Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-02-10
SCHOOL NOTES

Ask the Junior girls what they have
to digest during sewing class.
Some of the Freshman girls are
learning to chase foxes on snow shoes.
And the D. S. girls walked right in,
and turned around, and walked right
out again.
Lost-somewhere between Barton
and Lyndonville. 18th of a stick of
chewing gum.
The cooking school girls want the
sewing school girls recipe for angle
worm soup and fly pie.
Ask J. E. K. what she got coming
home from Lyndonville. Miss Harris
promises to tell no tails.
Why did Leonie get so attached to
the car window?
Ans Julia's chewing gum
Tuesday evening the Apollo club met
at the home of Julia King A full
account will be given next week.
IF the sophomores don't hurry up
with that reception the Freshman
girls dresses will be out of style.
Miss Mary Hanson was absent
several days last week on account of
sickness.
Members of The training class have
subscribed for the Orange Judd New
England Homestead in order to benefit
by the series of agricultu lectures
1t is proposed to buy Walter Metcalf,
the student. a French Question-hox
for use in the French class. This plan
receives Miss Curry's appreciation
There was a meeting of the high
school faculty Monday. Feb. for the
purpose of recording grades of the last
four weeks and also of the mid-year
examinations.
Miss Ruth Freeman entertained the
training class Monday evening, Feb.
lst, at her home on Eastern avenue.
| Why did all the girls get stuck on
themselves? Oh sugar!
Owing to the extreme cold weather
| last week the skating devotees were
| obliged to seek entertainment else
where. Thursday the boys spent an
enjoyable time shoveling off the rink.
When NJ Wilkinson went to the cup
board
She found. unlike Mother Hubbard
The cupboard not bare
Mary Uric was there
| What if by teacher discCvared?)
Cora Healey of the freshman class
has been obliged to leave school, on
account of her mothers illness and
removal to the hospital. We hope
soon to have Miss HeaIey back in
school.
4 The commercial arithmetic class had
the pleasure of being introduced to
Burroughs adding machine last week.
This machine has been kindly loaned
to the high school and the members of
) the arithmetic class expect to do much
, practical work on it.
Many were the groans and many
,, were the smiles of gladness during the
early days of last week when examina-
tions were returned to the high school
pupils for perusal. Then we saw how
we might have done much better for
, our first half years work.
The Rev. H. R. Rankin. pastor of
the Baptist church in Newport. was a
, visitor at the high school Monday
, afternoon. Feb. 2. The high school
? boys became acquainted with MIR.
Rankin at the Chester conference and
were glad to welcome him to our
r school.
, Some of the high school teachers
: were called upon to teach the eighth
= grade last week, on account of Miss
. Renrew's sickness. Friday afternoon
the pupils of Miss Renfrew visited
her at Hotel Barton and, as token of
the high esteem in which they hold
her gave her many gifts of fruit.
Barton High. Senior maid.
English Lit plot is laid,
Little chain, bright blue heads
That is all this Senior needs
Pass it quick. he'll net look
, 1t is done, shut her book,
Bell will ring all too soon
| She can toy with this till noon.
Mary Chapman, who entered B. A.
as Freshman this year, died last
week at her home after several weeks
illness. She was was q, quiet, sweet
girl. loved by all her classm ates. Much
sympathy is extended to the mother by
B. A students. The freshmen sent
two of their members to the funeral
and also contributed flowers as a slight
token of the esteem in which she was
held. The faculty sent carnations.
, The American history class had the
pleasure Friday afternoon of listening
to most interesting talk given by
VIM Drumming. one of Barton S honored
! Civil War veterans. Mr. Drumming
told the class about many Of his exper-
fences in that awful struggle At the
, battle of Gettysburg the regiment to
which Mr. Brunning belonged did not
participate in the actual battle. al
though they held very important posi-
!, tion on LittleL LRoand Top MIR. Brun-
ming took part in many of the battles
around Richmond and il the Battle of
the Wilderness was wounded He also
gave vivid description Of Grant and
I Lincoln IS he knew them in the days
of the Civil War. At the cfose of his
q talk Mr.. Brunning showed the class
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