Fergus County argus., 1901-11-13
News From the City Schools.

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and afforded entertainment for all
but the fourth and fifth grades,
which were left out on account of
lack OF seats to accommodate them.
The program consisted OF songs and
recitatiOns. One recitation was
especially pleasing. Ii was spoken
by George wiedeman and Lanset
Rowley. 1t began by one boy chal-
lenglng the other as to what he had
In his pocket. After series Of ques-
tlons the mysterious article proved
TO be hole.
EIGHTH GRADE PERSONALS.
The eighth grade spell and define
twenty words daily and last week
Anna Hobensack, Ruth Cook and
MaDda Sturman had perfect lessons
at each recitation. The ranks are as
follows: Georgia Stuart, rank, one;
May Butts, two; Bessie Hogeland,
three; Frank Plumb, four.
May Butts Is an honorable men,
ber, since she comes In eight miles
every day and then ranks two in her
class.
The studlous student Ed. Crowley
was detained at home part OF last
week boiling over with boil.
The civlcs lessons prove to be the
most difficult study. There were a
number Of failures in the eighth
grade on the review oi the months
work.
In the forenoon ON Monday the
pupils In the assembly room had a
visitor from birdland which remained
until ten O'Clock.
The second division Of the eighth
grade, or those recently promoted,
seem the most industrious. The re-
port Of the eighth grade shows SO
neither absent nor tardy.
Ii In not an uncommon thing this
year to see some member OF the school
board visiting the different depart
ments of the school. They are al
ways welcome and it is our desire
that they come often.
Next to entertain IL the third year
and from the way they are practic-
ing something good is expected.
The number In the seventh who
were perfect In attendance and
punctuality during October was
eighteen.
The perfect spoilers in the seventh
grade last week were Ruth Luton
Earl Maddy, james Sherman and
Hazel Ackely. In that grade James
Sherman ranked one, Fannie Stuart.
two and Henrietta VonTobel three.
The teachers in the lower grades
will welcome an additional teacher.
since their average number of pupils
- 81. That addition will lower the
average tn Al for each teacher.
Two new pupils were enrolled
Monday morning as members OF the
fourth year-George Davis, Of the
Black Hills. s. d., and Earl Jordan
OF Great Falls.
1t is worthy OF note that Raymond
Ackely, in the sixth grade, advanced
from rank ID the first month to rank
two the second month.
The folio wing noon exercises were
given by the seventh grade last Fri
day: Song, Just Like Grandma
Gladys Winters; Recitation, Henri
eta Won Tobel; instrumental selec-
tion, Eunice Smith; reading, Ida
Crowley; song. MERRY Gypsies;"
recitation. Hazel Ackley; song, "Ves.
per Bells" Carrie and Cora Bean.
The recitrtlon given by Henrietta
VonTobel was well rendered. The
"Mcrry Gypsies" pleased the audi
ence very much. The only regret
was they would not give their time
to tell any fortunes.
We are glad to have visitors at our
exercises each Monday morning.
Those who attend come again and
bring some one with you. The only
requirement asked OF you is that you
are there promptly at l:30 pm.
A geographical mathematical stu
dent OF the Lewistown city schools
says that all the wool raised I'm Fer
gus county would dcloth-shirt, socks,
pants and ALA man four thousand
miles tall. Tho leather product oi
the county would make him pair
of shoes the soles OF which would
cover five citirs the size Of Lewis
| town. The beeyes would feed him
meat for one year and the grains
raised would be sufficient la give him
"A meal but once q week for six
months. II ali the horses in Fergus
county were combined in one Ii
would be biz cnuUi:h to nibblc grass
on the Moccagin mountains and ian
? he iies of his hnunches somewhere
In the neighborhood Of the Snowics
The hair of the animals tall would
he as large in diameter AZ broom
sticks. and one-half as long ~ the
Musselshell river. IL would take n
horse.hy eight times the size OF the
biggest bear In the mountains to