The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-02-21

gested a subscription paper for that
purpose will now have the opportunity
to take the equivalent in tickets, there
by getting value received.
DR.. Montgomery will deliver the
Baccalaureate Address and it is for
this event that the money is to be
raised as such talent comes rather
high, and the Board does not feel JUS
titled in securing such a distinguished
speaker. The first number will be
Prof. F. H. Koch of Sthe State Uni
versity and will be given early in
March. Watch for posters and an
nouncements!!
DR.. Philip and Mr.. Hitchcock dis
sected a heart for the eighth grade
Monday of last week and from all re-
ports the operation was successful and
the organ is still doing good work.
Valentine day was observed in all
departments last Thursday and teach
ers and students received, their share
of kind remembrances and otherwise.
Many parents visited stheir children
on this occasion. We7fsuggest that
you come when work is in full swing!
Diplomas for the present graduating
class have been ordered and will be
engraved in old English by the W. M.
WEIGH Company of Chicago. These
diplomas are genuine parchment, and
will be greatly appreciated by the
class. We trust they will get here by
June l, 1907.
The Scott school has again opened
after an intermission of several weeks
during the severe winter weather.
The High School department enjoyed
a song service Monday morning, being
so anxious to sing that they began
twenty minutes OF, nine and Esang for
thirty minutes.
Friday is Washington's birthday
and will be observed universally.
The State department has sent out a
neat booklet containing an order Of
fitting exercises and appropriate
poems and is a valuable guide in the
celebration of these two distinguished
American citizens.
Miss Carpenter now has a "Knight'
class in German Language and Liter.
ature.
Miss Hackett will spend her vacation
at home, Arthur, N. D.
Senate Bill No. 129 which carrie.
with it an annual appropriation O
S45, 900 for high school aid is a friend
ly measure to all small high schools
But this bill isEmeeting some opposi
ton by the larger schools which de
sire apparently to kill the smaller
schools. The opposition, led by Mr.
J Kelly of Grand Forks, wishes tn
high school aid apportioned according
to the number of students in the higl
school and that in towns of 1000 in
habitants. This means suicide to al
institutions in the small country town,
and the small towns are protestin.
vigorously against such a~conditiol
of affairs. The outcome of the issu'
is being watched with fgreat interes
by those who. are friendly to on
small high school and those who know
that a good school in a communit,
means growth for the town. We tax
/ this opportunity to thank our infuen
tial.citizens whose kindly. intercede,
: in behalf of Senate Bill No. 129 an,
feel that much weight was thereby ad
} ded to u cause. kilograms wer
! sent to all our representatives an,
Senator, last Friday to "stand pat
/ forour measure. Senator Gran
I sends word that he is heartily in &C
\ cord with any legislation which i
supported by Supt. Stockwell and will
: throw all his influence in that direc
ton. We felt reasonably assure'
that the Senator would be with tn
smaller towns.
Miss Little has formed a class ii
water colors among the high schoo
girls.
The Glee Club girls have begun tn
study of the Love Poets. The Clu1
meets each Tuesday night at the sew
eral homes and after the songs ar
practiced the evening is spent il
studying the lives ofthe great masters
We hope these hours thus spen