Arizona state miner., 1925-02-07

The Parent-Teachers' monthly meet
ing was held in the high school last
Thursday evening. The following
program was given
Piano duet ............M Miss Schulz
Miss Daugherty
Reading the News"-Playlet ...
Henry Allrich, Ruth McGinnis
Mary Peck
Piano Solo ........ Dorothy Hennig
Violin Solo ....... Martha Hennig
Truth as Foundation Stone $3.50.
................ Miss Esther
Will Power as a Foundation Stone.
.............. Gladys V. Jones
Mr. Hunter reported that he had
been able to secure room for the
manual training class and that the
class would be. organized shortly.
The English classes finished their
work in augmentation with formal
debates in class. The Seniors de-
bated the question Resolved, That
the direct Primary system of nomin-
ations is more preferable than the
present sytem of Caucas and Con-
ventionf The Negative won! The
Sophomores' question was Resolved,
That the American Negro should be
coloniZed" The decision was in ia
vor of the negative.
The Freshman class presented a
debate in manner that showed some
very able speakers. The question, in
which they were all vitality interest
ed, was Resolved, That Wickenburg
should have a new high school next
year" The negative, also, won by
a very narrow margin. The speak
ers were graded on delivery, argu-
ment and preparation. Clarabelle
Fisher, Freshman, made the high
est score.
The local Camp Fire group enjoy
ed a camping trip the last week end
at the Vanadium mine. The first
council fire of the organization was
held Saturday night. No honors
were awarded, but a class Of wood
gatherers is expected to be ready for
the next council fire. Several hon
ors were won by girls in cleaning,
kitchen detail, hiking, bedmaking and
bed rolling.
The trip discovered a large amount
of latent talent along various lines
Alice Barnette ranks in the first class
as ghost story teller In fact, after
Alice had concocted a particularly
horrible tale, Florence Dignan re-
marked that she'd "hate to be buried
in 'trestle.'
The people of Wickenburg will be
interested to know that Frances Cope
land has gone into high finance At
the dinner table Sunday, she took
decided corner on potatoes.
A black cat must have crossed
Mary Peck's path before she started
Her first attempt at self destruction
came when she fell Friday. On Sun
day she tried to make a burnt Of
fering of herself by standing too near
the kitchen stove and catching on
fire.
Ruth McGinnis and Miss Esther
kept the event from being more than
general fright.
Thelma Wilson gained the good
will CD of all the sleepy girls Sun
day morning by proving that she was
better than any Big Ben alarm clock
for early rising.
Frances Howell and Helen Deck
displayed an astounding capacity for
toasted marshmallows.
Small Edwin Jones suffered mental
complications because he, too, could
not be a camp fire girl and get an
honor.
Even Jiggs, the pup, was happy af-
ter he had made friends with the
mine bulldog Tim
Mrs. Jones, the guardian, is plan
ming an "open house" for the mo-
theirs in the near future.
Miss Esther is coaching two high
school plays that are to be given at
the school program on February 81.
Adelaide O'Brien gave a synopsis
of the gladitOrial games at the edu-
cational program Monday evening.
Bob Fuel gained quite bit of pop
ularity and notoriety as a piano
this week.
Clara Grant is trying to decide
which is the more humane way of
killing dog-bullets or chloroform.
Miss Esther Tin 8th grade English)
What kind of temperament did
Cooper have?
Beatrice Garcia-Miss Esther, 1
think his temperature was pretty
nigh.
The double-header basketball game
played at Buckeye January 2Sth re-
suited in: Wickenburg Boys Buck
eye Boys 35; Wickenburg Girls g.
Buckeye Girls IA. In spite of the
score each game was both interesting
md fast.