The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-12-22
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
ESCAPED L|CK|NGS
30 Far This Year, Says
Prof. 0day. :.

FOOD OLD "HICKORY BITTERS
DAYS" GONE TO THE LIMBO OF
FORGOTTEN 10 Y SIS o NJ E.
THING ABOUT THAT "MUSCLE-
DEVELOPER SPORT OF BAS-
KET BALL.
There hasn't been any corporal
punishment in school this year." re-
harked Principal Harry A. Oday,
Phi. B., to a Citizen man last Monday
afternoon. "The rubber hose is our
inc of punishment" he continued.
1t stings good and hard, but there's
nothing about it to cut"
AS the genial principal of the
County Seat High school exhibited
The modern instrument of torture,
b two foot length of hollow rubber
hose, the reporter felt thankful that
he wasn't schoolboy. The rubber
hose certainly must be great mis-
to the evil-minded
i school boy, and a potent reminder to
the good, clean-washed, long-faced
urchin, to be better. Years ago the
boys in school used to get hickory
= bitters. All me, how times do
r. change! Now they get "rubbered."
That was not what the newspaper
man invaded the High school princi-
pals sanctun for, however. What
he wanted to know was the progress
Mr.. Oday and his corps of able and
willing assistants were doing by way
of looking after the 'corpore sanos"
of their pupils.
"Playing basket ball." answered
the Professor. THE work is not
compulsory. 1t is muscle develop
er. We are just beginning our Win
ter gymnasium work. My plan is
to divide the boys into small groups,
not more than ten in group, and
over those groups to place an older
boy to act as leader or referee in
their games.
approximately fifty per cent. of
the boys use the gymnasium. | will
direct the leaders, and through them
reach the boy. The idea is to vary
the work so that each might then
have some form of gymnasium work
besides basket ball.
"The gymnasium is closed prompt
ly at 8 o'clock, except sometimes
4 Friday nights when they have match
- ed games. What we are aiming at
is to fit out a course of different ex-
'ercises for different nights in the
: nature of games, so that at the end
of the Winter they developed their
entire body.
Basket ball is mighty good sport
to develop all parts of fellow.
i He's busy all over. We have three
4 basket ball floors. That means we
can have three games going on sim
ultaneously which keeps busy thirty
boys besides three older boys as ref
erees. We schedule their games
Then during their intermission, an
other set comes in, so we can use six
ty boys. Warren Smith broke his
elbow. That's the only accident we
had.
"The gymnasium is open in the
afternoon. Monday nights the gil Is
have the use of the gymnasium and
Miss Menner is in charge. Tuesday
night l have charge. Wednesday
night is for High school boys and
boys of High school age. Thursday
night Scout Master Ed. jenkins Il
in charge. Friday night we usually
have matched games. 1t is open al
day Saturday.
1--WE close school Thursday after
noon and don't open until Tuesda,
have examinations until January 21
second half opening January 29."
BY the bye, Principal Oday ant
Assistant R. T. Davies will have
nice holiday trip. They will spent
four days in Philadelphia attending
the sessions of the Pennsylvani
State Educational Association, whicl
convenes December 26.
Following is a list of the variou
school basket ball clubs recently or
ganized:
"All Stars"-Elmer Gray, Loui
Kreitner, Clinton Grey, John Doud
David Tolley.
"West Stars"-Harold Witze
Frank Bracey, William Weist, Wi
liam Quinlin, Edward Stegner, 10
Butler.
young Stars'-Robert Cory, Et
Boyd, Loyal Brooks, William Shar
ley, Clyde Robbins.
"Knights of st. Paul"-Roy Obel
lee, VIM. Keltz, Warren Sampson
Daniel Dudley, Fred Saunders.
give Stars'-John Mcguire, A
fred Polt, John Glynn, Harland Jacl
son, Arthur Dunn.
"B. S. of merica"-Walter A
lenbacker, George Lighthiser, Cha
Reichenbacker, Edward Leine.
"Stars"-William Kearney, JIG
Westbrooks, Ed. Dryer, Peter Ma,
Charles Mangan.
maple City Eagles''-Harol
Mullaney, Karl Wagner, Cha
Christ, Ed. Councilman, ]. Hawke
Clyde Robbins.
mo more lessons, no MOI
books" for Honesdale's boys an
girls, at least not until January
1912. And how awfully cut I
about it, they are, too!
New Editor Comes To Town!
Cborlas n Sandereock. the gent