Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-01-20
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
Submitted to The American by the
Ellsworth High school Publicity Board.


winter carnival to be held January
30 and 80. 1t is to be an inter-
class competition, and captains and
managers of each class have Deen
elected. A meeting of these officers
will be held and preparations made
in order % give the contestants
practice. If some of the athletes
make good time in the events, few
will be chosen to go to Augusta to
compete in the annual winter carnl-
val to be held there. The following
officers have been elected: Seniors
Captain, Chester Jones; manager,
Ralph Beal Juniors-Captain
Parker Cushman; manager, Robert
Moore Sophomores-Cap Fred
Higgins; manager. Frank Fortier.
Northumberland, Francis Full
Ter; manager, David Coughlin.
One of the most enjoyable of the
faculty. parties this year was that
given by Mr.. and Mrs Stone last
Thursday, at their home on Laurel
street
The Seniors have received samples
of commencement announcements
from several different companies,
but have made no selection yet. They
have also ordered several plays, in
order to make their selection as
early as possible.
A meeting of the business man
ager candidates was held January )
for the purpose of making plans for
obtaining more ads and subscrip-
lions for The Jester The candi-
Il
Last Thursday, two members from
each class were elected to stand on
the executive committee of the
Students Association The eight
chosen were Evelyn Davis and
Colby Foss, seniors; Dora McGraw
and Lloyd Jordan. juniors; Dorothy
Squirting and Gerald Fletcher, sopho
mores: Edith Conary and John
Pickett, freshmen.
A change is being considered in
the constitution of the Students AS
ISOLATION, which will prevent any
omission of classes when teachers
are absent. 1t is proposed that
captain and lieutenant be elected
for each class, to take charge of the
class when the teacher is absent.
The captain shall keep order and
conduct Rotations, while it is the
duty of the lieutenant to attend to
visitors.
The orchestra, consisting of five
members, is planning to play one
morning each week at assembly, to
int crest the school.
Two certificates were awarded last
week for typewriting-E HOyt
on the Remington and Barbara Sar-
gent on the Underwood
There are five new books in the
school library = "A Victor of
Salamis," "A Friend of Caesar"
1.-The Boys Life of Lafayette"
1.-The Teacher" and "Book on Ell
quette"
The Publicity Board is doing ex-
cellent work this year. The creation
of this board last year has proved a
big factor in the present years eff
forts to make the high school bet
ter Hardly anything happens
around the school of interest that is
not written up by one of the class
members and printed in the news
papers. Much credit should be
given the faculty representative,
Miss Bellatty, for the present success
Of the board Following is the
standing of the class representatives
in lines printed in the newspapers
up to January IA.
Lloyd Jordan ....... TAB lines
Karin Eliason 532 lines
Harriet Conley .... 500 lines
Margaret Whitcomb, 396 lines.
BASKETBALL.
The basketball game at Southwest
Harbor last Friday night was the
best victory of this season for the
boys. The girls game, though in
teresting, with a game fight by the
Southwest girls, was sure victory
for the Ellsworth girls because Of
speed and accuracy.
The boys. game was the finest and
hardest game of the season. The
score was tie up to the last minute,
when Capt "Reddy" Moore scored
basket, making the score 1917, in
favor of Ellsworth A larger ELS
worth crowd than usual attended
the game. The summaries:
Girls Game
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