Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-15
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
Edited by the Students Un-
. der the Auspices of the
English Department.


The under classmen ara jubilant
over their victory in the baseball
game Thursday afternoon. The
score stood twelve TO eleven in
favor of the Sophmore and Fresh
men. In order to give the boys
time for the game, school began
st 8:15 thus giving the boys an ex-
ira perod in the afternoon for base
ball. Teachers and pupils showed
their interest by attending in a
body.
This team has also won two out of
three games played with the gram
mer School hoys. Good luck to you
Freshman-Sophmore team!
The young ladies had shorter
programme than usual but there
were some excellent numbers
given.
The Magazine Review by Miss
Edythe Merkley was both entertain
ing and instructive An exposition
on the Manufacture of Silk" by
Elvina BleviEs showed careful read
iEg and the composition was good.
The conundrums collected ny Lola
Hanna added variety to the pro-
gram and were much enjoyed. The
debate, "Resolved that Monday is
better for a school holiday than
Saturday, was discussed by Harriet
Peck and Geraldine Helfrlch affirm
ative, and Alice Hylton and Ara
bella Bruce, negative. The affirm
ative side received the unanimous
decision OF the judges.
The Tau Kappa members are IN
vited TO be guests of the Parliment-
ary Drill class next Friday night.
The invitation was delivered in a
very unique way. An ambassador
in the form of Harvey Sewell at
tir81Gn swallow tail coat and stove
pipghat, attended by body guard
r%ed cap-a-pie came in person to
t.E verv sanctuary of the inner
splsg e Of the Tau Kappa unabashed
in the presence Of so many feminine
admirers and insensible to the
darts from Beauties eyes the noble
message was delivered. Then the
plucky ambassador and his martial
train withdrew. The trembling
ladies hastily penned note and
despatching two fleet-footed mes
sengers bade them approach the
> threshold of the august ones with
the missive. With beating hearts
the female Mercuries approached ed
the portals gave one blow from a
feminine fist, deposited the answer
1--WE submit" and fled as on wings
of the morning safe to their own
abode.
Friday April eighteenth, the girls
society will have lesson in parli,
meDtary drill and on the following
Friday, April twenty-ffth they will
present Scotch program in which
they will endeavor to bring out in
teresting facts about Scotland and
Scotch literature. The program
will be interspersed with scotch
songs. Thanks to the liberal pat
ronage Of our friends. The Tau
Kappa girls had sixteen dollars tC
give to the basket ball debt. We
wish to thank the Independent and
~ the Free Press for free space an6
the Opera House management foi
the tickets which they gave us
May Jewett has been cut OF
School for several days-not with
. smallpox. We hope her eyes viii
sooS ,be in a condition to allow hel
to )Bturn to school.
1t ID rumored that Miss Kne
meyer wept copious tears over the
defeat of her beloved Juniors ant
Seniors. Others say she had onions
in her pocket.
Miss Hazel Hedges joined the
Tau Kappa society and will bt
initiated next week.
The weekly meeting of the Parli
mentary law class was called t