The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16

CHRISTMAS DIAL
OUT THURSDAY
An Especially Noteworthy Number
School Tag Day Today for Bene-
fit of Junior Red Cross.

The Christmas Dial will be ont
Thursday. 1t has many fine Christmas
stories, some especially worthy of
note Two fine Christmas poems also
are included in this issue. The school
notes department this time has the
usual school calendar, full reports of
all the club activities. the mock trial
given by the seniors, and the Chicopee
championship game. The account Of
the Latin club meetings At which the
seniors gave scenes from the first book
of Virgil is very interesting. The fea
| ture OF this department this time is the
| fine account of the freshman party. The
reports on books written supposedly by
members of the high school are an IN
| tcresting speciality in the grinds de-
partment this time The athletics edi
tor has written fine full accounts of all
! tho last football games. The alumni
column contains an Interesting letter
on life at Smith college. written by
Leila Thompson, =. II. S. 17-Smith
p. These arc only few OF the in
tcresting features TO be found in the
forthcoming issue Owing to the high
cost of publishing this magazine, the
Dial board feels that a special effort
must be made to increase the number
Of subscribers and to sell a large num-
her Of single copies. For this purpose
house to-house canvass is being made
today and tomorrow.
I The next meeting of the wireless club
1 will be held tomorrow evening. Mr..
4 Crosby Will continue his series of talks
B about the wireless, and there Will be an
entertainment IN the form of Christ
. mas party. All members are requested
to pay dacs up to date.
Recently in opening exercises the
{ school particularly enjoyed having Ie-
& land Convey of the senior class sing The
Broken Pinon, and Mate OF Mine. Mis-,
Davis accompanied him at the piano.
7 A school tag day was held at tho
B high school today for the benefit of tn,
n Junior Red Cross to help in raising tn,
\ mem bership fee for 1920. Students whC
y previously had volunteered for tht
work were given plain white tags Il
B make up in any amusing way which
3 they might wish 10 use These tags
q which were returned yesterday, shove,
he result of many clever and origina
y ideas and the work put into them wa
greatly appreciated by the Red eros
committee. The tags were put on sal
today at recess and sold for 10 cent
or more Natalie Benson. Edwin Cul
n yer. Gladys Brown and Mr.. Lee wer
the holders Of the lucky numbers, tag
y which admit them 10 the Junior Re
n Cross dance to be held Dec. o6.
b The first regular meeting of III
d Spanish club, which was held Frida
a evening, was very ENJOYABLE. SPANS
n games were played and refreshment
N were served Before the club adjourne
. committee was appointed to plan
a program for the next meeting.
q The Latin club meeting tongll
b which is i'll charge of the Juniors. vi
a take the form Of 4 Christmas party.
"A There have just been added to Il
e school library two finely illustrated va
n umos, The Story Of the ldylls Of Il
King. edited by Inez NJ. McFee, al
b The Boy S King Arthur. edited by ST
81 Eey LANES.
n Through the sale Of Christmas car
B and calendars more than enough mon,
q has been raised to keep a French Q
phan in his home for n year. For III
5000 is necessary. BY the sale
b these cards and calendars among {
4 teachers and members of the Fren
classes Of the grades and the high sehc
$3.50 has been raised.