The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-08
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

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Many of the former High School
; graduates and students who have
been home visiting during the hoi-
days, have returned to their schools:
Margaret Chittenden, who is teaching
at Chapman; Elizabeth Chittenden,
at Russell; Gladys Morrison, at Wa
Keeney, and Alta Garrett at Colby.
Mollie Madden returned to K. u,
! Gilmore Wann and Ralph Ward to
Ann Arbor, Wilfred Wann to Har-
ward, and Frances Nickles to Greeley,
Colorado. Carol Agrelius returned
to the Navy.
A boy scout has been dropped from
troop 2 for smoking, another for
swearing. and five others are on the
verge of being dropped. Tests will
be given Friday evening and all dues
will be checked up.
Lanning Rankin spent his vacation
working on his fathers house which
is being built just west of President
! Lewis's.
The High School basketball team
will play the Hays Catholic College
the 7th and 9Th, at the Normal. The
Normal plays Kansas University of
Commerce on the same days. Fifty
cents is the admission. Come out
and boost.
Miss Mildred Howie, former High
School pupil who moved with her
folks to Belleville, last year, and
from there to SaIina, is visiting
friends in Hays.
The mid-year examinations will be
held the 18th, 18th and 10th of jan
uary. All of the people are weary
and down hearted, but brace up, say
we, the worst is yet to come.
| Miss Boomer who lives near Ports,
Kansas, did not return until Tuesday,
and her position in the grades was
filled by Mrs. Wright
A large scout camp will be held in
connection with the Golden Belt Edu-
cation Association March 4, and g.
All scouts and scout masters of the
Sixth District are to be invited. Mr..
Marple is chairman of the Scout Com
mittee for the contests.
Do you know that the boys basket
ball team has decided to have a no.
defeat team this year as they did in
football
A number of scouts are training
for the contests which will be held at
the Golden Belt Association. Among
the contests are one for the tender
foot, one for the first class scout, one
for second class scout, one for patrol
troop, all round scout and merit
badge.
Dorothy Gordon spent her vacation
in Colorado with her parents and re-
turned to Hays, Friday evening.
Rowena Snyder gave watch night
slumber party for a group of her
friends on New Years Eve. They
played games and toasted marshmaI-
lows until quite late, then retired and
told ghost stories until 1920. The
next morning they went for a long
walk after breakfast. Those present
were: Zita Bissing, Adah Miller,
Viola Meyer, Louise Wann, Maurine
Speer, Mary Chittenden, Laura Nc
iKoovor
Mrs. McKeever gave a surprise
party December 20, 1919, for her
daughter, Laura, in honor of her six
teenth birthday. The following
guests were present: Mary Chitten-
den, Viola Meyer, Adah Miller, Row
ena Snyder, Zita Kissing, Katharine
Snapp Louise Wann, Billie Morrison,
Lanning Rankin, John Sites, Ashba
Hedges, Mr.. Huef1e, and Franklin
and Laura McKeever.
Those on the sick list Monday were
Ashba Hedges, Lyndal Christensen,
Anna Havemann and Alice Rose
Harris.
Miss Harrison who spent her vaca-
tion at home in Garden City, Kansas,
did not return until Tuesday Her
place was filed by Mr.. Huefie from
the Normal.
. A number of high school students
are planning to enter in the contests
, of the Golden Belt Association which
is to be held at the Normal, Marcl
: 4, 5, 6. There viii be contests fo1
i Camp Fire, Scouts, and high schoo
people.