Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-05-18

Of any text matter. And. as suggested
ab,ve. those students who come from a
distance. and who remain in the building
during tho noon hour. read. u they SO do
sire. at the time. thus passing a pleasure
able and profitable season.
1t is felt that through the medium oi
the High school reading table. the hori-
zon Of the young people will be widened;
that they will come to deeper realiza'
ticn Of tho fact that. vital questions o!
world interest are pressing home upon US:
that we. in our peaceful Rocky Ford. must
be interested. not only in our own city.
our own state. our own nation. but In the
world at large: come to the realization Of
the fact that We arc members OF tho
great thTobbing universe. and as such
wo arc called upon TO take an active part
in life.
Interesting Notes Of School Work.
DR.. Bell will present 10 Miss Glare
Guthrie = Stats University scholarship
which she has won BY having the highest
averages In the class during the year.
Miss Daisy Fear has the second place and
will b presented with . scholarship In
The Denver Univsrsity.
The diplomas given this year will differ
from those presented heretofore. In one
corner Of The parchment will b record
Of the subjsets studied for each high
school year. and the grade maintained In
those studies. This record gives the
graduate full credit for all work done.
Wednesday evening Roy Miller. = Jun
ios. entertained . party Of his fellow
Students At his country home. The lawn
was handsomely decorated for the oeeA-
sion and very merry evening Was spent
One feature Of school work which 10
specially gratifying TO the fathers and
mothers Of the pupils is that tho regular
work 10 bsing carried on notwithstanding
the preparations being made for tho com.
msnesment exercises. This Is as Il should
bs-not allowing tho last month Of the
Year to b absorbed In preparation for
public exercises.
A. odd timss. whom other work will not
be interfsrsd with. tho opera house stage
10 being utilized for drill for the oratori-
cal contest and tho rshsarsal Of the grad
uating addresses.
Monday evening Mr.. and Mrs. J. II.
Burr entertained at dinner tho Seniors
and the faculty. Ths home was decor
atsd In the class color. emerald and old
rose. Tho dinner was followed by an
hour Of pleasant chat and wrestling with
the mysteries Of musical puzzles. Tho
occasion was very pleasant ono.
Tuesday evening tho Juniors gave a re-
ecptioa TO the Seniors a, the homo Of Mr..
and Mrs. J. N. Kinney. Both tho pro-
gram Of entertainment and tho accom-
panying spread wcro on an elaborate
.saie. making tho reception q decided
success.
Tho young psoplo o! tho Freshman and
and Sophomore classes afe holding &C.
easionsl meetings for tho practice Of tho
society yolis.
Tho decoration .! tho opera hoGsu for
tho commencement; exercises Is in charge
Of the juniors.
A committee Of Freshmen and Sopho-
moros arc decorating tho opora house
stage for Friday evenings orstorieal
contest for tho Ebbcr; medal. Tho Philo
colors arc rcd and white. tho Orthos
green anu DUN a'C
planning for tho profuse usa OF native
flowers.
As matter Of timely intarcs. we will
mention that tho FIRST work zone in tho
direction OF real progress in the Rocky
Ford schools was dono when Or. Kirby.
Mrs. NJ. ]. Anderson and Or. Marks eons,i.
tutod tho board. I, was under their d..
reetion tha. tho first plans for grading
tho schools wero adopted and tho eurrieu.
lum arranged and published.
Eighteen Years Ago In Rocky Ford.
Van Hendricks was postmaster.
Joe Fonton reported having placed the
artcsian well bonds in New York a. o.
cents.
|. DENIES. A. L. Kellogg and 3. Pad
field attended 4 Republican convention a,
Las Anirnas.
John Stevenson was elected Presidon,
Of the sehoo! board. J. NJ. Hendricks. sec
retary and I. Dennes treasurer.
An election was called to vote on tho
question OF issuing $4,000 in bonds 70
build school house.
Misses Mary Kilgoro and Jennie Bur-
nett constituted the faculty of the public
schools.
The above items are CLEANED from the