Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-11-23
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
(By the Pupils.)

The high school basketball team
opened it's season on Armistice day
at Jonesport. 1t was up against
one of the finest high school teams
in Washington county, and was de-
victory would have fitted in much
better with their Armistice day
spirits, they reported fine trip and
part of their hosts. But the Ellis
with defeat, and on Tuesday eve
Franklin high school team by score
of 1922 at Hancock hall. The
team showed up we'll in this first
home game, and Luchini played an
unusually fast game, caging four
teen baskets. On the following
Friday, Nov. 1S, the Ellsworth team
played Cherryfield academy in Han
cock hall. 1t expected hard
game, and two of the regular play
ers were missing, but after a fast
and very exciting game, the result
ing score was 26-18 in favor of the
Ellsworth team. Merrill played
the star game, although the whole
team showed great improvement
The team is we'll supported this year
by the townspeople, as we'll as by
the pupils. The lineup Of the last
game was as follows:
Ellsworth 26 Cherryfield Is
Young. ri Id, Schoppe
Merrill, Ii RIB, Stone
Luchini. C c, Campbell
King. RIB If, Corliss
Jordan, lb IF, Strout
Clarence Blethen, the new bas-
ketball coach, arrived November II,
and started working with the boys
that night. He is very able man
for the position having played on
some of the best teams in the State
The team learned several points be-
fore going into the game Friday,
which helped them greatly.
Thursday afternoon the school
assembled for an Armistice day
program. Music was furnished by
the school orchestra, and war songs
were sung by the whole school. Mr..
Abernethy gave an interesting talk
on the services to be held in Wash
ington on the following day. BY
request of Mr.. Abernethy, Rev. Mr..
Jones also made short speech.
The disarmament conference at
Washington, subject of much dis
cussion in the civics class, was ably
taken up by John Mahoney and Ev-
erett Beal. Cheers were also CIV
en-.
Ellsworth high school students
are much disturbed over the school
board ruling that the holiday next
Friday must be made up some time
during the year. Contrary to the
usual custom Of declaring Thanks
giving recess from Wednesday af-
ternoon to Monday morning the
school board has ruled that the
schools may have Friday off, pro-
vided they make up the day, or pro-
vided their teachers forfeit days
pay. The teachers of the high
school, acting on the ground that
the holiday is granted not as ia
vor to them, but as an accommo-
datlon to the pupils and their par
ents, at first announced that there
would be a Friday session as usual,
but owing to the great inconven-
lence and confusion that would be
caused by Friday session, the
teachers have decided to close
school on that day and make it up
later in the year. SATURDAY. ses-
sions are always rather unsatisfac-
tory, and it seems as if the school
board should follow the usual prac
tlce, especially since the high school
is keeping thirty-seven weeks in
stead OF the usual thirty-six, to al
low for just such holidays as the
one in question.
The percentage of attendance for
last week was 95.
Is. U. SUMMER SCHOOL.