Fergus County argus., 1906-03-23

~~'UV'S AUtoiUStte WnICe, SoPnomore;
Pauline Froembling, Freshman.
The boys basket ball team will not
go to Helena for game until April
the sixth. This delay will give our
boys more practice and they will be
better prepared for latter date.
Algebra pupil Will some one tell
me with their eyes how to do this
problem?
In the assembly room last Friday
night. Mr.. Silloway gave one of his
interesting lectures on Montana
Trees" Mr.. Silloway takes great
pains with these talks and has spent
a good deal of time in preparing the
slides for his views and he certainly
has some very good ones. His talk
Friday night was of special benefit
to the high school pupils.
The following program will be rem
dered by the Crescent Society on Fri
day afternoon March the 3Oth:
Essay, Helen Chandler; recitation,
iAShS ooAdSoA. lSSltotlou, 11OuOl MI
Donald; defamation, Cara Wilson;
Grafton, Carl Won Tobel.
The question for debate is resolved
that the study of Latin is more bene
fical than the study of science. Affir
NATIVE: Ruth Cook, Paul Caldwell
Charles Grupe, Honor Mcdonald. Neg.
ative: Harry Briggs, Edmond Johnson.
Edna Chatten, Delight Downing.
Music-Marie Remington. Pauline
F'roembling.
Most of the classes are reviewing
for the usual test at the end of the
third month.
Those tardy this week were: Min
ME Coryell, Fanny Stuart, Eta MAJ.
ton, Harry Eldridge. Platt Belden.
Alpha Butler
The ancient history class have re-
ceived the set of pictures which they
sent for a short time ago, and are
now busy mounting them on heavy
paper. They spend all their spare
time in this work and when they are
through each pupil will have an inter
est.ng portfolio containg many of
the master pieces Of Greek and Roman
art. Among the picture are reproduc-
tions of the Parthenon and the Acrop-
lis in Athens, copies of the LAGOON
Group" and of ''Hermis' of PraXi-
lites and several other interesting
pictures.
The Physics class think they have
found the boiling point of Lewstown
After the program of the Star Lit
cray Society on Friday afternoon Prof.
Crane performed before the school
and the visitors present, a number Of
interesting chemical experiments with
the element oxygen. Pieces Of wood,
sulphur, and phosphorus were success
sively lighted and introduced into bot
ties containing oxygen. These objects
burn in pure oxygen with great rapid
ity and intense light. Perhaps the
most brilliant of the experiments was
the burning of a steel wire. Prof.
Crane also showed the effect of pure
oxygen on a mouse which one of the
boys had sat up all night to catch.
The mouse was confined in jar and
when oxygen was passed through
this jar he responded nobly. Under
its intoxicating effects he moved
about, climbed the glass tube through
which the oxygen was introduced,
and unodo ipaffootix,o ,ff,,@, - ,l;,,,h
the walls of his glass prison. Prof.
Crane, however as he did not wish
panic at this time had made sure
that the jar was securely closed. Al
ter the experiment the mouse was con-
signed to the tender mercies of the
biology class. These experiments all
show that it is the oxygen that sup
ports combustion and sustains ami
NAL life.
Bessie Powell is back after an alb.
sence of several weeks.
A number of the classes are busy
preparing work for the exhibition at |
the end of ire year.
A Private writing class is being
conducted and we hope that the i'm
provement will be noticed in a Ger
tain name on the "tardy list"
The third year geometry class has
taken up the study of polyhedrons,
cylinders, and cones.
The physics class has been having
some interesting experiments in the
transmition of heat.
Mr.. Crane received letter from the
Helena high school on Tuesday stat
ing that on the date Of the % Of March
the hall which they used for basket
ball would be occpied by the city pri-
maries as the hall belongs to the city
So the date will be changed from MIRA
ch 23 to March 20 or April 6.
Some of the boys have begun train.
ing for the field meet in the spring
which is to be held at Missoula.
There were some surprised looks
Oh the boys faces when Mr.. Crane
read the names of those that were
eligible to go to Helena.
The series of games for the War;
trophy have been called off an ac-
count of Mr.. Culver's refusing to rent
tie hall for any more match games