Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-11-16
HIGH SCHOOL
NOTES
Editor.in.chief, Fannie Stuart, 'o7;
Sub.Editors, Charles Smith, 08; Beth
Peck, 90; Constance barrow, 10.

Eoitor.in-Chief, Fannie Stuart, '07;
Sub-Editors, Charles Smith, 'O8; Beth
Peck, 90; Constance barrow, 10.
second Grafton.
The junior English class are read
ing shakespeare Macbeth.
The German class are studying the
strong and weak declension of adj
| jectives.
Wanted: Some one big enough to
wear my overalls. Anyone answering
this advertisement should apply to
Harold White.
Even though the shop has been en-
larged 1t has been found necessary
to divide the manual training class
into Two divisions. Each division will
work two nights a week.
The picture entertainment Friday
night was decided success and one
OF the largest crowds ever present in
the high school assembly room at
tended.
The parts of Hiawatha, Minnehahd
Nokomls, the arrow maker and Fever
and Famine were well rendered by
Harvey Burnette, Alice kinzel, kath-
crime Wieglanda, Ben Sheeks, Cornell
Jus fhuuS1i ooll clllu lduh Wright.
| Lydia Anderson recited several hun
dred lines of Longre1low's Hiawatha
in very pleasing manner. The must
cal part of the program was also very
good. Prof. Silloway treated the sub
! ject of Roman Life and Customs. y
in very interesting way. About s55
was cleared and Prof Crane is now
| busy selecting a lantern and other
| pnlIjnmanf far tha CT
Vote of Thanks.
The pupils of the high schools wish
TO express their sincere gratitude for
! the kind assistance of Prof. Silloway
last Friday night. Carried unanimous
ly Monday Nov. IL.
On Monday the first year class hail
test in algebra, and some failed.
Miss Thompson thinks that her teach
ings have fallen on rough and stony
ground.
The freshmen are proud of the fact
that Eva Wannebo, one of their class,
has won the ticket for the Schubert
Symphony, by making the highest
average for the month of October
of any one in the entire school.
The first year class has taken up
factoring and it is the sincere wish
OF the teacher, she says, that they
will do better than in previous
chapter on inspection. Who knows but
what these rushed children had so
much else to do during Saturday and
Sunday, that they found no time to
review algebra?
The freshman history class has
been drawing maps of Athens and the
surrounding country. Genevieve's map
OF the Acropolis proves very inter-
, esting and helpful.
The second year algebra class are
studying the types of Variety and to
illustrate Antithesis took one of
Francis Bacon's essays.
The pupils ability to detect salient
points in medieval history was test
ed the other day, when one pupil out
lined the topic while another recited
it.
The zoology class have finished
studying the class called insecta and
will now begin studying with myria-
poda and arachnida or centipede and
| spider.
The Caesar class are reviewing
this years work from chapter two
The second year algebra class had
an examination over imaginary ex-
pressions and quadratic equations
Thursday morning.
The chemistry class have finished
the chapter on chlorine and it's COM
pounds with hydrogen and oxygen
and will now study aids, bases Neut-
rallzat1on and salts.
The music classes have been SO ar
ranged that the morning classes recite
one day and the afternoon classes the
next.
The Vergil class are sure that when
Mercury descended from heaven to
the Libian shores he came with
great Tapping of WINGS
Visitors have not forgotten the
high school this week. Wednesday
afternoon Mrs. Won Tobel was a Wis
itor in the English and Vergil classes.
The senior English class have done
so much work this year that they
threaten to run the store short on
Perfection paper ruled on both sides.
We hope that it will soon get in a
new stock or We shall be out of pap
er in the midst of our study of THE
Faerie Queen"
According to two seniors, Mr.. Spen-
Ger was born in 1852 and died in
1853; thus in the lapse of seven years
he grew to manhood, was educated
at Cambridge university, served a
long term as secretary in Ireland
and became the famous author OF
'Faerie Queene.'
How strange that Harry and
Louise should each make the same
bright guess.
In music class-"Cornelius what
does : mean?"
Cornelius-"A half note and a lit
tie more after it, For further infor,
nation see Miss Whiting.
This startling announcement an.
peared conspiciously on the black
board Tuesday, "Boot-ball practice
tonight" What new game is it?
The senior class have been busy
this week. On Tuesday they took an
examination over the English work
covered thus far this month and fol
lowed 1t by one over the chapter on
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