The Yale expositor., 1917-03-08
The High School Tattler
Herbert zinzo and Lyle Davis, Editor,

kindergarten this week on account of
tonsilitis.
Leone Gleason is absent from the
second grade this week.
The fourth grade has the flag this
week.
The manufacture of sugar s being
studied by the fourth grade.
The fifth grade have new border
around their room.
The eighth grade gave patriotic
program Tuesday afternoon which
dealt with Washington's time and the
Revolution, beginning with Paul Re-
vere's ride, and ending with today's
flag salute. Except for two or three
patriotic poems it was all done by the
pupils. 1t was illustrated with about
thirty pictures which were thrown on
the screen by Eugene Cooper.
The eighth grade finished square
root this week which has been easy
work for them.
The next meeting of the Junior Au-
dubon Society will be held next Friday
afternoon. Purple martins will be the
bird studied.
Graham Woodruff is out of school
this week.
John Brown has been i'll this week
with tonsilitis.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
Miss Ritchie gave program last
Friday afternoon. The seventh and
eighth grades attended.
The Modern History class enjoyed a
test Wednesday.
Communication has been established
with Capac by means of the wireless.
Miss Buck is giving test in English
Literature this week; also one over the
fourth part of Cicero.
The first senior rhetorical program
is to be given this Friday afternoon.
Mrs. John Sheehy and Mrs. Edgar
Farley visited school on Friday.
Report cards this week.
The boys are beginning to think
about baseball.
Last Thursday morning Mr.. Drouyor
spoke to the high room OF the shortage
of potassium salts since the war, and
told of the development of deposits in
Nebraska.
Harry " illiams was the chief speak
or of the afternoon in American Liter
ature class Wednesday. All the class
responded with brief sketch of some
American writer.
The American history class was
much interested in the pictures anC
story of Abraham Lincoln from the
Mentor, brought to school by Kenneth
Lacy.
Have you had the grippey If not
your out of style.
Sophomore-"Have you minute too
spare?"
Freshman-"Sure."
Sophomore-"Tell me all you know.
G. e. Clark visited school last Thurs
day.
| Annual Niger Minstrels
Among the post-lenten events i
scheduled the annual high school min
strel show billed to appear the latte
part of April for the benefit of higl
school athletics.
breaking all records in the attemp
to afford full evenings entertainment
the bill will be double presentation
Opening with an unusual circle o
black face talent the program will b
replete with comedy and Funny situa
tions throughout. The second part o
the performance will be farcical bul
lesque Oh the well-known story of ri
Van Wrinkle. Irving's plot, as thi
] narrative is presented in the sketch
book, affords an unlimited number 9
funny situations, which in a moder
version are still more ludicrous.
Between-act specialties are being a
ranged that continuous round {
mirth may be the entertainment.
A four-act comedy has been prepare
on the hero of the Kaatskills displayin
the main features of the story.
Two orchestras are to furnish musi
-
one from the pit and another from th
stage, the members of the latter appea
ing as well in caste and circle.
Because of intervening activities tt
date of presentation has necessaril
been placed late.
That the athletic funds may have a
appreciable benefit it is hoped that tn
: occasion may be kept in mind.
Q DRESSMAKING--Am prepared to d
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