Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-03
PARENT.TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION
Holds Interesting Meeting
Tuesday Evening
BASKET BALL TEAMS
ARE WARMING UP
Our Contributing Editor Adds to In
terest of School Notes with Some
News from California

Our Contributing Editor Adds to In
terest of School Notes with Some
News from California
The meeting of the Parent.
Teachers association in the high
school building on Tuesday even
ing was quite well-attended and
everyone present reports that they
were amply repaid for the time
spent in listening to the interest
ing and instructive program of
music, readings, papers and profit
able discussions.
At this meeting officers for the
year were elected, as follows:
President. E. Lawson
Vice. President = Mrs. F. Y.
Hauck.
Secretary-Miss PETER.
The first Parent Teachers meet
ing of the Washington school will
be held on the afternoon of Dec. 8.
The following program will be
given:
Chorus-"Choral song of llliran Peasants
Chorus-"The Linden Tree"
Dramatization-"Mile Standish" .--
Seventh Grade Pupils
Paper-"Moral Value of Occupation
for Children" -----. Mrs. Matte Best
Address-"Our Schools of Tomor-'
row. r. j. Walters
A Fine Fair
The Country Fair given by the Juniors
was financial success. Many a one.
ts.rod the downward road to Hades which
was long and wearisome. The msnag-
erie consisting of maneaters. birds from
every continent and wild bears, was a
sisnt long to be remembered. The jap
anese booth attracted interesting visitors
all evening and many Christmas presents
were selected from among the beautiful
novelties displayed. This booth was in
charge Of three dainty Japanese girls,
known by the American names Marie
Fletcher, Frances Lewis and Lucille
Miller. Visitors swarmed like bees
around the candy booth until all the
sweets were sold. Three prizes were
given for the best candy. Mae Goshert
received first prize. 81 for taffy. Phyllis
Reifel received second prize. z5c for
divinity and Estells Edwards third prize.
soc for cream candy. A gypsy fortune
teller was kept busy reading the fates Of
anxious boys and girls.
Tardy Reports
Just two rooms in the district had no
tardy marks during the month of Novem-
Washington school, Miss Mitchell teacher,
and fourth and fifth grades in the Goblin
block, Miss Walk teacher. Sc tardy
marks were made at the Liberty school.
81 at La Fayette. l 6 at the Washington.
2z at the high school. 8 at the West
Side school and at Eureka.
Some Notes
|, The "Hamets" have been received at
the high school. This tragedy by Shakes
peare will be studied by the Seniors in
their English work.
City gas is being put into the labora-
tory. There has been more or less
trouble with the gas made at the build
ing for the past few years. The city gas
will be cheaper and more efficient.
Basket ball practice has begun with
full force. The fires are started af
Cheeks hall at noon and by four O'Clock
everything is in shape to begin practice
at once.
The new note book case has been in
stalled in the laboratory. Heretofore
there has been no definite place for the
physics and chemistry note books. With
this added help they can be kept in bet
ter shape and better system may be the
result,
Certain Schoolhouse and It's Teacher
Rocky Ford. understand. is shortly to
open new school building for the ae-
commodation of its increasing number
Of school children. shall hope to see it
if only on picture post card ere long.
Let me tell you about another one.
.Aiong established newspaper like The
Enterprise always has on its list a lot Of
old time subscribers who are always in
terested in learning from its columns the
whereabouts Of former neighbors and
friends, and what part they are playing
in tke always interesting drama of real
lifeN am quite sure therefore that it
will add to the interest of your next
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