The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-05-12
THE ELIGHTER
STAFF
Track.

Track.
On your Mark! Get ready! Set!
-Bangl They're off for the humid
red yard dash! You can hear the
crunch of spiked shoes as they strike
the cinders! Click! The timers
hold a conference. Here they come.
The fastest time made is IL and 1-2
seconds. This time has been made
by one of our high school boys
during track practice. The other
events are coming along fine also.
After two weeks of hard practice
and after breaking many cross bars
one of The pole vaulters has sue
ceeded in vaulting eight feet and
two inches, which is the highest
distance that our pole vaulting
can register.
The high jumpers are coming
along in fine shape. The highest
distance made in this event is four
feet and eight inches. The height
can be increased as soon as the
Jumping pit is finished. The weight
men are throwing the shot all over
the field. Approximately thirty feet
has been made in having the six
teen pound shot.
Hurdles! Wow! Three of them
were broken the first night of prac-
ltice. There's many more left though.
This event can no. be mastered in
one night or week either. 1t
takes practice and hard practice at
that. The boys are not trying for
speed yet, but for the form and
that's what gets their goats.
There has been no practice done
on the broad jump, hammer or dis
cuss, because the discuss hasn't
been received yet; The hammer has
to be repaired; and there will be
no broad jumping until the jump
ing pit is finished. On the whole
the boys are doing good work of
Jail of the events and we're looking
forward 20 very successful track
season.
Library Notes.
| This week is "Boys' Week., so
lit is very appropriate that we make
mention of some very good boys
books in the library What a boy
reads is as important as anything
else about him. Give him clear,
wholesome stories, full of the action
which boys like, and you have done
"a great deal toward setting him in
che right direction. David Starr
Jordan, one of our eminent scien-
lists, said that he knew a boy who
drew from a good book the in
spiration to become what he. did
the great. American, Theodore
Roosevelt. Some of the books in
our library that will make good
companions for the boys mind fol
low: SPORTS STORIES: Barbour's
For the Honor of the School, and
I"The Half Back; Quirks' Baby
Eelton, Quarterback" and Heyleg-
er's BARLEY, Freshman Pitcher.
BOY SCOUT STORIES: "Along
the Mohawk Trail by Percy Fitz-
bugle. WESTERN STORIES: "The
Last of the Plainsmen" by Zane
Grey. ANIMAL STORIES: ''The
Gaunt Grey Wolf" by Jack London.
CHARACTER STORIES: VUngava
Bob" by Dillon Wallace; Cattle
Ranch to College" by Doubleday
Through College on Nothing a
Year" by Gauss; and Button Stew
Ienson's Tommy Remington's Bat
ltle."
Could you tell the truth for
twenty-four hours? Come and see
IF Bob Bennett did. Senior Class
Play May 10, 1922.
The school term is very near the
end. 1t is about this time of the
year that the teachers, principal,
and students are so busy. T. is up
ito the students to see to it that
they a.tend school regularly. The
students are the ones that make
"a lot of work for The teachers. By
staying out of. school you bother
the principal by asking for a per-
NIT to class. After you see the
principal you must see to il that
you make up the work you missed !;
thereby, making extra work for
teachers and for yourself. To be
sure, the lake, green woods, and
sunshine tempt you to stay ous of
school, but don't let that bother
you. Stick 20 school, there are only
about twenty days more and then
you will be free to do whatever
you wish.
If you should see:
Edward Hanson fainting without
any apparent cause;
Marvin Adams going around with
the air of worried business man;
Henry Gallagher regarding you
with an insipid stare;
Marcella Williams haughtily sail
ing into <he assembly;
Cecilia Nankervis weeping:
Georg Somero talking with his
fingers;
Theodore Luhtanen nonchalantly
writing out checks;
Siiri Alfalfa Fundamentally LroA
claiming that she's IAN innocent
girl"
Elaine Anderson chasing the S
sign;
Corinne Lein0 investing in steel
stock;
Ethel Takkunen addressing H. G..
as "Sir";
Don't be surprised, because IFS
all for the sake of the Senior Class
Play.
AS the exhibit is going to be
held in few weeks the manual
training boys are working quite
hard in order tina. their pieces of
furniture may be ready when the
time comes.
The freshmen mechanical draw