Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-11-12

under the direction Of Miss Grace
Galloway, instructor in English are
gathering and preparing news notes
for the local newspapers. The first
notes of the year appear today. The
work gives the student practical
training In gathering news and
writing 1t clearly and briefly. They
receive credit for their work.
Monday evening the domestic
science department served five
course dinner to the members OF the
board of education and their wives.
The tables were decorated beauti-
fully in Halloween style. The girls
of the class enjoyed the work. and
are willing to repeat the affair as
soon Ms the board has sufficiently
recovered.
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Arrangements for q triangular
debate with Junction City. salina
and Abilene have been completed.
In doing this, new system has
been adopted and the old state sys-
tenn dropped. The old system was
unsatisfactory because Of the num-
bar of subjects on which debates
had to be prepared. In this new
new system, each school has neg
alive and an affirmative team. One
team debates at homo while the
other goes 70 one Of the rival schools
The main advantage Of the new
system is that one school must win
two debates, the second lose one
and win one and the third lose both.
The subject for debate will be de-
cideS upon within the next two or
three weeks. In choosing this, each
school will select a list IT five sub
dects. If one subject should be Sc
Iected by all three schools, that Will
be the subject Of the debate. The
method of selecting the teams has
not yet been decided upon.
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The chorus work has been re-
tarded ON account of the failure OF
the books to arrive. They are ex-
pected soon; then the work in that
class will be resumed. Two credits
are given for two years work In
music.
The English students in all classes
have been provided with lists OF
books for outside reading. These
reading lists have been carefully
prepared by the English teachers.
Only books written by the best
writer's of fiction, essay, biography
and travel are selected. Students
reading five books in semester
get extra credit in their English
work. This plan will be followed to
a certain extent in the study of
American history. Historical novels
will be read. The student by COM
pairing the facts Of history with the
historical narrative can impress the
facts on his mind.
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Prof. ]. w. French gave very
interesting explanation of the bal
lot and how to vote 1t, in chapel
Monday morning. Training for good
citizenship is not neglected in our
high school.
Owing to the increased enroll
ment this year, new room hao 10
be provided for the sewing class.
The left balcony of the chapel was
the only place available, and so the
lovers of domestic art are quarter
ed there for the present. This Is a
very popular course with the girls.
MANY who had sewing last year are
anxious to have class in advanced
sewing started the last semester.
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The football squad has had
hard weeks practlce' geCtlhs reauy
for the game next wednesday with
Junction City. Fast signal work and
scrimmage were on the program
each night. The squad has been prac- .
ticing on Dresser Field. out at the
fair grounds. The boys are all
anxious for the game and expect to
treat the Junction City boys the
same as last year, when the score
was So to 7. Salina and Junction
played Friday and they ought to
make some dope" for the battle
with Junction here. The second
team went to Solomon Friday after
noon.