Gilpin observer., 1910-05-12
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES.


versfty, visited the schools on Fri
day afternoon. He delivered a splen-
did address ito the high school, TAX
ing as his subject, citizenship. DIR.
Roberts was recently elected pres
ident Of the New Mexico Normal
school at Las Vegas, and will assume
his duties there with the beginning
of the next school year.
A number of the high school stu
dents and teachers will attend the
High School day exercises at Boul.
der, May 18th.
A great many applications are be-
ing received for positions in the
Central schools.
The attendance in the Clark school
Is greatly improved since the cpl
demic of measles has abated.
Everything looks favorable for an
unusually successful Eighth grade day
celebration this year. ALL the schools
have accepted the invitation of the
Union High school to be present with
their seventh and eighth grade stu
dents and to participate in the exer-
cises. Pupils are practicing daily for
the field meet aind some close con-
t.e1rts are expected. The ball game
between Black Hawk and the combin-
ed teams of Russell Gulch mad Bald
Mountain should be close and inter-
ffv,oy nv,1 fhn tsten M ha.fr
picked teams from the various
schools will be we'll worth seeing The
program at Mhe high school assembly
room will begin promptly at 1:30
Friday afternoon, May 20, with a vel
come addresE by Everetke Mccoy,
president OF the senior class Of the
high school. Responses will be made
by eighth grade representative ap-
pointed by the visiting schools. After
music by the senior quartette. Miss
Nellie Krusse will read the class his
tory OF the class OF 1910, Miss Mary
Floyd will read an original class
poem, Miss Hazel Strfbley will have
an interesting paper on the High
School Assembly room. The high
school quarteate, the Misses Myrtle
Bowden, Lille Ayers. Iverne Roberts
and Florence Henderson will render
a fine selection Miss Beatrice Rich
ards Will read a history OF the high
school from the time of its first or
garization to the present time. Miss
Mabel Franch will tell what the high
school girls have been doing in ath-
| le.ics during the past four years
James Reynolds will present the boys
Isside of the same subject. Miss Nell
lie Comfort will tell about the social
affairs of the high school.
Miss Lavinia Phillips will dedicate
the belongings Of the GLASS ito the un-
sophisticated juniors, sophomores,
freshmen, and faculty; Miss Bessie
Henley viii outline the air castles OF
the future for the class, nnd the
graduating class will close the liter
airy exercises of the day with a musi-
cal number. After the literary class
day program, the field meet will oc-
cur at City park. All Of the programs
OF the day are open without charge
to the public and everyone is cor
daily invited to attend.
The high school seniors are already
at work on the play to be given dur
ing commencement week. They have
chosen THE Kingdom ct Heart S
Content" written by the same author
as After The Game" which was CIV
en-. by the girls some time ago.
The senior play Is a typical col
lege comedy. with all sorts OF college
e.udects and outsiders represented
OF course there "a a football coach,
and some enthusiastic young roct-ers
Then there ds a student card-sharp
a maid who talks German, and a
burglar who actually ''burgles."
Waiter Keleher and Eva Soreneol
take the leading roles. ard In due
course OF hime find the sought-foS
Kingdom. James Reynolds and Mary
Floyd furnish the comedy. the latter
languishing with love for de butcher
poy," who finally returns her affec-
tton.
The play rs snappy and full Of dash
anh go. It win be wen worth lseeIns
Friday evening. May 5th. the
freshmen together with q number OF
invited guests spent a very pleasant
evening In the reception room In the
high school building.A jolly time was
the order OF the evening and once
more the Freshmen proved that they
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