Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-10-19


AS this is the week of the art ex-
hlblt some Of us are gaining new ex.
periences. Pictures of which we have
never before realized the beauty are
making life long impressions upon us.
We see the wonderful skill of an ar.
lists hand in the tricks of light and
shadow, and of his mind in the ex-
pressions portrayed both by figures
and faces. We who are interested in
this collection find that our whole ma
lures are being elevated.
i This clearer vision calls to mind
the beauties of the world about US.
Tuesday evening there was q sunset,
the colors of which would have pleased
Titan himself. The Judith mountains
were illuminated by rose glow that
showed every tree and shrub distinct
ly to the watchers. In a short time
the wonderful lights left the noun
tains, but they lived again in the
western sky.
Now Is the time of the year when
the bright colors of the leaves Of
some of the little creeping plants
brighten us with their promise that,
although winter is here, 1t will not
last long and summer will come again
in all its joy of living.
Let us study to know and under.
stand the work of the great artists.
but let us try daily to see and appre.
ciate the glories that are always about
us. traced by the pen of that great.
est artist, Nature
Touched by a light that hath no name;
! A glory never sung;
Aloft on sky and mountain wall
Are Gods great pictures hung.
WHITTIER.
The first foot ball game of the sea-
son was played Saturday between the
Yale and Harvard juniors The score
was 10 to II in favor of the Yale
Juniors.
The plane geometry class had an
examination Wednesday morning on
two months work. They will next
study areas of polygons.
The chemistry class are studying
the chapter on flaws of chemical com.
bustion."
The senior English class is ready
to begin reading Dryden's "Palamon
and Arctic" They will read this in.
stead Of Chadcer's knights Tale" as
both tales are the same story.
The Vergil class is still busily scan.
ming.
arrived, the first year class are able
to begin work in earnest.
The first year class have found the
plus and minus signs to be of great
importance, in the working of algebra.
The physics class have been veri.
flying problems eXpermentally during
the past week.
, IN giving the examination papers of
the second year algebra class back to
the pupils, Miss Thompson told the
number of scholars getting grades
from 100 to 70 per cent. One grade
only fell below 20 per cent.
The Suggestive questions" in Eng.
fish history give the class in that
subject all the food for thought" they
wish.
The class in German ahve finished
reading the story of "The Three But
terflies."
The girls in the medieval history
class were excused from recitation
one day. Ask them why.
The medieval history class are now
studying The Supremacy and Decline
of the Papal Power"
The zoology class have just fin
ished the dragon fly and will next
take up the study of the butterfly.
The second year English class have
taken some time from their study of the
Spectator Papers" to practice writ
!, ing essays and have chosen for their
subjects descriptions of some Of the
pictures which are exhibited this week
by the grammar school.
The sophomore class is very sorry
to hear that Beth Peck, one of their
! number, is i'll.
, The Haunted House.
: Yes, We are lost, girls, so We had
better look for a place to stay in, as
see storm drawing near" declared
Irene to crowd of startled and
frightened girls. Just a few hundred
feet down the canyon stood large
three story frame building, to which
we all rushed.
The house was weather-beate rick.
, ETY. and black. The window panes
were shattered and the doors were
e shaken down.
AS We hurried into the house the
wind whistled through the tops of the
d tall trees.
The room We entered was very dark.
not one ray OF light could be seen.
& We grasped hands and pushed farther
n in.
L
:, dingy room SO that We were able to
S see that it was large room with a
/ fireplace and table in it. On the
z table lay a sword and | walked 10
' and touched it.
!. Immediately everything was chang
ed. What it it We hear? Is it a
S scream? Yes. Cannot you also hear
!. the rushing of feet? They are com.
e ing down the stairs, They arc hur.
G rying along the hall.
We huddled together too frightened
TO scream. The mysterious being en-
tered
Dressed from head to foot in white
II stood staring at US; something big
8 naughty. massive.
. 1t glared at US with its huge CLASSY
] eyes as II to decide which one was
I the cause OF all the trouble. At last
: its eyes fell upon me. Some subtle
+ power seemed to push me toward the
e apparition.
t 1t started out the door and I was
. forced after It,
We reached the lake and the phan
2 tom jumped into the dark turbid wa
0 tiers and drew me after Il.
well, what il the matter, chill
,. are you dreaming?" asked my moth
or. as ! awoke. sputtering a. II I hat
swallowed bucket Of salt water.
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