The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-03-25
School News Budget.

The English III class has left Mac
beth behind and is now busy studying
writers, such as Daniel Defoe and jon
athan Swift. It is also reading
parts of Robinson Crusoes and Guilt
ver's Travels. Just imagine what
some of US would feel likesif we were
suddenly stranded on an island out of
sight and sound Of people.
Should any one visit English III
class he might ask the question, els
this the public speaking room ?"
/ Judging from the amount Of poetry
we have learned this year, we should
not blame them in the least. But we
all like poetry that appeals to us and
would just as soon learn some of it,
but not something like Paradise Lost
though.
The senior and junior girls have
drawn up the contitution for their
hiking club, but as yet they have not
decided on a name. The girls seem
very enthusiastic over this new enter
prise which shows prospects Of many
good times and are planning to take
| their first hike on Saturday.
The, girls second basketball team
played against the eighth grade team
on Thursday afternoon. It was a
Iclose game, the score being IA to 10
in favor of the high school girls. They
expect to play against the seventh
! grade next Thursday.
The modern history class takes up
magazine work every Friday instead
of the lesson from the text. The
topics are usually selected from 'The
Independent" or "The Literary Digest
and are or the up=to-t the minute news
from the European countries. 1t is
interesting to study these topics, be-
cause they are of late interest and al
so give a change in the work.
The cooking classes. are making fine
progress in their work Delicious
odors of pie and cookies often find
their way up to the assembly room.
Sometimes the original articles also
find their way up and then there is a
scramble to see who is lucky enough
to get taste.
Note books, papers, tests. Yes, we
are having our share Of them all be-
fore vacation. Then after vacation
looms orations for the seniors, and
1900 papers in sociology. Oh, but
it's joy to be an upper classman.
The cooking girls made cookies this
week. A number of the girls asked
Miss Reycraft if they might take them
home, but before they got home the
cookies were all gone.
''Do you people understand it now?"
is the frequent question asked the
English l class by their teacher. eyes"
says the class. Five minutes later
the teacher asks the class the same
question, None seems to have heard
the question before, for their memory
is perfect.
Algebra classes are studying equa-
lions and fractions, which by expert
ence they know is hard.
The student self government coun-
Gil met last Friday to discuss the con-
duct of several students who violated
one article Of the constitution, "Stu-
dents shall walk to the end of the,
walk" Nothing definite has been de-
cided yet as to the punishment, but let
us all hope that we won't have to
speak before the assembly as the for
mer vioIators did.
A very exciting geography. lesson
occurred in the sixth grade on Thurs
day afternoon when one Of the pupils;
was asked by the teacher, what is
raised in California ?'' The answer
was, Fruit and Vegetables Them
one boy spoke up, "They also raise,
candy"
Pupils Press Committee
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