The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-03-02

shelf picture OF Abraham Lincoln,
the great Emancipation This picture
is raised and is oval in shape.
1t is made of paper but 1t so closely
resembles bronze that careful ex-
|amination is necessary to detect the
difference. f
Last Friday night six Freshmen
gather at the home of Edith Gates to
spend the evening printing pictures.
Next Friday night, beginning at s
o'clock, there will be Kid Party Civ
EN- by the Sophmores. Everyone pres
ent must be dressed as a kid. The
evening will be spent by playing the
childish games.
Misses Ruth Stricklin and Ada Ma
lone who are of the Alumni of the
Liberal high school entertained few
of their friends in honor of the P. o.
H. Club Saturday evening at their
home on North Kansas Avenue. The
guests played Rock, the popular card
game of the high school. Those pres
ent were: Misses Helen Finley, Ada
Malone, Margaret Bane, Myrtle
More, Georgia Anthony and Gene
We've Stricklin, and Messers George
Bane, Earl Hart, Evert Burns, Eugene
Stofer, Wallace Roer and Ralph
Stricklin.
Misses Pruit and Bruce entertain
ed the PoIlyanne Club at the German
home Tuesday evening, The host
esses in their most charming way pro-
vided most happy evening for about
twenty guests. Everyone dressed to
represent her hobby and II was quite
difficult to guess the disguise of some.
A dainty luncheon was served.
Last Wednesday evening at about
$3.50 O'Clock large number of high
school students and other young
folks in town gathered at the home
Of Sam and Jack Woods in prepare
ton for hayrack ride to the home of
Mart and Edgar Baker. The party
was supposed to be surprise on
Mart in honor of his birthday, but to
the disappointment of all, the plans
were known to Mart several days be-
fore the time set for the occasion.
The evening was spent in playing var
ious card games after which refresh
ments were served At late hour
the guests departed, each declaring a
most pleasant time.
What seemed almost an impossi-
bility has come to pass. We are in
the new addition and most comfort
ably situated. There are few dis
advantages to be found but il will not
be long until NalI will be arranged to
work to the common good. Several
of the rooms are without arm chairs
and the windows are without shades.
The electric bell needs stronger bat
terry, but aside from few such minor
deficiencies, all is WELL Miss Weed
mems classes met in the middle west
room on the main floor, and Mr..
Beecher's just across the hall, with
Miss Henry in the northeast corner,
and Miss Wilson on the northwest.
Directly under this room will be the
Math. room, but at present Miss
The labratory will be in the north
The labratory will be in the the north
east corner of the basement. Miss
Hughes classes will meet in the d. s.
room and the Science classes In the
old Lab. Miss Durham, who has been
teaching on the south side this year,
ID v.
Miss Edna King has 9Th A in room
and Miss Mabel King the End A in
room 8. Mr.. Rindom is again in the
office and the typewriting students
also work in that room.
The May Day Fete is being planned
with great deal of care. 1t seems
early, perhaps, but there is much to
be done. There are about 400 of the
children to be taught in the art of
folk dancing, some cOstuming has to
be done, and many other essentials to
be attended to. Those in charge of
the May Day affair last year set
standard that those of this year will
seek to equal. Several plans have
been arranged but there are many de-
tails to be worked out. There will be
Ia or is dances; eight given by the
grades and six by the high school,
The high school boys will be given a
responsible part in the festivities this
year. There are to be two attractive
features. One number will be pa
triotic pageant of 260 boys. The
other is an aesthetic dance, suggest
ing the coming of spring. The COM
mittee on arrangements is Misses Ell
liott, Norman, Pruit, King, Henry,
Bruce and Wilson.
In recent test made in the Eng
lish classes 1t was found that out of
100 OF the worlds best books, one boy
had read as; another boy held the
good record of As, and another AZ.
The highest number handled by
girl was 20. Does this mean that
boys are wider readers and show more
discriminating tastes? OF the ten
best novels Of the world the highest
number read was six. This was held
by the boy scoring the highest number
above. The books examined were of
fiction and biographys.
Domestic Science.
The Domestic Science girls are
making models and there are ten to
be finished before next week. They
consist of darnihg, patching, match
ing, hemming, and making various
seams, M
The girls are saving their work for
the exhibit to be given at the end of
the term.
Cherry pie and perfection salad
were made in class last week. The
pies were scored according to appear
ance, filling and lightness.
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