The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-13
SHORTRIDGE NEWS NOTES
The chemistry classes have started on tn
study Of acids, bases and salts.

The chemistry classes have started on the
study Of acids, bases and salts.
George Vawter has returned to school
after a serious attack OF typhoid fever o.
The pupils In Session Room d are practic-
of Mr.. Fritz Krull, who set the words to
music.
The short stories are due from the
seniors tomorrow The best three stories
will be selected and published In this years
Annual.
The oross-country run, which was to have
been held yesterday at 2 o'clock, starting
from Central avenue and Fall creek, has
been postponed until next Saturday.
Miss Donnan, the manager Of the girls
basketball team. has put up basket on
one of the walls In her session room which
the girls use for practice every day during
the fifth hour.
The Shortridge gymnasium class at the
Y. w. c. A is not as well attended now
the athletically inclined girls are giving
their attention to basketball, which Is prac-
ticed at the German House.
The 12B English classes have just finished
the study of Macbeth and will take up a
next Shakspearean play to be studied by
the classes after they have completed
Hamlet" will be King Lear"
Since the seniors have decided that their
fair this year shall be styled IAN Arabian
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The class has been divided into commit
tees, each looking after a different part of
the fair. Albert Aronson has been in
structed by the amusement committee to
write farce that is to be presented on
the last night of the fair A vaudeville
programme is also being provided for along
with the decoration and direction of all the
different booths
The students will be required to hand in
by Tuesday list of the studies they wisE
to take the next semester. A new rule has
been made to the effect that if student
falls below the average of "B" on his
final report he will be allowed to take only
three subjects. This new rule will not be
ironclad for the seniors, they have had
no chance to prepare themselves for it.
and those seniors who need four credits for
graduation in June will In most cases be
allowed to carry the required number. Mr..
Benton made this new rule for the purpose
of bringing. up the scholarship of the stu
dents and thinks that by next year the rule
will be rigidly enforced.
Preparations for the annual Daily Echo
excursion are being made by Mr.. j. G..
Trent. of the Shortridge faculty, who so
successfully managed last years excursion
cursion Will be to New Orleans Stops will
be made at Mammoth Cave, Nashville,
Montgomery. Birmingham, Chattanooga
and Mobile. Mr.. Trent has made arrange
ments for the fare, which will be one fare
for the round trip, going by the Big Four
to Louisville, then changing to the Louis
willie & Nashville and returning by the
Queen & Crescent road, through Cincinnati
on the excursion will be between $35 and
$40 This includes the railroad fare, sleep
ers. hotel bills and all charges for convey
ance. Last year 1S6 people went on the
Echo excursion and fully as many are ex.
pected to go on this trip as there is more
offered for the money this year than last
]. c. Trent, of the Shortridge High School
will make trip over the ground during
the HOLIDAYS