The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-28


In her last visit to the school Mrs
Heide, president High School Parent
Teachers Association, stated that the
chances for new building. to include
an auditorium and gymnasium were
very good. That is undoubtedly the
very best thing the school has heard
in a long time-better even than
Ex-Governor Hanly's wonderful adj
dress on Friday The addition OF
such building as Mrs. Heide referr-
ed 10 would increase the efficiency OF
our school one hundred per cent.
The auditorium would save the
school an untold sum in the matter of
class plays and exhibitions and would
foster the production or more anna
tcur theatricals than we now have.
which would certainly be a good thing
for the school. With a gymnasium
and an indoor basketball court the
Fitz- Hi teams could practice steadily
the year round and be in a good po-
sitlon to defeat anything in the state
with even average material But the
great advantage of a gym would be to
the average student without the beef
to make team but who needs the
training worse than those who do
succeed in getting on.
Let us as a school do absolutely
everything possible in order to get
this. The city Of Fitzgerald won't
give such a building to an unappre-
ciatiec school. The entire student
body will have to show just how badly !
it wants it before there will be
chance Of getting it.
The scientific sophs" are through |
with physical geography and are now
concentrating their entire cerebal ca
pacity on the note books they will |
have TO show to get the years credit.
uesday night, the Parent eachers
Association held their community |
meeting, as was announced. and sat
isIactory number of students and pa
irons were present. the program was
especially good and most edifying.
/ ThoseAwho took part were Mrs.
Heidc, who presided. Hon. J. F. Tur-
ner, Supt. j. +. Ricketson. Mrs Ro-
Siha Howe; Mrs. NJ f. Ellars, Mrs. I.
Gelders, Misses Rosalee Patterson
Ruby Ezzell Madeline Davenport and
Mr.. Charles Mann. magician. The
girls choir sang and about dozen |
girls served on the various commit
tees and several boys acted as ushers.
The affair was a success from any !,
viewpoint and the next one will |
doubtless be greeted even more en-
Enthusiastically by the town When we
get our fine new auditorium three or |
TOUR community meetings year |
would not be amss and the desirable |
"get-together spirit" could be much |
more effectively fostered.
On Wednesday the boys and girls |
OF the Fitzgerald High School DELHI
erately threw away the chance to en-
JOY themselves and to learn much
pleasing and valuable information
about birds, and they also robbed the
pupils OF the lower grades OF the same
opportunity. Mrs. Irene c. Wheelock.
official lecturer of the National Au-
dubon Society and author of bird
books. attempted to lecture to the en-
tire school at the Grand but by the
most diSgraceful, ungentlemanly, un-
ladylille. conduct OF some pupils of
our High School she was unable to
speak
Mrs. Wheelock is a northern lady
and has no doubt heard about the
supposed chivalry and gentle breed
ing OF Southern boys. But she will
certainly disbelieve it hereafter The
conduct of both boys and girls was
disgusting and contemplate The
children OF the lower grades of course
followed the example OF those who
should have been their models and
added to the disorder, Such conduct
MUST NOT go unpublished III the
faculty is unable to use the ounce of
prevention they must apply fearless
ly, the pound OF cure. On Friday,
April 18th, Supt. Ricketson had an
nounced that no classes would be
held in order that all who wished
might attend the Americus contest
We suggest that he rescind that offer
allowing only contestants to go. The
majority of students VINO do so to
the meets do very, very little, ever
in the. matter of moral support" tc
help Fitzgerald to win As rule they