Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-05-07

"OCho, was dDle lO De Drought TO
her home here last Thursday. She
is improving in health.
M. & M. School Notes
Charles Sauer, returned mis-
sionary, gave a very informative
talk on the land, people, and Gus
toms Of Korea in chapel last week.
Monday night the Boy Scout area
executive board met in Mr.. Turn
er's office. Mr.. Roy Gay, Mr.. Rufus
Brown and Supt. Turner are men,
bers from McConnelsville. Other
representatives came from Caldwell,
Woodsfleld and Marietta.
Mrs. Button gave a talk on s'New
High School Standards from the
Standpoint of Principals" before
meeting of principals, superin-
tendents and college professors, Sat
urday, at Muskingum college, New
| Concord.
The board of education has reach
ed settlement with the Maryland
Casualty company for $500 dam
! ages due to loss of time in COM
federal government approves this
settlement, the way will be cleared
for the final requisition for the gov
ernment grant.
Eight members of the senior class
were elected to the National Honor
society. These seniors are elected
by the faculty on the basis OF
scholarship, leadership, character,
and service to the school. They are
Freda Foster, Paul Gaylord, Merle
Price, Frances Finley, Harry Rich
ardson, John Richardson, Paul Her.
ron, Dale Strong.
Tuesday evening the N. Y. A.
planning council met with Supt
Turner who is county chairman.
Thursday an all day meeting and
dinner in the lunch room is planned
for the emergency school teachers,
supervisors and chairmen of the
emergency schools of Morgan coun-
ty and Noble county. A state Off
cial is expected to be present and
conduct the meeting.
The junior reception for seniors
will be Friday evening, May 8.
The date of the senior class play
''The Tavern" has been changed to
Wednesday May 20. The admission
will be, adults, soc; high school,
zoe; grades. 15c.
The girl reserves entertained
their mothers and the advisory
council with tea, Friday, May l.,
at $3.50 p. m. o'clock in the high
school cafeteria. The room was at
tractively decorated with spring
flowers and the tea table was CEN
tered with a miniature May-pole.
The members were charmingly
gowned in old-fashioned clothes.
The following program was present
ed: Talk, "The Girl Reserves Or
ganization," Lucille Abel, president;
piano duet, Betty Booth and Fran
ces Finley; talk, what the Girl
Reserves Mean,' Katherine Greer;
duet tap dance, Adelaide Bone and
Virginia Barkhurst; vocal solo,
Mother Machree," Merle Price;
Virginia reel, ten girls.
Result of scholarship test at Ath-
ems, May 8: Roy Clifford, English 1,
rank 3rd., with points; Jane
White, English I, 4th, Z; Clara l..
Fouts, English ii, 10th, 1 Freda
Foster, English w, 5th, 6; Robert
Finley, algebra I, 4th, Z; Irma Stew
art, algebra I (tied for 7th place.,
3; Harry Richardson, physics, (tied
for 9th place., III; George Clifford,
chemistry, 9Th, 5; Paul Heron,
chemistry, 7th, 4; Evelyn Wine
gardner, world history, 3rd, 8; John
Lowell, U. S. history, cited for 7th
place., 31a; Eileen Shell, Latin II,
(tied for 9Th place., 4 N; Ila Greer,
French l, Sth, 8; Uric Allen,
French 1, 10th, /. Total 62h
points.
Barnesville took 1st place, 1S9h
points; Belpre, End, 1701s; Woods
field, 3rd, 157; Caldwell, 4th,
11Sh; Byesville, 5th, S31s; M. &
NJ, 9Th, 621s; New Lexington, 7th:
Crooksville, 8th; Chauncey-Dover,
9Th.
Thursday evening the vocational
agriculture boys and the home eco
nomics girls held their annual ban
quet in the high school auditorium.
Approximately 225 persons were
present. This was the largest ban
quet ever held in the new auditor
ium. The menu was furnished by
the boys and girls of the two de-
partments, and prepared by the
home economics girls. The program
was presented by members of the
two classes. Miss Mary Rhinehart
and John Richardson were in
charge Of the program. e. o. Boil
ender, assistant state supervisor Of
vocational agriculture and DR.. Vel
ma Phillips. home economics direc-
tor of Ohio University, were the
speakers. Supt. James Turner, Ar
thur Hambleton and Mr.. Hum were
presented with honorary member
ship pins by the vocational agricul-
ture boys. This was in recognition
of the splendid cooperation shown
the department by these members.
Everybody had an enjoyable even
ing, and only wished the banQuets
were oftener.