The daily sentinel., 1909-05-13

sneciaI attention to the preparation
~ nc class play and to the valedlc-
torv and salutatory orations. ine
appropriate scenery painted py AieiS A.
Bliss is almost completed. becau
in previous years many people nav
been turned away from the o,asS %
nIay. IL will be given this year two
pjghts Monday, May "a and Tuesday,
MAY 25. BY this arrangement II 10
hoped all may be accommodated.
Tuesday evening Miss Florence
LYONS entertained informally at a
cha fling dish party a few of her hlSn
school friends. They had dellgnt-
ful evening and pronounced MISS
Lyons a charming hostess
Al the close of the recitation work
the seniors are to be congratulated
nnon their faithfulness in class work
and other duties not only for TINS
year. but throughout their entire
high school course. Their spirit OF
LOYALTY to the school deserves special
recommendation. They have helped,
nv their cheerful disposition, TO
brighten the days of the high school
faculty and the superintendent we
predict bright future for them
The neat announcements VI NOhA
mencement printed by Chandler and
Jay are being sent far and near to the.
friends of the senior class. They do
credit to our city schools and are also
good advertising matter for Grand
Junction and the Grand valley.
AT the last meeting of the Board
of Education sixty dollars was ap-
propriated to assist the seniors in de-
fraying the expenses of the class an
nouncement The class appreciate
this favor and than the Board of
Education for their kindness.
The High School Tigers cannot
play the baseball game which was
scheduled with Montrose for Satur-
day. this week. because of the recent
disbanding of the Montrose high
school baseball team.
Our boys are going through thor
ough course of training for the West
ern Slope track meet at Glenwood
Springs. Saturday. May %.
Miss Wells. principal and Miss
Augur. assistant. of the kindergarten
department. recently gave pleasant
entertainment on Mothers Day. The
went through their various games to
the delight of all present. The lead
ing feature was the winding of the
May pole.
Last week the announcement of
prizes awarded was made to the con-
testants in the temperance essay con-
test In the high school Frank
Weaver, junior. won the first prize
and Pauline Mallot a freshman, won
the second prize. In the upper grades
below the high school, Margaret For
syth of the eighth grade won the first
prize and Josephine Knight of the
eighth grade won the second prize.
In both the high school and the up
per grades the first prize is three dol
lars and the, second prize is two dol
lars.
AT meeting of the Board of Edu-
cation Monday evening, Architect T.
p. Barber of Colorado Springs, was
present and presented plans for the
new grade school building to be To-
Gated at Fourth and Hill. The new
school will be building of architec-
tural beauty. 1t will be built in
rustic style and the sides will be
shingled.
The High School Annual will soon
be out and will be beauty. Its
pages will be filled with fine illus
trations and snappy, entertaining
reading. The Annual is much larger
than was at first anticipated, and the
subscribers now number six hundred.
The price of this volume is only fifty
cents and will be fine book for the
center table in the homes of all who
are interested in our high school life.
The following high school students
have had the Annual in CHARGE.
Wynn Ross, editor in chief; Rowena
wheeler. Jeanne Stevens, Walter Lee
Ciere. associate editors; Evelyn Hos
mer, literary editor; Rex p. Arthur
Josh editor; Arthur j. Allen, man
ager; Charles A. Miller. assistant.
High School Principal Cole receiy-
ed good news from Vassar college
this week. Correspondence had been
carried on with the secretary of Vas
sar In regard to the accrediting of
our high school with a view to the
entrance of one of our high school
students In 1910. Vassar REQUIRES a
little change in quality of one or two
subjects, but no increase in quantity
and by making the desired change anr
school is now placed upon the ac-
credited list of Vassar Those who
are familiar with eastern colleges
know that vassar. Wellesley and
Bryn Mawr head the list.
letter from High School Ihspec-
eoI thompson of the University of
Colorado informs us that the North
central association of High Schools
ana Colleges is becoming each wear
more particular and more restrictiva
IN It's conditions for membersbin Nc
states that our high school fnlsilis
al requirements and by a unanimons
vote IS retained as a member of This
association. By virtue of this bonnr
our nigh school graduates can enter
examination Without