The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-11-17
School Notes.

felt that they are rather keen in
the matter of the selection of the
favorite candidate for the pres
idency. In the straw vote taken
election day the vote stood 81 to 39
in favor of President Wilson.
Without doubt in this case the
suffragist vote in the school swelled
the Wilson total, and in view of
this fact some Of the boys appear
to be satisfied that the equal suf-
frage amendment did not carry.
In the district institute held in
the High School Saturday under
the direction of the county super
intendent, Miss Johnson, the Mil
bank teachers were we'll represent
ed on the program.
Misses Barnes, LeLachuer, Scott
Maule, Olson and Seeley read
papers reviewing parts Of the
years Reading Circle books, Bach
mans Principles of Elementary
Education and Kings Education for
Social Efficiency. Miss Bublitz
represented the music department
Of the school and under her direc-
tion pupils from the 7th and 4th
rooms sang some of the new songs
they have learned this year. Miss
Hazel Maxfield gave model read
ing lesson with pupils from the
first grade, and Miss Stella Riley
illustrated various devices used in
second grade number work with a
group Of second year pupils.
! The English deparement is plann-
| ing for a preliminary debate to be
held some time next week. This
debate is for the purpose of select
ing the members of the two teams
that will represent the school in
the state debates this year. The
question for the debate this year is:
Resolved: That the United States
should require all its able bodied
young men between the ags Of IA
and Il to take specified amount
of military training. constitu-
tionality granted. There is an
abundance Of material available for
both sides Of the question, and a
good number Of pupils are prepar-
ing for the preliminary. As in
other years, Miss Shannon, the
/ librarian. has been Of very great
assistance to those pupils who are
looking up residing matter or the
debate questions At times she
says that the high school pupils
keep her 50 busy that she can
scarcely find time for her other
work
The Board Of Education has
| added another sewing machine to
the equipment OF the Domestic
Science Department, and the girls
who have this work and their in
structor, Miss Vaughan. are pleas
ed that they need not lose any time
| when machine sewing is to be
done. The third year class in this
department this year has enrolled
the largest number Of girls in three
years. Members of both the
Junior and Senior classes have been
doing work that is entirely practical
in that they have made dresses for
their own use.
Athletics in the high school
appears to be at standstill and it
is question whether the boys will
even try for a Thanksgiving Day
game with the alumni. While a
number Of the boys are very
anxious to play such game, the
cold snap has rather taken away
enthusiasm for foot ball, and some
are thinking that basket ball would
be more seasonable.
All the city teachers will attend
the meeting Of the South Dakota
State Teachers Association which
meets at Watertown on Nov. n,
IS and %. Quite number of the
| county teachers have enrolled for
this meeting, but it does not seem
likely that an 100 per cent enroll
ment which was secured for the
Grant County teachers last year
will be had this. The program of
this years meeing promises to be
a very good one. DIR. Ferguson
and DIR. Flett have been appointed
| by the board Of education to attend
the section Of the meetings for the
Associated School Boards. DR..
Ferguson is to present a paper on
Some Results of Physical Ex-
animation Of School Pupils in Mil.
! bank.
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