The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-03-12
COUNTY CONTEST
SPELLING, MUSIC

l. 80 Wv
club On Saturday evening of last
week. Mr.. Flynn paid Mr.. Staples
a fine compliment on the music. Our
band a play, and Mr.. Flynn is GER
tainly a finished speaker. Every
number on the entire program was
enjoyed. Mr.. Flynn gave US a work
ing knowledge of the problems con-
fronting all who are interested in the
success of the railroad.
Marks for 81 pupils who are TAX
ing work in the bible study we're
placed on the report cards last week.
The 62 pupils are enrolled in the
high school and the eighth grade.
This makes a total of about 265 in
the school.
Forty-six students are taking up
piano work for credit. These marks
yer also placed on the report cards.
Getting these marks on the cards
kept me buster for an evening or two
than we editor just about the time
the Herald is going to press.
We note that a commission of
three college presidents is to be APP
pointed to investigate a site for a
normal school in eastern Montana.
Let's go, Wolf Point. We need that
normal school.
A few pupils have returned to our
school from other schools. Laura
Corbitt entered the 6B; Orville Shelf
elbine, the ga; Mayme Albert, the
4B; Gerald Smith and Harold Steele,
the "a.
The enrolment in the grades is:
ga II and 8B 25, total 36, six over
the proper number; IA 20 and 7B
%, total AZ, IL over the proper num-
Der to do the best work; ga 20 and
6B 20, total 40, 10 over the proper
number to do the best work; ga
43, total 43, 13 over the proper
number to do the best work; 5B 16
and Alb %, total 80, 9 over; "A,
total SO, 6 over; "a 20 and BIB 20,
total 40, 10 over; ga north Is and
"a north "a, total 40, 10 over; 2B
south Is and Ia south 10, total 20,
ideal; IA south, total SO, 6 over; 1B
north 6 and Ia north 18, total "a,
ideal; la south Is and 1B south 16,
total 81, or 1 over, but ideal size.
According to this check the Wolf
Point school has an overflow of at
least rs pupils in the grades. From
one to more grade rooms and teach
ers would give us very good condi-
in the grades. Our high school
is also over crowded. We are short
of room as we have 1876 students in
space meant for 145.
These grade pupils took part in
preliminary music memory con-
test which was held in the "A grade
on Tuesday afternoon: John
Motterud, Manfred Hauge, Norman
Edwin Nichol, Vernon Wig
til, Bertha Smith, Belle Everett.
Signe Rogndahl, Robert Lowell, Edna
H~olderman, Wanda Walter, Cathe-
'ine Catlin. Frances Krause, Irene
and Margaret Keating.( The
who made the highest records
the contest will represent us in
he county music memory contest to
De held in the high school assembly
1t 1:45 On Friday afternoon.
This music memory contest has
aught u children a great deal.
They have been listening to the best
# music and they have learned much
bout the worlds greatest composers.
Iere are some of the composers
tudied: Handel, Sousa, Goddard.
Jevin, Rossini. Schuman, MacDowell
nd Mendelssohn.
Our program for Friday is:
O:3O-Meet the contestants who
come in on the Skidoo.
0 :45-Contestants and visitors in
spect the Wolf Point schools.
2:00-Noon.
:15-Band Concert in H. S. assem-
bly, by H. S. band. {
:45-County music memory contest
in H. S. assembly.
:00-Movie at the Liberty for the {
visitors. (
:OO-Basketball or volley ball {
game. +
:O0-County spelling contest. {
There is some talk about a volley E
Ill tournament. These towns have Z
ans: Poplar, Wolf Point, Nashua, 8
and Hinsdale. The state f
ornament is held in Butte in April. E
We note by the Normal Index that Z
lliet GIFTS and Doris Everett have z
ade the honor roll. This is some 3
ing to be proud of. lis
The Normal college presented the s
of Holland" on February E
and %. Browns John Brown E
d Ted McNeil) collegians furnished z
e orchestral numbers. Ted and 3
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