The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-23
High School Notes.

On Wednesday morning the seniors lis
tened to an interesting and instructive
talk upon the Merchant OF venice ny
Miss Maud BabCOck. instructor IN elocu-
ton in the university. Miss BaDcock
first advised the students IN taking up
the study Of Shakespearean plays 70 dis
regard the notes and to gain their kuoWl-
edge end enjoyment OF the play IRON
the text itself. She then reviewed some
OF the salient points in the structure OF
this play. speaking Of the element OF
Nemesis OF TetributiOn, of the sEiilful IN
terWeaving of the four stories. ana or
some of the difficulties to be overcome in
the development of the different episodes.
Miss BabcOcks remarks were largely
based on Professor MOultOn mastery
analysis Of the play. As illustrations or
the most characteristic passages. MISS
BabcOck then gave the scene between
POrtia and Nerissa. in which the lovers
and the terms Of the fathers viii are dis
Cussed. She also gave the scene in which
the bond between Shylock and Antonio
is agreed to. and parts Of the casket and
the court scenes. The students were
particularly interested IN Miss BabCoCk 3
Interpretation of these parts. as all OF
the classes have at one time taken 10
The Merchant of Venice. and the
sophomore divisions have but recently
completed its study.
Mrs. John Read gave some Of her
characteristic and delightful readings Of
negro dialect stories in the FRESHMAN
room. A piano solo by Mae Price, en-
titled The Alpine Horn was much en-
Tam O'Shanter"
Much interest is being manifested by
the art students in the approaching COM
petition for the Charpentier bronze
medal 1t viii be remembered that a
similar medal was offered by Mr. Har-
wood last year for the best charcoal
drawing of the Venus de Milo. and that
Joseph Richards of the class Of lsl,
was the winner. The subject this year
is the cast Of Hebe. owned by the school
The following pupils have been elected TO
enter the competition. Mile Sanders
Jennie Breckon. Lillian Connolly, Ruby
Lee John Hyde. Ross Brown, Miriam
Brooks Anna COdbe Harriet Conn,
Maisel Kelly. Elsie Anderson, George
Barratt. Violet Mott and Aetna Smith.
The positions for the studies viii be as
signed on April I, and the contestants VIII
have about eight weeks in which to finish
the drawing. Some excellent results are
looked for.
Poster designs in water color again are
a prominent feature Of this weeks Work
in art Frank Moore has a cigar dCVer-
tisement ingeniOusly designed. An IL
lustratiOn for the cover OF q Lneatre pro-
gramme representing two theatre gOerS
in evening dress, is the work Of Harvey
Hardy. He has also a striking design m
orange and green tones, representing q
couple standing on the balcony Of Saltatr
pavilion. watching the setting sun. This
is entitled. "Saltair, Season ~. OFFICIAL
| Programme" The first outdoor sketch
made this year is very gO0d water
color Of a bit Of the school ward. also
the work of Harvey Hardy. Other cred
I table pieces of work are helmet IN
water cOlors by Maud Symms. and
] studies of a group Of vases Dy Ada
Whittlesey and Ruebelle kaLnDone-
The physics class has been interested
J the past week IN some experiments I'D in
ducticn. showing the magnetic trans
parencv of cloth. wood and flesh. On
/ Wednesday Mr. Stanley illustrated some
of these points by passing magnetic lines
l of force through a hat and generating an
| induced current, through coils of wire.
which lighted an electric lamp Much OF
I this apparatus was arranged ny jay
StOckman Several of the students IN
/ physics are planning to make resistance
coils On Friday several brought the
wires and spent some time in measuring
the resistance. The classes have now
I completed the subject of electricity. and
viii next study sound. a microphone.
made by VIII Morton and Jap Stockman-
will aid in the study Of this subject
/ Miss Stokes botany class IS now study
ing leaves, using as examples leaves
I from the greenhouse. ana those winch
I were pressed last fan. Eacn pupil ls re-
Quired TO make drawings ana give Ges'tip-
I tions of ten different kinds OF leaves.
F Mr. Browns classes in plane geometry
I has-e been doing excellent work IN the
original problems at the close or the sec
ond week. In the fifth perioc class some
I especfaIfv fine work in these original
/ demonstrations has been done by Robert
Hartley. Frank Manning. Joseph Jensen
and Earl HareuOr- In the third period
{ class some excellent Work has been zone
BIZ Eleanor Engier. COTFdon HIGGINS
! Ross Brown. VIII Block and VIII Fowler
! On Monday Lieutenant " eoo made y
number Of appointments in the cadet
| cOrps First Lieutenant Max Brown was
promoted TO be captain of company q.
First Lieutenant lie Roy Bourne was
| transferred from company 3 70 company
A and made battalion adjutant. Secoi1
/ Lieutenant Mark McChrystal was pro
NOTED 10 first lieutenant. company g.
/ Sergeant Major Ralph Nelden, COMPANY
/ A. was made second lieutenant, company
B. On Monday superintendent CnTlsIeIl-
/ sen and Mr. Eaton watched the para1a
and drill For the coming week lLe Oh
! fiCer Of the day viii be Lieutenant lie BOY
Bourne; the orderly, NIX Aualils; GU
the cadets detained TO raise and lower
I the flag. Privates Jones and Alley. Ine
musicians. under the direction Of Harvey
Hardy. have begun the practice OF quick
steps for battalion review, which VIII oe
held once in three or four weeks
At the meeting Of the Athletic assO-
/ citation on Tuesday it was definitely de-
cided to hold field day exercises on the
campus April y. The events VIII con-
sist OF jumping, pole-vaUiting and running
races between the sophomores and fresh
men, and in free for ali contests among
/ those who are IN active training for these
| events are Harry Moore. George Webb.
/ Walter Westerfieid. Henry Smith. Ben
! Harris. Webster Cary and VIII DAYS.
I George Webb of the junior class has been
chosen temporary captain OF the base
| ball team.
Some very good scores were made by
the girls IN bowling this past week TIE
! hest was rs. by Alta Rawlns. fthe highest
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