The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-08
SCHOOL FESTIVAL
DRAWS BIG CROWD

The annual school festival of dis
trict No. % was held at St. Ignatius
last Friday. The program as pre-
viously announced was carried out
and all those participating aer to be
congratulated upon the splendid
showing made, not only individually,
but by demonstrating that the effic-
iency and standard of our schools
are keeping pace with the older es-
tablished schools OF the county.
Following are tn results of the
inter-scholasticn contests carried o
during the school year just passed:
The district series of debates was
won by st. Ignatius. Frances Magee,
Marie Cady and John L. Connors con-
stituting teh team.
The district contests for docla-
nation resulted in first place for st.
Ignatlus, won by John l.. Connors;
second for Roman, won by Alice Sheen
and third by Post Creek, won by
Jessie Eoyl:s, in the Senior division.
in the Junior d,v;sl"n first was WAn
by Dorothy IAN fer Round Bu2e.
second for H;; t,t:x by Nellie Ma cy
an; third fer Nuron by Marie B, =:
chard.
In track Post Creek proved her
overwhelming superiority in athlet-
les. Roman took second, and st. 1g-
natius third. The most brilliant
ho
mcnt of Archie Mcdonald in hurling
the iavelin 1917 feet farther than the
state record.
In the time honored spelling con-
tests, honors went in the following
order: Senior division, Belle Cas-
we'll of Ravalli, first; Joe Orchard of
Round Butte, second; Nellie Marcy
of Post Creek, third. Junior divis-
ion, Bruce Hall of North Moiese.
: first; Esther Peon of st. Ignatius, Sec
, ond; Margaret NORM of Big Rock,
J third.
, The Exhibit contest between the
schools of the district gave st. lgna-
thus first place, Post Crock second.
, and Round Butte third place, in the
class of consolidated schools. In the
one-room class Ravalli secured first,
North Moese second and South Mo-
iese third.
The total results show Post Creek
to be the grand winner, st. Ignatius
second, and Roman third. Post Creek
| al, ,tf,,,- !, IL,
twice in succcssion, with narrow
margin over st. Ignatius this year.
1t is impossible to publish the list
of those who furnished free trans
portation, owing TO the fact that no
lists were turned in by the schools.
However, if it were available ~
would be u long one. For several
years Stanley Sccarcc has furnished
! his large truck to transport children
without expense. Private auto OWN
crS were most generous and the num-
br of children enabled to mobilize was
/ greater than that of any previous
gathering in our history. Andrew
Beckwith donated a beautiful silver
cup as trophy to be awarded tenn
porarily to the winning school i'm
defamation, and to pass permanently
Joseph Grenier Jr., acted as host to
more than four hundred children,
who grew happier with every ice
/ cream cone. Such generosity certain
+ l,, II no dow IIrnn'S
Day, with happiness in the hearts OF
! all, both young and Old
A four course banquet was served
in the Masonic hall at 6:30 in honor
Of the teachers and the twelve grad
yates of 1917, and proved to be a most
/ enjoyable affair. Covers were laid for
more than two hundred. The tables
were decorated with rustic baskets
of lilacs and the dainty viands serv-
ed by the high school girls. DR.. A.
X. Resner acted as toastmaster and
| following ois the program concluding
the banquet:
Response. ........ ....F. j. White
Genesis, District % ..... ..... .....
.. .... .....Dr. John Heidelman
Revelations. Supt. Mabel Lindstadt
School Patriotism, Local and Gener-
| al >....... Mrs. H. G. D. Hall
| Observations PROF. RobertClark
| America.
A dance at the St. Ignatius opera
house after the banquet was thorough
ly enjoyed by the immense crowd in at
tendance.