Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-05-11
SCHOOL NOTES
BASEBALL-Island Pond vs. Groveton
High School,

You missed 10 innings of exciting base
ball if you were not at Penny's field last
Saturday afternoon to see the local high
school defeat Groveton high school by a
score of 81. At the end of the second
inning the score was Al in favor Of
Groveton, but Island Pond allowed her
no more scores until the seventh On the
contrary |. P. HI. S. tied the score in the
fourth and forged two ahead in the sixth.
In the eighth the score was again tied, 7
z and remained so until the last half of
the tenth. Then Island Pond came to
bat. King, the first man up, knocked
| fly into the hands of the center fielder;
Rooney, the next man up, knocked hit
which was muffed by the centerielder and
took second, and scored the winning run
on hit by Stevens. The good hitting of
the home team went long way in win
ming the game Stevens struck out Is
men and gave four bases on balls; the
two Groveton pitchers struck out eight
and gave six bases on balls.
Everyone can be assured of good ball
games in the future judging by the game
Saturday. Moreover at the next game
benches will be provided so that the spec
tators may be comfortable.
| The girls athletic association gave a
party for the boys athletic association at
the high school building Friday evening.
The schoolroom was prettily decorated
with bunting flags and Island Pond ban
ners. After grand march, led by Miss
/ Winnie Allbee and Lawrence Curran, pres
ident of the association, a very entertain
ing game of basket ball was played be-
tween the boys and girls teams with the
usual line-ups. The balls used were toy
balloons and the efforts of the players to
grab them generally resulted fatally for
the balloon. The only limit to the game
was the supply of balls, which proved all
too small. 1t is rather uncertain what
the final score was, but the boys were q
few points ahead of the girls After this
contest, promenading and games were en-
joyed and refreshments of ice cream and
cake we're served.
Don't miss the Camp Fire Girls enter.
tainment at the opera hall May 25. The
program will consist of patriotic drills
and songs, a short play that will make
you forget all your troubles, and drama.
tzation of Hiawatha. Admission, Is
Is and 35 cents.
Thelma Dickson is teaching school a
East Haven this week.
Miss Smith and Miss Hooker spent the
weekend at their homes in Colebrook.
The afternoon of Friday May 4, Arbol
Day, was spent in cleaning up the school
house and schoolhouse grounds. All pu
pills in the building were first given physi-
cal culture out Of doors by Principa
Saunders After this the boys cleaned W
the yard, picked up stones, raked etc,
and the girls scrubbed desks and windows
By night quite a transformation had ta
ken place.
The boys taking military training have
purchased wooden guns and now presen
, quite a soldier-like appearance, Did yor
see them marching up Derby street Frida,
afternoon?
, Miss Kathleen Foster spent the weel
end with Miss Hooker in Colebraok.
Roger Cole, Theodore Stott and How
ard Stevens are working on farms
Whoever has Miss Hooker's First All
book please return at once.
, The manager of the base ball team re
ceved letter from North Stratford
Monday, cancelling the game which wa
to be played Wednesday, With bot
. Canaan and Stratford out of the contes
2 the cup will come to |. p H. S. without
struggle, but that isn't the way she want
: to get it.
l. P. H. S. will play return game Q
| base ball at Groveton, Saturday.
| Freeman Danforth is absent from schoc
on account of bad burns.
Standing of the grades in school wor
for April will appear next week.
| The Camp Fire Girls will hold cere
] monial meeting Friday evening.