Gilpin observer., 1908-04-02

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. High School
Recitation. Russell McCallister, Grade
Recitation Stells Parsons, Grade 8
Recitation. Raymond Rudolph, Grade 8
Music-Skating song, from the opera
''Fantine" High School
Recitation Lille Anderson, Grade
Recitation. Minnie Welch, Grade 6
Recitation. 49,. Mary Tuckfeld, Grade 6
Music. high School
Recitation. Stella Baleria, Grade 6
Recitation. Francis Keleher, Grade 6
Music-The Minuet, by Loomis. ......
.................... High School
Recitation. Dan Murphy, High School
Recitation. Dave Murphy, High School
Music Old Kentucky home .........
......... High School and Audience
The judges for the grades were Miss
Mcleod and Messrs. Momyer and Nc
Grath. The judges for the high school
were Miss Nelson and Messrs. Green,
Wiedmann and Momyer. The contest
was quite close in both departments and
it was only after considerable discussion
that Dan Murphy was chosen to repre-
sent the high school and Francis Kele-
her was chosen to represent the grades
at the annual contest at Idaho Springs,
Friday evening, April "a. There We're
at least five of the grade contestants
who had a good chance for first place,
and while their work deserves special
praise, all of the ten speakers are en-
titled to great credit for their loyalty
and public spirit in undertaking to win
the right to bear the banner of the Cen
tral schools to victory. We are proud
of them all and hope that some of those
who were not victors this time will have
the determination and the persistence
to push their way to the front for next
year. Now is the time to begin.
The butchers and the high school
played an interesting game of ball on
Wednesday afternoon of last week. The
score at the end of the seventh inning
was a tie to 3, with the odds in favor
of the high school as they had just COM
pleted delivering to the butchers four
nice goose eggs and during the same in
nings had laid by two scores to the
butchers none. But you never know
when a butcher is all in. Somebody
yelled Roast Beef" and they beefed
the ball in the eighth inning for eight
hits and four scores, thereby winning
the second game of the series by score
of I to 8. Both teams showed great i'm
provement over the first game and show
promise with little more practice of
putting up fine game of ball.
The debaters in the Alumni contest
would be glad to secure information in
regard to the Hague Peace Conferences
of 1899 and 1907. Magazines, such as
the Century, Review of Reviews, Har-
pers, etc, for the years 1899 and 1900,
and 1907 would be especially appreciat-
ed.
Prof. Thompson, state high school
examiner, Prof. Ragan of the State
Normal school, and Mr.. Burkhert OF
Denver, visited the schools Thursday
forenoon. Prof. Thompson gave a very
helpful talk to the high school during
the morning assembly period.
Miss Marjorie Lake and Miss Edwina
Davies visited the high school Friday
afternoon.
OPEN DAY AT BLACK HAWK.
The Open Day celebration by the
Black Hawk schools was very success.
fully carried out and reflected great
credit upon Supt. Matthews, his schoo
board and his corps of faithful teachers
The school assembly hall was crowded
with visitors from all over the county
including the teachers of the Bale
Mountain, Russell Gulch and Centra
City schools, and representatives o.
their school boards. From abroad came
Prof. Thompson of Boulder, Prof. Ragar
of Greeley, DR.. Thomas of Fort Collins
Mr.. Burkhert and State Superintendent
Craig of Denver. The progam whicl
began at one O'Clock consisted of musi
cal selections by the different grades
under the direction of Miss Sawyer, ant
$ recitations by the candidates in the pre-
liminary contest for the Idaho Spring
} program. The speakers all did we'll
Miss Laura Hill was chosen to repre-
sent the Black Hawk schools at tn
Idaho Springs contest.
After the regular program, Supt
0 Matthews called on number of tn
visitors for short talks. Katherine L