Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-19

A good many new books have been
AIDED to our library recently. among
which is set of Morley's English
Writer'S" six copies of Sheridan's
plays. six of Browning's shorter
poems, six copies of Poems from Shell
ley and Keats. six copies of Words
wOrth's shorter poems, six OF Pope's,
The Rape and the Lock, six of Lambs
Essays on Elias, six of Dickens
Christmas Carol and six of Johnson's
Lives of the Poets.
On January 10 the Star literary so
ciety will hold its monthly meeting
and the following is the program to
be rendered.:
Defamation, Cornelius Anderson.
Essay Ruby Clifford.
Recitation. May Littlejohn.
Grafton. Frank Plum.
Debate. resolved. THAT Football is
Not Beneficial to the HEALTH Affirm
alive Della McHugh, Frank Wright.
Beth Peck, Roy Daily; negative, Aman-
da Sturman Florence Mcmillan. Geo.
Cannon. Clarence Lewis.
The Vergil class are now drawing
maps of the wanderings of Aeneas but
instead of being wanderings of Aeneas
they are wanderings of the Jew.
Almost half of the physics class
believe that a two-legged stool is very
stable at least that is what is being
said on their examination papers
The pupils are very proud of the
fact that up to Wednesday evening
there has not been a single case of
hardness.
There is a movement on foot among
hn OIL in nl ha q n
provide themselves with suits that they
may be prepared to take part in a
public contest, should the opportunity
offer.
The U. S. history class has almost
completed their essays and they are
proving a grand success.
Two days of the new semester are
to be taken up reading them.
The biology class have finished their
examination and are very glad of it.
They have almost finished the study
of turtles and are now going to take
up the study of pigeons.
The orchestra is practicing some
new pieces. The members are prepar-
ing steadily now.
The semester examination is on
Thursday and Friday. This is on all
the work we nave been over since
September. when school began.
The Latin class spent Tuesday and
Wednesday in review of this half
years work. In English the freshmen
received four reviews in that subject.
Preparations are now being made
for receiving the new pupils who come
into the high school on January 81.
There was large number who pass
ed and though some do not intend
fox he oh work
next September, there will be quite
an increase in the number of pupil,
here. We are all glad to see another
class enter our lines and shall give
them hearty welcome.
English teacher: Give the antonym
for "incite''
Pupil: Out of sight
One of the freshmen algebra class
informed us that when multiplying
we should add the eXponants OF the
dividend to the eXponants Of the hi
yisOr
The boys basket ball team is prac
ticing in earnest for the coming match
with Helena. THESE games will tals
place in the near future.
Poem to Evening.
Hesper, Thous sister of the morn,
Who comes from far and unknown
shores:
Thou dropest thy curtain dark and
Ger meadow green and ripping ril
Kissing to sleep the flowers fair
With sweet balm thou fillest the air:
With gentle shadowy hand
Scatterest dew DER all the land.
Leigh Sullivan. 'OS.
Some Points on Basket Ball.
All the best games which constitute
modern athletics are alike in many
particulars. One of these is that they
combine physical strength and skill
with brains. Especially in those
games in which team work forms an
essential part, such as basket ball,
foot ball or hockey, does the quality
of the playing depend upon brain work.
This brain work is not always done
by the athlete himself Often the
brilliant plays he makes in a game
seem to him to result from a sort of
instinct; but nevertheless it is the re.
suit of previous thinking. if not by
himself by his coach. teammates or
some one These games are great be-
cause they are games for those who
think. and the degree to which they
can be improved by adding brains is
unlimited. Basket ball in it's essen
tial is very simple. There are two
baskets upon opposite walls. a ball.
and five men trying to put the ball
into one basket, and five more trying
to put it into the other. But through
the addition of skill in handling the
ball. passing. lodging, jumping and
the cooperation Of the five men on
each side, known as team work, this
apparently simple situation becomes
one of the fastest most complicated
and spectacular games ever devised
There is considerable difference in the
manner of playing the different posi-
items, forward. guard and center The
aim of the forward is, primarily. to
score: but as any good guard can
spoil almost every good throw for the
basket if he is near, the two forwards
together with the center endeavor to
execute such a series of quick passes
and rapid movements that the guards
become bewildered or are left behind
and sooner or later the forward finds
himself alone and in position where
he can easily put the ball into the
basket. His chief problem is to ge,
away from his guard either by moving
faster than he does by deceiving him
or by wearing him out The first
qualification of a forward is agility;