The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-05-07
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Tb, final examinations Tor inc N'''
will bee held ou rhur.dnv aud fr'''f '.
this week. Thi, doe. uut mohn I.''
tho regular school no.. "iI clos"
v,,t ,In..c, will c.n'u,r as u'..'
until Thur,Ia, OF uc,. wrc,. fa''''''
rlo,., rcm,mby. ..i- i.. aud in..'
tba, YOUR rhIdr.u como O." h''' .".'
l,rly nest week. Your children .a'"''
afford to mis-. these closing days OF ".'
school.
ON FRIDAY evening OF this week, tue
Inter Society High school debate WI
he hcld at the High school Nnd''"r.'M.
The question. Resolved that capital
ruu .Imrnt should hc abolished, i- at.
fr,rtfug considerable, attention locally
M this time. Judging from the amount
of work which the speakers are giving
tp, u,stior. tho lchatr should prove
both interesting aud instructive. Each
society will bee represented JOS ihrr"
sneakers. The program will bee Gully.
cucd by frequent selections Of music
both vocal and instrumental. The pro.
gram win begin at eight O'Clock. \
small admission fee Of fifteen cent will
Ice charged to help meet the expenses
Of the coming week.
Commencement wcct will Dee u-horrd
in with u most interesting sunday ser
vice at the Evans Opera House. Rev.
O. W. Hcarn will preach the baccaiaur.
cate sermon. and will be assisted in the
exercises Of the morning hv other min.
istcrs Of the city. Special music has
been prepared for the occasion. and wr
sincerely hope all who possibly can will
come out 20 these services. Everyone
is requested 10 be present by eleven
o'clock.
On Monday evening the next student
program-the Inter. Society dcclama.
tory contcst-win be held at the High
School Auditorium. In t'is contest
each win be- represented 10y three o' H.
best speakers.
The selections chosen hv "a, speakers
for the contest are well known classics
and will in themselves constitute q very
strong program The orchestra will rem
der several selections, and there viii b,
special numbers including both vocal
and there will hc special instrumental
numbers. m admission of fifteen cent.
will also be- charged for this program
and this j. the last program of the yca'
at which admission will bc charged.
The program for the remainder Of n,
week was announced in last weeks is.
sue Of this paper, so We shall not ry
peat 10 at this time. The program for
the graduating night will hc printed 90
another column.
ON Wednesday afternoon of last wee.
the merry Juniors loaded themselves in
n wagon aud uoisily drove forth Co. On,
direction Of the blue water holes. Prof
aud Mrs. Shadwick were invited 90 DO, .
their dignity 60 the picnic, and 'nci
dcntally to help dispose Of the content,
Of several boxes ami baskets wnicl
g]roaucd beneath the weight Of man,
good things 10 cat. 1T was noted that
II was not the boxes aud baskets tha.
groanod beneath this weight ON the Pc
turn trip) Coffee wa. made, luncheon
spread, aud the feast began. After
supper, games were played until dark.
aud then all gathered around a cheer,
fire and told stories suitable 10 the me-
casion and toasted marsnmallow..
Not to be ]outdonc, tue Sophomorc.
bctook themselves to the same campinl
ground on Saturday Of the same week
and then was repeated the bountirr'
rcpast, similar 20 the one spread bv M,
upper classmcn. Again games were in
dniaod in and the hills rang with III,
echoes of song and laughter. Tho biz
moon hung low over the western hill,
when the happy crowd reluctantly turn
ed homcward. Each Sophomore inyitco
"A guest so that the crowd numbered
twenty boys and girls, each fun Of If,
and each happy in the memory Of m
evening Of pure md wholesome pleas
ure' Mr.. and Mrs. Shadwick were in
cIudol in those who made mp this pleas
nreIoving crowd Of young people. 9th