The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-11
SCHOOL NOTES

Miss Ellen McNaughton will re-
turn to Blackfoot this week and re-
sumo her work as teacher in the
commercial department of the high
school. She was called east on ac-
count of the death of her mother.
Mrs. Robert Boyd and Miss Eula
Palmer have been substituting dur
ing her absence.
Baccalaureate exercises will be
held at the Blackfoot high school,
Sunday evening, May 13, at 8
o'clock. The following program will
bs rendered.
Hymn.
/ Praper Rev. A. c. Benson
Anthem .........-.... High School chorus
Announcements.
Solo ..-.................... Rhea Drollinger
Baccalaureate sermon ........,-----
Rev. ]. H. Dickinson Of Pocatello
Hymn.
Benediction.
Rev. S. J. CLANCY will have gen.
eral charge of the services.
The domestic science girls of the
high school are decorating the school
dining room with very artistic con-
ventional pattern.
The high school ANIMALS will be
out and on sale, Friday, May IL.
They can be purchased from any of
the seniors, Hayes Gift shop or any
one of the drug stores.
The county teachers meeting will
be held at the high school, Friday,
May 4, Superintendent w. R. Siders
will deliver the principle address, the
subject being, Things Accomplished
in the Recent N. E. A. Meeting in
Kansas City,
C. A. X. MarloWe, who for the
past two years has taught language
in the local high school, will leave
for Salt Lake City Immediately upon
the close of school, where he will
take the examinations for railroad
service.
Chester Vincent, the new agricul-
tural teacher, has a number of the
boys assigned to lots and will assist
them during the summer in their
gardening work. The club work is
also progressing nicely.
The high school is listing all the
boys and girls who want WORK or
positions for the summer months.
Any one wanting help will kindly
call the high school and it will be
greatly appreciated.
This years high school gradual
ing class is the largest in the his
tory of the school. The members
are Edna Barker, Vera Bentley,
Grace Bingham, Beatrice Blomquist,
Edna Caps, Winnifred Biethan,
Frances Carlson, Marion Chubbick,
Elva Cherrington, Harry Clark, Flor
ence Cone, Rhea Drollinger, Blanche
Dunn, Zelma Egley, Gladys Johnson,
Mary King, Ralph Koontz, Carrie
Lowe, Paul Powers, Ora Rogers
Jack Reay, Freda Sollenberger,
Louis Stephens, Myrtle Sundquist,
Carrie Sutton, Lorine Tavey, Mar
guerite Van Akin, Eula Wells, Leta
Wells, Arnold Wright, Stella Yost
Lena Peterson, Albert Browning,
Bertha Firth, and Port Arthur. The
fifteenth annual commencement ex-
ercises of the Blackfoot high school
will be held at the high school, May
Is at $50 p. m. The program is
as follows:
Music ........-... High School orchestra
Invocation .........-. Rev. S. j. CLANCY
Vocal duet
--Rhea Drollinger and Port Arthur
Salutatory and Grafton .-..---..---.-
...................-.. Winnifred Biethan
1.-The Alarm Call of Today
Grafton and valedictory-. Stella Yost
The Awakening-The Answer
Violin solo -..----.--..--R. A. Robbins
Address to the class F. Lewis
High school song. Senior class
Presentation of diplomas ammonium
Observation-Disclosures W. D. Vincent
Benediction. Rev. S. J. CLANCY
The defamation contest of south
eastern Idaho was held at Idaho
Falls, Friday, May 4; Pocatello,
Shelley, st. Anthony, Idaho Falls
and Blackfoot high schools partici.
pated. First prizes for both humor-
Gus and dramatic readings were
awarded Pocatello, while Idaho Falls
received second honors in both. Miss
Thelma Park represented BlackfoOt
with humorous selection, and while
she was awarded neither first nor
second place, she acquitted herself
very creditably.
Forty-three eighth grade pupils
are taking the state examination this
week. In addition to these there are
all the county eighth grade pupils.
The Blackfoot eighth grade class
will stage their class play at the high |
school building, Wednesday, May Is,
at 8 o'clock. 1t is musical alleg-
ory, entitled, 1.-The Isle of Chance"
and promises to be very interesting
and entertaining. Admission for all
school children high school pupils
included, 10 cents; adults, 25 cents
Cast of Characters
Greed-King of the Isle of Chance
Verl Bentley |
Captain--N the Good Ship Ease
........................... Theron Carruth |
First Folly ...-..-....,..-.-- Stella Boyle
Second Folly ............. Florence Dore |
Third Folly ....---...-... Annis Hopkins
On-a-Grouch-A derelict on the
Isle of Chance. =. Burton AlbertsoD
Despair-His shadow.
...... .... ct o1apd Chairman |