Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-12-11

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Coach Collins started the boys on
basketball practice last night. They
viii practice at the fair grounds IN
the agricultural hall until until .
hall 10 secured nearer town. There
are about 80 boys who are going
ont Tor basketball this year and we
look for very good season. the
first game will be played with Mar
ouette, Dec. 90, at Abilene. Inc
g,rIe, team. as yet, has no place for
practice. but probably soon wH
have.
The Rev. Guy H. WINNER, the
evangelist. conducting the services
4 At the Baptist church, was visitor
| in chapel wednesday morning.
The manual training department
IA progressing rapidly. Two OF the
boys each are making book case.
These are to be placed in the city
library where they will be filled
with books that are used largely
by the high school students anO
where any visitor may see what the
students In this line Of work are
doing. The remainder OF the
".ehool earpenters" are making coat
Hangers and small furniture.
q q !,
superintendent Stacey gave q
vary interesting and pleasing ex-
PLANTATION Of three curious methods
Of solving arithmetic problems, In
chapel Friday morning. The fiyst
of these 10 an odd one used by the
| Russian peasants In multiplication
| the second was what is know as the
lattice" method OF multiplication
| ana the third, what 10 called the
"serateh" method OF division.
III AsAA
il TheasN assye1re ciub meets again
/ ON December Is. Its new book VII
he "The Christmas Carol" By DICK
ems.
The senior class pins will be hes'
in A few days. Watch for them.
II G. A. Anderson is seen. now l en-
then, at the Racket store foohn
with the mechanical toys.
q q q
since the, manual training ROOF
has been equipped with the eiectri
hand cav, there has been contir
nal hum during the periods OF worl
The boys have finished their pros
lema in mechanical drawing and .
are now starting on furniture Worl
rhey have their choice Of what tnt
want to make, and each has chose
a different thing. Since all the ne
tools are here the boys are able
do more efficient work, The DO.
all are interested in their work.
The domestic science girls are
coming more popular every day, al
IN fact. much more skilled. tn
lhava been working this week
pastries and have baked four a
. ferent kinds of pies. You can 1ud
- their success from the statemer
Of some OF the boys who were (
tunate enough to be around wn
bile those steaming dainties were tax
from the oven. They certainly VIC
success. The pies were ma
ing from apples. cranberries and lemol
line On account Of their usual Frid
the lecture the girls will not be a
arm to bake any more this week.
shot q A&
the In football this year A. n.
car made a credftable showing, hav
ecu won three games and lost three.
in scoring Abilene made 1877 points
ners our opponents Is. When the
,om- for tryouts was given early in ,
lung TENDER, 1t was seen that we lacl
veteran material. Any team Is ma
NCn9 1C8pp0u WHCu GnAS -
matter how good the green mate
the IS, because football is a science
kens cannot be learned in day. AS
the season advanced, unusual circl
time stances kept three of the regu
ride from playing and their positions
le to to be filled by inexperienced =
ne started off with a rush, wfnr
our first game with Enterprise
10, easily. The Salina team wa
Drssl different proposition and beat
sSc. Dickinson county highs
tucked us, and won, 1870.
AT game, however, was hard-fou
> and the real score should be s.
the county's favor. Junction