The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-17
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

The Literary society Of the High
school held its regular meeting yester-
day at the close of school. The enter
tainment part of the proceedings was
very fine. Considering the fact that
there was no debate the programme
was the best that has been given in
many weeks before the society. One
very beneficial thing. and one that
will undoubtedly be very pleasing to
THE members Of the school, which was
decided almost unanimously by the So
ciety. is that the Literary society of
the Scranton High school will chal-
lenge the Literary society Of the Bing-
hamton High school to a. debate and
literary contest. which Is to take place
some time In May at Binghamton II
the challenge Is accepted. The report
of the literary contest with Carbon
dale was read by the secretary and
showed that the society realized sGO1o
net. Some amendments which were
offered by Mr.. Grant. of the senior
class, pertaining to giving the director
Of the society more power than he Is
now invested with were. after a long
discussion on both sides. rejected. The
money to help the athletic association
out Of the financial difficulties which
it has been in since the close Of the
foot ball season was also talked over,
and it was the opinion Of the majority
that they should not give the associa-
ton any money undess they are as
sured that the foot ball team of the
coming season will be managed in
xhof v,,tn 1n
cessary for the literary society to help
the association out of the same diff
Guilty again. The entertainment part
Of the meeting, which. as stated be-
fore, was very fine, consisted Of two
we'll rendered piano solos by Mr.. Walsh
and Mr.. Haendiges. a we'll delivered
recitation by Miss Slocum and a num-
ber of selections on the gramaphone
by MIR. Connell, all of which were well
received by the large audience Of
students.
The base ball team, Of which Ed
ward McHugh Is captain and William
Eann is manager, promises to be the
greatest success along the line of base
ball that the High school has yet put
in the field. The abundance Of good
| material for a flrst-class team Is well
| known, and as soon as the weather
| will permit there will be enough of
men out to try for positions to make
| two good teams. The only reason why
| the base ball team of last year did not
show up as it might was because there
was'a lack of interest on the part of
| those who might have made 1t great
| success. Mr.. Kann will do doubt show
himself as much interested in the base
ball team as he does in all other things
connected with the school. -
On account OF the heavy snow storm,
the average attendance of the various
| classes was much lower yesterday than
usual, and many students had various
experiences which were not wholly de-
lightful in endeavoring to reach the
school. Several girls from the West
Side had the cool sensation of falling
| into large snow drift on Washington
avenue.
Nothing has been heard in a Ions
time OF the camera club, which proved
such a great success last year, and
4 which gave several prizes to the mem.
hers who produced" the best<pictlffes
1t cannot be possible that the club Il
no longer, but If 1t Is those who were
members last year and realized th4
benefit which they derived from i,
should do all in their power to have II
re.organized. stephen Dawes.