The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-29
A Pupil Writes About
the Affairs of the
School.
The Militia Eneampment.
Early Part OF August-Other
Local Happenings.


reported by Algie ]. Roehm.l
The ground is being broken for the new
manual training building. Every morn
ing. noon and evening the high school
pupils may be seen arranging themselves
along the fence in order to watch the
earth being torn asunder 10 the cavity OF
which blocks OF sandstone will be placed
for the erection OF the foundation OF our
new building. Alb! then. and not till
then, will there be great rejoicing in the
high school. When the foundation has
been begun the place will be SO attrac-
tive to the pupils that they won't be able
to keep away from there, but will be
tempted to set up tents and encamp on
the grounds all summer or at least until
the building is completed.
The high school will have an athletic
meet at the Athletic Park June II, TO
which all the high schools OF the county
are cora;e1ly invited to come and also 70
enter in the sports. Carl Light, Otto
as committee TO make out a program
The boys will begin at once and will do
their best TO bring honor TO the e. h. s.
The prizes have not yet been decided
upon, but 1t is certain that they will be
something worth having.
Monday is a holiday and all the pupils
find m roallu aocantahIa Thax houo
worked so hard and diligently that they
deserve day off
The botany class are to have a picnic
at Eagle River week from Saturday.
They wished to 90 on botanizng trip |
and so they decided that they would |
have it pleasure trip also We all hope |
thew will enjoy themselves and that the
weather will be all that can be expected. |
Thursday morning the ebate on Rich
ellen was repeated before the school. |
Fred Guck was the leader OF the affirma-
tive and Edwin Reeder OF the negative.
All the arguments were good aud the
judges decided in favor OF the aft rmative.
The Virgil class have completed book
five ard expect to finish book six before
the and OF the school year.
The sophomore classics class are study.
ing mythology in connection with their
classics work. An interesting discussion
C lme up in the class about Who was
the greater hero, Hector or Achilles" or
GWaS Hactor a oovyarI0J
Otto Kohlhaas has returned to school
after d severe illness.
The physics class are studying lenses.
which they find difficult, but none the
less interesting.
The freshman classics class are study
ing Lowells "Promethens" and all enjoy
it very much.
The botany class are at present study.
ing the different kinds OF violets
The Seniors are still hard at work on
their essays
The high school community held
meeting Friday afternoon in connection
with their "Seli Government System"
A lengthy discussion on the "Three Min.
ute Rule" was held. 1t was proposed
that there should be no communication
at all in the main room, but most of the
members disagreed to this proposition
then the school voted upon the question
and 1T was decided that the Three Min
ute Rule" have another trial.
The exercises in commemoration of
Memorial Day were held Friday after
noon. All the Rotations were very
edifying and the essays exceedingly in
teresting.