The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-10-24
DoINGs AT SCHOOL.
(By Lillian Perrine Davis. }

The most interesting scene on the
grounds for the past few days has
been the practice Of the Girls Bias
Ball Team. The goals were put up
Saturday and the entire school has
been watching the practice at almost
every opportunity.
An Honor roll has been started
which sets a standard so high that on
" three iE the whole school were able
to obtain a place on it. Rubie Wal
lace, Shelby Wood and Paul Walker
AL from the High School. Many
had two Of the qualifications, but few
were able to measure up to the re-
quired 100 per cent. department. 100
per cent. attendance and so scholar
ship.
The Fourth Year and the Third
year boys played good game of
basketball last Friday, in which the
Third year were the victors, with a
score of 81 to 10. The players were:
Fourth-Beasley, Powers, Mead
ans, Howell, McPeake. Third-Stew-
art, Undertake, Pickens, Hay, Seger-
son. "Pie" Hay, from the second
year was put into the game because
the Fourth year vauntingly challeng-
ed the whole school, proved such a
star player that there is talk of ex-
Guiding him from the Third year
team for the next game which will
take place the first day the weather
permits.
Three times in the past week has
the chapel heard the welcome sound
of mans voice leading the exercis-
es. Prof. H. A. Powers, former
teacher, was present Friday and
made a splendid talk on athletics with
special reference to the school spirit
and loyalty to her interests. Rev. j.
e. McPeake, former student was
visitor Monday and read the scrip
ture lesson. Mr.. Bobbitt in his reg
ular time to conduct the chapel intro
duced the custom of discussing public
events. The ladies do very well, es-
pecially Miss Houston, but it requires
a lot of will power behind it to keep
a woman's voice from getting lost in
that big and-barn-like hall, and the
ministers and LAYERS and other pub
lie speakers of the town ought to
come and help.
No adverse criticism so far is the
gratifying report that comes from
the school board.
Faculty and students and patrons
are united in the opinion that Miss
Houston makes grand principal. If
any doubts that q woman can run a
school more lingeringly anywhere,
they were dispelled last week when
she came into action in conjunction
with another teacher about some
things which need not be publicly ex-
plotted.
y, .ssPARENT-TEACHERS.
Despite the rain fifteen members
of therParent- Teachers Association
were present last Thursday. Mrs. ].
W. Stewart presided and in the alb
sence of the Secretary, Mrs. II. F
Martin kept the minutes.
Mrs. Stewart announced that she
had appointed Mrs. j. o. Brown
Chairman of the Library committee,
and Miss Mildred Mccall, of the
Building and Ground Committee. The
Health Chairman will be selected la
ter and each will chose her own as
sistants. The Association encouraged
two branches to study actively by Of
fering two prizes for the year. Five
dollars is to be given the class keep
ing the neatest and cleanest room,
and the medal which another organi-
cation was formerly in the habit of
offering for the highest general aver
age for the year has been revived.
Mrs. H. F. Martin very generously do
mated the prize for the neatest room,
with the provision that others may
supplement it with other donations if
they like.
The social meeting announced for
last week was postponed till next
Thursday at $3.50 p. m. Each member
is requested to be present and to
bring a half dozen sandwiches and
her sewing or other finger work. The
teachers will provide tea, and there
will be no speeches.
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