The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1917-01-30
High School Notes

The query which will be debated
| this year by the high schools of Ken
! lucky is: "Resolved, That the federal
government should own and operate
the railways" Every secondary and
/ high school has been invited to par
ticipate in the contest of 1917. Ev-
cry school that enters will be group
| ed with two others for a triangular
| debate, each school putting out two
teams, one on the affirmative and the
other on the negative. The schools
winning both debates will be entitled
to send to the university. their teams
to compete for the state chcmpion-
ship cup.
The National Committee on Pris-
ons, through the courtesy of Mr..
! Adolph Lewis, is offering three prizes
for theses or essays on phases of
the prison problem. For a Masters
Thesis, one prize of $50. For an I'm
der-graduate essay, one prize of $25.
For an essay prepared by student
of a preparatory school, one prize of
$25. The judges will be: Prof. James
c. Egbert, director, Extension Teach
ing and Summer Session, Columbia
University; DR.. Hastings II. Hart,
director, ChildHelping Department,
Russell Sage Foundation; Honorable
William H. Wadhams, Judge Court
of General Sessions, City of New
York. All duly accredited students
are eligible. Many papers and essays
are written simply for class exercise;
they are neither original nor have
they real interest for the student or
professor who has to read them To
have an opportunity to get new and
live material for our essays on sub
ject in which we all take a vague in
terest is worth while in itself Then
we have chance to show the people
at Columbia that we have real talent
here and can beat all corners. Then
we don't know a student who couldn't
use the money or maybe contribute
it to the Athletic Association which
could make it come in very handy.
Anyone interested will report to the
Superintendent for further informa-
ton.
With this week begins new school
term lasting until the latter part of
May and it is sincerely hoped by all
that it will be one of the most sue
cessful that the school has ever wit
messed. Examination were held last
week and some who had applied them
selves in such a way so as to make
an average of 85 or more in their
subjects including department and
who had no unexcused absen. or
tardy marks against their names were
fortunate enough to enjoy the exam
nation week as a vacation.
1t will not be long before the base
ball players will get together and or
ganize for the coming season and the
prospects show that the team will by
all means be as strong as last year
1t is hoped that this year the squad
will have more games on their sched-
ule than they did last year. Those
who wish games the team would be
delighted to hear from.
The Honorable Joel T. Embry of
the senior class has decided he is
musician and accordingly has pur-
chased him an "Ukulelee" (no one
but Joe T. knows what that isl but
we are sure that you may hear some
most fascinating music at most any
time if you pass up Danville avenue,
for anything ct" starts at he usually
accomplishes.
Stith T. Noe has decided to take
up drumming for the Larkin estab-
lishment, but he still continues at
school, and would be delighted to
sell you most anything you might
need