The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-02
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High School Notes.

VI edneSday mornings assembly in
the senior room opened with a well
rendered vocal solo, ''Snowfakes, sung
By Mrs. Ira Lewis, accompanied by
Mrs. Fabian. In response TO an en-
core Mrs. Lewis gave a French song.
THE Serenade," by Nevin. Mrs John
Read then gave some OF her delight
ful negro dialect readings and other
selections of a different nature. Aunt
Sylvia's First Lesson in &c graphy'
proved both Interesting ana 'musing.
James WhitcOmb Riey's Little Cousin
Jesper was given with charming ease
and naturalness. For her third num-
Der Mrs. Read gave an excellent inter
probation of My Kate" by Mrs
Browning. Her last selection was the
humorous little poem, When Papa's
Sick. In response to an enthusiastic
encore Mrs. Read recited in an inn
pTessive manner we'll BETTING her sub
Ject, The Sermon Preached by the
Rev. Joshua Simms,' by Harry Still
well Edwards. Mrs. Read is particu-
larry good in the rendering Of the negro
dialect, and her numbers were thor
oUghly enjoyed The programme
closed with a piano solo, expresSively
played, by WIZ Bateman of the junior
class. As an encore he gave a pleasing
The freshmen enjoyed the same mu-
sic with the addition Of another song
by Mrs. Lewis and another piano num-
Der by VIII Bateman. A most inter-
esting talk on Ireland was then given
By Miss Caroline Paine. principal Of
Hammond hall. In q pleasing manner
Miss Paine told Of her jOurneylngs
through this picturesque isle. OF its
natural beauties and its historic and
traditional lore. A number of typical
Irish stories added a humorous element
to the talk.
At the close Of the exercises We'd
nesday morning the students gathered
by classes on the large front porch and
steps for group pictures Of each class.
The proofs were on exhibition at the
Office on Thursday and Friday, and so
good were the hlIenesses that many Of
the pupils ordered a copy Of their class
group.
A valuable and much needed addition
TO the library was made by the board
Of education this week, in the shape
D. a number Of excellent reference
books in English, civics and United
states history. among the number are
yhe Century Dictionary and Cyclopae-
1la, Skeats chronological Dictionary"
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations" Adj
ans Dictionary Of American Au-
-hors, American Men Of Letters
Series SaintsbUry's History of Eng
ish Literature" Wards English
Poets" and The Life, Art, and Char
lCters of Shakespeare by Hudson
The list in history and civics includes
i've Of John Fiske's works on American
history, Burgess THE Civil War and
he Constitution, Harris American
History Told by Contemporaries
rockingham Rise Of the Republic"
The Lend Of the Amazons," "a His
-cry OF South America" and Buyers
American Commonwealth" These
books VIII prove of the greatest vaIue
% students OF history and English, and
Il is hoped that this addition may be
)nly the beginning Of a larger an
better library,
Mr.. Harwood's classes have done
'enle good work in she modelling of
leads IN plaster and In charcoal /
ketches FROM casts. In pen and ink,
frank Moore has some excellent stud /
Is in autumn and ivy leaves. Harvey
Hardy has done good poster design /
n water colors for a book cover for /
"A Mandarin's COurtship"
\ picture of special beauty and in
crest has adorned the shadow box this !
week It is entitled Salt Crested /
Rocks, Great Salt Lake" and is the
work Of Mr. Harwo0d. At the state /
air of 1893 this picture received the !
tate prize
Each week the equipment for the /
adet corps is receiving additions Re- |
emily the fitting up Of the officers 1
Dom was completed and each captain /
S now the proud pOssessor of a desk. /
}peCIng from the west side Of the
a runway has been made.
o that companies can be formed in
ide and then march out to the parade /
'rcund. The High school has now /
ONE of the features Of a military post. /
Zach week an officer Of the day IS /
ppOlnted from one Of the companies. /
[ is his duty 10 detail two men TO /
-oist the flag and TO appoint a trum- 4
eter from his company. For the past j
week the officer of the day has been !
'aptatn Alec Thomas: the fagmen. 3
lay Weller and Warren Pugsley, and 4
he bugler, Girard Hale Next week
he officer Of the day viii be Captain
i0rold Hills. From now on the last
7n minutes Of the drill will be given
B retreat parade and the lowering of !
be flag.
On Friday Miss MOffett's sophomore
lasses had contests in quotations and
cures of speech from The Merchant
I Venice In the first period class the
antest was between the boys and the
iris, an equal number on each side.
{ the close Rbea Rogers was the only
III standing, while Harry Bintz.
.alph Nelden, Harold Stephens and
alter Brooks were the four boys still /
e the floor. In the second period six I
iris contested with eleven boys. Those /
no We're standing at the end of the /
eri0d were Eleanor Engler, jamie Gill
TT, Laura Malin and Leslie Breeze,
oss Brown, Richard CabelI. John Dix.
ohm Fowler. William FeTrOn, Corydon
Higgins. Howard Lee and Rudolph
.idschefssi. The contest in the third
ariOd class VIII be held next week
The first mid-year class, who entered
eb- 8, have now completed their first
onth's work. IN English they are
begin the study of mythology next
eek.
In Lain they have been d9ns very
'editable work, and all have passed /
2 the months test.
The Sophomore English division has
.st handed in their notebooks on The
ncient Mariner" A number OF these
loks are especially commenda bic for
leir neatness and good form. as well
the excellence Of their subject mat
U.
y great improvement in the science
ulding is the creating of the lecture (
i0m with goo new opera chairs
This coming week Louise BaScom. 1
IL manager of the basket BAH team.
poets TO send q challenge for a match
ime 10 the Rowland haH team.
on Saturday morning the first steps
ere taken toward organizing a girls
Ugh school bowling team.
or Friday afternoon AR. Eaton gave
helpful talk before the Normal So
ETY. of the state university on "Sug- !
suons TO Young Teachers"
Sit Harwood's pupils and other
lends at the High school We're panied
hear on Friday of the death OF aus
tie bog Lawrence The funeral.
aich is private. win De held sunday
$500.