The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-21
SCHOOL REGRETS
LOSS OF ARMORY
Basketball Team to Play Saturday in
Keene-Wireless Club Picks Up
Message from Arlington, Va.


Keenest regret has been felt in B. H.
S. since notice was received of the loss of
the Armory for gym and basketball work.
With the silk mill occupying the Armory
at once, work with the gym pupils will
be tried in Festival hall for at least a
few days. Some doubts as to this plan
being continued are felt Since the gym
work is so badly needed and the b. ii. S.
basketball schedule calls for about ~
more home games, the school board and
Mr. Warren are working untiringly to
secure another place if the use of Festival
hall is not feasible.
The immediate need of a gymnasium
is made real by the following freshman
essay on The Value of Athletics:
Many times a persons life has been
saved because he learned to think quickly
and accurately. A person who, when
young, devotes some time to his physi-
cal powers and develops them by steady
and not over hard exercise will have the
power, whether in an office or outdoor
work, to carry his point through with a
vim which he would not otherwise pos
sess.
Athletics not only develops per
sons body but also his mind and will
power; it gives a person clean habits and
helps to prevent him from smoking or
drinking
1T builds up persons body in such
a manner as to give him wonderful health
and saves many doctors bills as well as
much pain in later life
1T also helps a persons appearance
greatly and may mean a good position
for life If person had two applicants
for position, one coming in the door
with a slouching motion, hollow chested
and round shouldered, looking as though
his pep was all gone and his energy used
up; the other one coming in the door with
his chest out, his head held up and full of
pep and life any person would natural
~ choose the latter
Boys also meet many different types
of people when going about to track
meets, football, baseball, and basketball
games. These acquaintance viii help
him in later life.
without athletics a person does not
feel the pep or power one does who has
had athletic training; therefore, without
athletics one does not get the full joy
out of life
Next Saturday evening the Is. Al. =.
basketball team will Journey to keene
to meet the kecne high school team.
Kcene has always been one Of Brattle-
boro's greatest rivals in every sport.
Last Saturday evening the B. H. S.
basketball team won its first victory of
the season from the Athol high school
by score of % to 10. Brattleboro
showed some excellent passing work and
ran away from their opponents. With
the pass work improving teadily. B. IL.
s. is expected to gain anenviable place
in this league.
A Latin club meeting n charge OF the
sophomore aediles was Ield Wednesday
evening in room s. A interesting ac
count of the life of Casar was read by
Laura Hoadley. HelenNoodworth, Phil
ip Wheeler and Mario Laughton spoke
about Roman campin Caesars time.
Then Latin games wre played and re-
frcshments were servd
Recently at openig exercises Helen
Miller of the seniorclass explained the
Dial boards plan question box in
which questions, seous and humorous
will be answered. Il pupils were urged
to contribute Theeditors will welcome
such questions as: "Of what value are