The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-10
DATES ARE SET
FOR CONTESTS
DEcLAMATORY PRELlMlNARlES
AT HIGH SCHOOL FEB. 10,
FINALS, FEB. "a. ORA
TORY, MICH. 3.

The dates for the preliminary ora
torical and declamatory contests were
announced by Principal Phelps of the
Calumet high school yesterday. The
preliminaries i'm the declamatory con-
tests will be held February 10 while |
the finals will take place on February |
"a. There are about fifty contestants |
for declamatory honors and these will
be divided into five groups of ten each.
The groups will meet in different
rooms on the evening Of February 10,
and each will have a set of judges. The
winner of the groups will take part in
the finals TO be held in the assembly
hall February "a. A smaller number
have entered the oratorial contest
which win be held March 3.
This afternoon Principal Phelps met
the students who are preparing ora
tons and read various rules and regu-
lations from the constitution Of the
state oratorial association. He also
explained the method of marking by
the judges. An Grafton must not con-
tain more than fifteen hundred words,
it must be entirely original and each
successful contestant must submit to
the judges his Grafton with an outline
OF it and also a paper containing the
names of the authorities used by the
students in gathering data, at least fif-
teen days before the final contest. The
marking of the orations is on thought
and composition and delivery. Under
these two divisions come various SUI
coordinate markings.
Basketball.
Some slight alterations have been
made i'm the high school basketball
schedule. The local "quint'' was sched-
luled to meet the Houghton highs at
the Y. NJ. c. A. Saturday afternoon Of
this week but instead it will open the
season with the Painesdale five at
Painesdale, Friday. Captain Frimodig
ANNOUNCES that the following will APP
pear in the lineup: Gipp, McCune and
Frimodig. forwards; Botvidson. Cham
berlin and James, guards; Curto, CEN
ter.
Hockey.
The high school hockey seven will
meet the Houghton highs at the Pales-
ira Saturday A large number of can
didates have been trying out for posi-
tons on the team this year and Cap
tain Ellis has had a hard time deter
mining the regular lineup. Four OF
last years men will again be seen on
the ice. The following is the official
team: Goal, Ellis (capt), Point. Schu-
maker: Cover point, r. Vivian; right
wing. Frimodig left wing, Jeffry;
rover, Skinner: and center, X. Vivian.
New Instructor.
Miss Coda +. Crum, of Hillsdale
has been employed to take charge OF
the stenography classes in the high
school, formerly taught by Miss Flor
ence Coutant Miss Crum previously
taught this branch of work in the
Cleary Business college at Ypsilant
and comes to Calumet highly recon-
mended.
Literary Society.
The Pro ct Con literary society's
meeting which was to have been held
last Friday afternoon will take place
| Friday OF tnlS week at % CioCks Al
interesting program has been arrang-
ed. including a debate: Resolved
That the Philippines Shall be Giver
! Immediate Independence" Affirma
tives. Clarence Pearson and Howard
Reep Negatives, James Givogre ant
I Byron Malfroid.
Indoor Baseball
The indoor baseball team will dis
: band shortly for the season. The team
r has been unable to arrange any
I. matches.
Graduating Class.
, The mid winter graduating class
? this year will be small. numbering
, about twenty-four members. Many O
these students will do post graduate
work until June. The majority of the
members of the class intend taking NJ
work at higher institutions. No grad
uation exercises will be held in Feb
. ruary and the students will receive
their diplomas in June with that class
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