The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-09-16
STUDENTS S|NCREASE
FROM OUT OF TOWN

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Twenty-three students from out of
town have registered so far this year,
this being the largest number ever
enrolled from outside points. Inlay,
Paradise Valley. Golconda, DEMO,
Burns, Quinn River and Midas have
all sent students this year.
The enrolment this morning
reached the high mark of eighty
eight and with the entrance of
number more students who have
signifed their intention of attending
will no doubt reach the hundred
mark.
Six of the ten graduates of last
year are attending the University of
Nevada
Last week. although only the
second Of the present term. was
very busy one in the high school.
All of the regular classes were held
and the new students have become
accustomed to the work.
Best Commercial Course
The commercial department has. re-
ceived the new typewriters and is
now fully equipped to take care of
all of the registered students. A
rotary duplicating machine, an
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way hearing device. transcribing
machine, and electric shaving device
for the preparation of new records
from old. Burroughs adding ma
chine and four new typewriters have
been added to the equipment and
Humboldt county high school now
has the best equipped commercial
course in the state.
The three lathes ordered for the
machine shop course arrived yester-
day and the students are cleaning
them up and installing them today.
These lathes were made by the South
Bend Lathe Works and are six-foot
bed and fifteen-inch swing. They
will be large enough for the students
to turn out almost any commercial
work required.
The new machine shop course has,
an erollment OF twenty. and the boys
have been very busy installing new
machinery and tools and building
benches, tables, shelves and tool
room for the hand and machine
tools.
Constitutional Day
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock there will be general as
sembly in the auditorium. Wednesday
being Constitutional Day. Judge
Robins and Judge Langwith will de-
liver short talks on the significance
of the day and the character of the
constitution. The seventh and
eighth grades of the grammar school.
with the high school students. will
sing several patriotic songs. They
will be led in the singing by Miss
Horgan of the grammar school, ac-
companied by Miss Webb of the high
school at the piano. The public is
invited to attend these exercises.
Friday afternoon three reels of
pictures were shown in the auditor
ium. two reels showing the Panama
Canal during its construction and the
methods used in constructing and
operating it. One reel showed the
large electric plant of the General
Electric Company at Schenectady. N. Y.
These were the first of series of
educational films which will be shown
at the high school this year.
Lyceum Course
The advance advertising for the
Lyceum course. which will be given
by the high school, has arrived and
tickets will be out this week for dis
tribution. 1t was decided to charge
$3.50 for a season ticket for high
school and grammar school pupils
and teachers and $3.50 for all adults.
The single admission is to be fifty
cents for high and grammar school
people and seventy-five cents for all
others. The first attraction, which
will be the Winters Company in a