Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-04-20
SCHOOL NOTES
by d. H.

completed this week by DIR. Jesse if the
weather is permissible.
The Nezperee-G rangeville high school
debate has been scheduled for some time
this month. Much work is being put
on this work lately by its contestants.
Manager Gilbert of the G.. III. s. base
ball nine received a letter from Nez-
perez, calling for a game to be held at
Nezperce, May 18th. AS to whether the
challenge will be accepted is not vet
decided by the G. H. S. baseball team.
Last Friday evening the members of
the eighth grade gave a party in the
school gymnasium. A few of the mem
bers of the sixth, seventh, ninth and
tenth grades were present as guests.
The evening was spent in playing many
games.
The Senior Glass players with it's
worthy talent will journey to White
Bird, April Goth to exhibit their success
full play, 1.-THE Hoodoo.' The ball
team and band will accompany the
actors if the financial requirements are
not too great.
On account of the G.. III. s. baseball
diamond being incompleted by last
Sunday, the game scheduled with Fem
was dropped. Fem will play Grange
vile on Easter Sunday, April 23 if the
weather is permissible and the high
school diamond completed
The G. I'll. S. track team composed of
John Long, Emery and Jake Briscoe
and Frank Atwood are to go to Mos
cow in May to take part in the Inter
scholastic Track Meet which is to be
held there. These men expect to bring
back honors for the "Blue and the
White.'
That group of students known to the
school as Juniors have at last opened
up and resolved to hold a "Prom-
enade' at Schmadeka's hall. The
other classmen have expected the prom
for some time, but before the date of
the good news came out, they had met
with frequent disappointments.
April 2Sth, the Baconian Literary
Society is to put on it's last program
for this year. This program, say the
Baeonians, is to be the greatest rib
ticker yet produced by either literary
society SO far this year. The big
feature of the entertainment is a
comedy, "Mrs. Briggs Poultry Farm
and a reward is offered to that midi
vidual who does not laugh.
Last Sunday the G.. H. s. baseball
team journeyed over to Cottonwood on
the morning train and returned on he
evening train with the scalps of the
Cottonwood High School baseball team.
The gam was fast and interesting,
ending in a score of II to 4 in Grange
ville's favor. The feature of the game
was the brilliant work of the infield
n outfield sections and the remark
able pitching of Gilbert who struck out
eight men and allowed only three safe
hits. Many rooters accompanied the
team and helped the boys to win over
their opponents. Those making the trip
were Kabot, catcher; Gilbert, pitchers;
H. Eimers, LIST base; G. Eimers, End
base; Holsclaw, short stop; Howard,
third base; Moses, left field; Rambo,
center field; Hurley, right field; and
Powell sub.
The Delphian program given last Fri
day afternoon proved to be very inter
esting and entertaining. Many people
attended and all reported an excellent
effort. Music for the entertainment
was furnished by the high school band
The program consisted of a remarkable
story by Otis Howard, a lovely song by
Gladys Robinson, an amusing diolog,
Buying Eggs by Vim. Mannering,
Hazel Miller and Nina Decker, an ex-
c~ellent essay, "The Wonderful Shakes
peare,' by Lucetta Lyttle. An instru-
mental selection rendered by the Del
phian quartet closed the first part of
the program. The secoad part of the
program consisted of another funny
dialog, "A Society for the Suppression
of Slang acted out by Lena Peters,
Harriet Hansen, Nora Cowgirl, Della
Hanger and Velma Frizell. Tit third
and last feature of the program were
some very amusing representations by
Homer Eimers. Gilbert Foster, Paul
Atwood and Egbat Kabot. The next
Delphian proeram will be given some