The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-12-04
School Again
Foot Ball Season Closed and Basket
Ball Organizations Formed

Regular work has been resumed at
school after the Thanksgiving holi-
days and both pupils and teachers
seem to feel better for the few days OF
vacation. The reports which were
issued on. Monday were q disappoint.
ment to few for they indicate that
more application to studies is necess-
ary in number of cases ii pupils
are to make up their grade this year.
The high teachers report that pupils
are for the most part making good
progress, but they are confident that
a number are practically doing no
home studying which accounts for
their poor showing in classes. 1t is
vel! for both pupils and their parents
to bear in mind that good results on
high school work can not be expected
of the average pupil without from one
to two hours study outside of school
hours every day. Fortunately the
majority of the pupils seem to appre.
ciate this and great number OF
failures is not anticipated.
The football season which ended
last Thursday was success in more
ways than one. The team played
five games, losing two, winning two
and tieing one. The boys played
clean and consistent foot ball, and in
the two games lost were not defeated
by very decisive scores. The alumni
game was great disappointment to
the high school fans for they believsd
that 1914 team ought to have won the
game easily. However the alumni
were too fast at times and showed .
better game on defense, and the high
team did not seem to have its usual
ginger, so the score indicates about
the relative strength of the team in
this game.
The season has been a success from
the standpoint of gentlemanly and
and sportsmanlike conduct of the
players in all games. While all the
games have been hard fought, not one
has been marred by uncalled for
squabbles among players and officials
and spectators. The alumni game
was one that was especially pleasing
in this respect, for though there was
intense rivalry between the contend
ing teams, the play was clean at all
times and courtesy was shown to
no Il - g.op hn
injured and removed from the game.
A good spirit of friendly rivalry was
TO be noted at all times. Finally the
the foot ball season was a success
from financial standpoint. This is
in large measure due to the generosity
of the alumni who turned the receipts
of the Thanksgiving game over to the
athletic association. The receipts of
this game netted about fifty dollars,
and this leaves fair bala nee in the
treasury OF the association after all
the bills are paid.
Basket ball is now the order OF the
day at the high school. Both the
girls and the boys are expecting TO
have teams in shape for games by the
opening Of the SECOND semester.
Misses Brodeen and Englund will
coach the girls team and MIR. Hill will
look after the boys. OF the girls,
Hilfred Johnson, Erma Schneck,
Wyant Wood, Katherine Mesmer,
Alice Coulter, Doris Rix, and others
will play. A number OF these girls
have had some experience, and it is
hoped that q good team may be had.
The boys that have played are
Mitchell, Bleser, Fl. Bingham and
n. VanDevoort. At the meeting on
Tuesday morning Harvey Bingham
was chosen as captain OF the boys
team.
The moving picture entertainment
which was given by Manager Nelson
of the Bentley Grand on Saturday
afternoon was not what had been
planned, but some 25O or 800 Of the
pupils enjoyed the pictures that were
shown. Manager Nelson had plan.
ned to run Washington at Valley
Forge" film for the school pupils,
but owing to q mistake of the express
company the film was missent and
was located at Montevideo at the
time for the entertainment. However
Mr.. Nelson did not disappoint the
pupils who were waiting and some
OF the best comedy films were shown
which were enjoyed thoroughly by all
present. The school wish to express
their thanks to Mr.. Nelson for his
generosity in providing this enter.
tainment.
l. o. q. +. Officers.