The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-23

been awarded to Annie Mcintyre, and for
the boys 10 Edward Watson. Sdr. Stepn-
ems also heartily eOmplimented the con-
testants upon the excellence OF their eI-
forts and the great interest they mad
taken IN these revolutionary subjects. On
behalf of the d. A. r.. Mrs. Z. h. Allen.
president OF that society, presented the
gold medal, an artistic design mounted
as a brooch. to Annie Mcintyre. General
cannon, for the = A r, bestowed the
other medal designed In the form OF 4
/ watch charm, upon Edward watson Inc
programme closed win the singing OF
/ Pike
( The contest aroused great enthusiasm
/ on the part of the students. and appre--
cation Of the efforts of the Sons and
/ daughters OF the American Revolution,
/ VINO have done SO much in awakening
( interest IN patriotic subjects.
/ On THURSDAY, Mr.. Clark gave an inter-
esting talk before his chemistry classes
on the great scientist. John Tyndal- Mr..
1 Clark spoke of Tyndalfs researches IN
{ the lines of heat. hight and glacial action
/ IN studying the latter subject the Sclent-
! list spent the summer months Tor thirteen
( years in Switzerland, investigating the
actioE OF the mountain gl5Ic:e-s. the re
I suits OF this research were embodied IN a
/ number of volumes. This talk on Tyn-
daH IS the first of a series which Mr.
| clark plans TO give on various scientific
| subjects.
! On Tuesday a written quotation con-
test was held in Miss GOddards junior
I class in English The pupils We're al
! lowed twenty minutes in which 10 write
as many quOtable passages as possible,
/ with correct wording and punctuation. In
/ the classical division, Louise bascom was
the winner, having written correctly
/ IWenty-four quotations Mary Eardley
| had the next largest number, twenty
/ three. In the scientific division, VIII
| Bateman wrote thirty-seVen passages,
/ and Ethel Rogers twerty-seven. Alta
7 .faIa.
| ness
The second mid-year class in English
/ gave on Friday some well prepared talks
! work Is preparatory to the study OF Ihe
! Merchant of Venice" Some very credit
! able sketches of Shakespeare-s life were
handed in by this class last week
Miss Moffetts freshman classes in Eng
! lish have just completed their notebooks
| LOT the first term. The Work includes
| some very good outlines of the history OF
J the English language, RIP Van Wrinkle
, and NEUROLOGICAL subjects.
! Some very creditable essays on Pope,
! written in class, have been part OF the
work in Miss Clarahan's freshman
| classes this week.
! The second issue of the Red and Black
came out on Friday. 1t is full OF the
usual jokes upon teachers and pupils,
| with few more serious articles. Among
| the latter are a short story and an edl-
/ torlal on Sports" in which the students
/ are urged TO support the athletic interests
| OF the school. In another article on the
| cadet corps the need of a large flag for
/ battalion drill is spoken of and the SuS-
gestion made to the High school girls that
they make and present a flag TO the
corps.
Last Wednesday the cadets held their
| first battalion drill out of doors. This
will be the rule when the weather per-
mlts. The guns are now in place in the
I NJ nnh LOT ae- 20 hn Il
| sponsible for the care of his gun. On
Monday afternoons the officers report for
study in the school of the battalion.
with the coming of fine weather the
subject of athletics is again being dis
! cussed. a meeting of the boys to discuss
the prospects for a baseball team was
held Tuesday afternoon. George Webb
was appointed temporary captain and
alec Thomas temporary manager Next
week another masS-meeting VIII be called
with the purpose of forming an athletic
association. The members of the base
ball nine have not yet been selected, but
as soon as practice begins number of
/ players VIII try for the different posi-
lions. 1t is believed that there is plenty
of material for a good team.
The advanced work in Mr. HarwOod $
classes this week has been largely draw
ing from casts. Mile Sanders has an
excellent charcoal drawing of Apollo. a
good pencil drawing of an anatomy fig
ure is the work Of Ross Brown. Frank
Moore has done a good pen and ink
sketch of corner of the studio. At the
mid-year, eighteen new pupils mostly
freshmen. entered the art classes.
No assembly was held this week, as
half-hOliday was given the classes Fri
day on account of the OratOrical contest.
All students were given the privilege of
attending the contest if they so desired.
The classical and scientific senior divi-
sions in English have begun the study of
Paradise Lost
Ia, y,
English some well-prepared CaI1s on as
signed topics were given Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday. Among those of es-
pecial interest were the ones on Ernest
Seton Thompson and His WORKS by
Irene Eckis, and The Advantages Of
Teaching Domestic Science in the Public
Schools. by Blanche NewcOme and Ida
SJayner.
Mr.. Pendergrass now has six shorthand
classes. IL was found necessary 10 divide
the entering class into ten divisions on
account of its large numbers.
Mr.. HOff has been assignee the classes
in commercial geography, commercial
law and commercial arithmetic. and one
class in arithmetic.
The botany classes this week have been
making a microscopic study of the in
ternal structure OF the stem.
Mr.. Meals geology classes on Thursday
visited the weather bureau. The points
learned in their inspection were embodied
in a written lesson ON Friday
The English division of the SOphOmOreS
has memorized all OF The Ancient Mar
iner.'
The individual programmes of the pI-
pills have been made out this week and
HANDED in to the office, where they will
be filed
Those wko took part in the D. a. r.
contest Friday afternoon were given
holiday In the morning.
Jessie Trenam of the class of 1901 who
has been teaching ut Stateline, Utah. has
returned to Salt Lake ano was visitor
at the High school this week The shut
ting down of work at the mines necessi-
tated the closing of her schoOi.
Mercy Berkeley Of the senior class. who
has been out OF school for S0ns0 time on
account of injuries received while coast
ing. has resumed her work.
Charles Wilbur, Matte Miles ajld Dora
Turton. members of the sophomore class.
and Elsie Stein of the freshman, have
returned 10 school after absence on ac-
count of illness.
Mona Thompson of the senior class and
Clara ellison Of the freshman are de-
tanned from school by illness.
Ethel Murphy of the freshman class has
Withdrawn from school on account of poor
health
The seniors are anXiously awaiting the
arrival of their class pins. which are eX-
pected in about two weeks.
Miss CritchlOws regular monthly test
in first-year German will be given on
Monday. The new German readers for
use in the advanced work are Ander-
sons Moon Stories.
Next Saturday Mr. Pencergrass will
move to 575 North Third West.
Among the visitors this week were Miss