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Orleans Center School Notes


Miss Louise Miller, Teacher.
Orleans Center School Notes
Our school is closed this week SO
the children can help in the harvest
of the potato crop.
The ninth grade met recently and
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, Vernice Peabody; vice president,
Hattybelle Gleason; secretary, Olive
Nusselman; treasurer, Grace Ander-
son; chaperon, Edith Peabody.
Last Friday afternoon was the Sec
ond time that Joseph Beaumont has
spelled the school down this year.
The Ancient history class is just
beginning the study of Greece.
The eighth graders are wrestling
with problems in taxation.
j. G. Limbaugh, Teacher.
This is test week and means that
one-third of the semester is over.
Surely when time flies so swiftly ev-
eryone should try to do his best to
get all he can from each hour. Lost
chances never return.
The faculty is planning occasional
morning exercises for the high school.
The exercises will consist of talks or
readings by one of the teachers or by
outside speakers on some subject of
current interest. The first talk, was
given by Mr.. Langston Tuesday morn
ing.
Friday, following singing by the
whole school, Mr.. Vardaman gave an
excellent address. His subject was,
"The Echo" Mr.. Vardaman brought
out the idea that our lives tomorrow
are just reflections of our lives to-
day and we can be what we wish to
be. Mr.. Vardaman is president of
the National Community Betterment
association, and is noted commun-
ity builder. His lectures are practi-
cal and inspiring.
The English literature class has
started the study of Macbeth"
talk on "Clean Athletics" Playing
fair and clean game is as much a
victory as winning the game.
Friday morning Mr.. Pellet and his
botany class took an observation
"hike." He drew their attention to
many things which, although seen
countless numbers of times before,
none had ever really stopped to think
about them. They took notes on
things which pertain to what they
have studied this year. Their work
| for Monday was to write up their
notes in the form of narrative.
Botany classes have commenced Ia,
boratory work. Everyone seems to
enjoy it better than the regular reci-
tations.
The Sophomores are planning to
have Halloween party at Smyrna
the Friday before Halloween.
The high school faculty were well
l. p
ture Friday evening.
Lost.-A ride home last Thursday
night.-Howard Insley.
1t is often said that children learn
all their bad habits at school. So "me
Hercule," if you hear Cicero stud
ent using strong language don't think
anything about it. Miss Bates says
| if you find that Cicero uses certain
phrase, you can depend on it to be
correct.
Ny! But time passes slowly at
high school nowadays. 1t has been
six forty-fve by the clock ever since
Friday.
Miss Bates in Caesar Class
"What are some of the evils of civili-
cation, Nary" Mary Krupp-
"Short skirts"
The Sophomores are learning the
parliamentary rules of order so they
can carry on their meetings in bust
nesslike way.
Athletic Notes
Last Tuesday the Greenville foot
ball team was scheduled to meet Cap
tain Steele's men. But after the
crowd had gathered and the team
was limbered up for the battle, it was
learned that Greenville was not COM
ing. However, on Friday night the
Greenville team came and was defeat
ed by Coach Reeds squad. The game
was just a walk-away for the local
team as the final score, 81 to 0, show
ed. Forman starred on end runs
while line plunges always resulted in
substantial gains. "Bud" Ranney,
Greenville's diminutive quarterback,
was their star. Unfortunately for
Greenville, thier best ground-gainer,
a 170-pound fullback, was on the hos
pital list. Had he been in Greenville's
| lineup the score might have been
more evenly balanced
The Portland high school football
team will meet the b. III. s. team Fri
day afternoon. This is Belongs
first game in the county championship
series. Coaches Reed and Miller
have developed strong team which
is going to give Portland hard
fight. However, the team needs ev-
| cry bit of your support to help win.
The game will begin at $3.50. Admis-
sion, 25c; school pupils, 15c.
The football schedule for the re-
mainder of the season is as follows:
October 81, Ionia at Ionia; November
8, Belding at Portland; November 10,
Ionia at Belding; November IL, Open;
November "a, Lake Odessa at Beld-
ing.
A return game with Greenville is
hoped for but the date has not been
named.
Stevens School Notes
Here we are again with twenty Of
us enrolled. We have had twenty
two, but Mildred and Homer Craft
left us soon after school commenced,
having moved Int ano<her dlsfEiek