Gunnison news-champion., 1919-04-25

The G. II. {. Club H. on OF the
educational organizations in the High
School. II was organized To promote
better citizenship and to study the
topics OF the day. Those eligible to
membership are the students study
ing Modern or American History and
Civil Government.
This year, the Club has devoted its
meetings TO a study OF the war. Be
fore the armIstice was signed. the big
events and drives were carefully fol-
lowed; and now the members have
formed themselves into the Peace Con-
ference, each student representing a
delegate OF one Of the nations in the
League. Thus the doings of the con-
| ference are carried out in a formal
manner by the Club members, or an
open discussion is held. Mrs. Nor
nson Is the instructor and critic. and
the club meets every Tuesday evening
at the Cooperative Boarding Club. the
tables being arranged in the horse
shoe shape of the peace table. All
the members of the c. II. c. this year
arc High School Seniors.
Miss Eva Carpenter went to Den
yer Saturday as a representative from
the Colorado State Normal School TO
attend meeting called by Miss Theo-
dosia +. Raines, Superintendent of
the Woman's Division of the Depart
ment Of Labor. There were present
at the meeting DR.. J. V. Brcitwieser
Of Colorado College: DIR. j. w. Bailey.
President of the Colorado Woman's
College; Professor Geltz of the State
University; DR.. Cross of the State
Teachers College; DR.. Phillips of the
University Of Denver, and Miss Eva
Carpenter of the Colorado State Nor
NAL School. These instructors from
the various schools were appointed
and sworn in as Special Agents of the
United States Employment Service to
cooperate IN securing positions for
teachers.
The Architect, Mr.. William Il. It.
tncr, of st. Louis. held a conference
with the Board of Trustees and with
Mr.. 7. W. Gray regarding the new
High School building and the new
Normal School addition. Mr.. Ittner
stated that while the cost of the pres
ent building in 1911 was lie a cubic
foot, the cost of building now is 25c
cubic foot, and that the price of ev-
efything connected with building has
SCARED from SO to So per cent since
1916. II will therefore, not be pos
sible to build according to Mr.. Ittner's
original plan; he will, therefore, re-
model the plans so as to it the various
amounts of money available at the
present time for the new buildings.
Last Wednesday the Normal School
Seniors celebrated the first "Souch
Day in the history of the Normal
School. No end of mirth was caused
by the quaint make-ups and equally
quaint manners. The following dav
however, the Seniors appeared in their
usual roles and gave the following
program in most artistic manner:
Piano Solo Elizabeth Chipperfield
Reading-"Down at the Capitol'-
Louise Mullins
Reading-"Da Americana Grip"
----------H Helen BlackstocL
Vocal Solo ------- Eva Skinne,
"Ode to Composition II -
------- Winifred Rowle,
Reading-"The Punishment of Rob
ert" --- Ruth Montgomery
Reading-"A Liz Town Humorist"
H. Jennie Hanlor
Vocal Solo -- Lucille Mullins
On Tuesday at 11:15 a special as.
assembly was held at which Mrs. Stote
State Chairman of the Women's Lib.
erty Loan Committee. addressed the
students. In the evening, she went to
Pitkin with the troupe Of entertainers
and speakers.
At the regular meeting of the Fac
ulty, Tuesday afternoon, after making
report of the meetings of the gov.
erning bodies of the two schools, Mr.
Kelley addressed the teachers on the
following ideals:
l. Effective teaching.
II. Professional Growth.
III. Participation in Community Life
On Friday evening, April 25, the
Senior Class in Dramatics viii give
the play entitled: "The Romancers" n
The Community Church at 8 O'Clock
The admission is Csc; the. proceeds