Arizona republican., 1922-01-13
Gilbert High School
Notes

Assembly was held Tuesday at $50.
and II was one OF the most entertain
ing assemblies of the year As Coach
BERRY, followed by the basket ball
team, marched into the hsll the stu
dents sang, When Johnny Comes
Marching Home Again"
Then several rousing yells were ac-
corded the basketball heroes, after
which the pleasant time which the
boys had on their trip and in Florence
and Casa Grande were elaborated
upon by the boys and the coach
The next big thing in athletics, now
that the basketball season is about
over, is the big tennis tournament
which the high school. students are
planning. 1t will be a tournament in
mixed doubles and the winners will
be awarded first class tennis
racket each.
About the middle OF February the
matches will begin to be played Of.
The date was set this far in advance
In order to give those students who
want to enter the tournament but
who do not know how to play a
chance to practice.
This coming Monday evening is the
date for the meeting of the p. 4. A.
NJ. L. Doner, head of the vocational
education Of the state, will be the
chief speaker. The musical part Of
the program will be in honor Of
Robert Burns. whose birthday com
memoration comes this month. There
will be several selections from Burns
poems given. c. f. Russell will sing
solo.
All parents are urged to attend as
this meeting bids fair not only TO be
entertaining but also informative
The oyster soup which the Fresh
man society served last Friday
proved very popular with the stu
dents. The society cleared a neat lit
tie sum. which win be used as a nest
egg for the maintenance fund s.
Since the return OF. the basketball
boys from their week -end tour, they
have been busy. explaining what a de-
lightful time they had and how royal
~ they were entertained by the Fler-
ence high school The one feature
appreciated especially was the ex-
.cellent singing in assembly.
The senior English class members
are completing their term themes
this week. Reed Hardy has taken for
his subject, "The Arizona Desert; 4"
Inez Despair is writing upon WON
ans Place in Modern Civilization; /"
Edythe Lacy's subject is, Americana
zation Through the Schools and
Irene McCreary deals with THE
Next Generation in her theme.
The old school bell was at its best
last Friday and Saturday evenings,
when the returns from the basketball
games were pealed forth. 1t was an
nounced in school that IL the bell rang
in the evening 1t would mean that the
Tigers had won; then, after five min
utes of continuous ringing the scores
would be tolled. This caused a great
deal OF excitement, and those who
live too far. out to hear the bell kept
the telephone busy finding out the
scores.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Baber enter
tanned the following teachers at s
o'clock dinner last Friday evening
Misses PeaSl Gorrei, Lillian Wells.
Josie Tfinkie, Eulalia Johnson and
Francis Carpenter The evening was
spent playing cards.
The school grounds are being
plowed this week, preparatory TO the
planting of grass seed and the setting
out of trees and shrubbery.
Harold Pattee returned to school
Monday after a two weeks absence.
He accompanied his parents to Tue
son, Nogales and Prescott. While in
Nogales he took sick and he was com
PEELED to remain there for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. l.. Huston. Misses
Leona Taylor. Eulalia johnson and
Helen Thompson attended the concert
in Phoenix Monday. evening,
Miss Maudie Hoover was enter
tained at dinner Tuesday evening at
the home of Miss Marie Barber in
honor of the latter's birthday,
Frances Sevey and Ethelbert Will
bur have brand new Eversharp PEN
ellis to display. ,Sevey won first prize
in the pig judging contest held in
October and Wilbur second prize.
The prizes We're offered by the
Southwest Cotton company and they
we're just received a few days ago
The lady. teachers on the faculty,
feeling a thrill of the Spirit of rs, had
their first basketball practice yester-
day afternoon. They have hopes Of
playing with the Tigers, providing the
Tigers will become more lanlb-like.