Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-20

SLuUylng the Choice or words. lney
take up the rules under the four diff
ferent heads: 1. What is due to the
subject. 2. What is due to the reader.
3. What is due to the standard u.s.
ages. 4. What is due to good taste.
If they make use of the information
obtained along this line in every day
conversation. they will soon be able to
express themselves in much better En-
glish.
The junior geometry class styed at
ter school Tuesday Cat the request Of
the teacher) to take test and finish
ed the work on the theorems of pro-
portion. They then took up the orig
inal theorems. Some days their brain
worked we'll and some days it seemed
clogged. but now the originals are done
and the class is studying construction.
One day when the Cicero class went
in to recitation they found that the
Ancient History class had left map
of the Temple of Carnae in Egypt up
on the board. The teacher called at
tention to it and asked some questions
regarding it. Finding their knowledge
of it limited. she made the remark
that she didn't care to have them know
all about Latin and nothing about 9TH
err things. A giggle went around the
class, and when she asked what was
the matter Ruby answered.: There's
no danger"
One day when the junior English
class were having an exercise in COM
position, one of the boys chose as his
subject. "My Attempt to Ride a Bron-
CO." After the necessary Introductory
statement he told how he mounted the
animal. which threw him. After sew
eral other downfalls the story ended
with more successful attempt. The
teacher, in discussing parts of the COM
position, said: You made the point
where the horse threw you the climax,
did you not? And after that came the
falling action There was general
laughter, as the entire class was i'm
pressed with the fact that, after the
horse threw the rider, there was fall
ing action" They have since studied
the details of falling action" in ply
sizes.
Some of the pupils are very curious
to know whether one of the junior
boys ever studied Webster's spelling
book.
The sophomore class organized last
week. Mary Campbell was elected as
president, Richard Baker vice presi-
dent, Hazel Belden secretary, Anton
cite White treasurer, and Keith Cald-
well sergeant-at-arms. At the next
meeting colors will be selected and
other business attended to. Although
this class is rather small. it has made
reputation that it will keep the
freshman working to equal.
Miss Maxwelfs Medieval history
class are studying about Charlie
magne's empire.
The old philosopher who said that
there was no royal road to geometry
never could have studied Latin, or he
would have said Caesar" instead OF
geometry.
The football practice was not very
| well attended Monday night, as sever
al of the classes had to stay to make
up lessons. Some of the classes were
let off on account of the teachers
meeting but the unfortunate Caesar
ties" had to remain. Although they
studied diligently in order to gel
through for practice. they only sue
ceeded in getting out in time to see
the players leave the field.
Miss Bates ancient history class i:
progressing wonderfully now, finding
the study of the Chaldean monarch,
as interesting, if not more so, thar
Egyptian history, which they complet
ed short time ago. The names
which the members of the other year,
told them would be so very hard t,
pronounce and remember, have givel
them no great amount of trouble
though of course some of them flint
them rather tongue tangling.
The Sunday school lesson for Oct
18th was of the people. and rules will
which the history dealt on Monday
Had their Sunday school teachers beer
present they would have been mort
fed to hear few of the answer
made by the Sabbath school pupils
but for the most part we did capital.
and trust that our Sunday schoo
teachers will notice marked improve
ment in the future. We now under
stand more thoroughly than ever be
fore the beginning of our early relie
iOus history We realize the habit
and customs of the people of ancien
times, SO that the actions Of Bibilca
characters seem more natural an,