The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-22
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
An assembly of special interest was
the one held Wednesday morning. I'm
which "a picture OF last seasons football
team was presented 10 the school. For
TWO or three years the football players
have observed the custom OF giving TO
the school a framed photograph of
themselves. so that now the halls and
assembly room have several of these
reminders OF former victories on the
gridir0u The programme opened with
violin solos by Roy Williams, accom-
panied by Maud Williams, which were
received with great enthusiasm. Mr..
Eaton and Nr. Callahan then gave brief
talks on the subject 0f athletics, en-
phusiZing the value of such training for
the boys. and urging each one 90 join
the association and turn out for praC-
tlce on behalf of the football team
Captain Harry BerO in "a brief speech
then presented 90 the school the photo
graph OF the football team, which was
accepted with a few words of thanks
by Mr. Eaton. AT the close of the pro-
gramme the students led by Dale Pitt
gave many cheers and High school yells
FOR the team. Mr.. Callahan and Mr.
Eaton.
Another interesting feature of the eX-
erclses, though not directly connected
with the subject of athletics. was Mr.
Reese's talk on German Schools Mr..
Reese sketched briefly the different
stages of German student life from the
kindergarten % the university empha-
sizing particularly the work of the High
school Among other points. the speak
er noted that the hours of study were
longer the vacations shorter and the
teaching more thorough and eXacting
than iu American schools. While we
have much To- learn from Germany, Mr..
Reese thought that iu some respects
our schools were superior TO those Of
the 'Fatherland."
Another meeting of the athletic asso-
citation was held Monday afternoon, in
which the remaining officers were elect
cd and plans for a dance discussed. The
officers chosen were as follows. First
vice president. Richard Young; second
vice president, Harry Bintzi treasurer
ben Harris, secretary, CorydOn Hig-
gins; press agent viii Davis The fol-
lowing committee was appointed 20
make arrangements for the dance:
George Barratt. Frank Fisher, Law
renee Anderson, Bernice Richardson
and Frank Dyer. Another meeting of
NAt" t-n1N.A hh AAA LtH A'AA meat -fA'i4A
day at which the committee viii report.
Miss Dukes junior class i'm English
literature has begun the study of the
lake poets Wordsworth is the first
author On this group 20 be considered.
Miss M0hetts freshmen classes in
English have been writing personal ln-
cldents of a humorous nature Many
OF the papers show considerable merit
Miss Bonds first mid-year class i'm
commercial English engaged in an oral
spelling contest on Thursday The
words given out were taken from a list
OF l25 which had been previously
studied. The pupils who did not mis-
spell "a word and were standing at the
end of the period We're Arnold Rich,
Newell Whitney William Jensen and
Byron Barton
The Virgil classes have completed the
reading of the fourth book. and are
now beginning composition work In
Moultou g. Collars Preparatory Latin
Prose"
The HAD class is making good prog
ress. having now completed the fifth
book.
Tn q geometry test given the second
mid-ytar classes this week, MyrOn
Billings Victor Fohlln, Lena Myers,
Elsie Ridge. Erma Simon, Webster
ttLENr Royal AdILllraA anu 1lIdL
French handed i'm perfect papers.
Mr.. Clarks chemistry pupils have
been experimenting this week I'm max
ing designs on glass with hydrOhu0ric
acid.
A very interesting and valuable talk
was given Wednesday afternoon 10 the
physics classes by Mr.. Raymer on the
subject Of Motors and DynamOs." Mr.
Raymer first spoke of the inductive
coil. it's action and physiological effects
and then described at some length the
action of simple dynam0s and the con-
stIucl0n of their parts. The talk
closed with a description OF alternating
and direct currents produced by the
several kinds Of generators.
On Tuesday Miss Stokes geology
classes made a trip TO the Warm
Springs TO study different formations,
The mid-year class In photography
accompanied by Miss Stokes, made a
visit 20 the Warm Springs on Thurs
day.
Mr.. CARROTS photography classes
have been shown a number of expert
meuts with oxygen gas TO illustrate the
effects of oxygen in the atmosphere
The art classes are working on still-
life studies in oil and water cOlOrs.
AIR. Garrett has just received the
eighteenth century of the Fungi Co
lumbiaui a collection 90 which he has
beea for some time a contributor. IN
this last series he has four species. one