Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-10-19
~ HIGH SCHOOL NOTES ~
=. EDITORS ).
RALPH TAvENNER,
BETH PECK.

Ernest McCollum has left school
and Will return to his home on Upper
Beaver creek.
Most high school pupils will well
come the unexpected Vacation caused
by the institute.
Miss Thompson's diligent and per-
slstent efforts have been rewarded at
last, Jacob Holzemer has handed in
his report card.
The opening exercise of Wednes-
day morning was singing some of the
Old songs, which was enjoyed by all
present.
The glee club made its first public
appearance at the literary exercises
Friday afternoon. We will soon have
a siee club OF which We may well he
proud.
Tho junior class is strong in the
debating line. Four juniors participat.
ed In the debate last Friday and three
others will be among the speakers on
the 18th.
On account OF in health Estella
Woods has been compelled 10 drop her
high school work for the present. IL
is hoped hat In a short time she will
be able TO resume her studies.
A good many of the high school
pupils attended the interesting and
instructive lecture on Roman Cata-
combs given by DR.. Mitchell at the
Presbyterian church last Wednesday
night.
Pupils are graded on the work done
in the literary societies under the
head of rhetoric. Credit is given
more for the amount Of effort put
forth than for the excellence with
which their parts are rendered.
An American coot, brought TO Prof.
SiI.o|ay by May Littlejohn and Beth
Peck, was this week aGued TO the col
lection Of native birds. II was killed
near Castle Butte. There are now
iNo specimens of the o o in the col
lection.
4 new addition of books has been
made 10 the library. Some of the
most important of these books are:
The Makers of History. the Explora.
tons Of Lewis and Clarke, Handbook
of Birds of the Western United States,
The True History of the Civil War.
THESE books are of great aid in the
school work.
The following persons were present
AT the meeting of the literary societies
last Friday: Mrs. Hobensack. MIS-.
Hogeland. Mrs. Cook. Miss Fannie
Cook. Mrs. Belden, Miss Ada Meyer
sick, Ethel Gordon. Clara Fisher, Mrs.
Charters, Mrs. Butler. Mrs. Cheadle,
Mrs, Eldridge. Mabel Hoffman, Mamie
Cook. Mrs. Canon and Miss Alice
Carpenter.
A regular feature or the program
gwen by the literary societies every
two weeks is a debate between the
two societies, the Crescent and the
Star. The Crescent has won the first,
but The members Of the Star are de-
tcrmined to win the next. The ques-
ton will be. resolved. That Oratory
Has Exerted a Greater Influence Upon
Civilization Than Music
The editors of High School Items
are elected from the different classes
of the school and are changed each
week. The editors this week are
from the Junior and Freshman class
es. Next week the Senior and SOPHIE
more classes will have their turn.
The election generally takes place at
morning exercises on Thursdays. The
contests are often quite exciting.
\ fairly good five inning ball game
was played last Wednesday afternoon
between the high school team and a
team from the grammar school. Al
though the public school boys were
little fellows and greatly outclassed
they succeeded in getting an average
of M run each inning off of the big
fellows from the hill. Wake up. high
school. you'll have To play better ball
than that. The final score was high
school 10. grammar school 5.
A mandolin orchestra has been or
ganized. The members are: Leo Bee
be, first violin; Clarence Lewis, sec
ond violin; Archie Farnum. first man
dolin; Antoinette White, first mando-
lin; George Evoy, first mandolin; Ha-
eel Belden. second mandolin; Estella
Woods, second mandolin; Ernest Nc
Cullom, second mandolin: Harry Ed
ridge. second mandolin; George Can
on. first guitar; Etheta Dougherty,
FIRST guitar; Carl Won Tobel, first gui-
tar; Cassie Dahl. second guitar;
Madge Eldridge. second guitar; Dom
aid Anderson, second guitar: Plat Bel
den, banjo; and Elizabeth Phillips, pi.
ano.
Superintendent +. c. Campbell. OF
the Fort Shaw Indian school, receiv'
ell a telegram from ST. Louis stating
that the Indian girls basket ball team
had won the exposition championship
game at a score of II TO 6. The game
was between the Indian girls and the
high school alumni team, which Is
composed of the best players in the
state Of Missouri, and which, up to the
time of its defeat. had the record
against all other teams which had en-
tered for the championship. The
game is said TO have been n OF the
most exciting and interesting ever
played and 1t was witnessed by n
OF the largest crowds that has gather