The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-02-19
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Presidents Day at the Normal was
postponed. As the pupils had planned
to attend, no program was prepared
for Friday. The pupils were excused
for few minutes in the fresh air.
Do you know that the Hays High
School has the largest senior class
that has ever been put out in the his
tory of the school?
Hays High School has received no
tice that they were admitted into the
Northwest School District and thus
receive the highest credit.
The Freshman party which was to
have been given Saturday night, has
been called off so as to conform with
the laws of the State Board of Health
in regard to the flu.
Thelma Kelly from Junction City,
visited the Chittenden girls several
days last week.
The following pupils are absent on
account of sickness: Rex Spencer,
WiIfred Crissman and Alice Truan.
Mumps and Appendicitis are the COM
plants.
Glen Rumsey expected to be in
town Saturday but did not come. He
has completely recovered from his re-
cent sick spell but will not be able to
return to school this year.
Miss McMindes divided the Geom-
etry class in two sections-the Win
ter and summer sections. Each sec
ton is to prepare an exhibit and the
best one of the two will be shown in
the mathematics department at the
Golden Belt
The girls and boys basket ball
teams will take a trip to Lacrosse
some time next week
The school board is having basket
ball goals put up in the school yard
for the grade boys, and volley ball
nets for the girls.
Leona Albert has been chosen to
enter the Domestic Science cooking
contest at the Golden Belt from the
High School. She will have to pre-
pare six articles, three of which are
bread, cake and candy, and three
others from the committees list.
The Senior Class of this year is as
follows: Daisy Beeby, Glenn Kissing,
Helen Cass, Mary Chittenden, Adel-
bert COwan, John Felten, Warren
Grass, Ross Gregg, Homer Grout,
Anna Joy, Ella Kirby, nellie Massey,
Viola Meyer, Adah Miller, Lanning
Rankin, Frances Robinson, Jessie
Robinson, Floris Shade, Althea Sims,
John Sites, Rowena Snyder, Lucille
Solomon, Maudie Taylor, Jennie
Wagner, Arbutis Wise, Alex Herl.
During the absence of Miss Harri-
son on account of the mumps, Miss
Pierce and Miss Ashcroft have been
taking charge of her classes.
At the time of writing this item,
no flu cases among the High School
students have been reported. Later:
Leona Jantzen, Freshman, is reported
as having the flu.
The Scouts met Wednesday night.
The "Wienie" eating contest was
postponed and business meeting was
held in which they decided that the
tests and dues would be continued as
in the past. One name was dropped
from the roll
Six of the Boy Scouts, all of whom
are High School students, have taken
over the Star and Times routes to
make little money for themselves
and the Scout troop. They will de-
liver the Star from six to seven a. m.
and the Times from four to five p. m.
The boys are Oscar Snyder, Ashba
Hedges, John Sites, Lanning Rankin,
George Pearce and Herbert Thomp-
son.
Last Sunday was Scout Sunday in
Hays. Rev. Snyder, Rev Snapp and
Mr.. Harvey gave brief message to
tn Scouts in tn various churchs. The
ushering and offering of the morning
and evening services was done by the
Scouts in uniform.
The Dramatic Club has chosen
Ernest Denny's three act comedy.
"All-of-a-Sudden Peggy" for their
play to be given the early part of
March. The date is unsettled on ac-
count Of flu conditions. The cast is
as follows:
Anthony, Lord Crackenthrope -
John Sites
The Hon. Jimmy Kepple -----.-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Homer Grout
Major Archie Phipps - Ed Madden
Jack Menzies ------...-.- VIM. Morrison
Pafker ------------------------- Ira Rhoads