The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-05
SCHOOL NEWS
prepared by the Pupils.)

Miss Williams returned from St.
Paul Sunday where the state con-
test was held on February 27, %.
! Our Ely High School representative
William Gallagher, Jr. put Ely on
the map by receiving first place in
the EXtemporaneous contest and sec
ond place in the Discussion contest.
Much credit is due to William for his
exceptional work. Miss Williams of
the public speaking department is to
be commended for the success of her
department as evidenced during the
year.
Miss Hurley has returned from her
home where she was suddenly called
on account of the illness of her faith
er.
Miss Scoones has been ill the past
week.
Monthly examinations have been
rather numerous during the last week
of February. Hitherto burdened
minds have been materially light
ened.
Superintendent H. E. White re-
turned Saturday from the Superin-
tendent's convention at Cleveland,
Ohio.
The Reverend Mr.. Timmons gave
an inspiring talk on leadership to
the school Monday morning.
English.
The following essay by Lucia
Brownell is the prize essay of the
Ely High School which was sent to
Minneapolis, February 27 This es-
say will be judged by state judges
in the state contest, one essay will
be chosen from the Minnesota re-
cruiting district to be sent to Wash
ington, D. c., where the three best
essays from. the Sc recruiting dist
riots will be the winning essays in
the national contest. Each pupil of
the high school wrote 400 word
essay on the subject, what are the
Benefits of Enlistment in the United
States Army"
Prize Essay.
Among the many confusing prob
lens of today is the question of Nat
ional Defense. The opinions on.
this question are many and varied.
Most people are satisfied that the u.
S. must have Regular Army large
enough to: % Garrison our colo
MES, (2) Protect our Southern Bor-
der, (3) Furnish small expeditional
forces for minor campaigns, a.
Guard and care for our military
property and equipment, 81 and
do such training and administration
of other forces as cannot be handled
by the officers of those forces. In or
der to have such an Army, our Young
men must enlist.
Iucf affar tho
the Army in the recent war, nearly
every magazine you picked up had
some article in it usually written
by one-time. doughboy) on the
Army. A good many of the articles
had to do with the disadvantages of
the Army. One Buddy, when ques-
toned, gave his opinion by saying,
1t all depended on how much brains
God gave the officer" However,
that was the Army of yesterday.
The Army of today is an entirely
different organization. 1t offers
many attractions and inducements.
1t is organized like a vast univer-
slty, and one enlisting in it gets it's
The Army is divided into many
branches, and all of these parts offer
like attractions. For example
Infantry, Cavalry Artillery, Field |
Artillery, Quarter-Master Corps,
Corps, Tank Corps, etc. One |
enlisting in any of these depart
ments gets clothing, room, three |
squares" day, education, chance |
TO learn a trade or a profession, |
travel, medical attention, baseball, |
football, besides thirty dollars |
month! What more do you want,
Buddy?
When young man enlists, he not |
only offers his services to Uncle Sam, |
but he enlists in a school. He is |
given chance to learn a trade or |
profession whichever he prefers, so |
that when he is discharged he has an
education at the expense of Uncle |
Sam and is prepared to take his place |
in the world.
1t is said that Gravel is a liberal
The chance to see the
world is offered to all "Buddies" by
-e-enlisting.
The Army is not all work, either!
Recreational periods are mixed in
With the others and the BOYS learn all
good American Sports. The duties
If soldier are those which will help
him morally and Intellectually. Phys
cal training comes first-courses in
Sanitation and Hygiene-lectures on
Sanitation and First Aid. Then
comes close order drill, which de-
'elops quick thinking; scouting by
arge bodies of troops, bringing out
cooperation and team work; guard
luty, developing initiative and cour-
ge; Bayonet exercise, which re-
Iuires agility and energy.
Army life brings out loyalty and
atriotism to ones country and good
ceiling between fellow men. Also
ur boys learn strict obedience, res
ect for authority, habit of self-con-
rol, attention is sharpened and in
elect quickened. They become more