Gunnison news-champion., 1914-11-13
COUNTY NEWS N BRIEF
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The third nsmi'sr If tins years. s~c-
ture ecsrss ~ili be- gwen Tuesday even
sae. November l7th at eseh; o ci,cs al
ths tnsaue Thsssre. The ,ectsrer y
Ssscni ikemoto who Inierprcts The
Changing ORIENT" N a brilliant ei-qu-
sson Of the proeress and insp,Estions Of
Japan. A letter from the management
Of the circuit states that Ikeuoto u
masking great hit everywhere.
There ARE forty two seats available
tor this number, outside Of the season
tickets.
Last Monday IN chapel, Miss Vera
heaavsss. secretary OF the class OF 1914
Gunnison County High SchooI. present
ed. IN the name Of the class, fine oil
painting of the Palisades Of the Ggnni-
son. the work of h. L. Richter. In ac-
eeptIng the gift, Mr.. Kelley stated that
h. hoped this gift would stimulate the
giving of class gifts and that each
future class weuld follow the example
Sf this class by presenting some suit
sble and substantial gift
Plans are being made for offering q
short winter course of three months in
the Gannison County High school, This
vork rs open to oil those who have I'm
ished the common school course. The
studies that comprise this short course
ere: Advanced Arithmetic, Book keep
ing, Typewritins, Business English and
Spelling, Agriculture, Mechanical Draw
ing, Domestic Science and Manual
Training. Besides oil these courses, eli
the special work Of the school is open to
the short course students; music, art,
public spesking end physical training.
Next Friday the Athenisn Literary
Society will give Symposium on the
Earopean Wsr. No paper is to exceed
ten minutes in length. The subjects
ere ss follows: Paper on Servia and
Austris- Hungary, 2-Paper on Ger
many, S-Psper On Belgium, France and
England, 4-Paper On Russia, 5-Psper
sa Turkey.
The Millsonian Literary Society,
manned in honor of Enos Mills of Colo.
vill give the following program next
Friday p. N. 1-ResdinG, Aunt Hit
|O"; 3 Mechanics Of the Movies. 3
American Actors end Actresses, A.
0ovisg Pictsre Starr, 5-Scene from
- ''1asschsat Of venice.'
~ llsutche verein will give . shil-
~ Vsa0PaA ct il next msetiag, cea-
sissiak ef music end selections from the
Gssnea pset. This organizstioa 10 un-
Dr. - observation of Misc Donnis
nsetin.
Lsst Saturday Miss Morgan chaperoa-
ed sevssteen Camp Fire Girls on .
plsasoat hike to Tenderfoot.
rhe class in second yesr French hos
just ssapleted Victor Hugo's book on
The Doetle Of Waterloo end ere nov con-
tinuiag the reading of Les Misersbles.
The class in Latin v has just finished
Tscisns' AGricela end Germans end srs
nov beginning the resding of Horace .
Odss.
The Avant Literary Society is having
some very attractive programs printed.
These ere to be used rs posters. The
design was made especially for the
society by Miss Elsie Ault The boys
are devoting themselves to Parliamen-
tary Practice this week, and consider
able interest is being manifested.
Pkasaatkiaa Ssciety
A Irregular meeting of the Philomathian
Society was held Friday. The hour was
spent in trying to awaken interest in
two of our best women story writers,
Kate Douglas Wiggin and Gene STRAIT
ton Porter. Norma Collins gave brief
summary of Mrs. Wiggin's life, follow
ed by selection from The Chronicles
of Rebecca's Millinery" Jaunta Boyles
then told of Gene Stratton Porter's life
and read a selection from her latest
book, 'Laddie."
Rev. Nuckolls has invited the society
to a special service in their honor Sun
day night. Nov 18th. The society ex-
poets to attend in a body. The presi-
dent, Eva Zoellner, will sing solo
The girls of the society are anxious,y
awaiting the completion of their bulle-
tin board, which is being made in the
manual training department under the
supervision of Mr. Meddins. In it the
program committee will post programs
for four weeks in advance of the time
they are TO be given. The present pro
gram committee consists of Helen
RlacE stock. chairman (Sophomorel Hell