With the Churches
Christian Church.
Hy II. V. Jonkh.
We send greetings to all the
Herald family, with the sincere
wiHh that this holiday season may
bo rich in bloHHinirs and experi
ences whose memories will abide.
Set the alarm for Imlsday
morning, bo you won't miss the
Bible school session at 10 o'clock.
The birth of Christ brought
new visions to many. Each re
curring Christmas time should
renew our hope and increase our
vision.
Children's service at 11
o'clock Lordsday morning. BrinR
the little ones. A special message
for the children.
God gives us opportunities
and furnishes the materials, but
we have to do the work.
Midweek service next week
will be on Thursday evening.
Don't miss it. Special features
are being planned.
It is fine to be right. If you
should get a lonesome feeling,
look around. There may be
others.
We extend a cordial invi
tation to the public to come and
enjoy all the services of the
church. We are here to serve.
Failing in this we would fail in
our mission. Let us help you.
REPORT OF SPELLING WORK
For Polk County For The Contest
Held November 25, 1914
Class "A" (Schools of more
than 5 teachers. )
Third Grade
1st place, Dallas 98.5; 2nd, Dal
las 97; 3rd. Monmouth 92.
Fourth Grade
1st place, Dallas 99.7; 2nd,
Monmouth 94; 3rd, Independence
87.
Fifth Grade .
1st place, Dallas 98.2; 2nd,
Monmoujh 98; 3rd, Dallas 94.75.
Sixth Grade
1st place, Dallas 99.29; 2nd,.
Monmouth 97.8; 3rd, Falls City
90.6.
Seventh Grade
1st place, Monmouth 99.8; 2nd,
Dallas 96.4; 3rd, Falls City 95.6.
Eighth Grade
1st place, Monmouth 99.8; 2nd,
Independence 98.8; 3rd, Dallas
90.9.
Class "B" (Schools of from
two to five teachers.)
Third Grade
1st place, Black Rock 100; 2nd,
Smithfield 99.5; 3rd, Bethel 98.
Fourth Grade
1st place, Ballston, Salt Creek,
Perrydale, Rickreall 100; 2nd,
Smithfield 99.7; 3rd, Bethel 98.3.
Fifth Grade '
1st place, Smithfield, Ballston,
Salt Creek, Rickreall, Buena Vis
ta 100; 2nd, Black Rock 98.8; 3rd,
West Salem 97.1.
Sixth Grade
1st place, Rickreall 99.6; 2nd,
Buena Vista, Salt Creek 99.3; 3rd,
Bethel 98.25.
Seventh Grade
1st place, Smithfield, Airlie,
Rickreall 100; 2nd, Buena Vista
99.5; 3rd, Ballston 98.9.
Eighth Grade
1st place, Smithfield, Ballston
100; 2nd, Hopville 99; 3rd, Buena
Vista 98.9.
Q Class "C" (One room schools.)
Third Grade
1st place, Oakdale 98.6; 2nd,
Buell, Upper Salt Creek, Oak
hurst 98; 3rd, Oakpoint, Guth
erie, Fern 96.
Fourth Grade
1st place, Zena, Polk Station
Fifth Grade 1
1st place, Gooseneck, Oakpoint,
Oakhurst 100; 2nd, Zena 99.3;
3rd, Polk Station 99.1.
Sixth Grade
1st place, Polk Station. Butler,
Oakpoint, Sprint? Valley, Enter
prise, Maple Grove, Broadmead
100; 2nd, Ward 99; 3rd, Lewis
vilje 98.8.
Seventh Grade
1st place, Bridgeport. Orchards,
Enterprise, Oakdale, Broadmead,
Maple Grove, Valley Junction,
District No. 73, 100 ; 2nd, Oak
hurst 99.5; 3rd, Highland 99.3.
Eighth Grade
1st place, Polk Station, Oak
point. Sunnyslopo, Maple Grove,
Valley Junction 100; 2nd, Guth
erie, Broadmead 99.3; 3rd, Lone
Star. Orchards View 99.
Schools making highest aver
age in each class:
Class "A," Dallas 9C.8.
