iar with the school. Three cars driven by Mr. Dean, Miss Florence Larson, and Mrs. Eirch were needed - to ac- commodate the class. Owing to a misunderstanding Mrs., Kirch and her group became separated from the others. The other two groups made a short visit at the Shiloh School 10 miles southwest of Bil- lings. Pictures were taken of the children and the school building and school rooms. At the Elder Grove 'School Mrs. Kirch and her crowd joined the others. Pictures were also taken there and a care- ful observation of the playground and its possibilities was made. The next school to be visited was the Allendale, where Mrs. N. C. Abbott has charge of the primary grades. The most interesting school was perhaps the Duck Creek school, which had only two pupils and was being taught by May Harper, '29. This is the first trip to be taken by the Rural Education class. Since it has proved so interesting and worth while, it is Mr. Dean's inten- tion to make such visits a definite part of the course. If time and weather permit, the class. plans an- other short trip before the closing of the quarter. GIVES FELLOWSHIP DINNER Miss Mary Meek entertained the members of the Fellowship com- mittee of the American Association of UniverSity Women at the home of Mrs. W. P. Matheson, of 33 Clark Avenue, 'on Tuesday evening, Nov- ember 26. Miss Meek is chairman of the committee, and the dinner party was in the nature of a cele- bration because of the successful completion of the bridge tourna- ment Sponsored by the committee. The meetings were held during the month of November, and about one hundred twenty-five guests enjoyed the sociability of the four evening NEW PRESIDENT COMES. TO MONTANA COLLEGE Dr. Wendell Stanton Brooks, the new president of Intermountain Union College at Helena, is a grad- uate of Yale. He holds a master's degree , from the University , of Chi- cago and a Ph. D. from Northwest- LUNCHEON. CLUB PROGRAMS November 20 , The luncheon was in charge of the Sketch club, with Miss Gladys Stafford, chairman. The program was started by some snappy Sketch club songs. D _ uring lunch each per- son drew on paper some part of a beast, bird or fish and passed it on to the next person to finish. These pictures were to be shown on the screen, but because of lack of time the pictures were saved for the next luncheon. We had as our dis- tinguished guest Chancellor M. A. Brannon. Our other guests were: Rabbi Emmanuel Sternheim, of Butte; Mrs. Sara Morse of Helena, chairman of State Welfare confer- ence; Miss Retina Kohten, Helena, state supervisor of rural education; Mrs. Harriet E. Carrier of Great Falls; A. T. Peterson, superintend- ent of Billings schools; Mrs. L. B. McMullen, Mrs. A. T. Peterson, Mrs. Leon Foote, and W. M. John- ston of Billings. November 27 . The amusing pictures drawn by members of the faculty and stu- dents at the luncheon of the pre- ceding week were shown. C. V. Ridgely played several selections on the violin, accompanied by Ralph Rauh. Guests were: Mrs. Ralph Furmeister, who thanked the dramatics class for the modern's- tic stage drop designed by Miss Wendte and made by the dramatics class for the Elks Charity ball; Mrs. J. N. Tolman, Mrs. Roney- Hart, and Ralph Rauh. December 4 Miss Doris Taylor, as chairman had Inez Wheeler, Irma Rogers, and Bernice Rogers as a commit- tee to aid her in planning the fol- owing program: Edward Wheeler gave a reading; Lou Anna Button played a piano solo ; Margaret Rob- erts sang two selections. She was accompanied by Mrs. J. E. Roberts; and Dr. McMullen told the Lunch- eon Club about the meeting of the executive council of the Greater University of Montana which he at- 1 ended t Helena December 2 December 11 The luncheon program was in charge of the Katoya Players, with Miss Thelma Wendte as chairman. A one act play, \Boosting r ge \ was given with the following cast: Mrs. Herbert Brewster, Alice Sweet- man; Louise Harris. Margaret Brown; Bridget. Rebecca Graham; Harriet Gordon, Ruby Maurer; Rowena Brewster, Sarah Jones; Mrs. Hastings, Irene Hendershott; \Irs. Emily Applegate, Mrs. Gladys ''ikon. This play was directed by lice Sweetman . The , date for the• last luncheon is left open because of graduation ex- ercises. MR. FOOTE MAKES ADDRESS Leon R. Foote of the education department has been very busy filling numerous speaking engage- ments in Billings and nearby towns. During Education week, Mr. Foote spoke at Park City on Friday eve- ning, November 15. His subject at that time was the American Public School System. At the meeting of the Elder Grove P.-T. A., held Wednesday, November 20, Mr. Foote addressed the members on the functions and duties of a PeT. A. On Sunday evening, December 1, he presented a paper at a young people's gathering at the American Lutheran church., FOR MEN OF THE NORMAL SCHOOL Dr. L. B. McMullen was host Wednesday evening at a 6:30 din- ner at his home, 921 North Thirty- first street, to the men• of the faculty of the Eastern Montana Normal school. Following the dinner hour there was an informal program in ,charge of Mr. Harry Stuber, who showed a moving picture of the making • of EXTENSION CLASSES PROVE POPULAR Again the Eastern Montana Nor- Mal school is offering classes In extension for 'teachers and citizens of Billings. • , Psychology The subject of psychology is proving popular not only with Bil- lings school teachers but with townspeople as well. A course in business psychology was listed in the extension bulletin of the East- ern Montana Normal School, It was intended for business men of Bil- lings, but that class now enrolls twenty-one Billings women. This class is offered by Dr. Hines on Monday afternoons. He Is also giv- ing class instruction in advanced educational psychology on Monday evenings to twenty teachers of the Billings schools. Physical