The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-01-03

Mildred DAMN is spending mel
vacation at Binford, N. Dakota.
Bessie Anderson is at Burnstad,
N. Dakota.
Former Wolf Pointers who sent
greetings to our school are: Flor
ence Hubbard, Broadus, Mont;
Eugene Ablin, S17-25th St, Santa
Monica, Cal; Susie Drege, Sacra-
mento, Cal; Jean Taylor, East
Radford, Virginia; John Brown of
Sioux Falls, S. Oak, who writes
that he is getting along fine but
often longs for that old gang
of mine';Dan Staples and family
of jamestown, n. Oak; Miss Ly-
lab Eckwall of Willmar, Mimi;
Leslie Boyer, 1OO7-3rd St, Snoho-
mish, Wash; Viola Manderfeld Of
Chicago University; Dorman j.
Sutton of Weyerhauser, Wiscon-
sin; Jeanette Birmingham, Wolf
Creek. Wis; Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald
Daley of Fargo; Matthew Weld
huis, State College, Bozeman; LII
ella Arnts. Bernardsville, N. Jer-
sew: Laura Dahlstrom, Billings;
Alice olson of Ray, N. Oak;
Clara Undseth, 1119-3rd Ave. No,
Great Falls; Myrtle Keckler,
Leavenworth, Wash; Helen Beier,
Plainfield, Wisconsin; Maria
Toays of Freeman, S. Dakota;
Myrtle Bakken, Portland, Ore;
Walter May, Victor, Mont; o.
Lloyd Gillespie, Froid, Mont.
Abraham Toavs has gone to
Freeman college, S. Oak, to at
tend school.
The State Tournament basket
ball dates have been set for Mar.
1915 while the Missoula Track
meet will be May 14-16.
The seventh and eighth grade
state examinations will be held
in Wolf Point, Froid, Bainville
and Poplar, January % and "a.
Poplar Boy Wins Honor
Kenneth Kurtz, a graduate of
the Poplar high school and of
jamestown college in 1929, and
now a student at the graduate
school of Yale university, was
winner of the Rhodes scholarship
from North Dakota.
The scholarship which makes
possible to the recipient a two
year course al oxford university
in England, is granted two years
out of three. Selection is made
on four groups of qualities, name
": literary and scholastic ability
and attainments; qualities of man
hood. truth, courage, devotion to
duty, sympathy, kindness, unset.
fishness, and fellowship; exhibi-
ton OF moral force of character
and OF instincts to lead and to
take an interest in his school
mates; physical vigor, as shown
by interest in outdoor sports or
in other ways.
Mr.. Kurtz was an outstanding
scholar all thru his college car
eer, winning the Trustees scholar
ship for the highest standing in
his class, and also the Sirliman
scholarship for character leader
ship, and future usefulness. Last
spring he was a star on the track
and in the field, a violinist of
note, an actor of unusual merit,
and an all around leader on the
campus.
He will begin his studies at
Oxford next fall and will contin-
ne for two years. If his work is
satisfactory to the Rhodes trust
ees, he will be granted another
year of study. He is the first
jamestown college representative
TO be chosen as a Rhodes scholar.
3. B.. Games
Our basketball boys will test
the strength of the Chinook and
Harlem teams this week. Our
first big home game is with Will
iston on Jan. 10.
The senior and junior high
classes sent eight baskets filled
with Christmas cheer to Wolf
Point families that needed them.
Commencement May &c
Miss Elizabeth Ireland, state
superintendent of public instruc-
ton, will deliver our high school
commencement address on Monday
evening May &c. Miss Ireland will
speak at Scobey on Friday of
the proceeding week. Our school
will close after the annual Mem
orial Day program on Friday,
May 80.
We wish to thank the Presby-
terian Sunday school for the
Christmas tree loaned to us for
our program in the high school.