The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1897-04-16
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

The following is the programme to
be rendered by the High School Liter
ary Society this evening at the high
school
Opening Song. ........... By Society
Recitation. ......... Miss Olive Smith
Reading .... Miss Maude Hammond
Miss Mae Baril and Miss Mary Nc
Kenzie
Recitation. ...... Miss Belle Cornell
Reading. ............ John Murray
Essay. ...... Miss Annie H. Price
Duet
Miss Mary Mckenzie and Miss Bes-
sic Rust
Recitation ...... Miss Laura Simmons
Essay ................ Miss Pearl Scott
Solo. ......... Miss Ethelyn Caldwell
Recitation ...... Miss Eleanor Ballard
Recitation .... Miss Mida Messenger
Debate: Resolved, That all the states
should grant woman $ suffrage
Affirmative - Miss Clara McDonel
and Charles Sigh;
Negative-Miss Ida Vetter and VIM.
Calhoun.
Closing Song. g...............By By Society
All are cordially invited to attend.
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School opened Monday morning with
Prof. Jonas Cook as principal The
conditions We're as favorable as could
be expected from the change that was
made. The scholars were greatly re-
freshed after their vacation and entered
upon the spring work with greater dill
igence than ever. OF course the work
of the high school was not perfect. ow-
ing to the change in the method of
teaching introduced by Prof. Cook.
His method is considerably different
from Prof. Clifford, especially in al
zebra and geometry, but these two
classes, as well as the others, will soon
become acquainted with his system and
then their work will be up to it's for
NOR standard of excellence.
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The number of scholars enrolled in
the six rooms Monday morning was
1928. divided among the several teachers
as follows: Miss Eleanor Ballard, 81 !;
Mrs. Eugene Smith, "a Miss Ethelyn
Caldwell "a Miss M. G. Ryan, 81 !;
Miss Avy Short. SO, and Miss Annie
H. Price, 40. There were n new schol-
ars enrolled. all of them being in the
lower grades.
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The small number of parenrs that
visit the school would cause one to
think the people of the city take no
interest whatever in the school. There
hasn't been more than ten people hav-
ing children in the high school visited
that room during the past seven
months, that is, during school hours.
How the other rooms have Jared | can
not say, but l don't believe each one
averages many more than that number.
About the only time one can see Wis
itors in the school is Oh literary night
or some Friday afternoon. when they
have received special invitations to at
tend an entertainment in one Of the
rooms. Though the exercises given by
the two literary societies, as well as
those rendered in the four lower rooms,
may give the visitors an inkling of
the excellent work that is being done,
they cannot form the correct idea un-
til they hear the various classes recite.
If the parents take greater interest in
the school and show that interest by
visiting thes chool more often, the
work of the scholars will be better
than ever, as no one likes to make a
failure in recitation in the presence Of
visitors. The residents of the district
should include the school in their Wis.,
iting list and take advantage of the
present fine weather and make their
visit. They not only owe it to the
school but to themselves. 1t will be a
pleasure for them and will also act as
a stimulant, which the scholars will
need greatly, for from now on they
will become more and more restless, as
no one likes to be inside poring over
books when everything outside is sun
shine and pleasure.