The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-03-18
Local School Notes
REPORTED BY DONALD
HANSEN AND FLOSsIE en-
PERKINSON
High School.

nesday night.
The ancient history class has fin
ished their text.
The Glee club sung at the Literary
Society last Wednesday night.
The class in physics are studying
electricity and the boys have succeed
ed in making some very good wet
cells.
>Fay Cooper who has been attending
the Commercial department of the
local schools, has accepted position
in the First State Bank of Sank Cen
ire. ea
School closes Thursday for the
Central Minnesota Educational Asso-
citation at st. Cloud, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday. All of the local teach
ers will attend.
1.-The school has purchased a gym
nasium apparatus which has long
been needed. The boys are already
making use of it. No boy is allowed
on the gym. floor with out tennis
shoes on. ..v.s& ..> - a.,
The basket ball team went to St.
Cloud last Saturday and as they were
not used to playing on Saturday were
defeated by the score of % to II. The
game was hard one and the last of
the season.
The Agricultural department has
organized a corn growing contest
with $1OO as prizes for the best ear
of corn raised, as follows: 1st prize,
$40; End prize, ST; 3rd prize, SIS; next
SIX prizes, 81 each.
Best ten ears-1st, SIS; End, $40; 3rd,
50; next six prizes 81 each. Best
bushel-1st, SIS; End, $40; 3rd, IS;
next six prizes 81 each.
With the Juniors winning the
championship and capturing the
Caughren Debating Trophy for 1915,
there appears rather unique COIN
cident in the history of debating. The
Seniors won the championship in
1912. The Sophomores won it in 1913
the Freshmen in 1914 and the Juniors
in 1915. The cup was presented in
1912. How is that for dividing hon
ors? .....
The political economy class has Just
completed a study of monopolies and
trusts. They are now much interest
ed in the subject of money; class ar
gument has been Interesting because
just now they are investigating the
merits of bimetallism and Mr.. w. J.
Bryan's old campaign speech in
which is slogan of "16 to 1" occurred
are being recalled and discussed.
They are also investigating the caus-
es Of the great financial panic such as
that of 1893. .-... -.
Last Wednesday night the Literary
society had very interesting pro-
gram. 1t follows:
l. Reading ......... Mr.. Heraly
2. Song ........ Boys Glee Club
3. Debate-Resolved that Pow
erty does more than riches
to develope the character.
Aff.-Marie Cawley, Solo
mon Dewey. Negotiable
Flaven, Rex Beck.
4. Piano and violin Duet. .....
- Sylvia and Esther Borgmann
5. Current Events :. Foreign
f. Fl" Margaret Hilsdale. Local
Jessie Hansen.
6. Dialogue-Sir Peter and
| Lady TeaZle .......S Sir Pet
er, Merle Sutton. Lady Teaz-
lie, Ida Schmidt. @.. ~.
+tns Grade Notes. aug ...g
Donald Lewis entered the 9Th grade
Monday. O r@5 20 '''' -.>7 j..
Mrs. Fox visited in the 1st grade
Monday. VIZ" .''" e1" 1-
Mrs. VIM. Brown visited in the 4th
Grade on Friday of last week.
Mrs. Arthur Brecount visited in the
Fourth grade Wednesday of last week
| The Normal girls have completed
their course in rope work and are now
taking work in the organization of
iclubs.
oA number of new pupils have enter
ed the Primary grade. Among them
are: Ben Richard, Donald Cole,
Gladys and Lewis Telschow. r$t
At the beginning of another six
weeks the Normal girls have entered
Inew grades for teaching, as follows
primary, Julia Minette; 1st grade,
Anna Nelson; End grade, Flossie Per-
lxinson; 3rd grade, Leone Wakefield;
4th grade, Rose Cordell; 5th grade,
Fannie Lewis; 9th grade, Martha
Hartman and Nora Gallagher.
/ The Normal Department has taken
up work in Current Events and Story
Telling, every Tuesday afternoon. In
Story Telling number of primary