Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-02

time to read all the newspapers, they
may be fairly well informed on the
worlds events by reading the articles
posted on the bulletin board.
The following is the program to be
given by the Crescent Literary Society
Feb. g: Ruth Cook, music; Pauline
Froembling music; Charles Grupe.
grafton: Bessie Hogeland, essay; Ed.
mund Johnson. recitation; orchestra,
music: glee club, music. Debate, re-
solved, THAT the president and sena-
tors should be elected by the direct
vote of the people Negative-Hat-
tie Stuart, Edith Sloan. Francis Crow
ley, Honor Mcdonald; affirmative
Etheta Dougherty. Tim Crowley. Mar
earet Rice. Ella Noreisch
Ask Alice the result of the navel
battle the Greek fleet fought on land.
The music class of the third period
is very popular just now. 1t is receiv-
| ing new members from every other
class
The class in civil government is be-
coming much interested in the var
ious legal documents of the county.
They have unearthed many whose pre-
vious existence they never suspected.
The third year English class are
taking up the diction and style of
Burke's speech on Cancellation with
America and find this part of their
study of the great speech especially
interesting.
The ancient history class is sur
prised that some of the foot soldiers.
who fought that battle on the sea.
were not drowned.
/ The biology class are now studying
! -, tbnc col n<No
, is requested to catch pigeons for this
class. they will have better results
! than the request for frogs had. We
all know pigeons are easier to find
than frogs but the query is, ''are they
easier to catch?"
! The first period of the afternoon
session is now used for music. writ
Ing. or any business connected with
the whole high school
Twelve names were placed on the
rariy list Tuesday at noon. The yell
! low crayon seemed to have almost all
the attraction of magnet. At this
rate it is thought the side board will
J soon have to be enlarged.
/ Miss Hawkes. room has many visit
ors from the freshmen class. They go
to study a picture of the Pantheon.
which they learned about on Monday.
! The outlines are still being used to a
great advantage.
The new class were greatly pleased
when Harvey Burnett. their former
class mate joined them last Monday.
He missed one week of school.
All the Latin classes are now using
the forum composition books. They
were chosen by voting for two kinds
of books to get uniform kind. They
will be in the exhibit at the end of
the year.
The book reviews must be in the last
, Friday of February. It seems all too
,, short time for some of us. When
We think of them it really seems that
time and tide wait for no man" not
even boys and girls.
The physical geography class is
, studying the different classes of rock
formations and of the form and struc
, ture of the earth. They find it g
, very interesting study under the eff
! cient instruction of Miss frost.
> The periods for music are to be
: made shorter so that the new class
f will not be sighted, and that seems
the only way to have a period fol
. their reciting music.
, There was 345 tickets sold by the
, different pupils in school for the
n basket ball games.
l. The high school appreciates very
= much the great interest shown by thu
e public in the first scholastic affai
S that has ever been held in this city
d If Prof. Crane is not careful an of
I fcer of the humane society will b.
: after him for cruelty to dumb ami
n mails namely pigeons.
Did you? | ask it of you in the mos
beseeching manner, did you every tr,
. TO write for a newspaper? You have
!, heard these stories about funny PEG
- pie about witty people, and about bud
ding geniuses, haven't you? Well,
E knew | was funny; | always though
,, was witty, for my remarks sound
!, ed well to me. and to tell the trutl
lin a whisper, of course), | had al
ways considered myself one of those
; regular blooming geniuses till the otn
er day. 1t hate to tell you about it
for it is so sad. l wrote very witt!
article, took it to the editor. expect
ing to be patted upon the back, taker
out to dinner and have my article OF
the front page of the illustrated paper
!. for which l am reporter. Blu
I |
thing over which 7, as mere mortal
have no authority, the editor had beer
created without sense of humor.
told him the article was laughable
After reading it he had the cruelty
to tell me that the only thing laugh
able about it was its utter lack o.
anything to laugh at. 1t came to me
with flash that day that my efforts
in the line of comical sayings were
, forever doomed, and since that awful
day | have resolved never again tt
: write anything except in a sorrowfu
. strain. This sad tale marks my en-
q trance into the world of tragedy.
;, The Vision of Sir Launfal.
). The vision of Sir Launfal is a beaut
y t.tul story written by James Russell
/. Lowell Lowell is one of America
& most important poets. He was borl
Il at Cambridge, Mass, 1919. At an eal
S y age he entered school and learne
y very rapidly. He soon took up writ
l. ing, and although he didn't give hi
J. life to it, he was a famous poet
l. Among his works we find 9Th
s Vision of Sir Launfal." AS Lowell sit
l. down to write this he does not know
# exactly what he will write about. H
/, compares himself with an Organist VIII
h sits down at the organ and his finger
e IDLY wander over the keys. The poem
l. begins with description of summe