Education Miss Stevenson reports that she has nine women in her Physical Education extension class. The class is composed of teachers from the city grade schools and high school and three teachers from rural schools. Arithmetic Leon R. Foote, of the education department, is conducting an exten- sion course in arithmetic for teaeh- ers. This class meets for a two- hour period pn every Tuesday 'at 4:15. English Miss Mary J. Meek, of the Eng- lish department has an extension class in American Short Story which numbers 21 Billings women. The class is held Monday evening at the Empire building. Dramatic Arts Miss Martha Dewey of the dra- iatic arts department has an ex- t ension course in dramatic art, which numbers 10 women, repre- sentatives of five rural clubs. The class is held every Thursday morn- ing at 10 o'clock. The members will prepare a play for presentation iii each of tee community rep- resented by the members. Applied Design The art courses are proving very popular with Billings school teach- ers and townspeople as well. Many of them have taken advantage of the course in applied arts given by Mr. Manion from ten to twelve on Saturday morning. EXTENSION CLASS HELD EXHIBIT Members of the extension class in applied design, composed of the women representatives of home demonstration clubs in Yellowstone county, gave an art exhibit on Tues- day, December 3, at the Washing- ton building. Representatives of ten different clubs, nineteen women in all, have completed the course of six two-hour periods, given every Tuesday morning under the super- vision of Miss Hermine Roberts of the art department. Articles made by the class include tie and dye work, lamp shades, envelope lin- ings, basketry, shopping bags and rims types of art craft. The attendance at these courses s an indication of the real need or adult education in the commun- y. Though the extension work as intended primarily for city teachers who might thus continue in service training, by far the larg- er number of those enrolled are Women 'of the city and of the out- lying districts who desire to pursue new fields of study. FACULTY ENTERTAINS . DECEMBER GRADUATES Saturday evening, December 14, is the date set for the• customary faculty-senior. banquet. December graduates will be guests of the facr ulty members at a dinner to be held at the Northern hotel tea room. NEWS OF ALUMNI While in Billings Friday, Novem- ber 29, Vivian Nelson, '29 visited faculty members of the ;Eastern Montana Normal School. Miss Neil- son is teaching at Lodge Grass and has six pupils; she stated that she is thoroughly enjoying her work. ; Joan Pimp '28, who is teaching first and second grades in Absaro- kee, was a Billings visitor Saturday, November 23. Philip Scarrah, '29, spent '-the Thanksgiving holidays in Billings visiting with friends. Doris Settergren, '29, spent the Thanksgiving holidays - visiting friends and relatives here. Margaret Gritting, '29, who is teaching music at Belfry, was vis- iting her parents here during the Thanksgiving holidays. etlisa Grit- ting reports that she is directing a girls` operetta and a boys' minstrel show to be presented by the fifth and sixth grades. The high school glee club is going to have Christ- mas carols with a boys' and .girls' sextet. Miss Gritting is planning to enter the girls' sextet in the district music meet. Ella Stewart, '29, who is teaching 12A and 313 at Park City, is alas, coaching the girls' basketball tear* of the high school. Miss Mabel Seeley,'. who attend- ! ed in '23, was a visitor in town December 3. Miss Seeley mill re- turn to continue her work in East- ; ern Montana Normal School ; after Christmas. Miss Florence Johnson; '28, did !seine effective work for the Red Cross roll call at Pompey's pillar where she is teaching. \' •• the school Saturday, November. 30. kiss • a in pupils i her. school at Bit- ney, Montana, visited friends in . Bil- lings during the Thank _ sgiving holi- days . Miss Sylvia Watts, county super of , 'Yellowstone - county, talked to the Rural. ducation class ; on the Standardization .of aural Schools. Schools. Thursday, December b.:4k % the regular class - All of the former: students of Eastern Montana *Normal . School who are teaching in Yellowsto • e . county were in Billings Monday and Tuesday, November 18. and 19, attending the - county tettehers''cerl- vention. Miss Sylvia Watts', county superintendent, reported one hun- dred per cent attendanCe. She iii planning to have meetingS throughout the year. Trixceda McNally, who attended summer school in '28 and '29, spent Thanksgiving vacation at her horde in Billings. Miss McNally, has 1$ pupils in a one moth School at Delphic, I Margaret Malone, who' attended ' summer school in '2& and '29, 'and IZita Raths, '29, spent part of their Thanksgiving vacation with friends in Billings. They were visitors .at The class in American Literature spent the last half of -their class Ins• riod Thursday, November 21, at the meeting of the Montana Welfare association held at the Commercial club building. At this time bit: Tom Davis of Butte spoke on wel:. fare work among young people.• Hid address was interesting as well as helpful to future -teachers. , MISS HURLEY HOSTESS home, 923 North Thirtieth street- hostess on Thursday evening, when Two tables of cards were in play during the evening with honors for she entertained at bridge, at her Miss Zelah Hurley was a lovely e game going to Miss Oinel th Hughes, high, and to Miss Cath- erine' Calder, low. At the close' of the game delicious refreShenente were served by the hostess: ' Those present were Miss;Ellie:- beth Daggett; Miss -.Opal. Hughes, I Miss Lillian _McBee,- 'Miss Helen Fletcher, Miss. Selig Douglas, Miss Calder, MO. Frances , aundall. and . Miss..Hurley. „ r . ,I; ern University at Evanston, Illinois. bricks:
