The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-10-11
PAW PAW PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Interesting Items From the Seat of
Learning Contributed by Our
Special Correspondent.
AGNES CAGNEY.

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from the banks OF the Columbia rive
Monday. They were sent to Mrs
Beattie by her brother who owns
ranch there.
Miss Quay has been appointed
librarian and the library is now open t.
the public on Mondays, Wednesdays anc
Fridays. Anyone deslr books please
bear this in mind.
This has been rather quiet weel
both in the lower grades aud in the
| high school but while nothing startling
has occurred we are never-the less pre-
pairing TO do great things in the neal
future
Mrs. Burch of Kalamazoo, who is ir
town organizing class 10 physical
culture gave brief talk to the lady
teachers in Miss Chaffee's room, Friday
night and tried to persuade them to
enter but as they are all as beautiful az
they care to be, none have as yet done
so.
The Juniors, Sophomores and Fresh.
men have organized and elected their
officers. The Juniors chose Kenneth
Wilkins, president; Mildred Shepard
vice president; Carl Markiliie, secretary
and Ray Curtiss, treasurer. The Sophie
mores only have president and secre-
tary go far Clifford Shank fills the
first office and LaVere Davis the second
Kirk Harrington is president OF the
Freshman class, Esther Buckley. secre-
tary and James McCotter Treasurer.
The boys Of the high school under the
direction OF Mr. Mayer have formed an
inter.class league and will play a series
Of games for the high school champion
ship. Each class has a team aud each
one is trying hard to win. Carl Mather
is captain OF the Senior team, James
Bale of the Juniors, LiVere Davis Of
Sophomores and Lester Cagney of the
Freshmen. The first game will be played
Wednesday night between the Seniors
and Freshmen. This ought to be an
incentive for the boys to work contin-
uously and will assuredly be the very
best kind of practice.
There has been new arrangement
made this year, in regard TO class
meetings Each class must elect
member of the faculty as their advisor
and this advisor must be present at
every meeting. This is to do away with
great deal of the wrangling which is
so often considered necessary in order to
carry point. not only in school life but
in more advanced circles. The second
duty of this person will be to keep each
class from doing anything foolish.
Every student considers this last entirely
superfuous. The Seniors unanimously
elected Mr.. Robertson, the Juniors Miss
Fox, and the Freshmen Miss Nixon.
The Sophomores are behind in this
matter also.
next Friday afternoon when our first
lesson in parliamentary practice will be
given. The idea which originated with
Mrs. Robertson is one which appeals to
most of the students and offers an
exceptional opportunity to those who
become proficient in the art OF public
speaking. The plan Is to have a debate
every other Friday afternoon upon some
topic that Is occupying the attention of
the world about US, and to give every
one a chance to speak either for or
against it. These debates will be con-
Quoted according to parliamentary form
and are sure to be interesting. The
topic for next Friday is resolved that
Athletics Should be
Abolished in the State OF Michigan"
The domestic science room is one OF
the busiest this year. Every grade in
school is interested in this course and it
Is right that they should be, for there
has not been enough attention paid to it
In former years. A great many OF the
girls who graduate from high schools
TODAY, know too much about science
and mathematics while they know
almost nothing OF cooking and sewing.
" course this is not true OF Paw Paw
but it is the case in a great many places