Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-11-16
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
(By D. H.
(By D. H.

The girls basket ball team practice
regularity now. They will probably
play Cottonwood in the near future.
Many of the band boys of the local
high school are going to accompany the
town band which is going to Lewiston
when the stock show begins there.
Band music has been sent for by Miss
Erbes, the local high school band in
structor. The band is now rapidly
progressing in talent and it will play
at the first basket ball game.
Mr.. Wadsworth this week posted fire
drill notices thruout the building. Fire
drills will be held as soon as the fire
men learn their places. Drills will
start probably in the near future.
Quarterly examinations were held in
high school last Thursday and Friday.
The result of the examination shows
that the majority of pupils are doing
average work while about the same
per cent OF pupils rank above AMI below
average.
Large groups of high school people
have been going skating lately to pass
away the time. 1t seems that this is
the only sport that occupies their minds
since examinations have been taken
and they mean to enjoy themselves
while skating is good.
The band has the fortune of at last
securing a person to take up the tuba.
he bass has been wanted ever since
the band has been organized and at
last Sandy Gilbert has volunteered to
help the band out. lit is certain that
he can handle the instrument it wind
has anything to do with it.
Last Friday basket ball season
tickets were distributed among the
various classes to be sold. The season
tickets are good for five games. Each
class has representatives selling
tickets and the class which sells the
most tickets in given length of time
will be considered the livliest class in
the high school. The price Of the
tickets are one dollar a piece.
Sandy Gilbert and Everett Rambo,
two local high school lads, who took
some cattle over on Slate Creek last
week, We're lost two days and one night,
before being found by Gene Burlingame
who happened to be going thru that sec
ton. The boys now appear to be very
brave but if they could have been seen
when they were lost, one probably
have changed his opinion.
Since that the old high school basket
ball uniforms are nearly dilapidated,
new ones have been ordered. The new
uniforms are of blue and white color,
being very pretty. A large block G
has been ordered placed on each jersey
The first team will use these suits in
their first basket ball game which is
to be held Nov. Goth with Kamiah
Watch for bills and posters for the first
game.
The first Baconian program will be
given Friday, Nov Gath by the Bacon
ian Literary Society of the local high
school, The program is promised to be
a very excellent one, being the first
one given given by the Baconians this
year. The program is a mixed one
composed of piano solos, singing speak
ing by officers and speaking of funny
dialogues by members Every one ii
invited to be present.
The Boys Dancing Club, an outside
of school organization has extended in
vitations to all members of the higl
school, to attend a dance Friday night
This club has succeeded in getting
many new members out of the higf
school, and its purpose is to promote
good dancing among the younger set Of
Grangeville and to form a place Of
amusement for those who do not attend
Saturday night dances.