The Delta independent., 1916-11-17
School Notes

number of our High School lecture
course, 'Kekuku's Hawaiian Quin-
tet." The members of this company
are recognized as the foremost inter
prefers of that wonderful music of
the South Sea Islanders. Some musi-
cal critics say that there is an inde-
scribable charm and sweet fascination
about Hawiian music the whole world
is striving without success, to emu
late" Do not fail to hear the Hawaii
ans at NJ. E. church Tuesday evening,
November 81, at s p. m. They will
charm you. Single admission soc.
The initiatory steps have been TAX
en- by Principal Hendershot to organ
ize two literary societies in the Delta
high school. We have some good de-
baters and these societies will give
the students good forensic and par
liamentary practice.
This afternoon after the last recess
programs will be givea in the rooms
of Miss Briggs, Miss Connain and Miss
Royce.
The division of the seventh grade
in charge of Mr. Johnson will give
program Thursday afternoon One of
the numbers will be a debate: RE
solved. that Domemstic Science and
Manual Training should be dropped
from the schools The debaters on
the affirmative are Bessie Ward, Leo
Maxon and James Arthur; on the neg
ative. Viola Biddle, Guy Rudolph and
Fred Anderson.
Royce have organized themselves into
literary society and the boys are
showing much interest in parliamen.
tary practice.
The boys from the grades and the
high school who have been out assist
ing the farmers in harvesting the en-.
dangered crops, have returned and ara
diligently at work catching up
glee club composed of the eighth
grade girls has been organized by
Miss Baxter. This club expects TO
appear in public soon
During the past week the fourth,
fifth. seventh and eighth grades have
been favored with visits from several
of the parents. We are indeed pleas
ed to have the parents visit the class
work. The teachers are anxious to
have an opportunity to discuss indi-
vidual problems of each child with
the parent
The manual training department an.
nounces that il has some ironing
boards waste baskets and small stands
on hand which will be sold at a very
reasonable price.
Our giant strides have arrived and
the material in on the ground for put
ting them up. The work will be done
by the manual training department,
as soon as the weather will permit
The boys and girls glee clubs OF
the high school are now practicine
for program to be given the week
| before Christmas. The combined
clubs will make a chorus of sixty
voices. The program will consist
of old Christmas carols and tradition
al melodies. some of which were writ
ten as early as the twelfth century
An orchestra will accompany the cho-
rus.
The domestic science classes have
completed their study of fruits and
are now working with vegeta hle :
learning the fundamental principles
underlying vegetable cookery and
many new ways of preparing the vege
tables.
Many very pretty and practical gar
ments are being turned in each day
by the domestic art girls. The dis
play cabinet recently placed in the
laboratory is proving quite valuable
II gives the girls a chance to see
what is being accomplished in their
own and in other classes. and so de
velops a desire to do better and moro
careful work themselves.