The Delta independent., 1923-11-23

nome OF MrS. w. X. johnson.
Miss Marian Watkins, editor of the
Panther, left Friday, November 16, for
Boulder, to attend the State conven-
tion of High school newspaper editors.
The candy sale Friday netted $21. 81.
The classes sold as follows: Seniors,
$6.12; Junors, $4.45; Sophomores,
$500; Freshmen, $3.50. The proceeds
will be used to help defray Marian
Watkins expenses at Boulder.
The National Chemistry Society is
written on Chemistry: Six topics are
given to select from:
l. The Relation of Chemistry to
Health and Disease.
! 2. The Relation of Chemistry to
the Enrichment of Life.
8. The Relation of Chemistry to
Agriculture and Forestry.
4. The Relation of Chemistry to Ma
tional Defense.
5. The Relation of Chemistry to
the Development of Industries and
Resources of Your State.
A first prize of twenty dollars will!
be awarded on each of these subjects
Second prize will be a Certificate OF
Honorable Mention.
Several girls are out for basket ball
practice. They are working hard and
some good players are showing up.
Several members of last years team
are back and are going out.
The Commercial students under the
dictatorship of Miss Ferguson have
organized a Commercial club. Only
those who have one and a half credits
or are making two credits this year in
some commercial subject may join.
DR.. Quigley, president of the West
ern State college, spoke to the High
school last Tuesday, November goth.
His talk was based upon education.
DIT. Quigley spoke to the boys during
separate assembly, Wednesday MORN
ing.
The Friday assembly stunt was Civ
en- over to a stunt put on by Miss
Agnew's advisory group. This stunt
was representing the better spirit of
Delta High The scene was in DR..
Fosters office. Ayshford Tyler repre-
sented DR.. Foster. while Glenn Gore
took the part of Mr.. Beahm, the doct-
or's assistant. The students brought
their complaints before the Doctor,
and the proper remedies were given
them. At last Mr.. Rodewald, a great
scientist portrayed by A. ]. Foster.
compounded a great medicine, The
Real Spirit of Delta High" which
cured all of the students troubles.
Miss Tyler's Spanish classes have
elected chairmen to preside over the
classes when it is necessary. Those
elected were Viola Kyffin, fifth per-
iod class; Marian Watkins, sixth per
iod, and Emma Holbrook, seventh per-
iod.
Mr.. Beahm attended a luncheon
Tuesday noon at Montrose, given by
the Rotary club of that place.
The Y. w. girls gave a program on
Wednesday in girls assembly, as fol.
lows:
Thanksgiving story
-------------Eva Louise Williams
Thanksgiving Talk
Lucille Austin
Thanksgiving recitation
Shirley Ehrgott
The mandolin club played during
the songs.
The Hi-Y boys entertained their
fathers at a banquet Tuesday even
ing at the Presbyterian church. AZ
ter supper several talks were made
about the Boy and His Father. The
| speakers were Mr.. Samuel Quigley.
president of Western State college,
Mr.. Penley, mayor of Delta, Mr.. A.
]. Foster and Evane Foster.
Resolved: "That Mr.. Rodewald is a
better singer than Miss Thomas" was
the subject Of the debate in assembly,
Thursday November IS The chair.
man, Marian Dyer, announced the
question and introduced the speakers.
Bertha Burnett and Walter George de.
bated on the affirmative, while
Charles Dana and Gordon Fulghum
were on the negative. The judges
were Lester Merchant, VIM. Dana.
Arthur Morris, Verna Gardner, and
Donald Agnew. When the judges
handed in their decisions there were
two for the affirmative and two for
the negative, and one stating that Mr.
Beahm could outsing either Mr.. Rode.
wald or Miss Thomas