Class "B," Smithfield 99.3.
Class "C," Maple Grove 100.
Schools making 95 per cent or
over in the following grades:
Third Grade
Oakpoint, Upper Salt Creek,
Oakdale, Gutherie, Oakhurst,
Highland, Fern, Dallas, Buena
Vista, Smithfield, Ballston, West
Salem, Bethel, Black Rock.
Fourth Grade
Fern, Oakhurst, Oakdale, Fir
Grove, Suver, Buell, Fairview,
Gooseneck, Oakpoint, Orchards,
Ward, Zena, Dallas, Bethel, Polk
Station, Oakgrove, Buena Vista,
Mountainview, Perrydale, Rick
reall, Smithfield, Ballston, Salt
Creek.
Fifth Grade
Zena, Eola, Parker, Gooseneck,
Butler, Oakpoint, Buell, Enter
prise, Oakdale, Gutherie, Polk
Station, Oakhurst, Highland, Air-
lie, Broadmead. Fern, , Dallas,
Monmouth, Smithfield, s Maple i
Grove, Ballston, Rickreall. Salt
Creek, Buena Vista, Hopville, :
Black "Rock, "West Salem. j
Sixth Grade j
Broadmead, Orchards View, j
District No. 73, Highland, Maple i
Grove, McCoy, Pioneer, Springs
Valley, Oakdale, Enterprise, Fir!
Grove. Butler, Oakpoint, Fain
ViewOrchards, Polk Station,!
Oak Grove, Ward, Lewisville,
Zena. Pedee, Dallas, Mountain
View, Monmouth, Hopville. Falls
City, West Salem, Buena Vista,
Black Rock, 3ethel, Perrydale,
Rickreall, Ballston, Salt Creek.
Seventh Grade
Bridgeport, Orchards, Goose
neck, Butler, Buell, Enterprise,
Sunnyslope, Oakdale, Lone Star,
McCoy, Gutherie, Oakhurst, Salt
Creek, Highland, Dallas, Falls
City, Valley Junction, Maple
Grove, Broadmead, Fern, Mon
mouth, District No. 73, Smith
field, Ballston, Airlie, Bethel, Salt
Creek, Perrydale, Rickreall, West
Salem, Buena Vista, Mountain
View, Black Rock, Hopville.
Eighth Grade
District No. 73, Orchards View,
Fern, Broadmead, Valley Junc
tion, Oakhurst, Gutherie, Maple
Grove, Sunnyslope, McTimmons
Valley, Cherry Grove, Upper
Salt Creek, Lone Star, Spring
Valley, Oakpoint, Orchards, Fair
View, Polk Station, 'Oakgrove,
Ward, Monmouth, Independence,
Hopville, Mountainview, Buena
Vista, Bethel, Perrydale, Salt
Creek, Rickreall, Smithfield,
Ballston.
Prosperity in 1915 Depends Upon
Faith in Our Country
Our nation is being penalized by a crisis of European meth
ods and ideals.
We cannot escape entirely the bitter fruit s of a war found
ed in governmental systems where Monarchy, Pater
nalism, Public Ownership and Autocracy go hand in hand.
Now as never before we have opportunity to compare American ideals and
methods with those practiced in Europe, and to measure what Amer
ican systems and institutions have gained for humanity.
Probably we will learn more and more each day of the coming year to ap
preciate "all we have and are," to regard our citizenship in a more
precious light, to see our problems more clearly, more tolerantly.
The war has made material prog
ress ditlicult throughout the United
States. It has added to the obstacles of
financing constructive effort. It has en
forced economies upon the large and
small; bus laid on the shelf plans for
many desirable things.
Prosperity in this country during
the coming year demands above every
thing else faith in our Republic and
faith between man and man. It cannot
be bad in suspicion and distrust.
If this military calamity teaches us
a deeper and more useful patriotism; if
it serves the advance understanding
among us of one another's rights and
wrongs; if it removes prejudice and
strikes down distrust then this war
will not be without benefit to the citi
zens of the United States. t
We hope for prosperity the coining
year. To have it will require hard work,
courage and faith in ourselves.
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