Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-03-06
SCHOOL NOTES
Breezy Items of Our School by
the Normal Instructor


partment has been looking for
ward to Feb. 28, the time when
the two Literary Societies of the
school-the Normal. and High
School would meet in annual de-
bate. The looking forward has
now changed to recollection, for
the debate is over. After a hard
fought battle of "the giants" the
judges decided in favor of the
High School.
We have no complaint to regis
ter, for we succeeded in getting
men for judges who were not at
all acquainted with any of the
speakers. Most, if not all, of the
judges lived out of the state, and
were here on business, and for
the sake Of harmony they were
asked to serve, and after some
reluctance on their part we sue
ceeded in getting them to agree
to serve as the judges. There
were some disagreement on the
part Of the speakers in selecting
local men, and to effect harmony,
we got the strangers to act.
The High Schoolers hardly
knew how to accept theirvictory,
as they were more accustomed to
making out" with the other
feeling as our department won
over them last year. But in
order to relieve the unexpected
tension, they got some stringed
instruments to head the process
ion and spent quite a while sere-
nading, celebrating the unex-
pected." "
The two societies are now
even, and it remains for the
Normal Department to lick them
good and plenty next yearto quiet
the High Schoolers" forever
We do not hesitate to predict
victory perching on our banner
|neSt year. So, gerres.sSs EIigh.
Schoolers" to take your dope"
next year.
We now have three more
months Of good working time
in doing the things only that tell
for better grade certificates. We
wish to invite all who are not
in school that intend to take the
May examination, to come and
join US for here is good place
to get ready"
On next Saturday night it is
our aim to organize a Troop of
Boy Scouts of America, for the
benefit Of the boys in town and
the country who would like to
better themselves in all the
the things that go to make a
good citizen, and we will be glad
to enroll all who can qualify for
membership in this movement.
We held an explanatory meeting
last Saturday night, and quite a
number Of the town boys were
present tofind out the movement
and to learn the requirements.
We explained to them the object
of the movement, and read the
requirements and enlarged on the
things that stood out most prom
inently in the bettering the boys
= character, and when they went
away, most Of them seemed to be
t pleased with the thought of be.
, coming a Boy Scout,
For the benefit of our readers
| who do not understand the mean.
5 ing of this movement, we will
+ give the twelve laws of the Boy
-. Scouts that each one must live
A up to or give up his badge anC
G leave the order in disgrace.
e l, A Scouts honor is to b(
n trusted.
2. A Scout is loyal to his par
ents, his leaders, his country an(
to all others to whom loyalty il
= due.
;, 3. A Scouts duty is to /,
y useful and helpful to others. H,
'- must do his best to do a goot
e turn to somebody each day.
e 4. A Scout is a friend to al
e and a brother to every othe
l. scout,
e 5, A Scout is courteous to a
n especially to women, children
old people, cripples, and invaI
ids.
e 6. A Scout is kind to an
n mails.
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