The daily sentinel., 1909-04-21
BUSY CLOSING DAYS
AT CITY SCHOOLS

The Arbor Day report forwarded
/ by Superintendent Allen TO County
Superintendent C. S. Sargent shows
that Arbor Day was observed in all
departments with appropriate exer-
cises, some in doors and some out of
doors. The excellent Arbor and Bird
/ Day annual sent out by our new state
superintendent, Mrs. Katherine Cook
was used with satisfactory results in
preparing the programs. Twenty-one
elm trees were set out-SiXteen on
the grounds surrounding the high
/ school and Lowell buildings. and five
| at the Emerson school. Mr.. Moore
| is encasing the trees in boxes.
The class play is progressing well
under the direction of Mr.. Arthur
Wake. Rev. G. A. Munro has been
selected to give the invocation at the
commencement exercises.
The teachers throughout the corps
sympathize with Miss Ella Leahy,
teacher of an eighth grade in the
/ Whittier school. She received tele-
gram Monday stating that her broth
er had died the day before. She did
not even know that he was ill. She
left Monday afternoon over the Mid
land for her eastern home. She has
not yet decided whether she will re-
turn to finish her school work.
The Philomathian Debating Club
will meet Thursday evening at the
home of Harold Aupperle. The fol-
lowing program has been prepared;
Debate, Resolved that Woman Suf-
frage is not Beneficial to Politics.
Those on the affirmative are Will
Lynch and Earl Peugh. Negative.
Walter Nelson and Everette Munro.
Paper on High Line Canal, Harold
Aupperle.
Parliamentary law drill, Frank
Weaver, Lawrence Carnahan, Edward
Ryan, Walter LeClere.
Refreshments.
Friday afternoon at 2:30 the
spring athletic meet will take place
at the fair grounds. There will be
full list of field and track events,
including ordinary races, hurdle
races. putting the shot, throwing the
hammer. jumping and vaulting. The
board of education has given half n
day to the sixth, seventh and eighth
grades so that they may attend. 1t
will be delightful way to spend an
afternoon Admission only % cents
This includes seat in the grand
stand. The Athletic Association is
still about $50 in debt. This debt
would probably not exist, if the
weather naQ Deen ptedSdHl IUT LIE
Delta meet. No money was made at
that time, because, on account of the
heavy rain, the games could not take
place. We bespeak large attend
ance on this occasion.
Another field meet will be given
this week Saturday afternoon by the
members of the sixth, seventh and
eighth grades. The full list of field
and track events will be given. This
| is the first meet of this kind and
there is great interest already mani
\ tested We look for a large attend
ance also on this occasion.
Our boys of the baseball team are
highly pleased with the cordial re-
ception and good time given them
both at Montrose and Delta. There
was no hard feeling in any of the
games and they had square deal all
around. They intend to show the
Montrose boys as good a time when
they come down here on the 18th for
/ the return game as the Montrose fell
/ lows showed our boys on their visit
there.
MIR. Charles Peugh, representing
D. c. Heath and company, was a
pleasant visitor at the high school
Tuesday.
Rev. Davis and Rev. Stevenson
made brief call at the high school
Wednesday morning.