The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-12-25
=: Public School Notes =
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High School
Emery Burgess returned to school
last week after being sick for nearly
two weeks with the pink eye.
Thursday morning the students were
entertained for Is minutes by short
musical program which was as follows
Vocal solo by Louise Bublitz, Piano
solo by June Cobb, Song by Girls G1ee
club.
Russell Calhoon returned recently
after visit to the cities.
Justus Personals came back this
morning. His eye was scratched
while playing basketball which caas.
ed three weeks absence.
Our high school principal, Chas. v.
Taylor journeyed to Fargo last Mon
day morning.
Warren Whitson, while skating up
the river last Sunday struck cable
and was knocked senseless, but he re.
turned to school this morning quite
like himself.
Philip Martin sprained his shoulder
while skating the other day and was
absent from school Monday but ret.
turned this morning. :
The Juniors held a program last Fri
day afternoon and the principle part of
the program was a play entitled ''The
Minister'S Wife, " given by Marion Cole,
Amanda Bonhus, Fern Wilson, Margar-
ct Mudgett, Lai1a Platou, and Florence
Beachem. The play proved a success
and the Juniors are thinking Of having
another in the near future. A class
paper "The Junior Messenger" was
read by Roy Weston, edftor-in-chief.
The paper was well given and told
many interesting facts. A large num-
be" of visitors were present.
The scholarship committee of the
Sophomore class report that the stu.
dents are doing good work and that
the class shows decided improve
ment. For the second term of school
the sophomores stood first in attend
ance, second in punctuality and second
in literary.
There will be a meeting of the
sophomore class Wednesday morning
to decide on the work that the class
as whole will do after the usual
Christmas vacation which begins Fri
day evening.
| The weekly meeting Of the high
school debating club now takes place
on Thursday night instead Of Monday
night as before. This coming Thurs
day they will hold the preliminaries tt
determine the make up Of the team
which is to meet Jamestown and Car
rington sometime after Christmas
This debate will undoubtedly be very
good. And it will be open to the pub
lie. The question is Resolved tina,
the Government establish courts fol
the compulsory adjustment of disputes
between employees and corporations
that hold franchises Of public nat
ure." Negative, Roy Weston, Law
renee Bohnhoff, Erling Platou; AZ
firmative, Gordon Cox, Harold Mayer
Walter Kane.
Prof. Lucas Of the Normal on Mon
day morning told Of his experience in
a shipwreck while going from Sar
Francisco to Portland, Ore. On &C
count of lack Of time he was unable
to finish but will continue his speech
at another time.
| Miss Lillian Cook, city librarian
gave fifteen minute talk during the
opening exercises at high school las
Wednesday. She discussed the whole
line Of the periodicals. The talk wal
very much enjoyed and Miss Cook ha.
promised to appear again in the future
and speak on other lines Of her work
| Last Friday morning Mr.. Gilmore
Biles, our agricultural teacher gave {
talk on the instruction Of def peopl.
He has had some experience in THU
work and it is very interesting Il
learn by what methods they ar
taught. He also had promised t.
speak further on this subject in tn
future.
Lincoln School.
The End grade have the flag thi
week for the best attendance and pun