The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-11
Was Discovered by the Jan.
itor and Quickly Quenched
With Slight Damage.
Honor Roll For First Month
Was Announced Today.
LITERARY SOCIETIES ELECT

Only the fortunate discovery OF a
Are In the High school building by
the janitor. Jim Jordan. oolored, yes
terday morning no doubt prevented
the entire building from being gut
ted. However. the loss will amount
10 onlysa few dollars as the blaze
was checked after a hole one foot by
three feet had been burned In the
floor.
Saturday the building was fumigat
ed by the health department and ev-
cry creyice was closed TO prevent the
fumes from escaping. and this yirtu-
ally saved the building as the FIRE
was held in check because there was
no draft. A pan OF buhning sulphur
was placed In the room OF Miss
Emma Acker, which Is on the west
side on the second floor. Under the
orders Of the health department the
building is kept closed for "a hours
after the fumIgation. Yesterday
morning about $50 O'Clock Jim Jor-
dan went 10 the building 20 ventilate
Il. for the opening Of school this
morning.
when he threw open the door Of
Miss Acker's room he was surprised
to ind a blaze about a foot high
burning on the floor. At once he
procured buckets OF water and es-
tinguished the FIRE. IL had originated
from the pan OF sulphur which be-
catnc 20 hot as 70 Ignite the floor. II
Is thought that the FIRE smouldered
for many hours before II broke into
n fame. and the lack OF a draft pre-
vented II from spreading more rap
Idly After the ere was extinguished
Jordan notified Superintendent J. A
Carnagey. who made an inyestlga-
ton. The building Is insured. The
floor was repaired today.
The school officials are jubilant
today because the fire was stopped in
Us lncipiency For some time they
have pointed out that the pans we're
dangerous. as charred rings have
been made on the floors OF the school
buildings The school oficials will
demand that the sulphur be placed
In pans not resting on the floor when
ever the buildings are fumlgated
now
HONOR ROLL.
The honor roll for the High school
for the FIRST month has been an
nounced. or a total attendance Of
l9s there are SO students name on
the list for good department and a
high grade in their studies. The
honor roll Is: Hey Browning. Charles
Hndrlss, Plttman Harth, Clifton Holt.
Edwin Michael. Victor speck. Frank
wahl. Leta Wyman. Elsie Speck
Nina Lee Savage, Irma Robertson
Miriam Piper. Lillian Phillips. Ruth
Mitchell. Margaret Merigold, Ruth
McChesney, Christie Kolb. Mary Ken
nedy. Ola Johnson, Blanche Hope
well. Lucille Harth. Pauline Hank
Eliza Hale. Kathleen Garrow, Martha
Wilson, Virginia Warren. Resale
Warheld. Laura Townes, Lorraine
Sutherland. Grace Stewart. Clara
stewart, Ellen Rpter. Asilee Reeves
Mildred Piper, May Moody, Bess
Michael. Grace McGlathery. Laura
Lockwood. Ruth Koegel. Lola Kelly
Grace Hills, Hattie Hazotte. Jacy
Harper, Dixie Hale, Mildred Gardner
Annabel Granger, Virginia Gilbert
Marjorie Flegle, Margaret Endriss,
Pauline Eaker. Ina Darnall, Martha
Cope. Bertha Carter. Alice Byrne
Helen Burkholder, Hattie Boswell
Margaret Bonds May Bonds, Annie
Austin, Stella Anderson. Jessie Acker
and Fain King.
Two literary societies have been
organized by the students OF the High
school. the Ciceronian and the Peri
clean. The first meeting was only to
effect the organization. and II is in
tended TO hold weekly meetings. The
fret programs will be held October
go The officers OF the Ciceroniar
are: Lucille Harth, president; Irvau
Rocks, vice president; Alice Byrne
secretary; Marvin Sills. treasurer
The officers of the Periclean society
are: Ruth Mcchesney, president;
Pittman Harth, vice president; Davit
Humphreys, secretary. while the
treasurer has not been elected.
High school students are exultant
over the close score OF the football
game with the c. O. & w. eleven Sat
urday. and this morning at openinl
exercises the study hall was filleC
with yells for the gridiron players
Coach Craig will ut his men through
hard practice this week and Higl
school will challenge the Chess team
for n second game next Saturday
Will be the only open date in thu