The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-13
High School Notes.

Mrs. Flora Moriarty has kindly pre-
scented the school years subscription
to the Burlington Free Press.
Tuesday evening the seniors gave a
very formal reception to all the new
students at which the latter were prop
erly initiated into the ways of the
school At the door of the assembly
room, each new conner was crowned
with high green cap and led sotemnly
to seat in the front Of the room. As
his turn came, he was forced to take
part in an impromptu entertainment
The program was as follows: Proposal
to a piano STOOL" Kathleen Abel;
fancy dance and mouth organ accom-
paniment. Dora La Bell and Clara
Ferris; impersonation of bumblebee
gathering honey from the floor, Bea-
trice Shontell; dance and her shadow,
Celia Luce and Helen Boyce; songs,
Home, Sweet Home and Yankee
Doodle," sung at same time, Ivy Hos.
kings and Lois Dana; grafton, "a Com
mon Pin As Lfe Saver" Eva Cove;
mother bird feeding her little birds
worms, Lulu Toundrow and Eva
Hatch; piano solo and vocal solo com
bined, Katie Hosking; organ grinder
with monkey, Raymond Neill and Mil
ton Spoouer; demonstration of firta-
ton with senior boy, Pearl Maloney;
football game, MISS Northrup and
eleven girls. After the program, re-
freshments were served and dancing
was enjoyed.
The classes have elected officers as
follows: First year. president, Milton
Spooner; vice president, Helen Boyce
secretary and treasurer, Dora La Bell;
member of the court. Clara Ferris
member of student council, Dalton Nc
laughlin; reporter for Riverside, Clara
Ferris. Second year, president, Mar
guerite Seaver; vice president, Gurdon
Fory; secretary and treasurer. Mary
Moriarty. Third year, president, Daniel
Morisrty; vice president, Violet Royce;
secretary and treasurer, Veda Spooner;
reporter for Riverside, Violet Royce
Fourth year, president, Paul Gotta;
vice president, Ruth Farr; secretary
and treasurer, Sybil Stone. Fifth year,
president, Floyd Somerville; vice-pres-
ident. Evelyn Griffith; secretary and
treasurer, Doris Robinson. Sixth year,
president, Edmund Boyce; vice-presi-
dent, Francese Seeley; secretary, Win
fired Joslin; treasurer, Guy Savage.
The juniors had charge of the assem-
blies this week Wednesday. the en-
tertainment consisted Of school and
college songs and Friday a talk on
what Is Meant by the Term Ameri-
can" waS gwen by DIR. Kent This talk
was much enjoyed. We hope 10 repro
duce part Of it in the next number Of
the school magazine
Mr. Willis. the new district super
visor, visited US Friday afternoon.
Special classes have been arranged
as follows: Medieval and modern his
tory, Elvin Graves; ancient history.
Mary Belts; American history. Helen
Reed; algebra. Ruth Mehuron: first
year Latin. Marion Bisbee. These
classes were introduced to help stu
dents who had failed in a subject and
who could not. on account Of conflicts,
repeat the course in a regular class.
They are carefully supervised and are
highly regarded by the state depart
menL
The first meeting Of the season If
the Parent Teacher ASSOCIATION was
held Friday night and vas a delight
ful affair. Mrs. Edward Jones. char
man Of the entertainment committee.
presented IN excellent program This
consisted Of musical numbers BY Mr..
Fory and Everett Wallis. an address 70
the seniors by Melvin Livingston 1921,
s~1 q charge 20 fhe neW students by
Edmund Bqyoes president Of the senlor