The Dickinson press., 1917-01-20
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SCHOOL NOTES


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E.. R. Edwards, the state high
school inspector, visited the Dickinson
schools last Friday.
The new program for the coming
semester will commence today (Fri-
day.. It is understood that a few
classes would change instructors.
The Missouri Slope Education As
ISOLATION is scheduled to meet in
Dickinson about the first of April.
This will be the third meeting at this
place. Several hundred teachers are
expected.
Die Deutsche Verein met on Tues
day evening with Melba Garwick at
the J. W. Snyder home on Marguerite
boulevard. Artistic pins have been
ordered for the club. They are in
plain gold, long and arrow with the
letters D. D. V.
Among the new pupils who entered
in the grades are the following:
Gladys and Nellie Hall of Spokane,
WASH, is Miss Eikenberry's third
grade; Ina and Frances G~ustafson,
both of Marshall, in the seventh and
second grades, respectively.
Coach Orr anad the basketball boys
departed for their Bismarck game on
No. 8 this (Friday) morning. Bis
marck has a strong team. Their last
game, which was with New Salem,
resulted in a score of 76 to 26 in their
favor. Our boys anticipate a hard
game.
Both divisions of the seventh grade
under Misses Winter and Weller ell
joyed sleigh ride parties on Tuesday
and Wednesday respectively. Miss
Weiler's grade enjoyed luncheon later
at the Benecke home in the eastern
part of the city and Miss Winters
class at the w. L. Richards home.
The grade teachers have formed a
class in professional reading and are
very enthusiastic over their present
book, "Motivation of School Work."
by Wilson & Wilson. This is conceded
to be one of the best books on the
subject of education that has recently
come off the press.
The committee on the purchase of
a new high school victrola is waiting
for a High School Victor, a machine
designed especially for schools. The
upper grades will soon have their vic
trola also. The proceeds for the lat
ter were obtained by taxing each
pupil a small amount.
For commencement the Seniors will
have a class day program, part OF
which will be a clever farce. On the
evening of graduation they will have
a speaker. The play committee con-
sists of Ruth Erb, Palmer Lokke and
Miss Grant. Edward Shaw, Fadora
Drury and Miss Hillesheim make up a
committee on arrangements.
Miss Grant required of her English
" class a preparation of short talks
before the class during the past week.
There we're many very good talks
and one particularly worthy of men
ton was that given by Ruth Maser:
The class is soon to change i%nstru.t-
ors, according to the new schedule,
and Ruth made her talk in the ma
ture of a short farewell address to
Miss Grant.
Supt. Berg is in receipt Of the
third successive certificate for a 100
per cent membership Of the Dickinson
schools in the North Dakota Educa-
ton Association, which met at Fargo
in November. Not all schools so far
from the place Of meeting can show
a record Of this kind. 1t will not be
such a difficult matter for more OF
our teachers to attend next year as
the meeting takes place at Bismarck
To defray the expenses of the class
the Seniors have arranged for a
basket social to be given tonight (Fri-
day. in the high school gymnasium
It is to be a public affair and there
will be entertainment for all. Esther
Ayers, president of the class has ap-
pointed committees as follows: Ad-
vertising-Palmer Lokke; entertain
ment-Minnie Angliss, Ruth Mase1
and Fadora Drury; baskets-Theodore
Rudiselle and Edward Shaw; decorat-
ing-Ruth Erb, Ray Robinson, Seibert
Snyder, Catherine Mckinley; arrange.
ments-Lucy Armstrong, Frances
Walsh; Phoebe Smiley; Leo Mullaney
and Frederick lessen.