The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-09-26
SCHOOL NOTES.

SCHOOL NOTES.
Just what should be expected of the
average high school student in the
way of spelling ability is really
much mooted question but certainly
II is not preposterous to expect a rea-
sonable degree of accuracy in spell
| ling the words frequently used In
business and social correspondence.
First, what is representative list
of such words, and. second, what is
a reasonable degree of accuracy?
Below is given a list of twenty
| words that was submitted to 213
pupils of the Meridian Rural High
School In the Senior, Junior, soph-
omore, and Freshmen divisions the
grades made were 10, 80, 72, and So
per cent respectively, with an aver
age of IA per cent for the four diyis-
ions. Opposite each word IS given the
percentage of error for those whose
grades are listed above:
Balance 2; benefit 81; villain 65;
Idisappoint 81: receive "a; salary 6;
/ hoping 16; until 8; expense 21; nick
ell So; professor "a; occasion %:
Iseparate 13; athlete As; forty IL,
business II; pursue 80; apparatus
I439; lose "a; truly 10.
i Is the above general average too
low? The writer is inclined to the OPP
inion that it will compare favorably
with that of students from other
high schools. OF course it must be
understood that this list was given
without any previous announcement
or knowledge on the part of the stud
ent body and provided no possible
opportunity for study. Try this list
on some of your friends and see what
they will do with it.
About one hundred high school
students motored to Eagle Island last
Friday evening and there enjoyed
the evening in roasting weiners
toasting marshmallows, and playing
games Of various kinds.
A very creditable display of the
work done by members of the Boys
land Girls Clubs of the Meridian
, schools was sent to the State Fail
! Hast Saturday and number of the
club members will be in attendance
! 1 at the State Conference which is be
] ing held on the fair grounds during
the week.
A desperate effort is being pu
forth to get things lined up for foC-
ball In view of the fact that nothing
has been done along this line in th'
past it makes the work more Difficult
as new equipment must be purchased
and a team developed from raw mat
erial large number is showing al
each evening for practice and cred
table team will be rounded int
shape in the course of a few weeks.
An old fashioned County Fair vii
be staged in the high school gymnas
, ium Saturday evening, october 4ln
This affair is arranged as a benefi
for the athletic association of tn
thigh school and promises TO be rea
thriller. Peanuts, popcorn and cand
vendors will be in abundance. Side
shows and amusement ventures OF al
kinds will be offered for your ap
provaI. You may have seen other
but you haven't seen this. Come ou
e and enjoy yourself. Don't forge
d lyour purse.
e How do YOU do? and Good morn
a ing! are extremely commonplace q
: forms of salutation. They have bee
lsupplanted with much-more-to-the
point expression-' Have any mer
: Textbooks Gomez" If textbooks ar
adopted or approved why is it tn
publishers do not have them to SUI
S lply the schools until three or fou
S weeks after schools open?
= In manual training there are eight
boys and girls taking the work. Tn
It classes have finished a saving excl
e else. The more advanced student
who are taking the second year
e work are making medicine cabinet
/. and other like articles that can
: used. We want to make useful art
d Icles and all the work will be TO this
end. If there is anything that yo
a mothers or fathers want your boy {
/ girl to make let us know.
d In foot ball there is promise {
/. turning out a fair team but we al
handicapped by not having equil
. ment. This has been ordered an
> will be here in couple of weeks. Th
!, BOYS in tn meanwhile are out practi
ing in their overalls and old clothe
There Is plenty of material for goo
4 football and baseball teams In seho'
and we will have representatiN
teams in both when the seaso
comes.
The athletic association, which il
eludes the entire school, is going
have an old fashioned county ia
iSaturday October 4th