The Dickinson press., 1917-10-20
SCHOOL NOTES.
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Leroy Scharf of Manning enrolled
on Monday in the Senior class.
The upholstering supplies for the
manual training department. were re
ceived recently.
High School Social Affairs" was
the topic discussed at the faculty
meeting on Tuesday evening.
The construction supplies for the
first three grades arrived the past
week. The shipment includes colored
paper, straw for weaving, etc.
New pupils who entered school the
past week are Rubysand Leonard. Lee,
who recently moved here from Mad
dock, N. Oak, II? the third grade, and
Alberta Ahrene Of Butte, Mont, in the
first grade.
The high schoolrlibrary has been
increased by twn.sVoiumes of Robins
sons Reading in History and TWO
volumes of RobinsOns& Boards Read
ing in Modern History, which were
placed on the shelves the first Of the
week. Z %Ses
All the English classes in high
school. and the eighth grade have been
studying the past week the govern
ment's publication on the Second Lib
erty Loan, and in connection with this
the English III class had to take
notes on Frank N. Nyess talk in the
Elks Hall on Monday and report on
the speech in class at the next reci-
tation. All the students are very en-
.thusiastic over Liberty Bonds and
many, who can, are planning on buy
ing.
The two, new Underwood typewrit-
ers have come and now stand in the
commercial room on new stands.
The old machines, which substituted
until the arrival Of the new ones,
were shipped back to the company.
The total number of machines now
reaches twelve and Miss Thompson is
now able to divide her typewriting
class in three divisions instead OF
four as formerly. The pupils in short
hand, the closely allied subject, are
progressing nicely, recent tests show
ing very satisfactory results.
The "Crucible" was the name unani.
mously chosen for the new school
paper, which will be issued the first
week of every month for the re
mainder of the term. The contents
will be in the nature Of a magazine
and. with as wide awake a staff as
has been appointed by the faculty,
some very interesting material vii! be
provided. MI. Gray with Miss Dick
son as chief assistant, will be in
charge of the publication. Werner
Delaney is editor-in-chief, and the
associate editors are Neva Duling,
Agnes Moe, Arthur Jefferies, Mildred
Perkins, Chas. EldredF and Doris Def
febach. Monday, November 5, will be
the date of the first publication. The
subscription price is Is cents and the
managers are pleased with the circu-
lation list that is growing every day.
The officers of the literary societies
organized last Friday are as follows:
Seniors-Bernice Frye. president;
Jacob Minninberg, vice president;
Helen Belsheim, secretary; Blanche
Flanagan, treasurer; Miss Harris and
Mr.. Huntington in charge. Juniors
Marguerite Lish, president; Neva Dull
ing; vice president; Herbert Fischer,
secretary-treasurer; Misses Kyle and
Wright in charge. Sophomores--
Eleanor Mckenzie, president; Ruth
Baker, vice president; Roy, Baker, Sec
rotary; Gordon Lillibridge, treasurer;
Misses Grant and Thompson in
charge. Freshmen-Misses Goepfert
and Cain in charge. Officers are not
yet elected. Programs will be held
every two weeks, during the last
period in the day., each society in its
own room.