The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-19


negative by Margaret Dunklee and Paul
inc Creran. Evelyn Metcalf, Leone
Turner and Henry Lawton, who acted
as judges, reported that their decision III
favor of. the negative speakers was not
easily reached. for both sides were
strongly upheld
Mr. Holmes is away this week. Pier
son Richardson is having charge of the
shop and drafting classes during his
absence.
On May - the school cantata will be
given in the ,>Uditor.l II under the per-
sonal direction OF Earl \. BramaH. 1t
viii be in two PARTS. The first part, The
Whole Year Round. by Philips. is to be
given BY the grades, Miss Ruth Frederick
son soprano, viii be the May queen. The
net, will be given by the high school
chorus, assisted by Mrs. Laura l.. Bond,
Mrs. Elsie II. Barber, Raymond Hodge
and Frederic c. Adams.
Tho b. II. s. baseball team was badly
defeated at Orange Saturday. No eX-
cuscs are offered, but it is certain that
with this weeks practice and a few new
candidates out, the high school VIII be
much better represented in the game
with Athol here this week Saturday.
This is the first home game of the sea-
son.
The annual interclass track meet,
which will be held Thursday, April %,
, on the Valley fair grounds, promises to
be of especial interest because of the
great number of contestants and the
many surprises likely to result.
Ut a recent meeting of baseball men
Harold Morrill, was elected baseball cap
tain for this season.
At a recent Student Activities society
meeting an amendment was added to
the constitution which allows no stu
dent to participate in athletics or hold
office i'm the society when that student
is not passing in - hours of prepared
work for the year; neither Is a student
eligible for election unless passing in, -
hours work. At the same meeting
Harry Harlow, -. was elected football
manager for the coming year
The French club meeting last week
Wednesday was very much enjoyed. The
following entertainment was presented
by the members OF the French club:
Scene from lie Voyage de NJ. PerriChon,
with the following characters: NJ. PERI
chou. Howard Rice, Mdme. Perrichon,
r. Schwenk: Henritte. 4. BOyden; Ar
maud. F, Shumway; Daniel, J. Thayer
guide. W. Aloreton: INN keeper, p.
~
I.amaratine, and Helen AIellen read
poem, OF Brittany by Theodore Bortrel;
Ethel Irish sang Smiles, in French, and
the members of the club joined in the
chorus Mary Putnam and Ruth Reed
gave dialogue called Au Premier De
icuncr. This part of the program was
followed by refreshments and dancing.
Ruth Reed was in charge of the pro
gram and Dorothy Edwards and Nath
allie Benson were in charge OF the re
treatments. The vice president, Philip
Wheeler, presided at the meeting.
The sophomore bookkeeping classes
have formed a Commercial club. The
purpose j. to study current business
problems and the most efficient ways Of
solving them. Typewriting and rapid
calculation contests will be held ocCa-
4ionallv. Practice will be given in the
Skilful and rapid use OF the common
commercial papers The club aims, also
to get in touch with the business men
OF the town and learn what they expect
of an office assistant.
Air. ORourkc was operated upon for
lapncnduiti1 i'm Holyokc Saturday. He
lviN not return to school this year. Miss
Martin will take his work - 'he rest
of the year.
Iona Buckley and Dorothy Buckley en-
| tered school yesterday. comm here from
the Portland, Me, high school.
Very attractive preliminary programs
! fdr the annual conference of the Older
girls of Vermont have been distributed
| at school The program consists OF the
| following: Friday evening, n get-to-
acther supper followed by singing of
conference songs and sneaking; SatuT,
day morning, girls council with world
| fellowship and vocational talks: Satu-
dav afternoon. address and group dis
cu-sioHs: Saturday evening. rec"""tiOn;
Sunday. regular morning service IN
churches. special organ vespers and clos,
| ing address in evening The theme will
| be Building Lives that Count.
Everyone was glad that Miss Tucker
was we'll enough to take ner regular
classcs Yesterday morning.