The Delta independent., 1917-11-09
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
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Edith welch. Reporter)

A-'Ah-A " E'NlAs ~ h'+A 80 ,
The high school enrolment has
teen incrsaSe1 since the harvest va
cation by the addition of Joseph Ryan
Marian Adams and Delphine Phoenix.
who have entered the first. second
and senior years respectively.
We have lost from the high school
Edith Cartwright Catherine Burgess
and George Bruce who have moved to
Montrose, Denver and Montrose res
pectively.
Nearly all pupils who have been at
work have returned to school. The
seventh grade class has been increas-
ed by the enrolment of Leo Ryan.
Harold Farmer Constance Brownell.
Florence Miller and Naome Hamm
At the same time the department lost
Andrew. Herbert and Venie Holyfield
who have moved to Gunnison.
Upon the renewal of school about
ninety per cent of the seventh grade
reported, and upon comparing notes it
was learned that they had earned over
one thousand dollars.
Thursday morning Miss Horton en-
tertained the departmental school
with a reading, and Miss Baldwin did
likewise in the high school on Friday
morning.
, Mr.. NeutZe reports that the sixth
grade manual training boys have near
ly completed their first model name
" plane label. This is an exercise
in the use of the plane and the square.
Their next model, jewelry box. will
bring in the use of the same tools
and the pupils will be taught how to
make mortise and joint.
Miss Nutter's pupils have adopted
an orphan; at least. they are going
to support Victor Breard of Calais.
France, aged nine. for one year. 1t
will cost about four dollars a month.
A Red Cross horse will carry the
money until the whole is collected.
Miss Adams children are making an
interesting study of the Baker this
week, which study includes visit to
the Delta bakery.
The dates for the high school ly
ceum course are as follows:
Iedeler Symphonic Quintet, Nov. %
Musical Arts Quartet, male, Decem-
Der 3.
Mildred Morrison Musical company,
January 5.
Montaville Flowers. lecturer, Feb
ruary H.
Arthur w. Evans. lecturer. Mar. IA
We are assured by the bureau that
this is the best course that the school
has offered. During the next few
days pupils will visit all the homes in
the city in "season-ticket drive"
and we trust that the public will cor
daily cooperate with them in putting
the drive across"
Season tickets. adult $500: school
children s1.00.
w. ] Poluhni. a representative of
the Ellison-White Lyceum Bureau.
gave good address to the high school
Monday afternoon. and showed him
self an adept at entertaining and
sandwiching in brain food.
All departments of our school are
in operation, and in some rooms the
attendance shows a decidedly congest-
ed state. Sixth grade boys. Miss Budd
teacher AZ; sixth grade. girls, Miss
Walker. teacher. SO; fifth grade. Miss
Nutter teacher, 53: fourth ana fifth
combined. Miss Koppe teacher. 81:
fourth grade Miss Baker. teacher. 55.
The seating capacity of these rooms
is inadequate for this large enrolment
and the teachers and pupils arecwork
ing under a decided disadvantage
This week we received our first set
Of stereopticon slides. The set treats
of proportioning and mixing concrete.
and 1t was shown to divisions OF the
seventh and eighth departments.