The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-03-07
School Notes.
ny Prot. ". G. slater

Rev. James s. Montgomery, D. D.,
of Minneapolis will deliver the Bacca-
laureate address Tuesday, May 81 in
the Opera House. DR.. Montgomery
has announced al his,theme 1.-THE Man
with q Head" This subject seems
very appropriate on this important
occasion and will be no doubt witty,
brainy, Intellectual and entertaining.
Seldom do the people of q small COM
munity have the opportunity to hear
such q distinguished Methodist Divine
who is destined by Providence for the
highest position within the gift Of the
church. 1t is certainly gratifying
that DR.. Montgomery, tho burdened
with many duties, as he has a mag
nifcent church edifce in the curse of
construction, will take three days from
his arduous duties to serve this people.
The Senior class will present q play
entitled 'Mr. Bob" The exact date
has not been fixed but it will probably
be given in March. The proceeds of
this entertainment will be used to pay
the expense Of DR.. Montgomery and
should merit q large patronage from
the public. The cast of characters
will be taken from the Sophomore,
Junior and Senior classes and will
include the very best talent In the
high school.
Prof. F. H. Koch, of the State Uni
versity, will give a Shakespearean
Entertainment in the Opera House
March 18th under the auspices of the
Senior class. This event is given to
provide money for our commencement
exercises and should have a large
patronage from the nnhl:c
Prof. Koch Is a graduate of the
School of Oratory, Ohio Wesleyan
University, and the Emerson School
OF Oratory, Boston, and is a polished
orator of high rank. The writer is
personally acquainted with Prot.
Koch, having been in college with him
in his day and can speak intelligently
OF his ability as platform entertainer
and lecturer.
Miss Ruth Harbeck of Grand Haven,
Michigan is in charge of the fourth
grade and drawing, taking the place
OF Miss Edna Little who left Saturday
for Detroit, Michigan.
The class in Botany has finished Al.
gaze and Fungi and has taken up the
Evolutionary History of Plants and
the Law of Biogenesis. This class
made a special study of M~yxothallo.
phytes, Thallophytes, Bryophytes.
Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and An,
giosperms and especially investigated
!. the life history of North Dakota fun
gus; This course. is designed te
! broaden the mental vision of thu
= student and bring him into closer re
\ lation with his natural environment
Without it the boy or girls education
> is incomplete.
The Physics class has finished
Sound and entered Sight, which i!
the most difficult subject in Physics
Y The class as a whole is doing excel
= lent work in the subject and will b.
4 well fortified for advance science
) Several in this class are natural sci
\ entists and would do we'll to turn thei
\ attention in that direction.
The class in Geology has taken VI
the geological formation of North Da
kota in connection with their text bool
work. This class is we'll fortified TO
geology because of their i~nstructio,
= last term.
Miss Horner gave her eighth grad
a quiz in %Involution and Bvolutio,
and the whole grade made a yer,
= creditable standing. These two sub
jects are very important and the elias
can not be too well fortified in ther
\ as Algebra, Plane and. Solid Geome
try and all higher mathematics Deepen
on them, @