Gunnison news-champion., 1919-02-28
NORMAL-HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Henry l.. Richter has a beautiful
collection of paintings, both in oil and
in water color, on display at his apart
nents AT La Veta Hotel. A number
Of the students and members of the
Faculty have availed themselves of
the opportunity to Purchase number
Of his choice works. Gunnison is es-
pcclally favored by having among
its residents, an artist of such marked
ability.
Last Thursday at Chapel time, Mr..
Goldsmith continued his Historical
sketch concerning the evolution of
Man. He tells US that a few months
ago, after reading Osbourn's Men Of
the Old Stone Age, DR.. Cockerell. Pro-
fessor of Zoology. University of Colo
rado, Boulder, Colorado. was inspir-
ed to carry out his dreams of ancient
men in the form of a unique drama
in three acts. This play was pub
iished in the American Museum Jour
nal, May, 1917, and has become quite
popular with the biologists. At the
conclusion of Mr.. Goldsmith's illus
trated lecture on primitive man, the
members of his Bionofnics class pre-
sented this play in costume. By ac-
tually seeing the types of human life
which existed in those early days. the
people-even those who were not es-
pecially interested in the facts regard
ing prehistoric man-could better WIS.,
ualixe the conditions at this time.
The Civics Club, composed of the
High School Seniors, met Tuesday ev-
ening at the Cooperative Boarding
Club to organize into a Peace Confer
ence Society. Each member of this
Club will impersonate one of the rep
resentatives from the FIVE great pow
ers Of the world. The minor countries
will also have representative. The
members, in this way, will come in
touch with the vital questions that
confront the world today.
The students who are now taking
W. tie worh in Manual Training
are making good use Of the new ma
ehinery which was installed sometime
ago. Many useful articles are made
such as library tables, lamps, Morris
chairs, dressing tables, and number
less smaller but not less important
articles. The boys are spending their
extra time making Red Cross Bed
Side Tables The forty-eight tables
which comprise their quota" will be
finished about March 1.
On Monday at Chapel time, the As
sembly had the privilege Of again lis
tening to Miss Lois Boriand. The man.
ner in which she is received by the
student body is always evidenced by
. ringing applause. As was expected
she chose q most interesting topic
the work Of one of our modern poets
Nicholas Vachel Lindsay. She ex-
planned that his poems are notable for
their originality, pictorial beauty, and
thrilling music. He has already
caused quite a sensation among the
literary people because of his wide
sweep of imagination, his wholesome
interest in the moving pictures, his
clear views on Democracy. his ability
as exemplified in all his poems, his
geniality, and his fearlessness. Al
Miss Borland said, Vachel Lindsay be.
longs to no modern school but is try.
ing TO found one Of his own. BY way
Of introduction to his peculiar style Of
writing, Miss Boriand read "Oh
tBruneho That Would Not Be Broker
fofz fzDaneing," IN . praiseworthy man
ner. Other selections were "AbrahAn
Lincoln Walking ct Midnight" -Chil'
drsn4 Poems" .Epitaph for Johl
lD1nnv. the Fsmens Novine Pietur1
ICemGaban,s and sCensxal. Wnlinm
Haokh Entsring Into Heavea.s n
las4er = regarded ~ being his mas.
/ taP ufeee. - fnr.