The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-05-09
Public School Notes.

Examinations in the High School
began last Tuesday,
Carl Trauernlcht won the gold
medal in the Declamatory contest
at Desloge last Saturday evening.
Nester Noss of Bonnie Terre was
second and received the silver med
al. Virginia Waring of Flat River
won the silver medal In the girls
contest and Ora Kleppsattle of
Desloge the gold.
1.-THE Jolly Farmer" by the High
School music class was presented
/ Tuesday evening in the auditorium
of the High School. The students
were greeted by large and appre-
ciative audience. This was some
thing unusual in the nature of high
school entertainment, but it seems
to have met with marked success.
I The following students will repre-
sent the High School in the con.
tests at Cape Girardeau Friday and
/ Saturday Sof this week. Gus Ma
/ lions IN essay, in composition with
/ representative from - Ugh
] schools; Carl Tranernicht and Ma
/ RTE Heinlen in defamation, in com
/ petition with representatives from
4 20 high schools; Gus Nations, Troy
| Whitener, John Bailey and Harvey
! Halle in athletics, in competition
/ with athletes from % schools.
Rev. j. NJ. Bailey will preach the
| Baccalaureate Sermon Sunday ev-
ening, May -. This service will be
held in the NJ. r.. Church, South,
and Will be IA union service.
/ The contest in Essay and Oratory,
for which Messrs. Hensley and
/ Klein are Offering medals, will he
/ held in the auditorium Monday cv-
cning, May II, at = o'clock. The
contestants are Gus Nations, Jessie
| Akcrs, Georgia WcstOyer, Grace
/ Denman and Rcba Ashburu. 1t
was our ambition to have more boys
/ in this contest; in fact, the purpose
/ in originating the contest was to in
terest more boys in this phase of
education, and the need is thus
made still more manifest. II is
| hoped, however, that this can be
! improved in the years to come.
Tuesday evening, May il, at 5
O'Clock, the Seniors will give play.
This also will be in thI auditorium
and you are invited to be present.
Wednesday, May IL, is the day
for the school picnic. While this is
| gnllaH a Gnhnnl tianip IL "a a tinni.
/ for everyone. We are anxious to
have as many present as possible
and join with us In having n delight
full time. The rail road will give us
IA rate of l5c round trip for adults,
and school children Zoe round trip,
or &c each way. Refreshments such
MS ice cream, lemonade, soda water,
oranges, candy, peanuts, etc, will
be for sale on the grounds and you
will have an abundance with which
To refresh yourselves. You are eX-
| pected to bring your dinner, so that
we can have regular picnic dinner;
each family by itself il desired, or
| in groups of several families where
convenient, il desired. Remember
the date and plan to be present, en-
| joy yourselves and aid the children
in having good time.
The Commencement will he held
in the Auditorium on the evening
OF May 18th. Hon. W. ID. Vandiver
of st. Louis will deliver the address
to the class and MIR. w. b. Rarideu,
President of the Board of Education,
will present the diplomas.
All of the exercises of the week
are free and you are cordially in
vited 10 he present an each occasion.
THE SUPERINTENDENT.