Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-12-07
~ HIGH SCHOOL NOTES ~
.. EDITORS.
ANNA Ho5ENsAck,
CORA BEAN.

Frank Plum was absent on Thurs.
day.
Beth Peck was absent on Thursday
and Friday.
Judith Waite is now able to walk
without crutches.
The morning exercises Of the school
are very interesting and instructive.
Owing to the Thanksgiving vacation
no editors were chosen for last weeks
paper.
Miss Thompson does not neglect TO
remind us that the book reviews are
due Friday, the ninth.
The chemistry class is now study
ing the reactions employed in the pre-.
paration of oxygen and hydrogen.
OF late we have been learning OF
the great masters painting, also OF the
twelve great masterpieces known as
World Pictures"
Miss Hawkes. is well pleased with
the German pupils on accoun OF their
success in translating English senten-
ces into German.
The Biology class is now finishing
the study of the boneless fish with
the dog-fish as a type, having already
had the bony fish. The class seem to
be much interested in the work.
Among the pupils of high rank the
past month the following we're 80 per
cent, or higher in every grade. Madge
Eldridge. Irene Johnston. Jenny An
derson, Carrie Bean, Clarence Lewis,
Mary Campbell, and Louise Sellers.
Th, Grcs ,.anr alaul l. ha..s,r
very poetical. the following being
some of the compositions:
The V is slowly creeping
The hills and waters DER.
And pleasures of the passing day
Will come TO us no more"
Ella Noreish.
Those present at the exercises on
Friday afternoon were: Mrs. Beebe,
Mrs. La France. Mrs. Hobert, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hobensack. Mrs. Canon, Mrs.
Winters. Mrs. Bryant. Miss Ellen
Simpson. Miss Carrie Hogeland. Mrs.
NJ. Sloan, Mrs. G.. w. Cook. Mr.. and
Mrs. C. Cook. Mrs. Phillips, Miss Bean,
Mrs. Wagner. Mrs. Eldridge, Mrs. Cor.
neil. Mr.. Gill.
The following programme was rem
dered Friday by the Star Society.
Piano solo, Elizabeth Phillips.
Recitation. Carrie Bean.
Foreign news items, Ella Norish.
Pen pictures. Ruby Clifford.
Charade, Madge Eldndge, Anna Ho
bensack. Mary Campbell.
Original story, Louise Allan.
Local news items, Raymond Ackley
Defamation. George canon.
Quotations, Roy Daily.
Recitation, Blanch Scovel.
Two half-days were lost by the tw,
members of the fourth year class, /;
record of 81 per cent in attendance
twenty-seven half-days were lost b!
!, the twenty-one pupils of the third yea
class, making an attendance of mor'
than SO per cent; among the twenty
eight members of the second yea
class, only twenty half-days we're lost
n record of more than 9S per cent; il
the first year class. fifty h~alfdays wer
lost, an attendance of less than SO pc
cent. The average attendance wa
[ somewhat less than 90 per cent.
) The following program was given b.
the Crescent society,
Music. Eunice Smith.
Defamation. Leo Beebe.
Original story. Henrietta o lobe
Recitation. Honor Mcdonnell.
Pen pictures. Elenor Jackson.
: Music, Hazel Belden. Elsie Hober
sack. Minnie Simpson, Antoinett
: White.
: Defamation. Charles Groupe.
: Recitation. Edna Chatter.
: Recitation. Annie Crowley.
Charade, Etheta Dougherty, Carl vo
Tobel, Beth Peck.
The question for debate was, resol'
ed, that winter is More Enjoyabl
Than Summer"
Affirmative-Bessie Hogeland, HaI
ry Eldridge, Dan Crowley.
Negative-Della McHugh, John Phi
lips, Amanda Sturman.
The debate was decided In favor {
e the affirmative.