The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-08
{, HIGii SCHOOL NOTES

nrSI semester ana al are making
cod progress.
The orchestra are holding their
regular practices twice week. They
played. at the Crystal Wednesday and
Thursday of last week and all who
'eard them say they are doing fine.
The squad are practising nearly
g cry day now. The next basket
i all game will be Friday, Feb. 2,
when P. H. S. will go to Elkhart to
ace the strong High school team
there.
Everybody is, or ought to be in
terested in the work of getting out
is years annual. The managers
lave planned for larger and better
book than has ever been attempted
in Plymouth High school. 1t will
consist of over 100 pages and will
conta n numerous special features.
Three prizes for the best stories
have been offered and the following
JUDGES appointed: Miss Wiseman,
Miss Sull van, and Mr.. Harris. Let
everyone Get busy and do his share
to make this Annual real success.
GEORGE Soice has entered III. S. and
is taking up special commercial
work. We welcome him to our
ranks.
If everything turns out as has
been planned P. III. S. will have a
"sure winner" base ball team this
spring. There is large amount of
good material in the school, and
Coach ii. W. Outer feels confident
of having a team such as has not
been found in this school for num-
Der of years. May we have the sort
of a. mine worth the name and with
it a revival of that good old school
spirit of several years ago when Mr..
Randall coached the boys and Plym-
outh was justly proud of the team.
The Seniors are having their
pictures taken for the Annual this
week. Next comes the Juniors and
so on. Mr.. S. Edwards is doing the
work. The Freshmen, as well as all
of the classes except the graduating
class, will use two pages each for
their class photographs.
The Bookkeeping class have re-
celved new sets of books for the
semester's work.
Senior English classes are strug-
cling thru Macaulay's ESSAYS on
Addison and Johnson. while the
Juniors have begun Sponsors
."Falue Queene," as well as the
study Of English Literature.
The Class of 1912 have elected the
several committees who will have
charge of the various Commence
ment functions. The Chairmen are
as follows:
Invitation Committee-Olga Tomlin-
son;
Class Day Program-Dale C. Evans;
Commencement Program-Roland r.
Metsker;
Class Gift-Schuyler Nolan;
Decoration-Ruth Vinall;
Glass Picnic-Erma Humrichouser;
Commencement Dance-Ford S.
Cressner.
These committees have been care
fully chosen and the Seniors are of
the opinion that all of the places
have been filed by students who
will work with increasing enthusiasm
for the welfare of the class and of
the school.
The Civics class has started off
well and from the CLOCKS of things
some most interesting and highly.
entertaining debates will be indulg-
ed in by the members of the class,
altho' the greater. part Of the work
may be called extemporaneous.
We note that Knight Houghton,
who proved such a worthy enter
tai2er for the class in American
history, has found place with the
Civics students, and GERRY" Over
myer still persists in saying that
the chief duty of the County Audi
tor is the issuing of marriage
licenses. Luckily for him this is
Leap Year, so he may thus escape
embarrassment in making such a
Gerald Duncan of the Gas Co., has |
entered Fl. s. and is taking up. sew |
eral commercial subjects. He, too, |
is a welcome addition to our student |
body.
Grace Stephenson has. been COM
PEELED to drop her studies for the
of the year, because of
poor health, much to the regret of
all who know her, for she was a very
good student and a jolly schoolmate.
May she speedily recover her health
and be able to resume her school
work in the fall. theodore Artz
her as Secretary of the.
Senior class.
The Class of 1912 pleasantly sur
orlsed their President, Linnelle
schrock on Wednesday evening, Jan.
L., it being his birthday. They were