The Dickinson press., 1916-10-28
SCHOOL NOTES

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Miss Harris is planning on a sew
ing exhibit within the neal future.
Roy. Baker was back in high school
the middle of the week after a siege
of measles.
Miss Esther Ayers will give a Hal
ilowe'en party for the Senior class at
ner nome on Saturday evening, Octob-
Inc Senior class pins are ordered.
They represent pretty little arrow
heads and r typical of this early
western civilization.
The athletic board of control held
their first meeting of the year on
Wednesday evening to consider the
purchase of gymnasium supplies.
Miss Luella Lyken, one. of our last
years grade teachers, is now spend
ing several weeks at the Panama ex-
position in California. En- route back
she may possibly stop off for a visit
n Dickinson.
Inc teachers reports on absences
which were submitted to Supt. Berg
last week showed over forty who were
out OF school on account of measles
and 81 other pupils who gave just
illness as an excuse. There are very
few rooms in line for the half holi-
day.
!, The Glee Club had a most enter
tanning Halloween. party last Friday
evening, with all the faculty as
guests. The chamber of horrors was
a feature of the evening. The rest
OF the time was spent at games and
ghost stories. The lunch was carried
out along Halloween lines.
n past week Supt. Berg gave
tests in spelling in the grades. These
tests measure the ability of each
pupil. They are prepared for nearly
all the common branches, the others
to be given at a later date. These
tests are excellent to determine the
capacity of each student according to
grade.
Harold Beedle gave a demonstra-
ton OF the Columbia g%rafonola Mon
day. evening in the high school gym
naslum before the entire faculty. The
purpose of the demonstration was to
see If these records would supply
good dance music. It was found very
satisfactory and the high school is
thinking of getting one.
President McVey of the state uni
versity has on hand a supply of views
OF the university campus, which are
being sent to the various high schools
in the state. Supt. Berg has ordered
one for our high school. The views
are ~exceedinly large. 1t is thought
that the pictures will serve as an in
spiration for higher education.
The various high school literary
organized last Friday. The Fresh
man class is banded together in an
organization for itself and the rest of
the high school is divided into two
clubs, the Public Speaking club and
the Dramatic club. The Freshman
Literary Society is under the super
vision Of Misses Dickson and Van
Dyke. The officers are as follows:
Al. Brodie, president; Hilda Peterson,
vice president; Eleanor Mckenzie,
treasurer. The Freshman programs
will be given in the auditorium.
Misses OFT and Grant have charge of
the, Dramatic club. Fred lessen was
elected president; Ethel Tillquist, vice
president; Theodore Rudiselle, secre-
tary and Edgar Berg, treasurer. The
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Marian Coffin, Theodore Rudiselle and
Ruth Maser,, is already busy at
work as is also the constitution COM
mittee, the members Of the latter be-
ing Edgar Berg, Mildred Perkins and
Ruth Erb. At the time Of the organi-
cation of the dramatic club Miss
Grant gave the members a talk on
the development of the drama and its
place in school work. 1t was also
decided then to tax each member ten
cents to v general expenses. The
officers of the Public Speaking club,
under Mr.. Orr and Miss Harris, are
Palmer Lokke, president; Leo Null
laney, vice president; Melba Garwick,
secretary; Joe Nolan, treasurer. The
first literary programs will be given
by the various clubs in their respec-
tive rooms next Friday afternoon.
during the seventh period.
Following is a very interesting let
ter which Supt. Berg received from
the border and which is of interest to
many outside Of school as we'll as tc
the high school pupils to whom it es-
pecially refers:
Mercedes, Texas, Oct. IT, 1916
OupC. +. 5. Berg,
Dickinson, N. D.
Dear Mr.. Berg:
I have just noticed by the Press
that the Junior class are getting out
what will be the first annual evel
brought forth by the Dickinson High
I am sending a dollar bill which
wish would be used to help plug w
the many financial holes which I know
will be ever present in the ven
ture. I wish that I might do more
but one cannot do much on tn
meager salary which Uncle Sam tend
ers his impatient soldiers. We arr
waiting the mandates Of those higher
up and trying not to be too crank!
about what seems to be a farce, bu'
We can't help but feel that we will b.
returned as soon as we can b.
spared and are living in. the hop
that it will be soon.
All of u men are feeling we'll ex
cept Jud Stanton, who is in tn,
Llapo Grande hospital with a toucl
of malaria fever. The boys are al