Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-04
M. H. S. WINS AGAIN
In Declamatory Contest at
Spring6eld-lnspector
Praises Work Here

Of all Southwest Missouri! Last
year at Drury College, Bertha
Miller easily won first place, and
Thursday evening Hazel Rurney
won ut the Normal, in competi
tion with seven other schools, by
a unanimous decision of the
judges. Mansfield has the ma.
terial to win next year it the
proper effort is made. Among
those who were present at the
contest and track meet at Spring
field last week were Prof. J. A.
HyltOn, Hazel Burney, Mrs. G.
$. Rurney, Velma Hylton, Ralph
HyltOn, Herve COday, Jasper
Craig, Frank Hoover, Ben Grover,
Snyder Craig, Dewey Edwards
and Garrett Carter, Others who
belong at Mansfield, but who are
temporarily living in Springfield
who enjoyed these events were
Mrs. HyltOn and Paul, Blanche
Burney, Frank Hudson and fam.
lily, Mae Hopper, Frona Rippee,
Kinda Rippee, Raymond New.
ton and Earl Slate.
p. p. Galloway of Jefferson
City, state high school Inspector,
spent the day with US Tuesday
and seemed to enjoy our work
greatly and to place high est,
mate on the conditions in gener-
Ill. He talked to tIte high school
and grammar grade students af-
ter recess in the afternoon and
gave most excellent advice to the
students, especially those who
will be in school next year. 1t is
especially gratifying to the stu
dents and teachers in the high
sriu,nI tu lind thr work here
ranking decidedly higher than
that done in many places where
Il four years course is given.
The junior class program at
assembly Monday morning was
Il very entertaining one, although
only live members of the six
were present and that made it
impossible to give some of the
rianO numbers. This class, for
the number of students in it,
shows more variety of ability
than any other class in school.
The seniors will have charge
during the assembly period next
Monday and will, no doubt, give
US the best program we have
had this year. The members Of
this class are quite busy these
days, but if they do what they
are capable of doing, patrons as
well as pupils and teachers will
enjoy their program.
The attendance in all grades is
good. Most of the primary folks
who have been out on account of
chicken pox and measles are in
school again. The first reader
class is not so large but they are
doing excellent work mrmOrizing
Il poem entitled, 1.-THE Swing"
The regular eighth grade cx.
alninalions are being given this
week and we will soon know who
is to br promoted tn high school
next year. Those who have been
faithful will succeed: the idlerS
will fail.
The high school and the gram.
mar grade students we're given
quarter holiday Friday after.
noon because of the fact that no
one was tardy in either room
last month.
The primary folks made May
baskets Monday. They are en-
ioying working with the sun.
bonnet babies, but the sun
doesn't shine as much as they
like.
The sixth grade history class
had test lately in which average
grades made were g." which
means from S5% to 95%, a re.
martably good record.
The intermediate grades gave
a literary program Friday after
noon and had the first primary
pupils rs their guests.
The alumni association met
Monday night and made arrange
ments for the annual banquet to
be given May l3,