The Lamar register., 1919-09-17
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
Glenn Mclaughlin

dent; Nora Coffman, secretary-treasur-
er; Beth Myers, students council rep
resentative, and Thomas Orton, yell
leader. Miss Godschall, the domestic
science teacher, was elected class sup
ervisor.
The junior officers are: John Smith,
president; Eva Lee, vice president;
Cora Driskill, seeretary-treasurer;
Glenn Mclaughlin, students council
and Lester Skillings,
yell leader. Miss Paul, the commercial
teacher, was chosen class supervisor.
The sophomores held class meeting
last Thursday evening and elected the
following officers: John Henkins, pres
ident; Bernice Boddle, vice president;
Frank Ely, secretary-treasurer Con-
stance Curran, students council repre-
sentative, and Dorothy Skinner, yell
leader. The mathematics teacher, Miss
Mckenzie, was elected class supervis-
or. A committee of six was appointed
for entertainment at the sophomore
freshmen reception and as they have
charge Of invitation, they are coolly
planning warm reception for the
freshmen.
Friday after school a freshmen class
meeting was held. About 20 out of
the 7S enrolled were present. This
is the largest class in the history of
l.. U. II. S. The officers elected are,
Paul Pierson, president; Marguerite
Perdue, vice president; Verna Lynch,
secretary-treasurer; John Applegate,
students council representative, and
Fred Applegate and Maria McIlvaine
boys and girls yell leader, respective
ly.
Superintendent Hershberger's son,
Walter, arrived Sunday from Denver
and enrolled in high school Monday.
Walter is a senior, having attended
high school at Pittsburg, Penn, and
at North Denver high school.
The Boys club held a meeting on
Tuesday evening after school in order
to elect representative to the student
council Clelland Allen was elected
after n close contest. The first regu-
lar meeting of the Boys club will prob
ably be next Monday night.
The first picture show of the season
will be Friday night, October 3rd. The
school is going to secure one of the
latest pictures out and every one
should make preparations to see it.
Paul Steward and John Myers, mem
bers of last years graduating class,
visited the high school Tuesday morn
ing and gave a good talk. Paul and
John will attend school at Boulder
this fall.
The debate club was fully organized
at its first meeting last Wednesday
evening. Miss Watkins, the English
teacher. has charge. The first debate
will be about the railroad question
next Friday after school.
The entertainment by Miss Quinn
on Tuesday evening filled the high
school auditorium to overflowing
About $50 was made for the athletic
association. This is very good in view
of the fact that Tuesday was a very
rainy day. The seniors made about
500 from the refreshments they sold
This money will be used for the an
nual fund.
Eighteen girls and boys out Of the
twenty-six that graduated last spring
have applied for their credits for col
lege entrance. This the highest per-
centage that has attended college from
n Lamar high school class.
The Pueblo Star-Jorunal is favoring
a plan to form an athletic association
out of the Arkansas Valley towns be-
low Salida, Colorado Springs, and
Trinidad. Nearly every town below
Pueblo was mentioned for entrance ex-
cept Lamar If such league is form
ed, Lamar should be one of the mem-
bers. An association like this would
make one Of the strongest, if not the
most powerful in the state. One of
the reasons Lamar did not receive the
state football championship in 1916
was because Colorado Springs did not
have to play this section Of the state