The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-02
Enumeration and
Orchards Considered
High School Assembly Monday Takes
Up Interesting Topics Football and
Fair Coming.

Clear enunciation, the allowing of
time to students working in the or
chards, football matters, the coming
older boys conference and the school
vocational club fair all attract atten
ton in the high school this week
An assembly was called on Mon
day morning Patriotic songs were
sung and Mr.. Blue gave very inter
esting talk in which he urged the stu
dents to lay greater stress upon the
developing of their vocabulary and to
be able to use it to the best advantage.
He quoted an article written by an
army officer which stated that many
of the best nen of our country, who
have been attending the officers train
ing camps, have failed to pass the ex
aminations because they could not
speak clearly and distinctly. They
could not clearly express their
thoughts in giving a command. Mr..
Blue urged the students to practice |
distinct utterance of words and the |
forming of good clear sentences in |
their everyday class work, and over !
come this great handicap which is
now confronting so many who are be-
yond the high school
Mr. Blue also spoke of the shortage
of harvest hands and told of the nee
essity of cooperation of the school
and farmer at this time Many fruit
growers are unable to get pickers and
packers, and unless some arrange
ments are made to get these workers
great loss will be realized in the
fruit industry. There is also great
need for help in the beet, potato. and
grain fields. Much of this work could
be done by the high school students;
so Mr.. Blue asked for volunteers from
the student body to help in the har
vest If they can be used. More than
half of the students agreed to help if
needed, with the understanding that
they are to receive full credit for their
time lost from school. This plan of
the students helping in the orchards
and fields has proven successful in
other sections where a shortage Of
help has been realized, and will no
doubt be a great help to the farmers
of this section.
Twin Falls expected to open its
football season last Friday, but was
unable to arrange for a game with
any other high school. A regular
game was played against the second
. team, which proved to be excellent
d practice for the boys, as the second
y team had two of the coaches in their
. backfield, who helped to keep the first
e team boys guessing what was going
e to happen next.
:, The coaches are working the team
l. into shape this week for their frs
S game, to be played next Friday witt
e jerome at Jerome. Twin Falls ha.
S never played Jerome before but
y very good game is predicted. Th'
d boys have been getting hard practic
"a every night and they feel that the
1t are able to live up to their previou
iS standard
&c Arrangements are being made b
s. Mr. Blue for the Older Boys Confer
20 ence, which is to be held in Twin Fall
10 this year, under the direction of tn
S Commercial club and Y NJ c. A. or
'r ganizers. The conference was he'll
lie in Pocatello last year, and represen
4 tatives were sent from the studen
body of the Twin Falls high schoo
who helped in bringing the conference
lie here this year. This beeting vii
is bring a large number of boys her
IN from other towns and arrangement
s. are to be made for the entertaining c
he the boys during their stay here.
e. At the school vocational club fai
he exhibits Will fill to capacity, both al
IS ditOrium and gymnasium. w. T. Mo
i'll Call, state club leader, will judge tn
e. agricultural exhibits, consisting
d Calves plBSs ldluDSJ CulChSuSs pOldbOS
tn corn and all kinds of garden product
in The exhibits promised by the boys an
in girls in these departments are bot
n many and good.
S Miss Irene Fenton of the extensio
er department of the university wi
he Judge the exhibits of canning, breaC
70 making and sewing. These clubs HAY
it. done very remarkable work unde
a Miss McMillan's direction, and wi
he show a fine lot of exhibits.
id 1t had been planned to place IL
IL exhibits in the auditorium as in pr
IL vious fairs, but the exhibits promise
1y by the boys and girls will fill to c;
ng pacity not only the auditorium bl
e. the gymnasium, as well. According
n the plan of the directors the domest
e science and art, and the garden clul
will use the auditorium while the gym
nasium will be used for the poultr
- novelty and potato exhibits. Calf, p
! and lamb exhibits will contest for IL
| blue ribbon on the lawn.
The parents and public are exten'
&c ed a hearty welcome to come and S,
the choicest products of the club
orc summer work. Definite estimates
Tr the value of the product of this vac
ton work is not possible but prom
ve ises to run well into the thousand
of dollars.
e