The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-10-25


glund. Angela Campo. Agnes Hassel-
& strom
The school will observe Better
Speech Week. beginning. November
B Details OF the work TO encourage
the use OF good English will appear
In later issue
The principals report for Septem-
Der month shows that the Forest
Park and Maple Grove schools began
work with total enrolment OF 1883
pupils, OF which $50 are boys. and $50
are girls.
During the past month the girls
have won at least two victories over
the boys. who had seventyrthree
cases of hardness in comparison with
the ffty-four cases amongst the
girls The percentage of attendance
was .ninety-four for the girls. and.
ninety-three for the boys. The rooms
taught by the Misses LaPierriere,
Stolberg and Garvey and. by. Mrs.
Dietz report a perfect record i'm re-
gard to hardness. The highest per-
centsge OF attendance. ninety eight
per cent. was obtained by the rooms
taught By the Misses. Behan. Kruger,
; Padgham, and Larson. The above
figures mean that on an average 9S
per cent OF the pupils i'm the above
mentioned rooms were present at a
given time
The physical training department
has added new volley ball and tennis
nets to its supply OF equipment.
Supt. Hill and Mr. Schrader are re-
vising and reissuing new courses OF
study for several OF the fundamental
subjects" They are issuing the re-
yised work in arithmetic this week.
One hears great deal of loose
talk" nowadays along the line OF
"Gettings back TO the three RS" Just
what these pseudo reformers mean
by this IS hard to find out. These
people who are loudest in their out
cries. are seldom II ever. cognizant of
any Of the inner workings OF the
schools. When asked 10 get down
TO brass tacks" and become specific
thev are, almost without exception
very busy today
No one welcomes constructive crit
icism any more than a real teacher.
The local teachers are no exception
d the rule. III you have anything
worth while to offer, we are glad to
get IL. At the very first teachers
meeting OF the year. the principal
laid down the following. this office"
Is not "all-wise: II doesn't know II
Ill" II has made many mistakes and
will probably make some more. How
over If anyone OF the workers has
anything for the good of the school
and doesn't give the corps the benefit
OF II. he is an undesirable citizen.
That is our policy. II you. have
anyi ing specific in the way of con-
structive suggestions let's have IT,
Irish Confetti" is one of the east
est things to throw. II takes some
skili TO replace a window pane
High School Notes.
Teachers who attended the Upper
Peninsula Teachers Meeting at Mar
quette last week report a very sue
cessful and profitable meeting. at
tended by more than 1900 The fol-
lowing local people were given special
recognition: Mr.. John f, Mason was
elected chairman of the executive
committee: w d. Hill chairman OF
the agricultural section; and Miss II.
Mills, appointed a member OF the
physical measurements and athletic
tests.
Under the direction of Miss Ross,
the Roosevelt Memorial drive is being
conducted in the high school.
A Roosevelt memorial program is
to be given by the sophomore class on
Monday
Every possible effort is being made
to get football game here for Peace
Day. November H.
Mr.. Hill visited Stambaugh and
Iron River on business Thursday
Miss Jean Daggett was visitor at
Amasa Wednesday.
Anna Rock entered school this
week
The Football Game.
ON a field that resembled a sea Of
mud" which made the going" very
precarious the high school football
squad beat Stambaugh last Saturday
The score as officially given was
1877 This score does not by any