The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1919-05-09
Forest City School Notes.

to finish up the years work. MISS
Kate Brodbcck took charge of the
room during the absence Of Miss
Owen.
Last Friday afternoon, the Philoma-
thean Literary society entertained the
Metropolitans with their last program
this term. The following program was
rendered: 1870
Instrumental solo, Nellie Wilkes.
Improved Gettysburg Address,
Eurschel Raiser. =.
Vocal duet, Mabel Mcclure and
Dora Baker.
Alphabetical Rhymes, Dora Patton.
Life of Wilson, Paul Stalcup.
instrumental solo, Josephine Birm-
ingham.
An interesting feature of the pro-
gram was the Improved Gettysburg
Address given below: "Seven weeks
and seven days ago, Prof. Brett
brought forth in this high school a
new society, so conceived in defeats
and dedicated to the proposition that
they would hang the Philos on sour
apple tree.
I'VE are now engaged in that ter
riblc strife-tcsting whether that So
ciety so conceived and so dedicated
can long endure the defeats placed up
on them by the philos. We have met on
the scene of that great struggle. We
have come to dedicate u small portion
of this room so that the poor Metros
down and out. who gave their talent
in "A vain effort that their society
might not perish from the high school.
| The school will little note nor long re-
member what they have said here, but
they will not forget how We dOwncd
! the Metros here. IL Is for Us, the
living society. to dedicate the unfinish-
cd work of the Metros So be IL re-
solved that by the help of our leader
we pledge our faithful support so that
the society of the philos, by the Philos
and for the philos shall not perish
from the High School"
Rev. Howard, of Mound City. pas
tor Of the Christian church, will tie
liver the Baccalaurcate sermon, Sun
day evening, May IL, In the NJ. 4.
South church, at 4 o'clock. A chorus
Of high school girls will furnish spec
ial music.
The high school play, "Thc Hcircss
Of Hoctown," will be given Tuesday
evening, May IL, at the City Han.
The play in itself is a lively up-to-
date comedy. The members of the
cast have put much time and hard
work upon their parts. II deserves
your patronage. II Is in three acts
and there will be some good special
ties between acts. A very brief ~
nopsis Of the story runs Us follows:
The village pest criticiscs the gov
eminent. Jimmie Blake tells Jack
Wright all about Mary Darling.
blackstone has the Count in rcadl-
ness. Mary comes back home. Black
stone wants Jimmie To clear out and
leave the field to his man. The pro.
prictor o. the village hack discovers
that Mary has money. Al the straw
berry festival Congressman Drybottic
delivers wonderful lecture on the
evils OF intcmpcrancc. Mary's neck
lace disappears and IL found on the
wrong man. Mr.. Doolittlc Mutch has
more business than he can attend to,
The home bank has gone to smash
and Mary's money Is lost. The Count
and Blackstone get cold feet and hike
for Broadway. Mary loses her home
but gains something else.
The admission will be twenty-five
and thirty-iivc cents. Remember the
date, Tuesday night, May 10, ut $3.50.
The students of the High School
are indeed grateful to Father CATER
ks for an excellent talk given at the
Assembly period last week. His sub
jcct was on Education. II was well
developed and forcibly given. Mans
Ia InlI th., ,laN gt.sI az
and moral-should each have its place
in the students life. VI any one is
neglected, education Is incomplete. II
school, home and church do not work
in harmony, each furhering these
all-important factors, the child I'M
doubtedly will feel the effects and be
thereby inefficient for his life work.
The High School Commencement
exercises will be held Friday evening,
May 18th, at the City Hall. A detail
ell program will be printed next week.
Mr.. II. L. Swinehart, head of the de-
partment Of English, in the Maryvillc
Normal will deliver the Class Address.
Mr.. Swinehart is also corresponding
secretary Of the Northwest Missouri
High School Association.
On May 10, 1919, the annual bust
ness meeting Of the Northwest Mis-
souri, High School Association will be
held, in room 302 of the Normal build
ing, Maryville, Mo. At this meeting
the officers Of the Association for the
ensuing year-President, Vice-Presi-
dent, Secretary and members of Board
of Control-will be elected. In addi-
tion to this, matters of immediate I'M
port and plans for the future of the
Association will be discussed. Each
member school is entitled to a hear
ing in this meeting and is allowed two
votes on all questions.
Supt. Warren II. Brett will repre-
sent the Forest City High School at
this meeting which is to be at 1000
O'Clock Saturday morning. Quite a
number of students are planning to
attend the Track Meet Saturday aft
ernoon. The program of events is be-
ing published for the benefit of those