The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-14
\. s. BASKETBALL
STARTS JAN. rs
Calumet Highs Play At Hancock
Other School Notes

The high school basketball schedule
for the season Of 1918 has been ar
ranged. only three teams will be IN
the league this year, Lake Linden hay
ing decided TO drop out owing 10 lack
# material. The league this year will
be composed of Houghton, Hancock
and Calumet. Houghton has decided
To drop the girls team because Of lack
Of material.
The schedule is as follows;
January 25-Calumet at Hancock.
February Hancock at Houghton.
February S-Houghton at Calumet
February 15--Hauccs'a at Calumet
February - or some other date in
same veek--iioughton at Hancock.
March Calumet at Houghton.
Houehton Team is Strong.
The Houghton FIVE will likely be one
Of the strongest in the league. c. ].
Wagner, physical director Of the
Houghton high school, makes a spc-
cialty Of basketball and as he has
some strong material to work with he
mas high hopes OF turning out win
uins team. Hollister will captain the
Houghton squad and will in ali prob
ability ne played at forward. Follister
is a first-Class man in a forward posi-
ton and working with WINNER. the
other forward, he should be a big star.
Alt Is being used at center but it is not
unlikely he will be taken out Of the
same unless he shows an Improvement
ard WINNER put in his place. With
WINNER in center, Tfeiffer would be
moved up to forward anc Chynoweth
and Rogers used as guards. In addi-
ton to these PLAYERS there are num-
Der Of other players on the squad.
Physical Director Wagner has made
ARRANGEMENTS to teach the boys Of tine
high school wrestling and boxing. The
classes in wrestling will be held at /
O'clock every Tuesday afternoon after
the close Of the school, while boxing
will be taught on Fridav nights Most
% the boys have expressed a desire to
b" taught these two subjects and it is
likely that big classes will be started.
Work in oratoreals.
The dates for the school contests
that are To be held to choose the stu
dent 10 represent the school in oratDry
and defamation have been announced
hy Principal Erickson for Feb. p and
- and March 7. on the first two
dates contests in oratcry and declama-
ton viii De held in the school and the
two best in each class will be selected.
The final contests will be held March
: when tho school representatives,
'Hu be chosen. March IS and April 4
have been chosen for the district con
tests and these will likely be held in
the Calumet high school assembly
room and the other in either the Eer-
rcdgc thcatcr in Hancock or tho Am |
phidrome in Houshton
The Junior Dance.
Tho Junior Class Of the Houghton
hIsh school will give a dance next
week on Saturday evening. This will
be the FIRST dance ever given hv this
class and they have entered into the
ARRANGEMENTS with unusual zest.
The following committees have been
named Printing, Norman Eolles, !
chairman Lester NanCarrow and Clar
cuce Miller; arrangements. Archie
Levine, Norman Baudin and Harold
Moss; decorations, Francis DnDn,
Florence Knaun Ella Bliss, NVlnsor
Stoyle and Douglass Vivian: lunch,
iladys Strobel Margaret Reedcr,
race Markham, Marjorie Lewis and
Iazel Mum.
Would Like TO Teach French.
~ NJ. Kitzmillcr Of the English de-
u1r'wcnt Of the school has been max
ing INQUIRIES among the pupils in his
departments with a view of learning
low many Of them would like to take
- course in French. Mr. Kitzmiller
ias spent a number OF years studying
Frcuch ana hc declared he would like
10 teach it in the high school. Al
though there we're "a number Of stu
''niS interested IN the subject, WHEN
'Hc question was preached To the
.ohpJ authorities thcy declared that
Q another language were TO be intro
duc"d b. would have 10 be Spanish as
.his was badly needed by the students
"ho won't 20 the college of mines and
80 mnuv going there that TINS course
mirhi become a necessity in The near
future
Mr. Eiumilcr said that the stu
dents that wcro intending 10 90 to
other colleges would stand IN need II
some Fron0h ana II would help them
Y they Ind some Of II in their school
course Many Of the children In the
high school are from homes where
Canaetru French IS spoken and most
.of them are anxious TO have the course
Introduced here. So far no action has
been taken.