The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-12-12
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS NOTES
Cheney Delivers Interest.
Ing and Instructive Address On
the Organization OF United
States Courts

Monday afternoon Judge A. E.
Cheney of Reno visited the High
School. We students were glad to
see him come, not only because of
the diversion from the usual monot-
onous routine of recitations that his
visit meant, but also because we were
glad to have aman of his prominence
speak to US.
AS our United States History Class
is at present studying the constitu-
tional beginnings of our present Gov
eminent, Judge Cheney chose to
speak to US on the organization of
the Unitad States courts. Briefly
the speaker outlined the relationship
of law and life, showing how from
the very simplest beginnings our
present complex system of laws has
naturally grown. In games. definite
standard rules are necessary so that
the contending parties may play and
understand the game in the same mar
ner. If it were not for these regula-
tons. strength instead of skill would
always be the deciding element. So
it is is in life, which, after all, is
nothing more than a game; laws are
necessary to give each man an equal
chance. AS games we have umpires
whose business it is to settle disputes
which may arise in the Interpretation
of the governing rules; SO, in life,
we have judges who perform the
same duty.
The Constitution provides for a
Supreme Court and such District
Courts as Congress deemed neces
sary. During Washington's admin
istration there were one Chief JUS
tice and five associate judges, IL
United States District Courts and
three Circuit Courts. AS business
increased, the number of judges and
courts was enlarged until at present
we have one Chief Justice and eight
associates; at least one United States
District Court in each State. and in
stead of the Circuit Courts we have
nine Circuit Courts of Appeal, each
comprised of three judges. These
courts are all very busy; they do not
have an opportunity to do as the
first Chief Justice, John Jay. record
ed in his minutes, adjourn because
there is no business"
The approach to the United States
Courts is so simple that the least of
US may get justice even from the
very highest court in the land. and
herein lies one Of the greatest priv
ileges of the American people.
Junge Cheney presented this COM
lex subject in such a simple, enter
tanning manner that we all feel very
well accuainted-wit our judicial de-
partment. The students would be
glad to welcome visitors like Judge
Cheney oftener, and we sincerely
hope thai when his business calls him
to Eureka another time that he will
talk to us agP;n.
The faculty and students of the
High School wish to thank MI. Tay-
lor for so kindly allowing us to use
his dictionary and typewriter until
our new ones arrived.
The new duplicator has come. The
students are very much interested
in it's manipulation because it is the
first machine Of its kind here. The
files have come, too. With these ad-
ditions our Commercial Department
will be able to give very complete
training in general Office practice.
The faculty have sent for a num-
Der of plays, one of which will be Sc
lected for the High School enter
tainment on February nineteenth, of
1915.
Friday afternoon Bennett Moyle, a
member of the 1909 class, visited the
| High School. He was much pleased
with the many changes in the build
ing; but he said about the pupils, as
every old graduate always does,
They're not like our old crowd
We we're glad to e Bennett come to
visit US, because he is one of the E.
H. S. boys in whom We are all inter
ested.
Friday afternoon Miss Christina
Laird and her guests, Grace Clifford
Thomas Clifford and Tony Antonazzi
y;c;taI tho HiUh School