The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-03-18
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS
Weekly Gleanings From The Oakland
High School.


Legge, George Porter and A. D. Naylor
visited US Friday afternoon and beard
the Yorkists render a short but enter
tanning programme.
The parents meeting last Friday night
was great success. Excellent talks
were given by Mrs. Bremen and Mrs.
Tower and Mr.. S. T. Jones. The Glee
Club sang and Miss Eleanor Hlnebaugh
played two piano selections. Closing
remarks were made by Supt. F. E.
Rathbun. Another parents meeting
has been arranged for the near future
and we hope that more parents, inter
ested in the students and the general
welfare of the High School, will be pre-
sent.
Report cards were given out last
Thursday and with the exception of a
few, all were returned in good condition
the day following. The cards are large
and rather easily soiled. One of the
faculty has offered a reward to the
owner of the cleanest card at the close
of the year. This, of course, applies to
the students of whom the teacher has
particular charge
The Glee Club Will sing at the
Presbyterian social at the residence of
Rev. and Mrs. Ely next Friday night,
March 10. The occasion is to be in
honor of St. Patrick.
Arrangements are being made to hold
literary contest between the students
OF our High School and the Preparatory
department of the University of West
Virginia, at Keyser. The contest will
consist of an original grafton, a debate
and d reading. Particulars will be
published later
Last Friday night our girls team play
ed the Beall High School girls team at
Frostburg. The game resulted in the
score of GIG in favor of the Beall High
team. On Saturday night our team
played the Eureka team of Frostburg
at Mt. Savage. The score for this game
was Ills in favor of the Eureka team.
Both games were extremely interesting
and the enc at Mt. Savage was pro,
nounced by our team as trough" But
no i'll feelings was entertained by any
of the teams and our girls returned in
fine spirits, ready for another game
which will be played in the near future.
Playtord Naylor accompanied our team
and refereed both games.
Miss Julia Rowan, a commercial
senior, was absent several days last
week on account of the illness of her
mother.
The following are extracts from the
Yorkist Star, the latest edition by
Joseph Foley:
Friends, we met here in this build
ing High SCHOOL, one year ago today.
and one year ago today Europe was
peaceful and prosperous. But today
Europe is eng aged in the greatest war
the world has ever known, involving
nearly three-fourths of the worlds pop
ulation. What will the outcome be?
No one knows.
The cities of Belgium were flourish
ing in peace and prosperity, but today
they are in ruin, and the people are
diving of starvation. The cry is for
world peace, but instead we have war.
What is the cause of it? The nations
of Europe have for MANY years been
building large navies and collecting vast
armies. Each one claimed to be super
Tor over the other and today they are
fighting to see who shall hold supre-
macy.
This war will prove the advantage
of strong army and navy, and it will
also prove its disadvantages. Europe
will soon be where she was forty or
fifty years ago, and she will not be able
to replace what she has destroyed,
which has been destroyed by the will of
few naughty chiefs. 1t will also have
some effect on this country. Things
are already high, but after the war
they will still be higher, because we
will not only have to supply food for
our own people, but for the people OF
Europe. The men will not be there to
SOW the grain. to use the scythe, and to
handle the pillow, as thousands are being
slaughtered every day"
Position wanted: Wanted, a position
as body guard of some fine looking
young lady, who is afraid to go home in
the dark. Any lady wishing same will
please apply to Joe Rathbun, the able
bodied joker.
The following students have made
not less than 50 per cent in department
for the sixth month of school: First
year: Helen Caste !, Eva Ealkelstein,
Frances Miller, Mary Ora G,ylor,
Coyla BarnhOuso, Victor Harvey,
Edward Scott aud Robert SliC. r; second
year: Mildred Dixon, Lillian Hplbig.
Pauline Jones. Carol Miller. Beulah
Ralston, W tired Weimer, third year,
Clara Bush Louise Harmed, Carrie