Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-11-03
SCHOOL !, il. NOTES.

Roscoe Bowman. d 4:
"A high school orchestra Was organ
lied last week under the n lead ership
Of Supt. Ports. The members who
arc fifteen in number are all stu;
dents Of the high school. The 8ss in.
struments played are: yiolns,
ciaricnet, 2 comets, cello, from
bone, 1 picallo and piano. 81
The tug-of-War between the Junior
and Senior classes Of the high school
was pulled off in the early hours Of
the morning last Wednesday. Both
classes were up all night until the
great event and all but c,r&4 from
each class were present. The classes
held parties in the evening, the Sen
iors at the home Of Lenore Kenyon,
a meIpb er of the Glass; the Juniors
at the Margaret Deonton's home IN
town. The Seniors arriving II at the
high school campus shortly after
a. M, found the Juniors already there
gathered around a large bon fire. The
rope having been previously divided
into two equal, parts, the tug NJ soon
began. 1T soon ended, however, for
the time being, as the rope broke
under the strain. The Juniors then
provided another heavy hayrcpe but
this broke also from the strain up
on it. The contest was then called
off to be settled In some other way
between the classes at a later: date.
After this everybody went home for
q few hours of needed sleep before
school began. The faculty members
present were: Miss Riddell, Miss
Stur1z, Supt. Ports and Mr.. Beck.
Miss Riddell and Supt. Ports acted
as the Officials. .-.s a 3ts5
n The second team in foot ball play
ed the Dyersville Parochial school
team last Saturday, beating them BY
one point. The game ended with the
score z to s. The Manchester team
was forced to play. on the defensive
most Of the time through the desire
0f the Dyersvflle cap tain always to
receive, on the kickoff, and the par
tial divisions given BY their official
The touchdown was made by Smith
and the goal was kicked by Hamblin
for the point that decided the game.
The line-ups Of the teams were as
follows: # 5s 81 4. d:
Manchester Bowman, n p At
water, r r.; Kenyon, r. G.; McKeRg,
C; Bancroft, L G; Cruthers, q T !; !;
Fisher r e; Sill, Capt, @ B.; Slack,
r H; Hamblin, F B !; Smith q H. b
Dyersvilla Willenburg, R. e |;
IL. Turley, r II; Ed. Turley, r G;
WILHELM, G; Met ullough L. G VIII
kemeyer L r.; Klein, L ID; Fried
mann, Capt, G B. HolscheT r II;
Kremer F fB; Cunning CHAM, i II. Ss4f
The M. H. Z s girls hasket ball
team played the girls team from the
lndepend ence High School last Frt..
dev night In the high school gym. It
was a hard fought game, but the
hcme team won with the score OF
10 to IL. At the end OF the first half
the score was to 8 in favor OF in
depend but the home girls came
back strong and III won ;% out. The
deciding point was made by Beatrice
Pentony ON a foul just before time
was over. 81 $si 4: ass n
n The Manchester High School foot
ball team played N Lenox Acade
last Saturday, a close game, the
local team losing s to o. The only
touchdown Of the game was made
by the Academy in the first three
minutes of play, when they worked
! q long shOestring pass. After thds
the taemS ibraced up and held Town
the visitors for the rest Of the game,
The offensive Ct the local boys was
characterized by several 8fumbles
which carried q loss of As yards IL
! 3 downs at one time in the game.
The Manchester Lineup was isSS
| r E., MunsOn; r. st Lusk; n G.
Hansel; Center. Barclay; Il L G. Vol
colt; LIT, Brockmeier;; LIE, Cloud
@ B, C. Dunlap; r H, G Dunlap; +
B, Cook; L H, Phenicie. Ri
Substituticns were: Norris for
Barclay, and Kenna for Hansel.
The NJ. H. S. received about $50
from the mock trial given by local
talent recently Il In the opera house
The high school was given 40 pei
cent Of the receipts and this amount
together with the money taken in al
1.-The high school chorus last year, Is
to be used to buy victrola for the
school. II, wv; ~ IL
The school board recently authoriz
ed, the purchase Of a wireless set fol
( the high school to cost about SIS
/ It is to be able both to send and
receive messages to and from al
parts OF Iowa. The SET. which has
not yet arriyed, is to be installed up
on the building and used in conjunc
ton with the study Of physics, etc. rs
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