Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-24
SCHOOL WORK
NEARLY OVER
High School Athletes Return From
the Inter.scholastic Meet Held at
Missoula Last Week.
MADE A cREplrAeLE SHOWING
Plat eslden Wins the One Hundred
Yard Dash-Hieh School Com.
mencement-The Alumni.

This is stirring week at the high
school, and the events that are to
mark the close of the years work are
looked forward to with keen interest,
The return of the team from the
inter-scholastic meet at Missoula Mon.
day stirred up the enthusiasm of the
students, and it has been felt ever
since. The Fergus team did not sue.
ceed in capturing the big prizes, but
the boys made a very creditable show.
ing, and every member of the team
acquitted himself with honor. The
Lewistown athletes went up against
the very best men in the high schools
Of the state, and won praise for their
good work.
Plat Belden the Star.
Platt Belden was the star of the
local team. He had to compete in
innumerable trials, and finally won
what is looked upon as the star even,
of the whole meet-the 100 yard dash
He made the distance in 10 40 sec
onds, lowering the record established
last year, and beating Joe Horn, OF
Anaconda, who made the highest in
dividual score at the meet, by a good
margin. The trial heats for the var
ious events in which Belden was en-
tered wore him down a little, other
wise he would have taken first In
some of the other sprints. He has
proved himself to be without an equa
as a sprinter, and came back will
six points to his credit.
Tavenner made splendid effort II
the high jump, making hve feet one
inch, but it was not enough to lan(
the prize.
Dan Crowley, who was relied upol
in the low hurdles, had hard duck. HI
fell while making the course, and tina
put him out of the contest.
Ernest McCollum made a fair show
ing in the long distance events, bu
could not get position.
It is worthy of note that in the tria
heat for the 22O yard race, in whicl
Belden qualified, he made the distanc,
in "a 3-5, which equaled the time o
the winner of the event, out the trial
left the Fergus county boy under hi
true form.
Charles Grupe, Fergus representa-
tive in the declamatory contest, wol
high praise for his effort, although
he did not win.
How They Stood.
First honors in the meet went t
Butte. with 27 points; Missoula cam
second with 20, and Anaconda wa
third with %. Flathead scored fourt
with Is points. Billings fifth with II
Broadwater and Park tied for sixt
place with & points each. and Fergu
| came next with points, all score
by Belden. Phillipsburg was eight
with 4 points, and Helena came mint
with one lone point.
! On their return Monday evening
the boys were met at the depot by
big delegation of high school students
who escorted them up town an
cheered them as though they ha
made a clean sweep.
| The boys speak in the highes
terms of their treatment at Missoul;
and the whole school is looking 70
ward to next years event with NOR
enthusiasm and interest than ever.
| Prof. SillOway, who accOmpanie
the team, praises the boys for the
splendid efforts. and says Fergus ha
nothing to be ashamed of in the re-
Ords made by these fine young au
letes.
The meeting is considered by a
who witnessed or participated in it a
the biggest kind of success. Pres
dent Oscar ]. Craig, Of the universit.
said:
"The result of the meet fulfilled m
expectations in every particular an
the representation made by the a.
credited high schools of the state wa
very flattering. 1t speaks of what tn
association is doing towards raisin
the standard OF school athletics an
promoting the interests of higher ed
cation in Montana"
Closing Exercises.
! The years work at the high schot
! is about at an end, and the variOu
events that will mark the final clos
are looked forward to by the men
bers of the faculty. as well as TIL
students, with the keenest interes
Tonight the junior class will have II
exercises at Culver's opera house, an
a very attractive program has bee
arranged. The high school orchestr
and glee club will be heard in a nun
ber of selections. The students VIII
will take part are Anna Hobensac
Honor Mcdonnell. Ralph Tavenne
Madge Eldridge, Ruth Cook, Harr
Eldridge, Minnie Simpson, Elizabet
Phillips, Georgia Stuart, John McMi
Ian, Bessie Hogeland, Archie Farnur
Etheta DOughertv Iudith Waite, Cha
les Grupe, Henrietta Won Tobel, Flo
ence Mcmillan, Frank Plum, HIATT
Stuart and Irene Johnson.
The class motto is, Launched, bl
not anchored"
Hioh School Commencement.
The big school event of the wee
of course, is the high school CONNIE
cement. The exercises will take pla,
at the opera house next Friday eve
ing. when Leo Rumrell Beebe al
John Holmes Phillips will gradual
The program will be as follows:
Orchestra.
Invocation. Rev. Henry Quickende
! Vocal solo, "Twas April" Mrs.
N. Du Clos.