Morris tribune., 1911-01-27
HIGH SCHOOL.

The program given upon the gen
eral topic "Mark Twain" by tn,
Chrestomathain society was very coma
mendable in several ways. All the
numbers were we'll prepared and well
received. In fact we were very
much pleased with the attitude of the
audience. There were three numbers
which deserve special literary credit.
These were the papers upon Mark
Twain given by Josie and Martha
and from which we gained much of
interest in regard to his life and
work. The third number was the
original story by Charlotte who told
Of a modern Jack-you remember the
story-who found at the top of his
bean stalk large school house which
was modelled after our H. S. and a
number of characteristic II. S. peo-
pie and customs were presented.
Lloyd's reading from Mark Twain
was surely we'll given and caused
many general laughs.
The musical part of literary So
ciety program, which is usually
sighted in reports, in the part which
is always enjoyed as much and often
more than the other parts of the pro-
gram. On Wednesday they were
especially good.
The program as given is printed
below.
Piano duet, Clara Rasmussen and
Florence Newell
Paper" of Mark Twain :. ..
Josephine Edmunds
Paper" of Mark Twain" ....
.................M Martha Knutson
Piano solo. Florence Ortman
Reading ."At Niagara Falls"
................... Lloyd Lentz
Origianl Story" Modern Version of
the Fair story "Jack and the
beanstalk" 49,. Charlotte Borrill
Selection-"Down by the old Mill
Stream M. H. S. girls quartette.
After the program Wednesday the
girls who expects to take up the
operetta "The Hours" which was talk
ed Of some time ago, met and decided
to 20 on with the work. They will
meet every Wednesday evening at the
school house and practice for one
solid hour.
The Girls Quartette appeared at
the program Wednesday for the first
time this year. We hope they can
60 on with Their good work.
The Seniors had a rather prolonged
and exciting meeting last Monday
with the result that their class pins
are chosen and will be sent for this
week. = Here's hoping they won't
have to wait SO very long.
Imagine the chroncially sedate pro-
fessor Mallery out on lonely coun-
try road, on a rather chilly and very
windy day, excitedly picking Chemis-
try and Physics exam. papers from
the branches of trees and bushes, from
among rock piles and out of ravines,
where a mischievous wind had carried
them. The imaginative picture is
quite enough to bring tears (of laugh
teri, what must the real life scene
have been!
The debators met at the library
Tuesday evening and made out their
outline and arranged the order of
speakers. AS it stands now VIM.
Maughan will speak first and be
followed by Loretta and Roberta.
Harry Nelson the alternate debator,
will work right along with the team
so as to be perfectly prepared to sub.
should occasion arise.
Two members of the class of
1910, Buelah Stebno and Ellen Ander-
son, Il 'spect ought to tack miss
on to their names since they have
passed all childish school days. viist-
ed school on Tuesday. They were at
the H. S. in the morning. at Central
school in the early afternoon and
went to Domestic Science class later.
There were a number of visitors at
the program Wednesday. We are al
ways glad to have any outsiders at
our programs.
The Quill Society will give their
next program two weeks from last
Wednesday, on Feb. 9th. The week
following. on Feb. Is, there will be
an inter Society debate upon the
question "Resolved that immigration
into the United States should be
prohibited. The Chrestomathians
will take the affirmative side and be
by Helena Peerboom,
Alfred Carney and Harry Hammond.