The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-05-20

1--WE iris rise by BY things that are under
By what we have mastered of good
or gam,
BY the hopes despoiled and the pas
And the conquered ills that we daily
meet.-Longfellow.
Final chapel exercises were held
Monday morning in high school
Each teacher and each Senior pres
ent expressed a farewell sentiment
1t seemed to be the opinion OF all
that the year had been most pleas
ant and profitable one. ~,
tenth grade latin class prepared
their supper in the domestic science
room.
The Osceola base ball team played
Leon High on the local grounds last
Friday evening. The score was IA
to IN favor of Osceola. In some
ways the Leon boys played well but
the fine pitching OF Wallace and Of
Ellington to WIN a game. Clifford
Ellington is developing into a fine
hurler He fields his position we'll
and is in the game all the time. Tru=
man Wallace is as strong as ever.
These two pitchers will bear watch
Ing, Clarence, LaFollstte caught a
material for a strong team next
year. The lineup was as follows.
LaFollette c., Wallace p and ID,
Ellington ID and p, Zimmerman 2b,
Springer SD and ri, Cesler IS, Van
Werden IT, Hutchinson 3b, Tullis Ct
and Officer IT,. Umpire, Leo Hoffman.
The high school base ball team eX-
tend their thanks to the city team
schedule is being worked out by
other courtesies shown them.
| Last Thursday evening the High
School gave general program FOR
the benefit of the athletic fund.
About thirty dollars was realized.
should have drawn a larger audience.
The domestic science classes OF
Leon High School entertained the
School Board members and their
wives at dinner in the domestic
science rooms last Thursday evening.
Other guests were, Mr.. and Mrs. Gass
and Mr.. and Mrs. Sullivan. Miss
Frat and her assistants certainly
put up a fine dinner.
| Final examinations were held in
High School Tuesday and Wednes-
On Monday evening the domestic
science girls and Miss Pratt, prepar-
ed their supper in the domestic
A general meeting of the P. T. A.:
was held in the High, School
Assembly last Monday evening. This
organization of five years standing
has accomplished more this year
than any preceding year.
Football activities for next year
are already under way. This week
1twenty-seven boys signed up as can
schedule is being worked out by
Benjamin Van Werden. Each man
next fall will be required to take a
physical examination before a
physician to determine his fitness
for the game.
The Commercial Geography class,
Miss Matthaei teacher, took q Ake
Miss Allie Neil, who has been
principal Of the Princeton, Mo-, high
school for the past seven years has
been engaged to take charge OF the
Normal Training work in the Leon
High School next year.
All high school teachers for next
year have been engaged except two.
These are man for manual train
ing and agriculture, and lady for
domestic science All Of those chosen
are teachers Of experience:
School will open next fall on Mon
day, September 9th.
The eighth grade had a party. at
the Library last Friday evening.
They were chaperoned by Mrs. Ehr-
hardt, Mrs. Swisher and Miss Rum
Eighth grade class day exercises
were held on Tuesday afternoon.
The seventh and eighth grades
accompanied by Mrs. Swisher and
Miss Rumley held picnic last
S i, Grade finished their finals
last Tuesday. !
Mrs. F. Epperley and Miss Lindsey
visited Miss Stephen room one day
lat week.
Leonard Colby and Leonard Var
mum visited Miss Penniwells room
last Tuesday.
The eighth grade commencement
will be held on Wednesday evening
in the High School.
High School Commencement at
the Presbyterian church on Thurs
day at eight O'Clock. The Rev;
George M. Hughes OF st. Josaph WIZ
give the address. small lee or
25 cents will be charged to detray
expenses.
Philip Little of last years class
was a visitor at High School this
There is some talk of securing
volunteer playground supervisors
for the summer so that the pay
ground apparatus can be used dur
ing vacation. 1t may not be possible
to accomplish this.
The ninth grade English classes
have been having contest in pre-
pairing a newspaper: Each OF the
three sections edited a paper. The
Leon Gossip was awarded first
place place The groups editing ''rhe
and the Leon Lyre
the winning section at
Highbanks on Wednesday evening. !
Miss Schulze, who has. taught
ma thematics and science in Lem
schools the past two years will 90
similar work in the schools OF
Moberly, one of the larger cities, OF
Missouri, this place being near her
home.
Miss Matthaei will attend Kansas
at Lawrence, Kansas,
next year. She plans to begin a
medical course there. Miss olive
who has just finished
year of teaching at Van
Vert. will take Miss Matthaeis place
q the Leon schools.
Some of the Leon High School
.eachers will depart for the summer.
Nr. and Mrs. Gass will retire to their
arm at Romeo, Michigan; Miss
~ Hn,pS II IL.