The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-20
SOUTH CANON
SCHOOL NOTES
School Begins

same enrolment as that last year.
The eighth grades Of Alcott and Lin
coin Park schools are located in the
high school building this year in place
of the ist and End grades.
The Faculty
The faculty consists of G. B. War
ner, principal; Mr. Diebert, science;
Mrs. Craven, mathematics; Miss Ma
BILE Dunsmore, Latin and history: Miss
Hamilton. English; Miss May Snow.
domestic science: Miss Campbell.
Eighth grade and departmental work
in the High school; Mr. Williams,
manual training and Mrs. Lowell,
music.
On the opening morning the teach
ers were introduced and made short
speeches to us.
Senior Class Organizes
The Senior class organized Thurs
day evening with the following of
GERS: Irving Newton. president; EN-
ma Green. vice-president; Bernice
Turner secretary; Alice Endicott.
treasurer.
Senior Picnic
The Seniors celebrated the opening
of school with picnic on the Tunnel
drive. Friday evening"
Baseball
The baseball season opened Friday
evening when the Juniors played a
wicked team from the High school.
The game was to have been but five
innings but on account of tie at the
end of the 5th, extra innings were
played. The score was 81 in favor
OF the high school.
Physics and Chemistry
Instead of Offering physics and
chemistry in the same year as has
been done for several years past
chemistry only is being offered this
year and physics only will be offered
next year.
Trisonometry
A trigonometry class taught by
Prof. Warner is a new feature of this
years work. Several Seniors and
post graduates are taking the higher
mathematics.
Voice Testing
| Monday MIS- Lowell spent most of
the day testing the voices OF the stu
dents. She seemed well pleased with
I the results and is of the; opinion that
she has material for good chorus.
Orchestra
Plans are under way for an orches-
ira and several students have already
ordered Instruments
Domestic Science
Domestic science is a new course
this year. A room is being prepared
by the manual training boys under
the direction of Mr.. Williams. This
is an ideal place for domestic science
both for the health of the students
and for convenience in teaching the
subject for which it is intended.
1t will be equipped with coal
range. built-in China and sewing cab
inets. magnesium-topped domestic
science desks and with four sewing
machines.
A plumber is at work putting in a
large new sink and an electrician is
wiring the room so that each table
will be furnished with on electric
plate. The dishes. hardware. &C., for
this department have arrived.
The domestic science classes are
spending most OF their time at pres
ent in sewing but expect to begin to
can fruit and vegetables for the
school cafeteria, as soon as the equip
ment for this work is ready.
School Cafeteria
Plans are being made for the do
mestic science classes to furnish
warm lunches to the students at cost
The Lawn
The lawn which was planted last
spring largely through the efforts Of
the students is growing very nicely
and the flowers and shrubs which
surrounded it are daily furnishing
decorations for the Office and Assem-.
bly, room.
The ditch which flows through the
baseball field has overflowed and
made part of this regular -swamp.
Plans are being made for the an
nual high school hike.
About 300 new books have been
added to the high school library this
year. This simplifies reference work
greatly.
Six new windows and large tran
som have been placed In the assem-