The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-18
Monroe School

walk on crutches on account of frac- |
ture of the left ankle, obtained in a |
slight automobile accident Friday |
Carl Coming is assisting Mr.. Evans in |
taking care of the building.
The Preble county Teachers asso-
citation meeting will be held at Mon
roe school building Saturday, Nov. IS.
The program will consist OF special /
music by Paul bigger, Mrs. Grasshotf
and Monroe Glee club; devotional eX-
ercises led by Rev. Andrew Miller;
addresses by Prof. ]. L. Clifton, Ohio
State university, Columbus, and DR..
S. K Mardis, Ohio university, Athens
A chicken dinner will be served by the
domestic science department for 80
cents. A special invitation is extend
ed to the patrons of the school.
The corn. grain and potato show
will be held at Monroe rural school,
Nov. %. The premium list is as
follows:
Glass /, yellow corn, first, 50; sec
ond. 81; third, so cents.
Class 2. white, first, So; second, 81;
third, so cents.
Glass 3, popcorn, first, 81; second,
81; third, so cents.
Glass 4, single ear, first, 50; second,
81: third, so cents.
Glass 5, best 10 ears, first, 81; sec
ond,$1; third, so cents.
Wheat
Glass 6. best peck, any variety, first,
81, second, 81, third, so cents.
Oats
Glass I, best peck, any variety, first,
81, second, 81, third so cents.
Glover Seed
Class s. best peck, any variety, first,
81; second, 81; third, so cents.
Timothy
Glass 8. best two quarts, first, 81;
second. 81; third, so cents.
Potatoes
Glass 10, best peck, first, 50; second
81; third, so cents.
Among those who attended the pro-
gram on Armistice Day were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Mckee, Martin Eikenberry, Mr..
and Mrs. Ware, c. E. Beck. Chester
Emlick, Mrs. and Mrs. Howard Peele,
Andrew and daughter, Mr.. Christman,
and others.
The girls basket ball team held
its first practice Tuesday morning
Jim Markey, the Eldorado represent
alive of the Richmond Baking Com
pany, presented each pupil of the
school with ham sandwich and some
crackers.
Vera Reinhammer of New Paris, Wis
tied the high school, Monday.
What is believed to be an Indian
skull was recently presented to the
biology class by Oral Drew. 1t was
found in the Hewitt gravel pit about
one and a quarter miles north of New
Madison about % years ago, by David
Foutz, naturalist, now deceased. 1t
was given by him to Jim Foutz, from
whom Oral Drew secured it.
The fourth grade held cake sale
Thursday realizing enough to buy
them pencil sharpener. The cakes
were bought in Dayton and sold by
, the piece.
Bennett Owens and Harry House
were absent from the high school last
week on account of sickness.
The boys of the soils class visited
the drain tile factory at West Man
chester last week.
Olive and Opal Eyler were absent
from school last week on account of
illness.
Interesting exercises were held Fri
day in observance of Armistice day, Il
program W DIS ltuutIGu WHICH 1OhSloi-
ed of devotional exercises, conducted
by Rev Eshelman: violin solos by Yer
non Carter and Floyd Morris: a talk
about the disarmament conference, by
Miss McDermott; and an address by
Rev. Murray.
Each class of the high school has
elected five persons to act as newspap-
or reporters for five different papers.
One member from each class forms a
committee of four. each of whom gath.
ers news from the school. One mem
Der OF each group who acts as chair
man, complies the news and sends il
to one of the papers.
Alma Burchardt. Mary Jane Char
les, Garnet Nisonger. Robert Gillfillan
and Roy Charles visited school Friday
The Frenchman class held a meet
ing Wednesday noon to decide on their
class colors. After much argument
they decided on pink and white.
The high school was favored with
a cornet solo Thursday morning by
Paul bigger.
William Suman, one of the hack
4 drivers. was seriously injured when he
y was kicked by horse, Saturday morn
ing.