Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-04-07
High School Notes

The monthly report cards will be given
out This week.
Miss Glynn, formerly teacher in Hur-
ley, visited school Monday.
Joseph Becker, an alumnus, visited
school Monday afternoon and addressed
the high school on the subject Of the
value of a college education.
The contestants for the declamatory
and Oratorical contests are working very
diligently on their selections. These
contests are giving much extra work TO
the teachers. The preliminary contests
will be given on the afternoons of the
llth and 18th of April; the local contest
on the evening of the 18th.
The district declamatory contest will
be held at Glidden; district oratorical con-
test at Hurley. Both contests will take
place on April goth.
There was a fire drill Monday morning
the time required to empty the building
was two minutes.
Tuesday morning at eleven o'clock, the
time when the special session of Congress
was convened. MIR Murphy addressed
the school impressing them again with
the seriousness of the country's situation.
The school pledged again their allegiance
to the flag and sang Star Spangled Ban
ner."
On Friday bids will be received from
the local printers for the publication of
the "Spyke.'
All people who wish to contribute
money towards the new victrola, which
is badly needed at the south side school,
can send it to the teachers at that building.
Supt. J. E. Murphy has received word
from the North Central Association of
schools and colleges, stating that the
Hurley high school has been continued
on the accredited list of the Associated
Universities for the ensuing year.
The Hurley school system is indebted
to the Ladies Civic Club for visit from
their visiting nurse, Mrs Culbertson, who
tested the eyes and Threats of the child
rem in the Pence, Montreal, Cary and
Hurley schools. Mrs Culbertson will
finish her work at Gle and Cary in the
near future.
Mothers club meetings were held at
the Montreal, Cary and Hurley schools
last Friday afternoon. All were reported
/ as successful. The officers elected at the
various meetings will be published later.
James Flandrena, an aIumnus of the
Hurley high school, now student in the
Marquette Univereity law school, visited
the schools Monday.
Miss Hyacinthe Meade, also graduate
of the Hurley high school, now attending
the Villa Scholastica at Duluth, visited
the school Wednesday afternoon. Miss
Meade sang for the school which was
( greatly enjoyed and appreciated by all.
/ Last Thursday the school board re-
ceived bids for the building OF the new
/ high school but it was discovered that
mere money must be raised before the
/ lowest bid can be accepted. There was
I a school meeting Wednesday, night con
corning this matter.
( The Girls Glee Club is practicing song:
for the oratorical and declamatory con
tests.
All people who have not already or
dered a copy of the "Spyke," or who
wish to put their advertisements in this
annual will please do so before Monday
April 9th. Any senior will take your or
der. Many classes have not undertaken
the publication of "Spyke" for it re
quireS great amount of work, and The
senior class will greatly appreciate tht
( assistance of the business men in giving
their ads.
/ Misses Rose Schmagner. Frances Grubel
and William Swan taught at Cary thi'
week. NJ. NJ. L.