Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-16

practicing as much as the boys now.
Prof Waite of the Helena High School
has promised to save a date for us,
provided We can get up a team. This
year is the first time the girls have
played SO they will have to practice
hard if they win in the games with
Helena.
The tardy list is much smaller this
week than last. Those tardy are
Judith Waite. Antoinette White, Paul
inc Froembling, Audrey McLachlan.
Physics ClaSs-B-w &c: "a
foot pound of work is the amount OF
work it takes to raise a foot
Mr. &c: 1T depends on the size
OF the foot
The freshman class have been writ
ing kilograms. Some contain a real
story in only few words.
From: Lewistown Mont. To: A. r.
Davis. Trenton Nebr: Arrived safe.
Two wrecks. Enjoyed journey Met
John Brown. BEN SHEEKS.
From: Lewistown. Mont. To II. S.
Cook, Helena Mont: Come now, ride.
drive. walk, or run; but get here.
MARIE REMINGTON.
The following program will be given
by the Star Literary Society Friday,
Feb. 16.
Essay. Myrtle Bell; Recitation.
Maud Hilger; Grafton Jacob Holze-
mer; Music. Elizabeth Phillips; Dec
lanation Charles Smith: Music An
toinette White
Debate. Affirmative Georgia Stu
art, Mary Campbell, Elsie Hoben-
sack, Keith Caldwell. Negative: -
Anna Hobensack. Cassie Dahl, Min
ME Coryell. Lydia Anderson The sub
ject for debate is
Resolved That the immigration Of
Foreign Laborers Into the United
States Should be Prohibited.
Vergil class have started on the
fourth book of the Aenid.
The Senior class have received
their class pins, and are very proud
of them. They are in the shape of a
shield with F. c H. s., written in
scarlet enamel and '06 in gold. with
white back ground.
1t may be a good plan for a certain
junior girl to study her geometry at
home hereafter. The method she is
now using is very dangerous and
often results in something similar tC
stage fright
The civics class find it necessary
TO consult very frequently with the
county officers. FIskes Suggestive
questions and directions aim tC
make the pupils think, and look W
references. In McCleary these are cal
led pertinent questions but by the
pupils 'impertinent questions
George Cannon and Keith Caldwell
of the civics class, were asked by Mr.
De Kalb to attend meeting of thu
city council in order to get an ides
of f1,o tn y1,io h M a
ers" manage city affairs.
The Cicero class has started to re
view the fourth Grafton against Gait
line. Thursday they will have an or
al examination over this Grafton. The.
will then study the Citizenship of Ar
chias, which is very different from any
thing they have ever had in Latin
Perhaps some of those who took tn
examination in physics last Friday
wish now that they hadn't taken par
in the Mikado.
The first year algebra class mad al
examination Tuesday. Many of tn
first division reached the high mark
Certain pupils have been given tn
privilege to work in the shop durin.
any vacant period that they have il
the afternoon. 1t is understood
though, that this must not interfere
with any of their studies whatever
The boys seem to appreciate this priv
ilege immensely.
The second year English class arr
writing character sketches.
Music teacher: Why is there res
after notes in music? Pupil: To trai1
your wind.
The zoology class have just com
pleted the work on lie pigeon ant
performed an experiment to show tn
circulation by injecting some prepar
ed fluid into the arteries of wings ant
legs. The experiment was successful
and Prof. Crane invited the physiolog!
class down to see the experiments.
The Big Snowes.
Around the Judith basin are set {
succession of mountain ranges separ
ating it from the surrounding cOun
try. One of these ranges some pho
neer or trapper named the Big Snow
les; for upon its high ridges the snow
storms contend oftener, and in it
gorges fingers all the year around
larger snow banks than in the others
Hardly is the summer over whel
the first storms come. The snoy
flakes fall among the pines, gathe
under the cliffs and ere many day
dIt JOlutu ny OluSlo. III
long, long winter they gather, for her
during the frost giants reign the win
from the northwest comes often an
always with it comes the snow. Som
times stray summer day finds i,
way into the winter and then the s,l
shines warm for few hours. The
too, there comes the chinook win
from the west still warm with tn
warmth it had received from the j
pan current in the Pacific ocean, owe
a thousand miles away. Sun and win
melt the snow on top, then it freeze
again, fresh snow falls, and by tt
end of winter solid, compact mas
is formed. At last in April or Ma
sometimes not until June the storm
cease, the sun shines more hours
the day and the chinook has fullt
sway. Then the snow melts and TT
water sinks into the ground belo,
Gradually it finds its way dow
through the mountain and appear
again many hundred feet below in OF
OF a half dozen crystal springs, whit
feed a mountain lake. This lake mes
les in place hallowed out, as it wer
in the side of the mountain and in i
mlrror-liNe surface are reflected Il
pine covered mountain sides whi'
surround it. 1t has no outlet exec
a.; the water sinks back into the ear
to leap forth again a thousand fe
below. Now it is a roaming catara
as il falls down the side of a ca