The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-10-18
PAW PAW PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Interesting Items From the Seat of
Learning Contributed by Our
Special Correspondent.
AGNES CAGNEY.

The Sophmores have chosen Miss
Spencer as their advisor.
-Four new pupils entered the gram mar
room this week. There are 81 enrolled
at the present time The largest eighth
grade in years.
Mites Quay is trying TO organize n
class in music in the high school and II
enough enter she expects to do some
thing in chorus work.
The Freshmen are to have number
OF parties during the winter so that the
non resident pupils may become
acquainted with those residing in town.
All the teachers are planning to attend
the State convention at Grand Rapids,
October 81 and November |, and the
students will enjoy a holiday while
they are gone.
There will be short periods Friday
afternoon and school will be dismissed
earlier than usual so that the pubis
may enjoy the fair and attend the ball
game. The band will play for the game
The second game of base ball in the
high school cham onshlp series was
played Tuesday night. Sophomores VS..
Juniors. The "Sophs" walked away
with the game, winning by a score of
22 to Z.
A, the teachers meeting Tuesday
night, the question "Ho~ can We make
the school more efficient" was discussed
and several bright ideas originated All
the members of the faculty are very
much interested 10 this and are working
hard for the general uplift of the school,
The first game between the Seniors
and Freshmen which was played last
Friday night was won by the digniffed
| fourth year fellows: score 3 to .. A
great deal of interest is being manifested
/ in these games. and each class is very
enthusiastic over their chances for
success.
Every pupil il the high school is very
much interested 10 politics at present,
and everyone has his favorite mar
already elected. In going around and
taking up ballot Wilson seems to be
the general favorIte with Roosevelt
next. Mr.. Taft has no chance at all,
according to our politicians of 1920.
Every grade is represented in the
school EXHIBIT at the fair and while
most of these were prepared in a
cursory manner, they never the-less,
excel those of former years. Miss
/ Quay's exhibit in art, Mrs. Pancake 8
on map drawing and Miss Morrell's 10
domestic science are among the best.
Paw Paw High school is to have 10
new peoants! Eacn student donates
ten cents TO buy the felt; Mr.. Mayer
cuts out the letters and several of the
! girls have volunteered to sew them on.
They will be exhibited around the
assembly room and will commemorate
thee past achievements of our glorious
athletes.
The debate Friday afternoon, Cd
Resolved that interscholastic athletics
should be abolished 10 the state of
Michigan" was won by the negative
side. The judges decision resulted in a
tie and so the question was left to the
hSSohoiy' -hithouSu tuo hiSuuoulS
on both sides were weak the debate was
very interesting and occasioned much
laughter not only from the pubils but
from the teachers rs we'll The boys
did all the talking thus proving that
some Of those old proverbs about a
woman's tongue, etc. are all wrong.
The next debate will be held next week.
The question has not been decided on
as yet, but Resolved that there should
be short intermission during the
forenoon session" has been suggested.