The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

PracClceS on the Opefetta, Princess
Chrysanthemum, will be begun soon
in the evenings. The date has been
definitely set for April oath. APP
propriate costumes will be sent for
from a house in Kansas City. About
fifty two girls and twelve boys will
take part in the performance.
The Seniors received fourteen rings
and pins last Thursday. The three
remaining pins and rings are expect
ed this week and the cards and an
nouncements will come a. little later.
The diplomas were ordered Monday.
The personnel of the class at the pre-
sent time is: Anna FELTON,, Frances
NickIes, Dorothy Madsen, Margaret
Taylor, Eva Hedges, Matilda Dreil-
ing, Jessie McConchie, Ruby Thomas,
Clifford Morrison, David Chittenden,
Reece Cave, Charles HARNESS. r.,
Harry FELTON,, Fred Sites, Isaac Reed,
Ross Gregg and Sylvanus Shade.
Fern Stimits, a member of the
Freshman class, left last Friday in
the night with her parents for To-
peka. She entered the Freshman
class of the Topeka High School
Monday morning.
Friday afternoon about 2:30,
when every one was busy studying
and the typewriting class was fin
ishing a speed test, a terrible explo-
sion took place. Miss Harrison, the
teacher in typewriting, was helping
Clifford Morrison fix his typewriter
when Lanning Rankin, sitting a few
feet away, turned around to make
causing some unknown explosive
which he was carrying in his pocket
to come in contact with something
else equally as mysterious and MAX
ing a terrific explosion which was
heard over a block away. From a boy
attired like the lilies of the field,
Lanning achieved a real crepe de
chine effect with the ribbon variety
in the predominance. Lanning was
severely bruised and had to stay in
bed for several days but returned to
school this week. No clue as to what
he was carrying could be furnished
by Lanning other than the fact that
it was small bottle of iron pyrites
which has heretofore been regarded
as a perfectly harmless and safe
chemical and fully amenabIe to all
the rough treatment that one can give
it. He carried in his pocket also a
pair of pinchers with which he had
been cutting sodium, the I. W. W. of
the chemical world. 1t is supposed
that the sodium, which is very active
and which unites readily with most
substances, might have caused the ex-
plosion of the pyrites.
Miss Lo Rec Cave of the Normal
faculty, was in school the other day
and gave a lecture to the girls on
personal hygiene. She win be in the
high school each Thursday and will
conduct a course.
The seniors set out small trees along
the south side of the school grounds
Friday afternoon OF last week The
older trees on the grounds will be
removed this summer and others
substituted and other improvements
will be made on the grounds.
Mrs. Malloy's violin class, consist
ing of Alice Kissing, Rosina
ALBERT, Kathleen Logan, Dorothy
Gordon, Oscar Snyder. Lawrence
Lewis, Junior Lewis and Susan Mad
den, gave a recital in the high school
assembly last Friday which was much
enjoyed. The youngsters play with
great skill and with entire self-pos-
session. Among the numbers render
ed was "Sweet and Low" America
in four parts and the Melody in
F., the last named accompanied by
Miss Granger, OF the Normal.
The basket ball girls team viii
go to Ellis Friday to try walloping
the Ellis bunch They viii play on
the home court the following Friday.
Arrange to take IN both games If pos
sible.
The senior class expects to give
program Friday of this week They
have planned for a long time to put
on a play. GA Case of Supervision -