The daily sentinel., 1912-01-03
FORMAL OPENING
HIGH SCHOOL
JAN. z
Connors Addresses Schools This Morn
ing on Shakespearean Art.-Bat-
avian System Work is Started.
Vacation Has Interest.

The opening Of the new high school
building which had been planned for
Friday evening OF this week. has
been deferred until Friday evening
Of next week. January -. or uniiI
such time as the building is thor
ouShly completed and everything in
readiness for the inspection of the
public.
New Switchboard.
A telephone switchboard has been
Installed in the superintendent Of
lice in the new high school building
As soon as the new cable arrives. con
nections will be made through this
switchboard with the desk In Profess
or Tope's office, with the superin-
tendent's desk. and with the old
high school building. the Lowell
school, the Whittier school. the EN-
erson school, the Hawthorne school
and the Bryant school. The phone
in the superintendents office is
Junction l4S, the same as il used to
be In the old high school building.
The number of the phone i'm the old
high school building is now Junction
232.
Conner Talks.
wednesday morning in the assem-
bly, room of the new high schoot
building the students and faculty en-
loyed an interesting talk by MIR
!. conner He spoke upon elocution
and the dramatic art. showing i'm an
amusing way the difference between
a good and poor Interpretation of a
me passage, He gave three short
readings which were difficult to rem
der, presenting them in a mastcrful
way. The audience showed their in
tefest by the closest attention. Mr..
conner Is the representative of the
Robert b. Mantell company, which
VIII play The Merchant of Venice"
III thls city the 1Ith Of this month.
Batavian System Work.
tuesday. Miss Anna burning be-
gan the Batayian system work in the
hawthorne school. Miss burning has
dohe excellent work as a supply
teacher and in every line of her de
partment is making a marked sue
cess.
Miss Elizabeth Sheridan. who has
been visiting at her home for several
weeks, has resumed her duties in the
Emerson school.
Miss Margaret Mcconnell, who was
delayed in the great snow storm in
Kansas. arrived on the noon train
tuesday and began her work in the
afternoon
Vacation Too Short.
The teachers and pupils through
out the schools report pleasant va
cation. Nearly all expressed a wish
that it had been longer. However,
since the school year has been
heightened two weeks a two-weeks
vacation at Christmas time would
bring the close of the school wear too
late in the summer.
HironS Kept Busy.
Prof. w. G. Hirons. principal of
the freshman class in the old high
school building is making a success
tul start in his new duties. Mr.. Hi
rons, in addition to his duties as
n'incinal ot tre old high school
'fifg h's the genaral supervision
~ th 2lnvgr3unds Of the Lowell and
Whittier schools. We consider the
board of education and our school
patrons fortunate in securing the
services of such a competent and
genial man for this responsible po-
sition.
Keep Building Warm.
During the exceedingly cold wealth
er of the past few days. the buildings
have been well warmed considering
the Intensity of the cold outside. on
ly one room was obliged to dismiss
and that for only half day.