The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-12-17
School Notes.

Basket ball il the order ofthe day
at the schools and the gym is we'll
occupied after school hours. The
girls have been out for q number
Of good practices and enough girls
are playing to form two teams.
Miss Broden and Miss Englund
share the glory of coaching the
team. It will be remembered
that the girls won all the games
they played last season and they
hope to do as well this season. How
ever they will need some hard pra-
tice if they are to accomplish this,
for two Of the best of the last
years team were members Of the
class of 1916, and it will be hard to
fill the places of Ella Chapman and
Doris Rix. Ortonville, Webster
and Willmot have asked for games
but it has been considered wise not
to play before the holidays.
The boys team has been slow in
getting to work; they have finally
organized and elected Walter Fen
ner as captain. The boys hope to
be able to develop players to fill the
places of Carl Bleser and Arlo AL
len of the last years team. At the
present some of the most promis-
ing material is handicapped by
scholarship requirements, but it is
thought that thy the opening of the
second semester a team will be in
shape that can equal the record of
last years team at least.
Members of the 9Th and 9th grades,
most Of whom are members Of the
Boy Scouts have played two
games with a similar team from
Wilmot. At Milbank the boys won
by a score Of IL to 2, while at Will
mot the boys were defeated on Fri
day last by a score of31 to IL. The
following was the team that played
Wilmot: F. Leavit, captain; C. H.
Allen, F.; E. Murray, F; K. Will
} Jams, G.; r. Dornbush, c.; Subs,
A. Heilman, r. Theile, D. Glori-
field, M. Chochrane. Mr.. Hill ac-
companied the boys and oficiated.
A number Of the high school pu-
pills are preparing for a prelimin-
airy debate, which will be held
Wednesday to determine the men,
\ bers Of the debating teams for Mil
4 bank in the state debating league
contest for this year The question
for debate is Resolved, that immi-
grafton into this country should be
further restricted by literary test.
About twenty high schools of the
state are to take part in these de-
bates, and Aberdeen, Webster,
Langford, Peever, Sisseton and
Milbank have been grouped in
what is called the northeastern
! district. It is likely that Milbank
will have Sisseton and Peever for
{ the first debates providing each
school has two teams. The first
of the inter-school debates will like
ly be held, the last of January.
The department of domestic
/ science and art has been unusually
active oflate. On Friday the girls
Of the senior cooking class served a
practice dinner and had as their
guests the members of the board Of
( education and their wives, Supt. H.
c. Souder, Miss Shannon, Mr..
and Mrs. Wilson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Glenn. The affair was well plan
ned, and the service was such as
to cause much favorable comment,
SO that the girls feel we'll repaid for
their efforts. The instructor in
this work, Miss Waugh, was we'll
pleased with the ease with which
her pupils handled the affair. The
members Of the class are :Zeta Kaer-
cher, Hattie Meyers, Ruth Miller,
1rma Mittelstaedt, Cora Norton,
Olga Olson and Wyant Wood.
On Thursday Of this week the de-
partment will have an exhibit of
the sewing work Of the year, and
to this end will hold a reception
from three to five. Light refresh
ments will be served and home made
candy be on sale at cost prices. The
girls of the junior and senior class
es, we understand have made dresses
for themselves. and in the other
classe 8 various exercises in plain
and fancy work have been COM
pleted. The girls Of the 9Th, 9Th,
7th and 9Th grades also will have
on display the sewing exercises COM
plete this year. It is hoped that
many Of the mothers and friends
Of the girls may be able to attend the
reception and see the exhibits.