Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1920-02-20

ihls - examination week oil.
tha.sixth school month.
Commencement Address this
year will be given by our worthy
State Superintendent, Jonathan
II. Wagner, May Ia. The com.
mencement diplomas have been
ordered and the seniors are now
selecting their commencement
invitations.
The Captain high school has
accepted a challenge for a game
of basket ball to be played at
Captain on Saturday, February
28. A return game will be played
at Carrizozo a little later. We
hope a large number of Carrizozo
people will go to Captain and en-
courage our team of girls BY
"rooting" in good style. Take
your own auto. or that Of a
friend, so that the cost will be
little or nothing, and you can go
and come wheA you please.
The eighth grade is working
hard getting ready for the ex.
aminations to be given by the
Board of Education March 1919
and April 1928. The plan Is to
take the examination in five
studies in March and the other
studies in April. There are eight
cen stu de Is in the eighth
grade and If they all pess into
the ninth grade it will make a
good-sized freshman class. Here's
good luck to them, but they must
remember that luck does not
carry them far; hard work carries
them much farther.
Supt. Cole personally looked
after the fumigation of all rooms
of the Carrizozo schools last
Saturday. The rooms were thor
oughly ~"gassed" and kept closed
for more than twenty four hours.
On Thursday of last week our
schools observed Flag Day, Lin.
coin and Washington's birthday,
together. The exercises comen-
ced Immediately after the recess
of the afternoon. At the high
school building two large flags.
on eight foot poles, were held at
present" on opposite sides of
the doorway and were saluted by
the pupils as they marched into
the building. We are informed
by old citizens that more people
visited the Carrizozo schools on
Lincoln's birthday, last week,
than on any other day in the
history of the school.
Lincoln's birthday is celebra-
ted more extensivelyevery year.
The American people are finding
in the memory of Lincoln in
SEPARATION to forget self in devo-
ton for the United States. Sec
rotary Lansing recently said:
The memory of Lincoln, of his
humble origin, of his attainment
to the highest honor in the gift
of his fellow countrymen, of his
unsurpassed service, and of his
character as a man and as public
servant is one of the great spirit
ual assets of this nation. 1t is
in turning our thoughts to the
career of this great American
that we learn the true meaning
of patriotism and gain a true CON
ception of the opportunities which
America offers to those who, in
spired by lofty ideals, press on.
ward along the path of unselfish
public service. In the memory
of the birth of Abraham Lincoln
we do honor to the American
spirit of which ne is the personi.
hcation. He is the typical Ameri.
can for the future generations,
the inspiration TO us all 10 forget
self in devotion to our country
! and to the eternal principles OF
liberty and justice which are the
life blood of the nation"
The Lincoln American Alliance,
! of Clevelan2. Ohio, has adopted
the slogan, 'Lineolnize America.
ri A large part of the programs Of
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