Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-11-10
HIGH SCHOOL
NOTES
Editor-in-Chief, Ralph Tavenner, '06;
Sub-Editors, George Canon, OF;
Cassie Dahl, '0e; Marie Remington,
'O9,

on the absent llSt THIS week.
The first year English class is study
ing the picture of the Sistine Madonna.
The ancient history class has been
hunting Moses this last week.
There are now % pupils in the first
year and more are expected at Christ
mas.
The freshmen are fast gaining on
the seniors in music.
The second year algebra class has
begun the chapter on quadratlcs.
English II has started the study of
James Russell Lowell's Vision OF Sir
LaunfaL'
As it is the end of the second month
of school, the teachers have been busy
giving examinations.
The medieval history class had
Prof. Crane as their teacher last Fri
day, as Miss Maxwell had gone to Wis
it her ranch in the country.
The high school was we'll represent
ed at Mr.. sideways illustrated lee
ture Friday evening
The monthly examinations are now
over and some of the pupils are look
ing more cheerful.
Ask the members of the third year
geometry class how to solve quadrat-
ic equations.
Miss Thompson wishes to remind all
pupils that the first book review is
due Friday, Nov 10.
Ida Crowley was absent from school
Monday.
Miss Thompson held an adjourned
session Monday night which was well
attended.
All hardness is now to be made up
after school.
Linn Corbly was absent from school
Tuesday.
The Senior English class is studying
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. When
Chaucer wrote there were no definite
ways of spelling words and everyone
spelled things just as he liked. That
must have been nice for the writer's,
but its hard on the readers.
The chemistry class is now studying
one Of the finest bits of theorizing in
all science, the atomic theory. Chem
istry is one of the most exact of
sciences and the students are grad
ually getting an inkling of what real
science is.
Tavenner has announced his inten-
ton of resigning the captaincy OF the
Coyotes. He has many reasons to of
fel for this. but the fact is that defeat
is a little too bitter.
After their many years of exper-
fence Jle seniors OlleE lIllS duNlCe "
ali who may face this problem in the
future: Always write your next book
review before the last one Is due. AID
here closely to this rule and you can
sit back and grin. We did not have
such excellent advice and our eXper
fence has been bitter Profit by it.
The high school athletic association
has adopted new motto, which reada
something like this: Never pla,
ball out of season" The football sea
son, as it is generally recognized, eX
tends from the opening of the schoo
year until Thanksgiving day. Bas1e
ball is a winter game. When tn
ground is white and the temperatur
is below zero then we will adjourn t
the hall and devote our attention t
that grand old game in which tn
baskets figure. When that time al
rives the high school will be read
to meet any reputable team in Lewis
town. But now we are playing foot
ball and if Providence favors we ir
tend to play the season out
Considerable work is being done i
the shop and the boys are learnin
to handle tools of all kinds. A fin
assortment of tools has been purchas
ed by the school board and are nov
in use. The new lathe has been shiI
ped from New York and will arriv
soon. This is one of the finest lathe
made and will cost in the neighbo
hood of $3.50. When this is connec
ed with the motor. which has alread
been set up, it will enable the boys t
turn out almost anything they nee
in either wood or steel. When tn
apparatus is in place, Prof. Crane e,
poets to call a meeting of all til
Tho inn, r
their time in the shop this winter an
to assign to them certain article
which are now needed in the labor
tories. II has been estimated that o
er $500 worth of material can be ca
lily made here. For instance the phi
sizes class is in need of a motor ar
al. induction coil. These instrumen
are very expensive, due largely to Il
amount of hand work in their co
struction. If any boy is found of
sufficiently mechanical turn of mir
he will be given the task of construC
ing small steam engine. Wireless
telegraphy instruments will be mat
and system set up with stations {
opposite sides of the city. There ms
even be an attempt made to constru
al. X-ray apparatus, although tn
would require a considerable degr
cles can be made in the shop with Il
exception of some of the casting
which will be purchased. When
boy has completed such an article
an electric dynamo he will know
good deal more about the tools
has used, he will be much more ski
full and will possess much larg
working knowledge of electricti
than when he commenced.
Some time ago the senior Engli
class suspended their regular ella
work and devoted two or three da
to the preparation of essays on v;
ious subjects connected with cal
English literature. 1t was desir
that one or more of these be publ:
ed in the high school notes, and t
editorial staff decided to have t
class make the selection by vote. .
equal number of votes were cast I
zine Holy Grail in German Legen,
written by Irene Johnson, and "T
Nibelungen Lied Written by Raj
Tavenner. They will both be D,
lished, the first in this issue, and I
second later.
The Holy Grail in German Lege
"A light to guide, rod to che
the erring and Remove" this was