The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-04-02

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Grand Rapids to take part in the
declamatory contest.
The subject for debate at the
next session of the Kappa Gamma
Chi Literary society will be Re.
solved that capital punishment
should be abolished"
James Knox is only little fellow,
but he is certainly there" when it
| comes to drawing cartoons. His
pictures of IT. r., at home and in
Africa are simply great.
Professor Richie resumed his
school duties Monday morning, hav-
ing returned Saturday evening from
St. Paul, where he has been working
on the sixth normal school fight.
Owing to the fact that there was
no school this afternoon the Kappa
Gamma Chi and Philomathian
Literary societies have postponed
their meetings until Friday, April 16.
| Although Miss Clara Fisk did not
win first place in the serious selec-
tons at the declamatory contest,
some of US cannot help but feel that
the place rightfully belongs to her.
The Philomathian Literary society
will have as their subject for debate
at their next meeting, Resolved,
that the study of languages is more
beneficial than that of mathema-
tics"
Nell Shannon, Ethel Getchell and
Louis Larson have been fortunate
enough to be able to enter the short
hand dictation class. This is thought
to be high honor by the members
of the class.
= Professor Thornton accompanied
! the declamatory contestants to
Grand Rapids last Friday and re-
ports that it was one of the best
| contests that he has ever had the
pleasure to witness. -s..
Gladys Kreatz, Selma Whiting,
Arabella Neal, Clio Boyer and Paul
Winebrenner were among the many
who accompanied the declamatory
contestants to Grand Rapids last
Friday and report that it was fine.
The class play which the eighth
grade will put on at the end of the
school term is entitled The Masque
of Columbus" The leading parts
will be played by Fred Chamberlain
and Marion White, as Columbus"
and the Fairy" respectively.
The Turner Art Exhibit gives
promise of being one of the best
exhibitions of the kind that the City
of Bemidji has ever been fortunate
enough to secure. No one should
miss the great opportunity of seeing
this splendid display of pictures.
The work done by the pupils of
Miss Donaldson, local art instructor
in the public schools, is certainly to
be wondered at No father, mother,
sister or brother should fail to at
tend the art exhibit and see what
the pupils of the grades have done
in this line this year.
| During the art exhibit music will
| be rendered every afternoon while
each evening there will be a recital
| by the pupils of Miss Hanson's room
and others. AS the people of Be-
midi know the kind of entertain
ment Miss Hanson furnishes, no one
should miss this musical treat.
The boys of the junior and
, freshmen classes have gotten to-
gether and organized a track and
ball team and have elected Harry
Ryan captain of both. William
Russell was made manager of the
track team while Emil Engels
was elected manager of the baseball
team.
The shorthand dictation class
is progressing nicely. At the pres
ent time eighty words minute
, seems to be easy for them to take.
All the members of this class are
girls and are as follows: GLADYS
Kretz, Orpha Minor, Elsie Miller,
, Selma Whiting and Amanda Klein.
The class is under the able direction
of Professor Biddinger..
All the classes in mathematics are
in advance of where they should be
at this time of the year, and within
three weeks they will have completed
the years work as outlined by the