Barbour County index., 1910-01-26
High School Notes

Bertram Burton taught in num-
bei four Monday.
Miss Opal Murlett was on the
sick list last week.
Clifford Roberts of Sharon visit
ed High School last Wednesday.
The school will soon be we'll
drilled in marching to the tune of
the fire bell.
The Sophomores have taken up
the study of Geometry and are
now kept pretty busy.
Teacher-"Hazel, what is the
shape of Asia?"
Hazel-"Very triangular"
What did Riley MacGregor say
when he bumped his head on the
oil stove in No. 10 Tuesday?
A panic was narrowly averted
one day last week when some rats
q were accidently let loose.
Elder Hopkins visited school
Wednesday and gave talks in sever.
al OF the rooms, the one in No. 10
being especially interesting.
The second year class was intro
duced to geometry Wednesday.
They are now inquiring about the
difference between a right and left
angle.
The High School sang, "Work
for the night is coming" Monday
morning at the suggestion of Miss
Clymer. Examinations Thursday
and Friday.
The Freshmen organized their
class Monday. Ralph Axline was
elected presi d ent and Bessie
Wright, secretary. Colors, Yale
blue and white.
Rev. Bishop Hopkins of the
Christian church, attended chapel
Wednesday morning and remained
to hear several of the classes. We
are glad to see the interest shown
in our High School.
Mrs. J. A. Fair and Miss Chloe
Roderick visited High School Fri
day. May this prove to be an ex-
ample that will be followed by
more of the friends of the Barber
County High School.
The Sophomores held class meet
ing on Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings. Miss Christi Landreth
was elected Secretary and arrange
ments were made for class party
to be held in the near future.
The Seniors entertained the lun-
iors last Thursday evening at the
home of Allie Murphy. The re-
ception room was decorated in red
and white, the Junior colors, while
the dining room stood forth in all
the glory of Senior purple and
white. Guessing contests were
indulged in by the guests, and then
they were given three minutes in
which to write toast to Peary and
Cook. In this Raymond Schmidt
won, but as it had been decided
the prize should go to a Junior, and
as Esther Johnson was declared to
be second, she became the proud
owner of burnt wood plaque on
which appeared pennants of both
the Junior and Senior colors.
At the refreshment tables all
found their places by recognizing
their nicknames upon pennants of
purple and white. The Senior
president, Bertram Burton, acted as
POSTMASTER and after welcoming
the Juniors, gave short talk full
of advice and wit, ending by pro.
posing toast to the Junior presi.
dent. President Paul Richardson
of the Juniors responded with
toast to the Seniors and was fol-
lowed by Florence MacGregor,
Laura Wadsworth, Paul Fair and
Emma Roessler.
The hostess then introduced a
surprise for all in the shape of va
rious "sells" prepared and sent by
the big Four" viz: the post grad.
uates.
As there was a break in the
ranks of the Seniors caused by the
illness of Opal Murlett, mention
was made by the POSTMASTER of
how she was missed. The Junior
president extended the sympathy of
the class to the Seniors, and after
being favored with selection by
the Junior quartette, and a reading
by Cynthia Mcclure, all joined in
a rousing song and bade adieu to
an evening long to be remembered
as one of the many joys of High
School life.