The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-02-23
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IVA HIGH SCHOOL
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Miss Darlington of Anderson, who is
| introducing the tomato club in the
public schools met with pupils of Iva
siigh school Tuesday morning in chap
cl for the purpose of introducing the
girls along the line of raising toma-
! toes.
Eight girls have joined the tomato
club this week and Prof. G. d. Cole.
man and few bows OF the school
made hot bed Saturday on the
school ground for the girls of the club
The Iva high school has greatly I'M
proved for two or three years and the
greatest Improvement has been made
this year. Our enrolment Is about
351.
We have for the girls basketball
court, which is as great delight TO
them and for the boys we have hori-
zontal bars and a track team which is
u great amusement for them.
We girls are practicing basketball
kdaily except when, the weather is too
bad. We have our rules now for the
game and we are studying them to
help us in the game. Our trustees
have improved the school building by
repainting the roof last week.
We, the Iva high school pupils, and
few Of the sixth and seventh grades
met Monday for the purpose of organ
lZing an athletic association. We ap-
pointed committee of two pupils
from each grade TO make the rules
and bylaws.
The Timrod Literary Society met
Friday. Program: Debate, Resolved,
That every high school should require
basketball team for girls. hfirma-
tive: Nita Adams. Columbus Burton
and James Belchur. Negative: Bertha
Burriss, Lulah Baskin and zenith
Baskin. Floride Burriss. joker; Hope
Baber, current events; Bessie Adams
defamation. We are steadily improy-
ing In our work In the society.
The Improvement Association met
Friday evening at $3.50 o'clock with
the high school pupils.
Miss Thompson, one of the school
teachers, spent the weekend Mt her
home in Seneca.
Miss Wyatt, Miss Howell and Miss
lsampey spent Saturday in Anderson.
HOPE BABER,
Eighth Gade.
The following essay was written
by Masie Gaines. a pupil OF the 11th
greg ;:
aThanatorsIso Contrasted to "a
Psalm If Life.''
AS we read that beautiful poem
"Thapatopsis'' we cannot help but
feel some solemnity and sentiment
that Bryant had while writing it.
1t teaches simply the beauties. life,
and divinity in nature. 1t tells us
that we may find countless pleasures
and gaieties In the beauties OF; nature.
1t also tells that nature provides a
healing power for gloomy, dark, and
sad thoughts. In "Thanatopsis" the
story tells us to approach over grave
with q brave and cheerful feeling. be-
cause. then, we shall have o more
magnificent couch than kings ever
had during their days on. earth. Here,
we all shall lie in the same bed that
kings, 1oets. and all great men are
lying. all covered with the same great
mound of nature, decorated with the
great hills and stones and the beau
tiful green Inhabitants OF the valley.
..Thanatopsis" seems to teach us that
we must look 1OEWarQ Win no us
pleasure to the time when we shall
be laid in the tombs to become part
Of nature again,
AS we read Longfellow's psalm of
Life" we, seem to see everything full
lof. action land life, men going forth
to fight. their battles. OF life. This
poem shows US that we have many
and great things to achieve. Here 1t
Is mot our achievement to sit In sor-
,rowful and mournfui songs all the
day long but that we must be up and
ever ready to grasp opportunities ere
they have flown into the past and
speed on to- the future ty accomplish
ing our present tasks as they come.
In this Psalm Of Life" we are led to
be active. and to strive to achieve. and
pursue until 1t is time ffr. us to lie
down and rest after our successful
accomp plishments. q, I.