The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-09-09
SCHOOL BELLS
. CALL STUDENTS

At y O'clOck today (Iuesday) the city
schools opened up for the 1920-21
term. The bells which pealed out at
nine o'clock this morning summoned
some nine hundred boys and girls
back to the class rooms and studies.
The total enrolment this year is ex-
pected to be considerably larger than
last. Nearly all of the students en-
rolled Friday and Saturday, for the
opening day today. Classes will be
conducted in their regular order To-
day. I
All the teachers have arrived 80
that the full teaching staff greeted the
students this morning. But few 81
the teachers which held positions here
last year have returned, but a num-
Der of new instructors with experience
and excellent training have been SCI
cured to fill the vacancies in the ranks
caused by designations or other reas
sons.
Everything greeted the students
spick and span this morning. Jani.
tors haye been at work all summer
cleaning up, vanishing, kalsomining,
painting, repairing and putting evss
erything in readiness for the opening
day. The new High school building is
not yet ready for occupancy. The mill
work and finished lumber is one thing
that is holding up completion of the
fine new building, which it was hoped
earlier in the summer would be ready
for occupancy when the fall term op-
ened. When this building is COM
pleted it will be one of the finest in
stitutions in the state. A fine large
gymnasium is at the disposal of the
students, and athletics will be carried
on on a larger scale than before.
In this connection, we might men-
tion Art J. Fagen, who has been se-
cured to superintend athletic activities
Of the school this year. Mr.. Fagen is
an ex,service man, and won high hon
ors on the A. E. F. football team over
in France. He has a fine record both
as instructor and as an athlete, and
comes here very we'll recommended
for the position which he will fill.
For football team some good ma
terial is seen. The team will be some
what handicapped by che absence Of
some of the star players of last year,
but new material is being casted about
for, and it is hoped to have as stronk
team, if not stronger, than last year
George Wertin was elected captain of
the team last spring. All the boys
have been doing good stiff, work this
summer and hardening up their mus
cles in anticipation of the opening of
the football season. Wertin, together
with the former members of the team,
should provide a good foundation for
q laurel" winning team, and with a
few weeks of good hard field practice
should be in fit trim for the first bat
tie Of che season. e s.:,.... - s.,
The line up for a basket ball team
will be considerably changed. Bus
dicker, the Incompatible center, will
be missed while Delaney, the fight
ing guard, will be found hard to be
replaced. Busdicker, who played such
a splendid game last year, plans on
attending the state university which
will open the latter part of this month.
Without doubt he will be heard from
there in basketball and football cir
cles. The absence of Clarence Lyon
will also be noted, having moved to
Indiana. AS good, if possible, players
AAAN0S w AOuAAN w iii C1lCSc pOSlC1OuS,
but it is believed that some of the
"subs" last year developed enough
practice to put them onto the first
team this year and who will be able
to play good stiff game. There is
already talk of going after the state
pennant for Valley again this year.
Mr.. Hanna reported yesterday that
a great many students from villages
throughout the county have applied
for enrolment to complete their cours-
es, great many of them having fin
ished the third year in their home
school and plan on rounding out their
education with the fourth year in
larger high school where better ac-
commodations are offered. If the
present senior class all graduate at
the end Of this term, it is estimated
that there will be thirty-six graduates.
There were thirty-four last year.
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