The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-03-13
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Florence Lyon was absent Mon
day on account Of sickness. &
Our spring vacation will begin
March ~ and continue for a week.
The track team have been practic-
ing for several weeks and are max
ing records. -.s IT,. ..t
!! Herbert Franck was absent from
school Monday on account of an
attack Of the grippe. M .. !:
n During the first days of April a
special state examination in arith-
mstic is to be offered.
Miss frankie Smith of Cleghorn,
Iowa, was q H. s. visitor one day
last,week. . Ske Is q guest of Amy
Darling. .., .j...
The art exhibit will be held
Thursday and Friday Of this week
il the Peterson-Stitser hall, ad-
mission 10 cents.
h This week the Physiog. classes
finish their text book. The future
work will consist in supplementary
work on Alaska and Minnesota,
I A The Sophmores and Seniors are
planning to give reception Satur-:
day evening to the Freshmen and
Juniors. It is to be held In the A:
o. U. W. hall.
The Seniors have prepared their
second set of orations for Friday,
March. 13. At this, program the
girls and boys glee club will sing
several numbers.
/ The Rotany class find it very
aicmult to resist the temptation to
devour the crusts of bread which
they are studying, for the black
moIes shown on them.
Open parliament work is pro-
crossing nicely, all being much in
|terested in the work. This is a
new feature of the H. S. but is one
!. ahich, has proved a.success.- s.--,-~:---z-,; -;
Maude Runyon> leaves school this
week: She will make her future
home in st. Paul, where she will
finish her course in the Central H.
s. Maude leaves many friends here.
The Sd grade are taking up art
studies in the form Of water color
painting. Some clever work has
been done in coloring Japanese
lanterns and stained glass windows.
The Eng. History class is struggl-
ing thru the dates of the reigns of
the English kings. The class sim
cerely wish Eng. had not been
favored with quite so many wars
and monarchs.
The chemistry class have been
making charcoal filters. In this ex-
pertinent bluing was put thru the
filter. Many of the members of
this class looked very much like
Mondays washing when they came
from the labratory nicely blued and
ready for starching.
The first arithmetic class in Room
10 have formed little stock CON-
pany elected officers and are ready
for business. The instructor, one
day not long ago, asked member
of the Co. to define ''stock''. He
unthinkingly answered, ''Oh! its a
lot of animals classed together kept
on farm as horses and COWS.
The H. S. building is being rem
novated and thoroughly cleaned.
AS the spring weather approaches
we should take great care in keep
ing the lawn and floors clean. We
are all proud of our H. S. grounds
and an extra effort on the part of
the pupils at the present time will
result in the beautifying of the
grounds when the grass spring up.
If the B. B. grounds are kept free
from footprints while the ground
is soft, in the later spring the girls
will find them much easier to play
upon.
It is the good fortune of Worth
ington to have secured a second
time, an art exhibit by Harrington
Beard. Mr.. Beard not only sells
nict,iroa hit he loves and makes