The Delta independent., 1916-10-20
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. =
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of butter fat. This service is free.
We urge the patrons to make use of
this department as our public school
is anxious to cooperate with the COM
munity in furthering the dairy indus
try. Avail yourselves of this oppor-
tunity to ascertain whether your dairy
stock is paying proposition.
The Delta High School footballer
meet the Olathe team on the local
field Friday afternoon at 80 o'clock.
This is the second game of the season
for both teams, and altho the Olathe
team is reported heavier that the local
team, much good foot ball is expected
ed in this game. The Olathe team is
not member of the conference and
will not be considered in the champion
ship of the Western Slope.
Earle Penney left for Auburn, Ne
braska, last Saturday. where he ex-
poets to complete his high school
course.
In addition to the domestic art cabi-
net which was placed in the Home
Economics laboratory several weeks
ago, another cabinet has just been
completed. These cabinets make the
laboratory a more convenient work
shop for the girls and are duly appre-
ciaed by them.
Helen Bailey enrolled in the Senior
class this week, thus keeping the roll
Al
Though the high school orchestra
has had but few practices one can
see there a nucleus of an orchestra
of which Delta will be proud. Those
who have been out for the rehearsals
are violins. Leona Raichart Ruby
Stanford, Paul Shelton, Perkins Bush
nell. Clarence McCarrier; cornets.
Earle Penney. Foran Raichart; flute,
Carl Smith; clarinet, Lawrence Hick;
baritone. Tracy Harding: drums. AL
fred Flagg; accompanist, Mariet
Bridges.
Gertrude Douglas came to us Mon
day from Sterling High School, enter
ing the Freshman class.
The faculty of the Delta public
schools cordially invites the patrons
to a parent-teachers' conference to be
held in the High school assembly room
Thursday. october 26th, at p. m A
musical program will be provided by
the school and several short talks VIII
be given by patrons. The purpose of
this meeting will be to organize a
parent-teachers' club. At the con-
clusion of the program the faculty in
vites the patrons to repair to the Do
mestic science department for the fl
nal conference"
The manual training department is
repairing the old sand-boxes for the
little tots. A new screen door has
been made by the boys for the en-
trance to the domestic science labor
atory.
Lloyd Glass has been out three
xtif fxY>h
ported convalescent.
Some much needed apparatus ar
rived this week for the Physics labora-
tory and Prof. Hendershot is smiling
as result.
DR. F. S. Clapp of the State Univers-
ity made us a visit last Wednesday,
and favored the high school students
with a clear. forceful address on the
assimilation of subject matter.
Miss Baxter has chosen a double
quartet from the abundance of ma
terial which the high school offers.
The personnel is as follows: Erla Kill
gore, Ruth Walker, Mariet Bridges,
Eleanor Kurz, Alva Ratekin, Theodore
Widney. Claire Dotts and Tracy Hard
ing.
The girls of the various classes who
are going out for basketball have or
ganized and elected their captains
They are: Seniors, Marjorie Mathers;
Juniors, Mary Coffee; Freshman,
Marian Adams. The Sophomores have
not yet been discovered. The first
inter class game has been postponed
for week, until October 27th. At the
first practice on Tuesday evening, the
girls turned out in large numbers and
worked enthusiastically
Miss glastonbury will be assisted in
the coaching work by Miss Fisher, and
these ladies assure us that we may
expect some very spirited inter-class
games.
Mrs. Helen Grenfell. Ex-State Sup
erintendent of Schools. delivered
very pleasing and helpful address both
to the high school and the seventh
and eighth grades last Friday after
noon. Mrs Grenfell is delightful
speaker and is keenly interested in
school work. She made breif visit
to each room.
In Miss Whitford's room Columbus
Day was very fittingly observed. The
children sang patriotic songs, and read
and told from memory appropriate
stories. number of mothers listen
ed to the program and expressed their
appreciation.
In report of last week. the record of
North Delta was omitted. The first
five grades are included, and the en-
rollment for the first month was:
boys 46, girls 40.
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