The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-02-27
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Thursday, Feb. 81. 1919.
School Notes.

Not broken, perhaps. but the back
bone of Old Mar Winter is "bent like
the laboring car that tolls in the surf
of the ocean,"
A member of the Physics Class
made the astounding statement "that
water is warmer after it is heated
We are constantly hearing something
new.
All good men go to heaven but the
others 90 to Holland .-Phreno Cos
milan.
Several High School members have
changed their place of h%abitation late
ly. At the time of writing all are
doing nicely.
James Madison said "a popular
government without Public Education
is but the prelude of a farce or q
tragedy, or BOTH"
The federal government and the
states are being urged to pass special
legislation to eliminate iiiiteracy and
help Amerlcanize the foreigner. At
the present time we nav over five
million adult illiterates in the u. S.
Is it not about time to do some-
thing? The slogan "Wipe out litter
acy teach English to foreigners is
worth our consideration.
During one assembly period last
week members of the Eighth Grade
asked permission to speak twenty-nine
different times. Of course they were
not all granted for various reasons.
No one violates any rule by asking
permission to speak. but we submit to
them and a few other pupils this
question-''Is so much speaking nee
~essary?" Think it over.
Last Friday afternoon a Roosevelt
program was given in the High
School Assembly Room, as follows:
America School
Early Life of Roosevelt, Tillie Pekash
Vocal Solo, Gertrude Baker
Events during Presidency. Lena Kost
How Firm a Foundation, School
Roosevelt Epigrams, Howard Deming
Piano Duet,
Idella and Angie Hermann
Roosevelt, since his Presidency,
Maurice Dunmire
Vocal Solo. Josephine Marchant
Star Spangled Banner, School
Each part Of the program was well
given and showed good preparation.
The Seventh Grade pupils were pres
ent besides a few out of town friends.
Miss Myrtle Farrar left Monday
evening for her home at Langford, S.
Oak. During her absence Miss
Frieda Landmann is in charge of the
Seventh Grade. ~
Miss Julia Treat spent Sunday at
her home in Springfield. She return.
ed Monday morning. Ethel Moore
had charge of her work until she ar.
rived.
Last Friday the Yankton and Scot.
land High School girIe met on the To-
cal floor in a game of Basket Ball for
the first time. There was a good
crowd present and all Seemed to enjoy
the game. Although the visitors got
away wit! the lorg end of a ten tc
three score. they had to play for it.
Our girls play at Yankton the coming
Friday.
The Fret and Second Grade young.
sters gave a program entitled "Yan
kee Doodle Girls" last Friday a
2:3O. Quite a few parents ane
friends were present and from reports
everyone enjoyed the program.
The pupils of the Public Schoo
were dismissed at 3:2O Monday after
noon to attend meeting at tn
Strand Theatre A few remarks wer'
made by Mr.. Rising Of Tyndall. wh'
: is County Chairman of the w. S 5
Campaign. The principal speake
9 was Pvt. Weatherby of the 5th Regi
: ment of Marines, who has recent
returned from France His talk wa
very interesting as well as instructive
a In speaking of the fighting spirit 0
the "Yanks' he stated that the onl
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