The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-22
RED AND BLACK DAY
IS GREAT SUCCESS
High School Students Enter
tain Alumni With Fine
Varied Programme.

AT high school yesterday Wss held the
annual Red and Black day. For the last
seven years the high school has devoted
'hc last day before the Christmas holi
rays 10 a programme of gpeechnaking
solos. and musical selections. The day
is for the express PURPOSE of entertain
ing fh" alumni and giving them n chance
70 visit the school and compare IL with
tne days when they were students there.
y crowd which hllcd tho gymnasium
was present, among whom were stu =
dents, alumni and parents Of the stu
dents and alumni. The programme was
greatly enjoyed by tho large audience,
az all numbers received hearty applause.
The feature uf the programme was The
recitation by Ruby Lang. She kept the
audience IN continual uprosr. and shr
received n large part of the applause
smith, president Of the senior class, was
master Of ceremonies. The high school
nand was the first on The progra nme
win a selection. Charles Smith gave the
opening speech, welcoming the alumni
and the visitors. lie then introduced
George Hedgcr. Of 'hc class Of lss7. MIR
Hedgcr spoke Of the growth Of the high
school. the difference between the school
of his time md Of tho present day. lie
told Of the beginning Of athletic actjvi-
ties In the school and nc declared ihst I
the spirit and loyalty of the school
sprans from this source.
The nigh school Slcc club, an orgenlzs-
ton that had it's Nrst beginning This
year, made good showing for its FIRST
Roy Mcintyre. who was next, spoke on
athletics and the high school athletic as
sociatiou. He started with tho orgsniZ
Ing OF the association. in 1902, and car
ried II through 10 the present day. He
then presented the school the official pic
ture OF the 1911 football team. Charles
Smith; on behalf Of the school, received
the picture; Then Miss Berkhocl sans
u f..h ~
girls athletic association, spoke on the
subject OF athletics for the girls. The
girls OF the high school aro compelled
10 take gymnasium work for Two years.
She said that this was not to make
girl muscular, but to make her healthy
and normal Lawrence Tinlpson spoke
OF the cadet battalion. He told of the
good points in drilling; said that the ca
det work was not 10 prepare the boys
for the army. but for physical and moral
training and to make men out OF them.
The band then rendered another selec-
tion. and Ruby Lang was next with a
recitation,
Parker Munroe. editor in chief Of the
Red and Black, spoke of the school pa
per. Luciln Armstrong OF the senior
class pleased the audience with a piano
solo, Earl I<ass spoke OF the high school
of today. He told OF the slow growth
OF the school and traced the growth from
told OF 1t at its different localities. Then
he took up the organization OF the
school as Il whole. he told OF the good
points these different organizations gave
TO the pupils. Jenct Thompson gave a
violin solo Flora McCanne: n member
Of the class OF 1908, road "a poem, which
was toast TO the school: the teachers
tho students. the alumni. and the future
OF the school Adelai McCabe. tho last
speaker, spoke OF yelIs. After his talk
the whole audience Joined in Hith The
high school yclls. The last number on
the programme was the singing OF the
high school song by the audience,