The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-01-23
SCHOOL NOTES

Basket ball practice is held each
night, the boys and girls alternating
in tho use OF the hall. Between thirty
and forty boys and girls are out TO,
their class teams. Managers have
been selected and q tentative schedule
was adopted Tuesday night. Accord.
Ing to this schedule, games will b.
played each Friday, beginning with
Jan. 3lst, and continuing to the frs
Friday in March. Three teams Of
boys ere to compete for a banns,
which has been promised the winners,
and three teams Of girls will compete
for q second banner, both Of which
are to bs suitably lettered and hun,
in tho high school room. Each tear
10 to play four games.
Gladys Hagen entered the first year
class of the high school after the holi.
days, coming from the high school a,
Dazsy.
Ruth and Adelaide Badger have
withdrawn from the high school and
are attending school in Wisconsin,
Both have attended our high schooI
for tho past two years and have Lott
left an excellent record with us. The
best wishes of school and teachers arr
with them.
State examinations were offered il
in the high school last week, three
classes completing their work with
these examinations. Final term ex.
aminatlons were taken by the whole
school and included all grades down
to the second. Term reports will be
out the hrst of the week. Parents are
urged to examine these reports care.
fully and to give their attention tc
any marxs falling below IS pc.
At examination time, we get many
amusing statements from papers. II
last weeks history examination, one
pupil wrote about the cold (coal) min
ers, another tells that Delaware was
settled drst At Christianity by the
Swedes.
Glasses haye been formed in Clvics,
Botany, Senior Arithmetic. and 8tt
grade penmanship, replacing Adv
U, s.. History. Physiology, and the
9Th grade rev. classes in Geography
and reading. Psychology will con.
tinue for two weeks when Pedagogy
will be taken up by those seniors who
are preparing to teach.
AT a recen meeting of basket bal,
candidates, Sam Ray was elected
manager of the high school team anc
Frank Ray captain. We shall expec
good team work from the Ray broth
ers. Sam reports that he is in CORES
pondence with Casselton, Sharon
Finley and others and soon expect.
to be able to announce some higl
school games. We had expected te
meet the high school team from Pag,
but are informed that they have ne
team this winter.
Dora Fronk has been absent a few
days because of illness.
A sanitary bubbler was placed il
the lower hall Of the high school tn,
hrst of the year, and, after a two
weeks trial, has proven satisfactory
If adopted by the Board, the drinking
cup will be done away with.
The Board of Education took pre-
liminary action at a recent meeting
with q view to wiring the high schoo
building for electric lights.
The first high school game of bas
ket ball will be played Friday nigh
in the City Hall when the local team
meets the team representing Sharon
The game will be called at 8 O'Clock
Prices Is and 25 cents. Evsrybod,
come and enjoy the game.
Miss Horstmann and Miss Orr wor,
absent from their grades Wednesday
lnez Soldal teaching in the secont
grade and Mr.. Rechsteiner in the 4th.
A meeting Of the Y. M. G. A. will b,
held Tussda night Of next week i,
the high school building for election
of officers and for the transaction o
the transaction of other bushes,
which will be presented at this meetin,
All members are urged to be present.
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