Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-04-20

THURSDAY, APRIL %, 1922
zenship, every high school student
is required to learn the following,
called the Americans Creed:"
II believe in the United States
Of America as government or the
people, by the people and for the
people, whose just powers are de-
rived from the consent of the
democracy in repub-
lie; sovereign nation of many
sovereign states; perfect union;
one and inseparably established on
those principles of freedom, equal
ity, justice and humanity for which
American patriots sacrificed their
lives and fortunes. I therefore be-
love it; to support it's constitution;
to obey its laws; to respect it's flag;
and to defend it against all en-
emies."
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The letters won by the boys
who played basket ball were award
ed them in Chapel Wednesday.
After the boys received their let
ters, Miss Hutson put on Moth
ers' Day program. First was a
song. 1.-THE Church in the Wild
wood" by the boys quartet which
was composed of G. Shinn, J.
Stahl, w. Jackson and L. Nell.
Next was the poem, "Be what your
mother thinks you are" given by
Geo. Shinn; poem, Before it is too
late" Elizabeth Humphrey; origi-
nal poem, Frank Carr; reading, '"To
my mother" Edith Miller; poem,
His Mother" Roy Ferguson; poem,
Mother of Five" Eula Smith; vo-
cal solo, Christine Shilling; poem,
"Make your Mother Happy" Mar
jory Rutledge; poem, ''Rock me to
sleep mother" Opal Martin; solo,
"Tell Mother I'll be There" Wayne
Jackson; poem, 1.-THE Last Words
of Mother" Raymond Davis; poem,
"The Forgotten Step-mother," Ruth
Gaylord. Mr.. Fulks then read us
some of the sayings of great men
concerning their mothers Two
little girls distributed white carna-
tions to those students and teach
ers whose mothers have fallen
asleep.
Senior News
The Senior class IS strictly up-to-
date. 1t has Ford for every day
use and a Carr for Sundays.
Someone we haven't met-A Sen
ior who doesn't know when school
will be out.
Senior puzzle No. 1-Do we get
out of the final exams?
Have you bought your Unonian?
If you haven't you might be able to
persuade one of the Seniors to sell
you one
Junior Glass
April 18th meeting of the Jun
ior class was held to appoint COM
mittees and to start preparations
for the Junior-Senior reception.
The following committees have been
selected: Decorating-Opal Martin,
Evelyn Zumbro, Ralph
Kennard, Myron Tolbert and Cecil
Wright; Eats Margaret Brooks,
chairman, Ruth Gaylord, Leora
Ludwig, Lois Jenkins and Georgia
Johnson; Invitation-Wava Mendel,
Isabel Calvert and Joe
Taylor; Placing-Martha Sherman,
chairman, Iona Aber, Pauline
Spung, Leland Jenkins and Rosa
mond Smith; Entertainment-V
nette Harrington, chairman, John
Stahl, Roy Carder, Homer Gorrell,
Birch and Hazel Master
son.
The weiner roast which was to
have been held Friday, 14th, was
because of other activi-
ties which prevented.-J. H. B.
Freshman News
Each section of the English class
gave an Easter program in class
Friday. Miss Pyle appointed
committee in each section to go
ahead with the different parts of
the program and she had interest
ing programs.
Edith Martin is improving, but is
still absent from school this week.
Ona Summers was absent the
first Of the week on account of ill
ness.
Esther Wells spent last Saturday
and Sunday with her parents. On
account of illness she has been un
able to go home since holidays.
On next Monday the Civics class
will debate the subject, Resolved:
That capital punishment should be
abolished.
Mr.. Wells is going to buy the
Freshmen gloves so they can &c
ahead with their lessons instead of
stopping to warm each others
G..
Monday afternoon reel from the
U. S. Department Of Agriculture on
Sweet Potato Storage" was shown
to the boys taking agriculture. 1t
showed how a storehouse for sweet
potatoes should be built along with
many other interesting points on
potato storage.
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April 20-Orchestra practice,
p. M; Home Economics club meet