Gilpin observer., 1908-12-17
SCHOOL NOTES.

taking care of the high school demand
for copies of the Virginian. Twenty
one copies were ordered up to Dec. 14th.
and it would seem certain that Central
will be able to take care of the high
school reading contest at Idaho Springs
next spring. The literary societies are
already preparing for the Alumni con-
test in March by encouraging practice
in debate and by advance preparation
on the part of individual students for
the contest in oration An unusual
number of candidates are appearing in
both essay and oration work and thew
have learned that valuable reason of
beginning their training early.
number of promotions have been
made in the grades during the past
month. These promotions are made
possible by splendid work and by the
great improvement in the school spirit
and in the attitude of pupils toward
their work over that of last year, A
pupil is promoted at the end of the term
or at any other time that he shows him.
self prepared to do the work of the
advance grade, the only requirement
being that he be ready for the more
difficult work. Careless promotion is
the bane of any school and it's effects
are evident for years in the inefficient,
spiritless work of students and the dis
couraging task of teachers who attempt
to advance students in work for which
adequate preparation has never been
made. The present graduation of the
school is believed to deserve the highest
commendation in this respect, pupils
are now throughout the school placed
with regard to their preparation and
their ability and shonld be able on that
account to make better progress and
to have greater pleasure and salts
faction in their work.
Grades seven and eight of the Clark
school will give the following program
on Wednesday afternoon Dec. 23d:
Song ..........-....... School
Christmas in Foreign Lands. .
........ Donald Diehl, Carl Hambly
Recitation ....... Florence Henderson
Recitation. ...:..... Henrietta Mathes
Dialogue-StellaB Baleria, Francis Kel-
cher, Rob't Hearne, and Donald
Diehl. ,-.--., 7 =. 4, -.
Recitation. Clifford Emery
Recitation; ......... Daisy Carter
Sextette-Joe Grabmair, Florence
Henderson, Myrtle Bowden, Chas.
Auger, Lille Anderson and Jack
| McCallster
Recitation ....... Minnie Welch
Medley-John Thompson. Fl ssie Hos
kin, Chas. Wolcott and Lille Ander-
| son
Recitation ........... .Chas. Auger
song -...-...... school
Recitation. ...,..........M Mary Tuckfield
Current Events. Geo. Dunn.,van
Dialogue-Victor hampshire, Myrtle
Bowden. Ruth Wiley, Gladys NAL
lett and Viola Oliver
Instrumental Duet-Victor hampshire
and Arthur Mitchell
The High School Literary societies
will give a combined program in the
high school assembly room, Wednesday
afternoon, Dec. 23rd, beginning 80
o'clock. The program follows:
Song northumberland High School
Defamation. on............ Delmer Brown
Solo. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ..... Elsie Teats
School Paper ......... Sigma Goldberg
Special Music. Mr.. Bruce Myers
Recitation ........ ...... Bessie Clark
Instrumental Duet-Elsie Teats and
May Harrington
Essay. ay.............Ri Richard McNicholas
A Story .................. Mr.. Momyer
Recitation. ...........B Bertha Reynolds
Song ....: Boys Chorus
government own and control the
railroads?
| A Affir,natixa JopaS Paypol3e onJ
Walter Keleher
Negative Nellie Comfort and Nellie
Auger
Critics Reports-Laura Ayers and
Edna Driscoll.
The first and second teams of the Bas.
ket Ball association played their first
matched game on last Friday evening
at Turner hall. Between the halves the
senior girls played picked team from
the remainder of the school. This made
a continuous entertainment for the large
number of basket ball enthusiasts who
showed their interest in the Athletic
association by attending the game.
Both games showed that we have good
material for basketball although the
boys are small. The work Of Walter
Keleher and James Reynolds for the
, second team is especially deserving of
mention. In the girls games, Bertha
: Reynolds and the two forwards were
the stars" The boys were quick and
with hard practice will come out well.
: Boys game, first team g.; second team
II. Girls team, seniors, !; picked team
2.
The Christmas program in room {
will be especially devoted to illustrat.