Arizona republican., 1922-01-20
GILBERT HIGH
SCHOOL NOTES

GILBERT, Ariz., Jan. 1s.-An in
teresting meeting was held at the
high school Tuesday evening. NJ. l.
Donner, head Of the state vocational
education department was the prin-
cipal speaker. The musical program
was in honor of Robert Burns birth
day which Is this month. The fol-
lowing numbers were given:
AUD Lang Syne," by the audience.
Reading ............. Gladys Barnes
Solo ..................C G. H. Russell
headlng ....,........... Mona Good
"Loch Lamond" d".... Glee Club chorus
Reading ................. lVern Pew
Highland Flfng" ..... Loree Crandall
Miss Josie Trinkle, English instruc-
tor in the high school. entertained
over the weekend Miss Florence
Ragle, supervisor of home economics
in the Phoenix public schools. Miss
Trinkle and Miss Ragle were former
ly students at the University OF Kan
sas.
Mr.. Baber. history and chemistry
instructor in the high school. had the
misfortune to fall off a car coming
to school last week. on Monday 1t
was necessary for him TO 20 to Mesa
to have the doctor dress his injuries.
but they are not serious enough TO
prevent him from coming to school.
Last Friday. as every one came
into the building two Freshmen girls
dressed in initiation costume met
them at the door and asked them to
draw a number from the box. The
one who drew the lucky number was
to receive a box OF chocolates.
Assembly was called at $3.50. The
Freshmen were all dressed in their
colors and requested every one to
march around the building. When
they returned, all the girls who wore
less than a four and a half shoe were
called up to receive present. which
corresponded to the number they had
drawn. Different groups were called
until everyone had received his prize.
Mr.. Baber held the lucky number.
He was called on to make n speech
on "The Harmony Of the Freshman
Caps and Their Faces" Everyone
reported 1t one OF the most inter
esting assemblies held this year.
Tuesday in theory class. the stu
dents were favored with selections
from Sousa on the Victrola.
A junior class meeting was held
Tuesday at 1880 in Miss Johnson's
a big party but they have not made
any OF the particulars public yet.
"Mocking- bird" Skousen, as he was
christened on the Florence Casa
Grande trip, can do something be-
side sing. At the track meet in
Chandler last week he took third
place in the 100 yard dash. Clarence
is also doing excellent work in bas-
ketball again this year.
The freshmen believe in beautify-
ing school property. asst week thev
painted the bulletin board green.
Green happens to be the freshie color,
but nevertheless 1t harmoniZes very
well with the other painted wood
work in the study hall.
A great deal OF interest is being
shown in the tennis tournament
which will begin some time in Febru-
ary. Miss Carson is teaching some |
)f the physical culture girls to play |
his week.
The Triple Il society will give |
most amusing entertainment for the !
outgoing seniors in assembly this af- |
.ernoon. The whole program has |
been arranged with the express pur- |
bose in mind to give the seniors a
good "send off"
After the program. the seniors and |
members of the TRIBE T. society will |
adjourn to the domestic science
'ooms where cake and chocolate will |
De served.
Miss Irene McCreary will enter the
Tempe Normal school next week.
With the close of this week. she
finishes her high school work. No
exercises, however, will be given for
he graduating class until the close
# the next semester.
Miss Fdythe Lacy finishes her work
lso and she will enter the Arizona
school Of Music.
Miss Inez Despair will remain at
lome for the rest OF the year. Reed
Hardy, the other senior completing \
lis work at this time, does not have
lis plans for the future completed as
ct.
Misses Louise and Carmel Dilworth
cave shortly for Tucson TO enter the
at the beginning OF the
econd semester.
Miss Mae Bell, who has spent sew
raj years in Africa, spoke at as
emily Thursday morning. Miss
'ell told Of some of her experiences
mong the wilds OF Africa and so
was her story that. she
eld the undivided attention OF the
udfence for a solid hour.
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A sculpture chamber is a cavern III
rance contains the figures of two
ison sculptured, according to Scien-
lists, from red clay by the Gro
lagnons supposedly $4,000 years ago.