The Cordova daily times., 1919-11-22

The sophomore English class wrote plays about good and bad English 1 last Wednesday. From all appear. ances it seems that good English is | the victor. The pupils imaginations | are not lacking in portraying the characters of Bad English and her followers. We hope the pupils will be victors in overcoming slang and i incorrect grammar.-M. F. The second lot of twenty-five drills will soon be made ready to send to Palmer for correction.-M. F. A test in algebra was given by Miss White to the freshman class on Fri day, which included everything they had taken thus far up to factoring. Indirect lighting has been placed in the High School assembly room. This is merely an experiment, but will be used in the other rooms if it proves satisfactory.-M. F.
 One morning last week when Miss Keever was detained a few minutes in one of the lower rooms she was greatly pleased upon her return to find her freshman English class al ready assembled and carrying on their recitation by themselves.-M F.
 The freshmen had a test in history on Thursday. They took it with the greatest of pleasure (0.-M. F.
 Almost all of the High School pupils enjoyed "The Passing of the Third Floor Back" with Sir Forbes Robert son as leading man. The play was discussed in the English classes the following day-L. c.
 A party of the H. s. girls who are under the supervision of Miss Ellen Fraisure in fancy dancing for the big bazaar dance December met last Wednesday at the home of Miss Ethel Graham, on Railroad row. to practice. An astonishing amount of skill was shown in the quickness with which the pupils adopted the new steps l.. c.
 Many of the boys have been taking advantage of the fresh fall of snow to have some exciting snowball fights.-L. c.
 During the last week the typewrit- ing pupils have been having a little word study on their own account. Among other things, they have dis cussed Miss Whites favOrite word, which was decided unanimously to be the word "re-write."
 The sophomore English class is busy writing plays for good speech week, The slang expressions are personified in these plays, and of in all of them. The class are having much fun using their imaginations, and most of the pupils never realized before how much slang they really do use.-K. B.
 Last Friday evening the members of the "Kill-Kare Klub" held their meet ing at the Red Dragon. The members enjoyed themselves with dancing, singing and games, and a light lunch of "hOt dogs" and coffee was served. Those present were Almira McGowan, Margaret Foster, Kathrine Boyce, Elizabeth O'Loughlin, Harry Achison, Frank Angerman and Everett Moore K. B.
 Two large electric ceiling lights were recently installed in the High School room. Now we find that our shadows no longer fall on our desks when we are at work.-E. T.
 The English classes have for the past week been writing stories and dramas on good English and bad Eng fish. The school is preparing for the first week of December, which is American Speech Week, when every pupil will be fined a penny for each grammatical error or slang word which is used.-D. A.
 At Thanksgiving time the school will have Thursday and Friday as holidays.
 For Friday the freshman English class had to write a play. The char acters were Good English and Bad English" and their followers. Some of the plays were very good. Doris Adams and Pauline de Vile did espe- cially we'll.