Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-02-02

was spent playing games, At 10 O'Clock
delicious luncheon was served after
which all left for their respective homes
feeling that the hours spent at the Coe
home sure were very much enjoyed.
On Jan. 3Oth "Tag Your Shovel Day"
was observed by all the grade pupils
In the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 9th, 9TH and Sth
grades, poems and compositions were
written on the topics Goal Conserva-
ton" or How to Save Coal" A mum
Der of the prize poems or compositions
will appear in the "School Notes in
this issue of "The Chronicle" A tag
shovel contest was held between the 5th
and 9th grades or intermediate room,
and the 9TH and Sth or Grammar room
The Grammar room won.
Prize Poem. Fourth Grade.
MY PLAN.
/ have to carry in the coal,
OF buckets we have five or more.
III tag the shovel, upon my soul,
You bet, I'll cut it down 20 four.
Ill save the coal for Uncle Sam,
That's the kind of boy am.
FRANCIS HANLEY
Prize Composition. Third Grade.
SAVING COAL FOR UNCLE SAM.
We boys and girls can save coal for
Uncle Sam by going around and telling
people about the great need of saving
coal. We can also save coal by asking
our fathers aud mothers to burn wood
instead of coal, and by telling them that
we will saw and cut the wood if they
will burn it. We can help by cutting
wood for other people who have no
children, and the money that we earn
we can buy Thrift Stamps with.
Save coal and help win the war
STANTON JESSUP.
Mrs. W. A. Nevin visited the 3rd and
4th grade room last week.
Francis Skinner of the 3rd grade has
stopped school and will now attend
school at Evergreen.
Miss Hall now teaches the 3rd and 4th
grades from two thirty-fye until four
O'Clock, while Miss Keller teaches type
writing in High School.
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A Basket Ball game was played last
Saturday between the 9TH, 8th and 9th
grades, the score resulting 10 to in fa-
vor of the 9TH and Sth grades.
The following from the 9th and 9th
grades were excused for half holiday on
perfect attendance Jimmie Graham,
Raymond Yale, Dorothy Taylor, Ralph
Coe, Miles Ennis, Louise Fenwick.
Evelyn Fritchell and Wesley Phillips
have left school out of the first grade.
BASKET BALL GAME WITH PHILIP.
On the evening of Jan. 25th, with
the rest of Clusters citizens was down to
the Burlington depot When the train
arrived | thought a great circns had
come to town. A big fellow followed by
some other fellows jumped off the train,
and made noise like a stamp mill. l
| inquired and found that this bunch of
Humans was the Philip Basket Ball
| team.
That evening they sailed up to the
local arena and engaged in battle with
our beloved army-The Custer High
School Basket Ball team. Well the game
was evenly matched until the first three
seconds passed. After this long period
of even fighting, the Custer boys stepped
out and the game was won in about an
eye wink.
After the game the two teams, referee,
coach and others, went down to the
Reynick Cafe where a big feed was
given. The lunch consisted of lots to
eat and much gossip and speeches, main
| ly by Edward Rogers and Mr.. Saeyig.
Capt. Hayes speech was also greatly en-
| loved by all Mr. Coe was conceded to
| have had the best toast of the evening.
After this fine feed the crowd attend
ed the dance given by the Orchestra
Everyone spent very enjoyable even
| ing, and taken all in all that was an
evening which will remain in our mem
| ories for long time.
SPORTING EDITOR L. G..
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One word about the Philip boys.
"They were a fine, clean bunch of fell
lows, and even if they did get beat, they
were good Basket Ball players"
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