The Lamar register., 1914-10-14

are finishing cupboard for the new
classes in cooking in the high school.
Mr.. Kennedy, assistant state secre-
tary of the Y. NJ. C. A. visited the
high school Tuesday in the interest
of the Boys conference at Rocky Ford
October 20, "a and 25. Lamar enter
tanned the conference two years ago
and it is likely that the high school
will send good delegation to Rocky
Ford this year.
Boys and Girls Clubs
The Lamar Central of the Rural
teachers of Prowers county met in the
high school building Saturday morn
ing. This central includes all Of the
rural teachers in the Lamar high
school district with few teachers of
adjacent districts and is under the di-
rection of Supt. Momyer.- All the CEN
trails in the county under the super
vision of the county superintendent of
schools, Mrs. Utter.
E. E. Brown, county agriculturist,
addressed the teachers. His subject
was Organization of Boys and
Girls Clubs" Such clubs will be or
ganized in all the rural districts adj
jacent to Lamar, on competitive
basis in corn raising, potato raising,
and in gardening. The Colorado win
ner will have trip to Washington
City, will meet the president, visit
congress, ETC., and will have all ex-
penses paid by the government. Every
boy and girl in Prowers county should
be interested in this proposition. Full
information can be secured from the
teacher of each rural school. Ask your
teacher about it and give her your
name as a prospective club member.
Next year a Prowers county boy
may raise the best measured acre Of
corn in the state of Colorado, or q
Prowers county girl may have the
best variety Of canned garden pro-
ducts. Local prizes will also be Of
fered. Ask your teacher about it to-
day and get busy.
High School viii Cooperate in Road
Building
The following committee was ap-
pointed in high school assembly on
Wednesday morning to act with the
superintendent Of city schools in Sc
curing data concerning the principal
roads leading to Lamar from Oklaho-
ma, Robert Ford and Ernest Allen;
from Baca county, Willard Amrine;
Bent county, Clyde Copeland and Flor
ence McClave; Kiowa county, Lottie
Towse and Byron Stahl; Prowers
county, Grace Bishop, Raymond Nc
MILAN, Jennie Hammond and Flossie
Hutchins.
This committee will make map to
scale, showing all the principal roads,
will chart the population tributary to
each road, take an occasional morning
to night survey Of the travel on each
road, secure data concerning the
amount of trade that each road brings
to Lamar and with the cooperation of
other members of the high school will
chart the roads mile by mile to show
work needed, materials available for
repair, etc. The manual training de-
partment will construct table or
platform upon which the committee
will mount on a clay service models
of Lamar and tributary territory CIV
ing every road, and its condition at
the time the map is made. The data
secured by the committee will be
available for the roads committee re-
Gently appointed by the Young Mems
Business Association and for the coun-
ty commissioners. 1t is believed that
the high school can be materially help
full to them and at the same time be
making civic study that is worth
while.
School Tuition Grows
During the past four years the La
mar schools have turned in to the
county treasurer over $4,000 in tut
ton. During the previous seven years
a total of less than 5000 was turned
in on this account. Last year from
September to June $500 was collect
ed and this year, it is believed the
collection for tuition will amount to
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