The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-01-20


conducting three such institutions viii
form thorough and interesting course
Recitations will be two periods in
length. and held five days a week,
giving an opportunity for an unusual
amount OF work to be accomplished,
Mr.. Lauterbach will have the course
in charge. 1t is planned to add a
commercial teacher to the faculty
next year and to install typewriters.
and all other equipment necessary to
an up-to-date business course.
The idea of the course is practica-
biifty. something toward which high
schools everywhere are tending.
Examinations,
The semester finals which began
Wednesday are now in full swing.
Believing that little diverting enter.
tainment would be relished by all dur
ing such strenuous times, Mr.. Lauter-
bach played a few selections on the
victrola and told funny story, before
the students began work on the exam
instions.
Talk on Washington, D. c.
Mr.. Combs gave very entertain
ing and instructive talk ON Washing
ton, ID. C., before the Civics class
Tuesday morning.
4 Mr.. Combs is well qualified to speak
on this subject, having resided in the
nations capitol for some time as the
secretary of Representative Hepburn.
Mr.. Combs travel talk carried us
by way of several of the important
southern cities to Richmond, West
Virginia. capital of the confederacy.
and thence to Washington.
The District of Columbia, he said,
comprises an area OF about "a square
miles. Great care and the expendi-
ture of almost countless sums of
money have made it one OF the most
beautiful cities in the world.
Its avenues and bouIevards are mag
nihcent. its parks cannot be equalled
anywhere, its business houses and res
licences are costly. imposing and alto
gether pleasing.
The new terminal station erected at
cost OF s29.00o.90O is the finest in
the world and forms a fitting entry TO
the capital city of our great republic.
Mr. Combs told of all the various
governmental buildings. and some
thing Of the work carried on in each.
The talk brought TO all who heard
it a keener realization of the gigantic
scale on which our government con-
ducts its many functions and formed
a fitting close for the half year Civics
work.
Older Boys Conference.
The conference for older boys to
be held at La Junta- on Jan. 21-23.
inclusive. offers an exceptional OPP
portunity for the feiiows from the vari-
GUS South Central Colorado high
schools TO "get-together."
The railroads and the people of La-
Junta. have brought the expenses OF
the trip within the range Of almost
any high school boy; the railroads by
Offering a return rate of one and one
thttu idftHs tiiS PeoPic VI A<a SuheA
Offering free entertainment for the
delegates.
The conference theme viii be Pre-
raredness for Service" and program
OF unusual strength and interest has
been prepared.
The ideals of the conference are
high and worthy. and it IS hoped that
several fellows from C. C. II. S. will
take advantage of the opportunity af-
forded
Debate PreIiminaries.
The Forensic League program Tues
day evening consisted of debate on
the question: Resolved. That the
L. S. should Forbid the Expectation
OF Munitions of War TO Belliserents. .''
This has been chosen by the trian-
gilar debating league of which c. c.
II. s. is member. as the question
for this years contest
Six men were selected from those
who spoke Tuesday evening TO con-
duct public debate within a few
weeks
OF these six. four will then be ohos-
en-. forming two teams of two men
each. one team to meet the Pueblo
boys. the other. Denver. The other
two men will serve as alternates.
The six selected for the final try.
oat, were. Max Hardy. Jack Boucher.
Hunter Palmer. Harl Tanner. Alfred
sinden, and Leslie Glanvilie.