The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-04
High School Notes.

This week marked the close Of the
month and tests have been the order Of
the day. As the year is approaching the
close. students who have been absent. or
for any other reason have failed in any
months work. are making special ef-
forts TO remove their conditions and close
the year with a clear record
The assemblies. which have been a
pleasant feature on Wednesday mornings,
VIII be discontinued for the rest Of the
term.
some creditable pieces OF work have
drawing class Frank Lawrence has
completed q carefully drawn Topographic
cal map. some Of the class are taking up
work ir architeetIral designing. particu-
larry for small cottages Mary Main has
designed the front and back elevations Of
a house Dale Pitt has entered the me-
Chanical drawing class 10 complete
course heEUn in his freshman year.
In physics the class viii continue the
study of lenses.
Next week the chemistry class begins
the study Of organic compounds, among
them being alcohol, acetic acid and SUI
Last Tuesday the botany class accom-
panied by Miss Stokes made a trip 10 Red
Butte and were successful in securing
about twenty-five different specimens Of
flowers The new portfolios Tor the
herbariums have arrived and the class IS
linens which are required.
The past week the geology classes have
been examining tables for determining
rocks. They expect soon to make another
trip 1p City Creek OF Dry canyon.
The art students who are at work on
the competitive drawings Of Hebe are
making good progress During the past
week several water color sketches were
made IN the school yard. which affords
some picturesque bits now that the trees
are coming Cut- Two. Of these sketches
worthy Of special mention were those by
Ruby Lee and OWings ShcCkelL Arthur
/ Parsons and Besse Mulholland each have
some good outdoor sketches in pencil
some creditable studies Of purple flags
were done in water color by Mary Hart
man and Rue6elle RathbOne, and one
OF dandelions by Elsa Stein. Ernest
Evans has two well designed posters. one
entitled Baseball Rules. 1902. the other
| Prince and Peasant Opera Company
I A wei modelled cast of a head has been
done from life by Margie Kello.
In two or three weeks the scientific
/ sophomore divisions in English are TO
have a debate on the Shakespeare Bacon
t controversy. The pupils selected TO sup
port the affirmative or Bacon side Of the
argument. are Earl HdVenor and Fair
[ child Sherman. those on the NEGATIVE are
I Eleanor EnEler and Corydon Higgins.
Some good papers were written BIZ the
/ classical sophomore divisions in a quota
ton contest from "Silas Manner held
/ time was allowed in which TO write cor
! rectly in every respect as many QUOTA
| lions as possible. On Monday in the fifth
/ period class thirty quotations were writ
ten correctly biz both Blanche Newcorns
/ and Bessie Wilbur other credita bic
/ papers were handed in bv Julia Ha7len.
! Hazel Muliett and Jennie swan In tho
I third period class on Tuesday the great
/ est number OF correct quotations seven
/ teen. was written hv IDA Stavner. the
/ next largest hy Effie Murdoch and Leah
l Hul
/ Miss Dukes senior class IN American
! literature has completed The House Of