Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-10-06
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

A. j. Torsleff addressed the school
recently, dwelling particularly on the
harmful effects of cigarettes, which
he characterized as "a light on one
end and fool on the other"
A school orchestra of five pieces
has been organized by Alfred
Morang. Mr.. Morang reports the
orchestra as making rapid progress
in practice, and hopes to have it
ready to play at the next school So
ciable, October Is.
The editorial staff of The Jester
has been chosen as follows: Albert
Davis, editor-in-ehief; Alice Haynes,
assistant editor; F. H. Macomber,
jr., business manager; T. H. Jordan,
assistant manager; Louise Donnell,
alumni editor; Ruth Moore. personal
editor; Sylvia Grindal, literary ed
itor; Hollis Higgins, art editor;
Lucy Davis, exchange editor; Arthur
Tower, local editor. The staff plans
to publish an issue each term, the
first about Thanksgiving.
The high school football team
learned considerable football at
Brewer last Saturday afternoon by
watching the heavy and more ex-
perienced Brewer backs play. The
Ellsworth boys got off to a poor
start, but settled down in the third
period, holding their opponents
scoreless. In the fourth period
Brewer changed its style of play to
open-field work, and managed to
score three more touchdowns. The
playing of Capt. Fortier, ]. Higgins.
H. Higgins and j. Whitcomb was
good. The team will give a better
account of itself later.
The football team will play Bar
Harbor at Wyman park next Satur-
day. A good game is expected.
me dance in Hancock hall last
wednesday evening proved a finan-
cial success. Tickets to the amount
of $5O.63 were sold. expenses were
$3.50, leaving S26.13 net, which
was given to Nj. Y. McGown. treas
urer of the High School Building
association.
Through misunderstanding, one
of the Ellsworth football PLAYERS was
left in Brewer last Saturday. About
CLOCK Coach Finn, with a party.
set out for Brewer to set out a
searching party. AT 11.45 the lost
man was found asleep in the Bangor
railway station.
Mrs. Catherine Stevens is teaching
ENGLISH in Miss Muriel Byard's place
Miss Albra Emerson has left high
school to attend Gray's business col
lege.
Miss Ruth Moore has returned to
school.
Four new typewriters and five ia
Dies have arrived for the typewriting
room.
On Friday last club to be COM
posed OF the girls of the school was
formed at the regular meeting of the
athletic association. It's object is to
promote stronger school spirit, LOYAL
ty to themselves and teachers. The
club is to be carried on according to
the rules of the constitution, which
VIII be written up by the teachers.
the members have pledged them
serves to pay ten cents week. the
money to be used to support the club
IN us various activities, the surplus
gong to purchase the reference
books and encyclopedia which are so
badly needed at the high school
The following officers and commit
tees were appointed: President.
Rachel Haynes; vice-president. Ruth
Whiting; secretary, Addie Carlisle.
treasurer, Fern Richmond; commit
tee for minstrels, Sylvia Grindal.
Katherine Austin. Charlotte Whit
comb, Margaret Walker, Gertrude
jewell; committee for hike Satur-
day, Mildred Moore, Margaret Moore.
Sara Foster, Helen Kenyon, Louise
Donnell; committee on club cheers
and song, Ruth Moore and Alice
Haynes. The first social event to be