The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-24

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The Misses Hayes and vanatta two
teachers in the Gambler high school,
visited the high school OF this city Fri
day.
Wednesday evening the fifth grade
of the Third ward enjoyed very de-
lightful bob-sled ride out the Green
Valley.
Miss Vera Hadley was unable to
attend school Friday because of a
severe cold. Miss Shireman taught
her classes.
This afternoon the eigth grade of
the First ward enjoyed a bob-sled in
the country and returned declaring
that they had had the best time in
all their lives"
hS tOlIOWluk WCiC NlSllOIS at
chapel Wednesday morning; Mrs. d.
E. sapp, Mrs. T. Van voorhis and
the Messrs Walter Mason, Ralph
Ward and r. n. Kinney.
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A penny social will be given by the
First ward school at their building
March sixth. To this social not only
the pupils, but their parents are also
| invited.
Miss Jean Mcintosh, the English
teacher at high school, is having an
exhibit in her room to help the pupils
more with their work. She has start
ed in with D. l.. Taylor's series of illus
trations from Longfellow. First the
pictures are mounted and then the
first stanza of the poem which they
represent printed below This work is
| certainly beneficial and the students
appreciate it to very great extent.
This evening in the high school the
second year students will give box
| social AS this social will be on the
Washington's birthday plan, the facul-
ty is to have contest to determine
which member of said faculty can
spin the biggest yarn. for which honor
prize is to be awarded. The build.
ing will be decorated in the class
colors, maroon and white, and high
| school pennants. Also some Ameri-
can flags and some red, white and
blue streamers will adorn the walls
o.
Next Wednesday, evening in the
high school auditorium a Mother
Goose operetta entitled, George
Washington in Nursery Land" will be
given by the first and second grades
of the Fifth ward. The first fifteen
dollars taken in will go to the first
and second grades and all taken in af-
ter that will be used by the high
school to pay off it's music deficit.
This operetta will be enacted entirely
by these two grades and should be
very good. The admission of ten
cents will be charged.
Chapel exercises were held in the
auditorium of the high school build
ing Wednesday morning. Five ex-
ceedingly interesting orations were
given at this time. After the program
the remaining time was spent in prac-
ticiug debate songs. The program
was as follows:
Dental Surgery-Oscar Kramer.
Training of U. S. Military officer
Dale Porter
Battle of Lake Erie-Walter Sapp.
High School Athletics Thomas Van
Voorhis.
Princeton College-Allen Sapp
The time fast approacheth. At
exactly twenty-one days from now the
two high school debating teams will
clash in deadly grip with Newark and
GAINESVILLE respectively for supremacy
in debating. The teams have been
working hard and we hope that their
efforts to win over GAINESVILLE and
Newark will not be fruitless. This
afternoon Mr.. Speese was in the city
and practice debate was held in the
high school auditorium The debaters
are all rounding into better shape
each day and at the present have the
question fairly well in hand.
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Tuesday evening the Forum stat
took a bob-sled ride to the home oi
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes, about three miles
west of Brandon. Although the star
was slow in being made, it did no
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