The state herald., 1906-04-06
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: School Notes.
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(By Vera johnson and Gunda Gilbertson,)
A few weeks ago the Wray schools
challenged the Holyoke schools to n spell
ling contest and the Holyoke schools have
accepted the challenge and have invited
onr neighbors on the south to visit US
for that purpose on Friday and Saturday
April 81, aud %. There will be about
twenty IN the Wruy party including the
two high school and grammar room
teachers. They will arrive about noon
on Friday and VISIT our schools on Fri
day afternoon. In the evening the Hol-
yoke High School and Grammar pupils
will tender a reception to their visitors
n, the high sci oo building. On Satur-
rday at the far grounds a program of
athletic sports will be gwen by the pu-
pills OF the two schools which will include
II ball game. In tho evening the spelling
contest will occur nt the Court House.
Each school will choose team Of fifteen
spoilers The contest will be on fifty
commonly mis,spalled words TO be chosen
by the state superintendent and written
by the contestants. The side nis.spsl-
ling the fewrst words will win the con-
test After tho wnuen contest, there
vii DO au oral contest which will he O.
pen to the general public as we'll us all
pupila present. A small admission will
be- charged both Mt the far ground and
court house to Lclp defray expenses OF
the visitors.
Marvin Williams, the great Southern
Humonst, will appear at the court house
on Tuesday night, April II. Nr. VII
liams was to have been with us on Mar
l3, but was prevented by the blizzard
This is the fourth number on the High
School Lecture Course. Those who had
seats reserved for this entertainment may
retain them and the same plat will be
used tina, was made out and partially
filled for Mar. l3. You cannot afford .tc
miss Marvin Williams, He rs an enter
tainor Of high order ind IL highly rec
ommended by our neighbor towns where
he has filed engagements. The fifth aud
sixth numbers will be given in May. Mis-.
Georgia Scott, in her piano rectul viii
be with US on rhursiay, May 3ri, and
Chancellor BuchtelI ia his great lsctur,
"rhendore Roosevelt" will come later il
that month.
Nett:e aud Mamie Snyder will be great
ly missed IN the high school aud gram
mar rooms respectively. They were pop
ular pupils snd will always be rem-m
bpred by their class mates and teacher
as buEh, and courteous children. The!
moved 10 Curtis with their parents las
Monday.
Since the storm, work has progresse,
nicely IN all departments; the attendance
being exceptionally good. The hiG'
school suffered most because OF the lnrg,
per cent of country pupils IN Attendance
Fred Fielder, au old p. c. II. s, boy, il
employed IN the Phillips County Banl,
II he serves hls employer rs well ap b,
did his school, there will be no room 70
complaint
C,garrettes. R,Niyism or bad whiake,
never obiunrd good job Tor anyone,
Iynl Correl resited Barbara Frietchi
IN opening exercises before the hlsl
school and grammar rooms last Tuesds,
morning. Ito did II croditabiy TO him
self and everyone Interested in him IN,
ELECTED a hearty applause from his schoa
matts. Ivan Is one Of number OF gram
mar room boys that have the stuff 4
them for ''strong' men Il they keep u
the good work they are dong this yea
Alter a long bard pull the first yea
class in the high school are ab1u
through with tneir mental arithmetic
rhey have all voted it hard task IN
they have hopes Of their Exam" shown
II 10 be well done
Vernon Smith nui Vera Johnson nd
j ded glory 70 the p. {. II. s. III reneu
and tn themselves ia particular at II
teachers examination last week. N