Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-13
HIGH SCHOOL
NOTES

Editor.in-chief, Irene johnson, Senior;
Sub.Editors, Charles Smith, Sopho.
more; Beth Peck, Freshman.
Fanny Stewart, Junior.
The plan for the high school editor.
ial work has been changed slightly
this year. Meetings are to be held
every three months, in which each
class is to elect three editors for the
ensuing three months. Thus there
will be four editors, one from each
class every month. The senior editor
is to have the supervision of the work
School now opens at 8:55 in the
morning, Diminishing at noon. After
an hour and half incoming it again
opens at 1880, dismissing at $3.50.
There are now SO pupils enrolled
in the high school. 1t was found nee
essary to put in new seats because OF
the large number of new scholars.
Watch next weeks items for in
formation concerning orchestra.
Richard Baker, formerly of the
Butte schools, is now enrolled in the
sophomore class.
POsy AshwOrth rejoined his ole
friends in the freshman class fol-
a few days, but he is now working
in Powers.
Charles Grippe is now back at school
resuming his studies in the senior
class.
Miss Bacchis, of the Hamilton high
school, was a visitor at school We'd
nesday morning.
Among our visitors the first part of
the term was Miss Blanche McDiar-
micl, who is a member of the senior
class in the high school at Wallace,
Idaho.
Edith Sloane, after studying year
at Boise City high school, has resum.
ed her studies with the junior class.
John Phillips of '05, is now attend.
ing the Agricultural college at Boze'
man, while the other member of last
years class, Leo Beebe, is in Boston
OF course all the pupils took advan'
tage of the vacation during fair week
and saw our boys win the basket ball
game. At least it must have seemed
to the onlookers that greater part
of the school was present roofing fol-
the high school. The members of the
team are Harry Eldridge, Dick Baker
Don Anderson, Plat Belden, Ralph
Tavenner and one and all did excel
lent work.
The seniors are now an organized
class, with Archie Farnum president
Irene Johnson, vice president; Bessie
Hogeland, secretary; Ralph Tavenner
assistant secretary, and Frank Plum
treasurer The juniors have also hac
class meeting. electing the following
officers: Plat Belden, president; Ly
dia Anderson, vice president; Elsie
Hobensack, secretary; Jennie Ander
son, assistant secretary; Barlow Chea
die, treasurer, and Harry Briggs ant
Don Anderson sergeantatarmS. The
last named officers, Harry and Don
by the help of this practice. will soor
be able to fill the position of night
watchmen of the city.
The senior class in English have
finished "Genung' for the present ant
are now studying Hallecks "Histor.
of English Literature" A great dea
of reference work is done in this class
thus making use of the new books
Warmers library is found especial.
helpful. New books in supplemental.
literature have been sent for and par
of them are expected soon.
Last years Cicero class entered the
field this year, with Vergils under
their arms, looking as if they were
ready to follow Aeneas through an.
number of trials and tribulations. The
work of this class in Caesar and Gle
ero was certainly praiseworthy CD ant
they intend to make the class of 'O'
a model for all the future Latin class
es. No doubt many of the Lewistowr
homes have resounded lately with thu
cry, "Arma verumQue cano." Thu
way the seniors read Virgil certainl.
does credit to Mrs. Brewers musica
training.
Miss Hawks is taking charge of thu
senior trigOnometry class this year
This class is now studying logarithm
and find the work so far fine re
view of algebra.
1t is interesting to note the mum
Der of class meetings the seniors, AM
juniors find it necessary to have. Eacl
class president seems to take pride il
getting his announcement on tn
board first. The senior versus JUNO
battle is already beginning to rage.
The chemistry class is larger thi
year than ever before. hood ha
been added to the laboratory SO tina
the pupils can work with gases witt
out allowing the disagreeable odor
to escape in the other rooms. Their
has been received recently a shipmen
of new supplis for tn chemistry elias
and more have been ordered.
At the senior class meeting 1t wa
decided to change the colOrs of tn
class from lavender and white to sea-
let and white. The reason for tn
change was because of the hard wOr
required to decorate we'll with the oil
colors.
Ask one of the junior girls If tn
water in the creek is very wet.
The third year class in physics ha
just finished the study of gravitatio
and will not take up civilinear motion
In laboratory work they are great
interested in the resolution of force
True to the words of the old phi
osopher, there is no royal road to g
ometry. The junior class have lear
ed this for themselves and are stru
Cling through the proportion of tt
angles and hoping for brighter day
ahead.
The third year English class hay
completed the study of Tennyson
'Idylls of the King" and taken up til
work in Genungs Outlines of Rhe
Oric." They find this somewhat di
ferent and more difficult than the
previous rhetoric work, but they e
pect this fact as the natural order
things, as they enter the higher elias
eS.
The United States history elias
have finished the study of the explO
atoms. early settlements of the thi