The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-20
Happenings As Noted
BY a High School
Student.
&swhomores and Freshmen
lE2tertain with Literary and Musical
4eSesecstOns-A Former Resident
of Osce0la-Lnc0nics.
tReparted by Algae Roehm)

Inc programme OF the nlgn SCHOOL mas
heen changed. All the difficult studies
now come in the morning, and music in
the last period of the afternoon. 1t has
been 80 arranged that all pupils who
have not failed during the day may be
dismissed at 3:05, but those who have
failed are requested TO remain until $3.50,
A new method OF obtainin L ews OF the
day has been on trial in the high school.
A pupil OF each class is appointed daily
by the principal TO entertain the school
with newspaper and magazine articles.
The method has proved very successful,
us well as entertaining and instructive.
The physics class are work. in cleo
strictly. Many beautiful and interesting
experiments have been made.
On Wednesday Edwin Reeder, Stuart
Mclean and Fred Guck brought about
Hnany curious phenomena (by the aid Of
electric machinesl and explained them to
Ahe satisfaction of everyone.
FEBRUARY Is a month OF months. In it
we 6nS not only the birthdays Of many
nfiestrieus high school pupils, but those
<sfWashington, Lincoln Longi,llo and
LoMAI-
Last Friday the Sophomore class rem
tdered the folio wing programme in very
~creditable manner:
,soag--Columbia Hail!". .............. ........
Aecttation--"Heroes" ............. .........
Mary Sulor
Observation-Disclosures Lincoln" 80 .......
Ruth Ellis.
observation-disclosures Second Inaugural
Oscar Burns
S'0rs-rne Sen'T Eva GucT '''''''.''.''''
soug-rOur Native Land ....................
Essay--"Abraham Lincoln. 80. 49,. .......
kaecitation--"'Iines by Longfellow" -. ........
Fannie Morris.
kfecitation--" Selections from Beechers Eu-
togy on Lincoln" ........ ........... .........
Alonzo Nicholas.
Sssay--"The Man Without Country" ......
TcsSS--" america ......................
t3he freshmen class are to entertain us
Esiday with exercises for Washington's
birthday. They will render the follow.
, ing programme:
yHnsic-"Praise of Our Country. ...........
l1Eecitation--' Duties of American Citizens" 80.
.ssay.-'Boysoos a oif Wellington S%fhi
Mary Jones.
82cading-"The Little Ratchet Story. -.
Agnes Phillips.
Washington the Aristocrat"
Gertrude Retallic.
~''Vow of Washington" Whittier
Nxasic-- Columbia Hall" ................. -.
TNashngton's Farwell Address" -. ..........
Mary O'Neill.
Essay" What We Owe to Washington"
Ella Dymock.
ieaatation--"An Englishman's Tribute to
Bella Stewart.
Sioctaton--"Drake's Ode to American Flag"
Florence Gribble.
%Sstng-"America" ........... ............
after passing through many yicissi-
<udes the boys of the mechanical draw
Tax class have at last gotten their l,stru-
znents in working order.
l5esk have been placed in Miss B0ggs
room foI the accommodation OF the bot
ans class, and judging from the appear
ssnoe of these desks. it seems that the
class need few ssons in house. keeping,
Tue botanists have studied the bean,
pea, wheat and castor oil bean and they
are now working on the apple
Both German classes haye begun new
readers and enjoy their new work ~
fnach.
The senior class are learning vertical
peamanship and it has been limited about
the school that they were poor writer's.
Come. wake up seniors and let US see
what you can do in that line.
The membership OF the senior class has
uacreased from nine to eleven. Two
young men OF the junior class have sue
s,eeded by persistence and hard study in
entering the circles Of our diguiHed SEN
Eors.
- The juniors are looking forward to the
time when they are to give their exhibit
Gion- 1t is not decided yet what they are
TO do.
The chemistry class have finished group
eose and are now on group two OF the
metals.
The civil government class have begun
the laborious task OF committing the
Constitution and by the stopped shout
ders and grave faces of it's members you
may draw y our own conclusions OF what
a tssk it must be.
The high school has received fifty new
r,ference books and the members seem to
eIioy them for they are continually In
slFe
The main room has been very much
improved by clean curtains.
rendered n Reception.
The many friends OF Rev. Henry Har
ris, formerly OF Osceola. but now OF Crest
q Butte, Colo, who was recently mar
ssd at South Lake Linden to popular
young lady Of that place, will be inter