Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-02-20
School Notes.

School notes did not reach the print
er last week, hence these items cover
two weeks.
Attendance for this month is much
better than last. Several pupils who
have been out on account of sickness
are in school again. Their names are
Gladys Bishop, Kenneth Curry, Lucille
Farrar, James Collier.
The history classes have met in two
debates since last writing. The first
was between the 9th and 10th grades
on the subject: Resolved, that Hanni-
bal was a greater general than Ma
poleon. The decision was in favor of
10th grade. The second was between
the 10th and 18th grades: Resolved,
that Rome had a greater influence on
modern civilization than Greece. The
decision was in favor of the 10th
grade. Mr.. 9. p. Damron and Mr..
Pigg kindly served as judges in the
| different debates. The interestin these
contests runs high and quite an inn
provement is noticed in the speeches.
Last Saturday afternoon from $3.50
to $3.50 Supt. B. W. Loomis and wife
gave a reception to the teachers Of
Ironton schools which was a very
enjoyable affair. Ironton has a SPLEEN
did corps of teachers; you should seek
to know to know them better. They
are earnest and conscientious workers
for the good of the community.
Mr.. Ed. Mills, a temperance lee
turer Of West Virginia, gave a short
talk to the high school and 7lh and
9Th grades at the music period Friday
afternoon. Mr.. Mills is quite an in
teresting talker and puts the temper
anee problem in quite a forceful man
ner to his audience.
A complete catalogue of all books
in the central school building has lust
been completed. The total is 1865.
This does not include the 500 agricul-
ture and scene leaflets, nor any of
the books now in Arcadia ward or the
negro school library. The present
plan is to make every book in the
school accessible to every room.
The class in Agriculture have been
studying horses for the past week.
Careful measurements were made of
several horses and the score counted.
The horse owned by Mr.. J. M. Haw-
kins made the highest score of about
81 per cent perfect. The eighth grade
class in Agriculture tested some very
rich milk one day last week. The
test showing 7 per cent. butter fat. 1t
was afterwards found to be the strip
pings.
Mrs. B. w. Loomis gave a lecture to
the high school Monday morning on
Preventive Medicine. Her subject
was bubonic plague. She explained
that the lecture was an exemplary
one, illustrating preventive and con
troll. Bubonic plague has only oc-
CURED once in the United States and
never gained much of a foothold then.
This was in San Francisco, California,
in 1899. 1t was contracted from the
steerage passengers and was confined
chiefly to the Chinese of that city,
1t is thought to be carried by feas
that infest rats and squirrels, also by
the rats and squirrels themselves, AND
is transmitted to persons by the bite.
America is certainly fortunate that
the deadly disease has never gained
foothold. This is due to the activity
of the various health departments
especially of California, in exterminat-
ing the rats and preventing its spread
In India people die by thousands Of
this dread disease. Therei is no known
cure for it.
The high school pupils will give 8
public entertainment on Friday, Feb
ruary 2sth, 1918. The principal par
of the entertainment will be a drama
entitled, "Anne of Old Salem" Tht
l cast is composed chiefly of the Amer
lean History class. The play has its
! setting in the famous Salem Witch.
, craft Of 1912. You will enjoy seeing
the play. Watch for posters giving
particulars.