Arizona republican., 1922-04-14
GILBERT HIGH
SCHOOL NOTES


The track meet is oyer and those
on the Hatch Hatch side are already
scenting the savorous odor of the
feast which those on the Millet-
Shousen side are to give them. be-
cause they won in the meet with a
score of points S43 to 2M
The meet was concluded Monday
evening with two volley ball games.
Hatchs side was successful in the
boys game. but the girls on Millet's
side won their game
Friday afternoon in the pole vault
Clarence Shousen and Fred Kempton
tied for first; Merrill Hatch came
third. Both baseball games were
won by Hatch's side. the score of the
girls being 1916. and the boys score
6-14.
This track meet has been a very
pleasant feature of the school life on
the playground and 1t has brought
out many students who have hither-
to taken no tpart In athletics this
year.
Last Friday the sophomores held
a very successful popcorn ball sale.
The 'sophies" were very ingenious
serving green" balls for freshmen.
hard" balls for faculty. and "puffed
rice" balls for the juniors
This sale netted them 81 which will
be used in the cash prizes awarded
for the prizes in the English contests
for which the students are already at
work.
The pupils of the economics class
are studying the financial market re-
ports along with their general work.
Each one has two markets to re-
cord and later they will graph their
reports.
The ~ members OF the junior Eng
liSh class are elated over the selec-
tion of their class play. The parts
have been assigned and the different
characters are already busy with
their parts, as they say they are go
ing to put the finishing touches on
amateur acting.
Hail." a three act comedy which is
full of plot, predicaments, refreshing
humor and delightful entertainment.
Bachelor Hair will be the last big
event of the school year. "Joy"
night was the first big event, 1.-THE
Feast of the Red Corn which will be
put on by the Girls glee club about
the middle of May win be the sec
ond and the third and last, but by
no means least because it is the last,
will be real treat for those who
enjoy good amateur acting in a de-
lightful and refreshing comedy. The
date for the performance of Bach
elor Halr' is May 26. Keep this date
open.
Miss Edna Saddler, a student Of the
Gilbert schools last year. visited here
Tuesday afternoon. She was called
home from Thatcher by the death Of
her mother. Mrs. Mack Saddler.
The first ice cream cones of the
season made their debut at the lunch
room Thursday noon under the d.
rectorship of the Junior English class.
The sale proved most satisfactory,
only not enough, as the little folks
said.
The proceeds will go toward prizes
in the English contests.
Principal Du Rose and Mrs. Du
Rose were visitors at our school on
Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. Du Rose is
principal of the Scottsdale school and
he was inspecting our buildings to
get some points for their new build
ing, for which bonds have been voted.
The mechanical drawing class is
completing some very fine drawings
of the plans of houses and barns.
The manual training classes are fin
ishing a number of pieces of furni-
ture, tables, dressers, buffets. desks
and book cases.
The junior high school has planned
to have a track meet similar to that
which the high school has just COM
pleted. The captains of the boys are
Honor Oilen and Glen Owens. and
thpse of the girls are Virginia Hatch
and Edith Rogers. The meet began
Wednesday and the younger students
are showing q great interest in It,
Members Of the E. e. E. society;
which is composed entirely OF first
year English students, are anticipat-
ing with great pleasure their excur
sion trip this afternoon.
The party will be the guests of
ex- Governor Hunt who will display
his many curious from Siam.
Members of the E. E E. society
consider this a rare treat. In prep
aration for it they have been gath
ering all the information they can