The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-04-14
THE ELICHTER
STAFF

In regard to the contest on the
essay, What Book Inspires Me to
Become a Worth While American,
Miss Franklin will help anyone,
who wishes to enter the contest, to
get books in regard to the subject.
| Many of the students are dis
couraged because they do not get
any of the new books. This can
not be helped because the demand
S far greater than the supply.
Chapel, last Thursday, was fav-
ored by an interesting talk on dis
eases, which was delivered by
Health Officer Parker. The subject
was divided into curative and pre-
tentative diseases. The former,
disease that can be cured after con-
tracted. The latter, one that can
be warded off thereby saving time,
expense and health. AS an ex-
ample of the latter, DR.. Parker ex-
| planned the publication of water,
and the tests for impure milk, both
of which cause typhoid fever. The
talk showed how close some dis
eases are to us in our daily life
and helped the students realize the
necessity of precautions to safe
guard ones health.
An Essay Contest, open only to
High School Students, will begin
this week. The topics will both be
due May 1st. The 1st is ma
tional contest on "How Good Roads
Are Developing My Community" of
not more than seven hundred words.
The prize offered by the Univer-
sity of Minnesota is tuition and ex-
penses free at any college for four
years. The other topic is "The
Book That Has Inspired Me to Be
"a Good Citizen" This is to be of
two or three hundred words. The
Minnesota Federation of Women's
Clubs is offering prize of fifteen
dollars. The Mothers. Club of this
city will award three prizes to the
winners.
Wednesday, April S, Miss Karl
son presented second class badges
to the Girl Scouts of Troop No. 1.
The girls are now eligible for the
rank of Second Lieutenant, and
may also commence to earn various
merit badges. They are all of the
Junior or Senior Classes.
Misses Mayme Haako, Sauna
Porthan and Tome Ahola, gradu-
ates of the Ely High School, are
home from Duluth to spend Easter
vacation with parents and friends.
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Early in the week the English
classes handed in written reports
lof their third book reports.
Lempi Hipakka. Siiri Alfalfa,
Irene Richards, Anna Mattila, Edna
Dahl, Theodore LuhtaDen, Marion
Lindahl, Ida Koski, Harold Lind
beck, Emer Kero, and Henry Gal
lagher have already completed their
thousand word reports and have
delivered their lectures in Chemis-
| try.
Dramatic Art Club Meeting.
The regular. meeting of the
Dramatic Art Club held in the
Washington kindergarten on Thurs
day evening was especially enjoy
able.
The main feature of the even
ing program was the performance
given by 'The Sweet Family, con-
sisting of Mrs. Sweet and her
seven remarkably talented daugh-
ters. Ida Koski as "Ma Sweet,
very impressively introduced her
gifted daughters to the assemblage
and capably took charge of the en-
tire company. Siiri Alfalfa, as the
prima donna of the family, thrilled
her listeners with her birdlike
warnings as she sang the pathetic
ballad entitled "Roll on, Silver
Moon" LaVeryn Burley delivered
a stirring Grafton on "Women's
Rights" with all the vehemence that
her delicate health would permit.
Edith Lampi, Esther Lahti and
Myrtle Potter were all masters of
the elocutive art and gave their
selections with much dramatic fer
vor. Alice Berglund played" an
exquisitely harmonious composition
on the piano, which, as 'Ma Sweet"
said, was a product of her own
genius. Ethel Takkunen, as the
youngest member of the family, re-
cited "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
between giggles. All in all, the
cast of "The Sweet Family and
their directress, Cecilia Nankervis,
are to be heartily congratulated for
their unique performance.
The concluding numbers of the
program were two delightful vocal
solos, "Bluebird" and "April Show
ers' by Gladys Lindblad, and an
interesting talk by Mr.. Pierce.
The serving of refreshments by
the committee marked the close of
very pleasant meeting.
Girl Scout Troop No. 1, COM
posed of Junior and Senior girls,
received their second class badges
at their meeting on Wed, April 5.
This means another milepost reached
in their journey toward a Golden
Eaglet insignia. The girls will be-
gin work on their first class tests
Immediately,
Miss Teigens' morning public
speaking class has challenged the
afternoon class to debate on the
question: Resolved that the Phil
ippines should be granted their In
dependence.
Mr.. Teesdale's English III class
wrote themes on the Soldiers
Bonus Problem. Most of the themes
were very interesting and explained
the problem excellently.
The Sophomore vises and Junior
grease-cups are on display in the