The Calumet news., 1910-11-22
OUTSIDE JUDGES
WILL BE CHOSEN
PREPARATIONS BEING MADE BY
HoUGH TON HIGH SCHOOL
FOR THE oRAToRlcAL
CONTEST.

I saturday morning, resolution was
passed which will make it necessary
for all the judges i'm the annual decla-
matory and oratorial contest 70 be ci-
/ tlzcns residing outside the copper
country. There has been some ill-feel-
/ ing at times because the judges We're
/ chosen from the town IN which The
J contest took place. Under the new
rule dissensions will be avoided as no
interested parties can be chosen as
Judges.
! Supt. j. A. Doelle, chairman of the
upper peninsula district, has sent out
material for the coming contests To all
/ the schools of the district and plans
are being made by all teachers TO
/ bring out the best material possible.
/ The teachers of the Houghton high
school are making preparations for
/ this contest and assert that the mater
! ial available is better than ever be-
/ fore. Considerable trouble is eXper-
/ fenced. however. in inducing the best
students TO enter most OF them think
/ ing the extra work necessitates too
much study. The faculty will require
IAN orations TO be written before the
holidays The local contests will be
held not later than Mar. 3, the winners
Of which will meet the winners Of
other schools of the copper country in
the sub-district contests not later
| than Apr. Z. The district contests will
be held before April 2S and the final
] ,f,I, ha1 n
some central city in lower Michigan,
will take place not later than May u.
The defamation contest are open
to members of the freshmen and soph-
omore classes OF the high school while
the oratorical contest is open to MEM
bers of the junior and senior or the
third and fourth year classes.
Their are four divisions or districts
I'm the state each of which has a chair
man and an executive committee. The
executive committee for the upper
peninsula of which Supt ]. A. Doelle
of Houghtonis the chairman is as fol-
lows: Supt w. j. Hill. Crystal Falls;
Supt L. A. LaRowe. Hancock; Prin.
Erickson, Negaunee; Prin. H. ID.
Hughes, Newberry
Girls Basketball Team.
plans are being made for the organ
lzation of a girls basketball team in
the Houghton high school. Miss Es
ter Aldrich has been chosen as trainer
land Earl H. Whitcomb. manual train
ing instructor, has been requested 20
coach the team. II is planned to rent
q hall i'm West Houghton where the
girls may practice and play other
schools OF the copper country and the
girls viii cndeacor 90 interest other
schools I'm the game. The girls use the
high school gymnasium Monday and
Friday nights and allow the boys 10
use IL the other three nights and
/ Saturday The gymnasium has been
lclcancd and repaired and made quite
Irrcsontable. At the present time the
boys i'm the school are playing ser
les of hand bali contests for the cham
Ipionship of the school.
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ALTERNATE passage OF high" and low
plosauro areas. which move mostly in
Ian easterly direction over the Great
Lakes.
The relative distribution of pressure
determines the direction and force oi
Ithe winds; and these IN turn affect
the temperature moisture, clouds
rainfall. and the surface currents o
tho lakes.
The skies are generally overcast
from Is 10 "A days in January beini
cloudy.
Wind Barometer Indications.
When the wind sets in from points
between south and southeast and tn,
barometer falls steadily a stor mis- ap-
proaching from the west or northwes
and its center will pass near or nortl
Of the observer within twelve TO twen
ty-four hours with wind shifting L
northwest 10y way of southwest an
west. When the wind sets in iron
points between east and northeast ant
the barometer falls steadily a storm /
approaching from the south or south
west, and its center will pass near o
|. TO the south or east OF the observe
within twelve 20 twenty-four hour
with wind shifting TO northwest 10
woy Of north. The rapidity of Tn
storms approach and its intensity wi
be indicated by the rate and IN
amount of the fall I'm the barometer.
Storm'warnings are displayed b.
the L. $. Weather Bureau at 112 sta
ions on the Great Lakes.
4 red Hag. with a black center, in
licates that storm of marked VIC
ence Is expected.
Tho pennants displayed with IN
, | Gags indicate the direction uf IN
J wind: red, easterly (from northeas
10 south) white westerly Cfror
southwest to north). The pennan
above the flag Indicates that the win
is expected to blow from the northl
quadrants; below. from southerl
quadIants. by night a red light indi
, Gates casterly winds, and a white ligt
below red light. westerly winds.
Two rel flags, with black centeT
= displayed one above the other indi
cate the expected approach Of tropics
hurricanes. and also Of those extreme
~ severe and dangerous storms whic