The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-13
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES

PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES
Anna FELTON, of the senior class, has
been absent for few days on account
of sickness. Aldelbert CoWan, of the
Junior class, was unable to be in
, school Friday of last week because of
sickness.
Last Friday, number of Normal
Students entertained the High School
with a short minstrel program. It
was well put on and much enjoyed.
Jack Biee and Red Spencer were two
of the performers.
The third year algebra class has fin
ished the algebra and is now taking uq
arithmetic. The third year English
class has finished the play Macbeth and
will shortly start on another classic.
Mary Hollenbeck, who was a member
of the class of 1918, H. H. S., has just
returned from Idaho and visited school
last Friday Sam Shdae and Sandy
Chittehden were also visitors Friday.
The Freshman class gave party Fri
day night in the Scout room. The party
was Chaperoned by Miss Morgan Miss
Sewer and Mr. Bice. The affair was
farewell to Mildred Hewie and Fern
Stinits both of whom expect to leave
in short time.
Katherine Snapp, accompanied by her
father, went to Kansas City Monday
to consult physician about her health.
Something large, shiny and mounted
on black ebony base appeared to be
missing from its accustomed place Mon
day morning when the school assembled.
In fact, the large cup which should
have been the property of the Hays
High School as a result of the tourna-
ment was taken home Saturday by the
crack Ellsworth team. EVERYBODY
thinks however that it is just as well
to have Ellsworth happy for a year at
least until the cup comes back to its
permanent place in the Hays High
School next year and the two years
following.
Two campfire organizations have
been perfected among the older girls
and two among the younger girls of
the grades The idea Of the manage
ment is to get the girls together who
are about the same age and who run
together and form them into working
campfres. Frances Nickles has taken
one camp and Viola Meyer and Daisy
Beeby another. Both are rapidly filling.
R. o. T. C. boys had test Tuesday
over the work that they have had thus
far. The sand box is completed and
the boys will soon be at work making
town, farms hills and rivers. The
gallary practice with real rifles will
soon begin at the Normal. The boys
are unanimous in their opinion that
Captain Rupert is a real sport and the
Capt. has made a hit with everybody
at the High School.
Alice and Harvey Truan spent Sun
day with their home folksnear Russell.
They returned Sunday via Victoria.
On Friday, March 21st, the seniors
will give a play entitled ga Case of
/ Suspension 1t is taken from College
life and is a roaring comedy from first
to last. The play will be given at 1920
in the merning and all who wish to
come are invited
The high school has contributed about
seventy six people to the last two
practices of the Messiah Chorus They
are to be allowed credit for all the
work and are anxious to make all they
can in the way Of credits.
Lanntng Rnnkin, who had such q
bad attack of the flu and the resultant
pneumonia and who was reported not
to be coming back to school this year
: returned to part of his calsses Monday
He will take two hours In typewriting
and one hour Latin.
The High School boys played their
last game of basketball Friday at the
Normal and will now turn their atten-
ton to baseball. The boys viii have
just as good if not better team than
they had last year and expect to beat
most any high school team that they
come against.
The botany class under Mr. Bice
took hike Friday to look over differ
ent sorts of trees. They drew map