The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-12
NEWPORT SCHOOL NOTES


All the members Of The high school
enjoyed weeks vacation at Thanks
giving while the faculty visited other
high schools in the state.
A well-flled hall witnessed the first
basket bali game of the season last
Friday night The game betweenthe
Richford girls and the N. II. S. girls
was divided into three 10 minute pc
RODS AS the visiting team had play
ed girls rules and the home team
boys rules, a compromise was made
between the two and rather one
sided game followed. Newport won
by II score of 10 to 3. The three
points obtained by the Richford team
were gained by fouls.
The second game was between the
American Legion and high school
Although the players were rather un-
equally matched, the game proved to
be very exciting and showed the
school teams perseverance and agil-
ity. The opposing teams long eX-
perience and the size of the players
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final score was 40 to 20 with the
American Legion winning.
The Senior class is introducing a
new feature in the high school in
connection with their English work.
All plans are being made for the pu
LEGATION Of a Christmas magazine
which they hope to have on sale
about Dec. 20 The contents are to
be written and contributed by the
various members of the class. The
publication Of following numbers de-
ponds upon the success of this one.
| These are days of reviewing and
preparing for the dreaded exams Of
next week. We sincerely hope that
the frowns and premature wrinkles
/ on some of the faces around us will
'cloar away after next week is over
and we start on our two weeks va
cation.
Where is that victrola that our
predecessors III high school labored
so hard to purchase sometimes
when the transom is open we hear
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we look upon its glossy surface and
never more do we hear those beauti-
full records in chapel. Those sweet
selections are but bygone memories
of the past
The high school attendance for the
week ending, Dec. 6, 1919 and the
order Of the previous week is as fol
lows
Sophomores 98.7pc 4
Juniors 98pc /
Seniors %
Freshmen 92pc 2
Raymond Colodny 20 is i'll with
the humps.
Grace Towse is spending the week
in Boston and vicinity.
Floyd Brainerd '22 has gone to
Charlotte, N. C. -
Last Friday we had the first fire.
drill Of the year, Being forewarned
we were allowed to don our wraps
and within two minutes the high
school rooms were emptied.
Earle Tredo has been elected cap
tain of the freshmen basket ball team
and Hugh Albee manager.
The grade teachers report continu-
ed absences on account of whoopinp
cough and scarlet fever.
A spelling match was held in the
sixth grade last Friday. The leaders
were Eva Leach and Irene Buchan-
an, the former side winning.
Stanley Hilliker of the fifth grade
has returned to his old home in
North Troy.
Next week Friday the fifth grade
is to entertain the fourth grade at a
Christmas party.
The seventh grade is practising
in six scenes which they are plan
Dickens "Christmas Carol" play
ming to give to entertain the sixth
grade.
Plans are being made for country
spelling match. There will probably
be three and possibly four contest
from each town in this county; these
contestants and their alternates be-
ing chosen from town and city con-
tests arranged previous to the county
vention. First there will be a
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