Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-10
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS


Deen reOrBhnlLeu anu mas eiecteO
the following officers: President
Elsie Patterson; vice president
Russell Briney; secretary-treasurer
Roger Kyle. The club will hold III
first meeting next Monday evening
The Athletic association has rent
ed for basketball this year the same
building that was used for the sport
last season. The hall has been equip
ped with a new heating and seating
system, much better than that OF
the previous year. but even with the
best equipped heating and seating
system Is not desirable place. The
cement floor and the lack of dress
ing rooms for the men make prac-
tice extremely difficult. The boys
have that same old pep to start
with and are looking forward to a
successful season. The interclass
games will be played on December
II and December IT, the receipts to
be used for the purchase of suits for
the first team. On these occasions
the bleachers will be divided siRto
four sections for organized roofing.
| The science classes are having an
experiment, TO- 1demonstrate osmOsls.
The paraphernali in use are as fol-
lows: a glass tumbler two-thirds
full of HI b, a glass tube eleven
feet long at the bottom of which 3
parchment containing Z syrup. The
parchment was placed in H25 o.
Then. the apparatus was allowed to
stand for q week. The contents Of
the parchment haye already reached
the ten-foot mark 10 the erect glass
tube. The theory Is: a.liqpih of'les-
ser density separated byf a mem
brane from a liquid, Of a greater
density has a tendency to rise. Jun
usual success has been obtained in
this experiment conducted by the
careful judgment of Mr.. Anderson.
Freshman: did you know That
Dean got canned yesterday"
Junior Girl: "W-what? Dean Ma
lott?"
Freshman, ''No. Sardine."
A new method of raising potatoes
In a dry climate was advanced by
Ernest X. in agriculture class re-
Gently. 1t consists of planting alter
mating rows of potatoes and onions.
The onions will make the potatoes |
eyes water and furnish moisture
enough for both
Plans are being made to give
ATTN play this year. The junior and
enior Latin Atudents will make up
he cast. The school is very much
Interested in the play for it is some
hing quite new in the way of en-
ertainment. The play has not yet
cen selected but will be before the
christmas holidays. Parts will be
ssigned so that they can be studied
uring vacation.
The normal training classes have
n enrollmenet of six juniors and
Inc seniors, who expect to teach.
II who are taking the course this
ear are girls. Miss Anna Hopkins
J the instructor. In
After the usual chapel services,
ROT. ]. w. French gave the average
attendance, absence and tardi- +
esq for each class. for the past six G
eeks. The list showed the sopho-
lores first, freshmen second, fun
RS third, and seniors fourth. War
TO be waged ON each student who
'nds to keep this standard low. Ii
rof. French also said that II the b
tudeRts were willing to let the "
andard be low, each student was
o. gaining the right individual ed II,
cation. About the, usual STANDARD
grades is required for the exemp-
on from final. examinations. IL
zee :
Mondays chapel was given entire
over to Prof. ]. w. French that
might tell Of the Thanksgiving
'nne. He related what happened in
Ieh quarter. Each player of the
even was given much praise for
'lding p..the honor OF old A. H. s.
@&Aitg II.
The senior class had a, Sherman'a "