The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-01-25
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The debaters are talking business
now. The League debates begin III
February and a Blackfoot team VIII
be in the field.
Kenneth Parkinson who was max
| ing good as a center on the pasKeI
ball team is on the crippled list. He
sprained an ankle in practice one night
this week and now wears clutches.
The plan is now under way to give
comic opera some time late in the
spring. The chorus will soon begin
to pratice On the heavier parts and
the soloists are testing out their lungs
power daily.
The equipment of the Domestic
Science department is moving along
at lively rate There are thirty-two
girls enrolled for this work. The tables
are being made and furnishings or
dered so that the department will be-
in full swing in the near future. Mrs.
Benson, who is graduate from the
University of Iowa, will be the teach
err for this department.
The High School orchestra has
started move by which it will prac-
tice ofteren. New music is on the
road and a prosperous future is prom
Used for this organization.
At the beginning of the new SEM
ester it is planned to organize lit
erary society for the purpose of en-
courasing debate parliamentary practice
and extemporaneous speaking. This
organization will be open to out side
parties who are interested in this line
of work. The society will meet as
often as may seem fit, perhaps every
two weeks and engage in these pract-
ices. If you wish to become a men,
Der notify the high school principal.
The result of the basket ball game,
week ago Wednesday evening at the
school gymnasium was as follows:-
First half H. S. Faculty 26, Picket
team 6; second half, Faculty "a, pick
ed team 81. Giving the game to the
Faculty by score of SO to 81. This
was the first time that the Faculty
team has been together and the result
was surprise to every one. When
the teachers of Bonneville and Bingham
Counties hold their joint meeting next
month an inter-county game will be
pulled off and Bingham will give
good account of herself.
The following boys made the trip.
to Rigby and Rexburg Friday after
noon: Will Parkinson, Bert Penning-
ton, James Adamson, Jake CULLEN.
Amos Taylor, Earl Miller and shelomi
van Blaricon Mr.. VanDerhoof ac--
companied the team and took care
ofsthe business end of the trip.
| The new term is now under wav
The students are adjusted to their sew
eral rooms and new students are flock
Ing into all parts of the school.
The trip of the basket ball team in
to the land of the enemy was one of
defeat. We have no excuses to offer.
save that we have not had the use of
the gymnasium long enough to round
out a we'll oiled machine. We will do
better from now on The Rigby high
school team proved very fast bunch
and on their dance floor succeeded in.
whipping the Blackfoot team by two
to one score. Then again at the.
Kicks Academy the local boys met a
team that is an all star organization.
They do not play foot ball up there.
but put all of their time in on basket
ball. Our team was entirely outclassed
IN all departments Of the game. We
Will promise better results from now
on as the experience of these two gam
es has done much to round out the
team.
On OF the most closely matched
games in basket ball ever played on a
local court was pulled off on Monday
evening between the town team and
the High School Faculty team. The
final result wss 16 to II in favor NJ
the town team. s
Saturday evening of this week tho.
Hackioot High Schc 81 first team NAV.
tie American Falls High School. in the.
local gymnasium American Falls Hiab,
has already defeated the fast pocatello.
team, SO a fast and spirited game is
expected. This is the first Of the lea.
ne games dat has been pulled off in
!ack-o,t in the history of the school
erse at ends'lce is desired. There
y Il be girls game thrown in IN
' ke thinss interesting.
re class in A-rieulture has made
'e4 's-t "a nc p1ultIy how this week
sd 'iat the dif eco kinds Of birds
q re Oh exhibition Each now knows
g.. WIZ breed of chiuLen is best adj
az to this o!imata ard will meet the
nos Of ally continscpcv