The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-10-12

entertainments, there was nothing by
outside talent. There was short as
sembly at which time Mr.. Gambill
made some announcements. This pro
gram was nothing out of the ordinary
as 1t is a weekly affair. However, he
gave some very helpful suggestions.
He advised Seniors not to go up
stairs three steps at time, limiting
that this was not very good for either
the health or the grades OF the digni-
fed classmen.
Chapel.
While We did not have an outside
speaker at the first of the week. the
latter part of the week was full of
good things. On Thursday afternoon
Mr.. FARRELL. publicity agent for the
Santa Fe railroad. spoke to the school
on THE Benefits of a Good Educa-
tion." He said that in this time wher
efficiency counts for everything, the
man who has high school education
is nifty percent more efficient than
the man who only finished the grade
school, and that the college graduate
was one hundred percent more eff.
cient than the high school man. He
said that it paid to work hard and
get a lot out of the courses for il
didn't take man long to die and that
the young men would soon be called
to hll the places of the old. This
was a fine talk and the school was
lucky to have Mr.. FARRELL.
Friday morning DR.. Farrand, of
Boulder, spoke at the high school. He
told about The Needs of the Com
ing Generation" He emphasized the
fact that while educated men and
women will be needed and they will
have many other qualities, that the
people who succeed the now powerful
men will have to be people who think
straight and look on both sides of a
question.
Friday afternoon DR.. Loran Osborn
talked to the students. He also told
them about the values of a good edu-
cation.
Bible ciasse.
Last Tuesday evening the banquet
for those interested in Bible study
was held at the Y. NJ. C. A There were
about sixty there from North Canon
high school. Besides these there was
a delegation from South Canon and
a good many men from downtown.
First fine dinner was served by the
ladies of the Methodist church. After
this had disappeared there was a pro
gram. First came few selections
by the male quartet. Then Prof
Gambill spoke on "The Bible in Edu-
cation" After this Hugh Logan.
South Canon high school boy told OF
the benefits of Bible study over there.
and Finis Park of c. C. H S. gave a
talk on The Social Side of the Class
es.' Prof. Lockwood also gave
five minute talk on "The Value OF an
Early Bible Education"
After these short talks. Mr.. Lutte.
the secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A. in
Denver and the speaker OF the even
ing, talked on The Influence of Lives
upon Lives
When the program was finished.
the classes were organized. There
will be two large classes from the
Canon City High School, one of Fresh
men and Sophomores 20 be taught by
Reverend Konkle; the other class is
the Junior and Senior and will be
taught by Prof. Gambiil.
Mrs. Sheetz has presented to the
high school library valuable book
by Mary l.. Hinsday, Phi. ID. of Ann
Arbor "a History OF the Presidents
Cabinet" In this book she discusses
the cabinets of all the presidents up
to the present administration.
Mrs. Sheetz has requested that some
student of the high school be appoint.
ed to write supplementary history
of each succeeding cabinet and ar
rangements are being made to follow
her suggestion.
Manual Training.
There were so many people who
wanted to take manual training who
couldn't take il during school hours
that two night classes have been or.
ganiZed. One of these has a member
ship Of twelve; the other. thirteen.
One is a beginners class and meets
on Wednesday evening from to 0.
The other is class in advanced cab.
met making and mechanical drawing
and meets on Mondays from to 10.
Forensic.
The opening meeting of the Foren-
sic league will be held at the high
school on Tuesday evening. Mr. Greg
ory, the new professor. has been
chosen as the critic and will be fine
man for the place Altho the mem
bership is not quite full there are
few applications in now and the va
cances will be filled at once.
The latter part of the week the
periods were shortened in order that
the students might be present at the
of the conference. These short
periods together with the chapel per
iods cut the recitations short but the
time was well spent.
Exhibits.
The high school has been well rep.
resented at all the sessions of the
Community Welfare Conference this
past week. The school has also con
tributed to the exhibits and the en-
tertainment. The girls gymnasium
class. under Mig Monohnn's direc.