The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-03-29

ne probably got it on this trip, if he did
mountain.
Athletic Entertainment.
lt was reserved for the evening for
teachers and citizens alike to FIJI Ridge
way theater to witness the second annual
athletic entertainment given by the Col
lax High School. The program was
varied and extensive, and probably no
audience ever left the Ridgeway better
satisfied than did the one last Tuesday
night. The High School orchestra
played with their usual good effect A
vocal solo, by Leon Ettinger, called for
an encore, and the High School Double
Quartet sang two very sweet songs
Wire walking, by Allen Oliver, was a deft
and clever performance, besides afford
ing much merriment at times in his
| efforts to keep his balance. Punching
the bag, by Burch Thompson, excited
favorable comment. The pyramids.
team tumbling, combine ton tumbling,
horizontal bar work, table work, etc,
was all well done and received much ap-
plause. George Meany and Dan Welty
engaged IN boxing contest, with bur
lesque OF all the ring accessories, that
was highly amusing. The bugle song.
by Miss Bloor's class of young ladies,
was gem, and was happy mixture of
sweet song and angelic figure.
Miss Schultz class OF little girls,
dressed in kits, in their club-swing-
ing exercise, was well done, and showed
careful training on the part of the
teacher. A. Oliver, A. Stapleton and A.
NJ johnson made up as clowns to per
lection. StapletOn's mix up on the hori-
zontal bar, whereby his loose robes got
wound round and round, leaving him
hanging in mid air until he was relieved
by fellow Glow unsettled the audience
for several minutes, as it was all so
amusing. The tug-of war between the
sophomores and freshmen closed a most
enjoyable evenings entertainment, the
freshmen winning. Our people will look
eagerly forward to the next annual en-
tertainment.
The Closing Work.
1t should be stated that, with the ex-
ception Of Monday, the members Of the
institute have spent the forenoon of each
day in section work at the High School
building. This has been done in several
forms and have been but little attended
by the general public. The afternoon
meetings, however, have been held in the
court house and have been confined
largely to addresses, to which many lay
men have fOcked to listen. These after
noon meetings have universally been
opened with prayer. in which the local
clergy have all taken part, and with
songs by the entire audience and special
songs by members of the institute This
has added to the pleasure and interest OF
these meetings, which will be carried for
ward with grateful remembrance.
At the Wednesday afternoon meeting
G. E. Marker, professor Of psychology
and education, Cheney State Normal,
spoke on ''How to Test the Quality Of
Our Teaching" He was followed by W.
6. Beach, Of the Washington State Col
lege, on The Search for Happiness"
Both were instructive addresses.
Thursday afternoon the institute was
addressed at the court house on "DOmes
tic Science" by Edith F. McDermott,
professor of domestic science at the
Washington State College, and by E. t.
Mathes on "The Wandering Caucasian"
The usual large attendance was noticed.
The Whitman county eighth grade de-
clamatOry contest took place at the
Ridgeway theater at night after The
Gazette had gone to press. Six medals
are to be given, which have been seen in
the show window of Shirkey's jewelry
store for several days. They have been
much admired and are beautiful speci-
mems OF the jewelers. art.
The 26th annual session of the Whit
man County Teachers Institute, which
closes today, is an event in educational
circles long to be remembered.