The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-05

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Emmett Bementt and Ed Roberts
have returned to the barracks after
a ten day furlough.
The Freshman Academy class
broke the school record and had
picnic last week.
President W. A. Lewis and P. Cas-
par Harvey, will attend meeting Of
the Board OF Administration, and
Presidents of State Schools in Topeka
on Thursday.
Julian Lahman, who was a stu
dent in the F. H. K. Normal School in
1914, is reported severely wounded.
His home is in Winona. He is a
brother of Oren Lahman, who gradu-
ated in the 1912 class.
Evadna Kraus, Cecilia Dorney, La
vona Kraus and Genevieve Dorney,
were among former F. II. n. students
at the Funston-Hays football game,
Thanksgiving day.
Miss Lula Bice has received word
of the fact that her niece, who lives
in Plainville, has been severely burn
ed in an accident, which occurred
while lighting an oil heater. Miss Bice
expects to drive to Plainville to be
with her sister.
Merriam Herman, a former F. H. N.
student who has been visiting home
folks for the past two weeks, spent
a day at Hays last week, before re-
turning to the Great Lakes Training
Station, where he is in government
service.
Miss Dora Grass has received word
that her commission as nurses aid
for over sea duty has been revoked,
owing to the conclusion of peace.
Miss Grass refuses to see the bright
side of the situation so far, though
her many friends are glad, for their
own sakes, that Miss Grass will re-
main in Hays.
The tinker given in the basement
of the M. E. church for the members
of the training detachments, last Sat
urday evening was well attended.
Both sections were represented and
the young people of the church very
pleasantly entertained them.
The crowd was divided up into
camps and forts and each group play
ed games for some time.
Delicious refreshments were served
The party broke up at $50 owing tc
the boys bedtime which is at 10 100
and which is compulsory. It was {
successful function from a "get &C
quainted view as well as for the so
cia1 enjoyment derived from it.
The Art Department is very busil!
engaged in making posters for thu
Junior Red Cross Bazaar. The S. A
T. C. boys who are members Of thu
Fine Arts classes are industriousl!
working on these, and thus, indirect
ly helping the boys cover there"
The result of their work promising
to be very interesting. Toys and juv
emile interests are the motifs for thu
decorations.
The bazaar will be held Decembe,
18th at the Royal Cafe. The article
offered for sale are made by the chill
dren of the public school, and ar
very simple, useful and attractive
They are very good results of effor
on the part of students and teachers
At the close of band practice, Tues
day afternoon, Professor Malloy Ger
tainly pulled a surprise, when he an
nounced that the band would pla,
for drill.
Two of the solo comets were alb
sent, Charley McDaniels who is hom
on furlough and one of the men iron
town who had to go to work at fiv
o'clock, the hour for drill, and so tn
solo cornet section was rather weak
The clarinets and first comets help
ed out and the comets managed
pull through. Toward the last, how
ever, the playing became ragged, an
the boys were all glad when the
were allowed to quit.
There were number of the boy
who said that they sure liked t
march to music, and that they hope
they could have another chance soo1
The S. A. T. C. Band gave COZ
cert on Tuesday evening during tn
first study hour, replacing war LEI
ture.
They gave fine program comps
ed Of ten numbers of both classics
and popular character. The viole1
applause from the boys showed the
appreciation of the bands effort.
Mr.. Malloy deserves special credi
as well as his musicians, for gettir
such fine results from the organic
ton. He pronounces it the best bar
he has had for long time and T
grets parting company with it F
does not more so than the boys wi