Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-04-20
NJ. & M. School Notes

The faculty club met at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs James NJ Turner
Tuesday evening.
The physical and health demon
stration program will be presented
in the M. & M. high school auditor
1um at 1880 p. m, on Thursday,
April 27, 1899. This is the first pro,
will very likely be. given in sue
ceeding years. Although charge
is made for admission to such pro
grams in other schools, this physical
and health demonstration will be
given free of charge to the general
public An outline Of the program
follows: Dancing, boys and girls;
kickball, girls; kickball, boys; is
volley ball girls; volley ball, boys;
deck tennis, girls; ping pong, boys;
wrestling, boys; boxing, boys; bas-
ketball, girls; basketball, boys;
stunts and pyramids, girls; tumb-
ling, boys; boxing, boys; and pyra-
mid building. boys. This program is
in charge of Miss Mildred NJ Ray
education and health instructors.
The "Castalia'' literary program
which was presented Friday morn
ing consisted of a debate: Resolved:
That there should be compulsory
military training in the high schools
and colleges, with Carol Murray and
John Anderson as affirmative speak
ers, and Barbara Reed and Donald
Primmer as negative speakers; a
reading, "All Rundown by Mar
jorie Miller; reading, "Robinson's S
Lost Memory" by Dorothy Kincaid;
a poem, "Castalia,'' by William Man
| ly; and a reading "Cat Whiskers, -
by June Martin. The debate was
decided in favor of the affirmative.
All club members Of the county
We're entertained last Friday even
ing by the Rotarians. The speake
Of the ey ening was Mr. A, B. Gra.
the first Al club in the United
States, at Springfield, in 1902. At
ter very good program. refresh
ments were served The club mem
bers express their sincere apprecia-
tiCn for the entertainment given
them by the Rotarians.
The agriculture-home economics
iamboree will be held in the audi
torium at 7:30 tomorrow evening.
After a good program presented by
dancing classes, numerous and ex-
traordinary concession and refresh
ment booths will be in the aud
itorium and in the cafeteria.
Mr.. Stanley Osborne. a distin-
guished explorer, will present a
thrilling account of adventure and
study illustrated with many eXqui-
site color views in motion to the
high school body and general public
tomorrow at $50 a. M, in the aud
itorium, as Well as to the Rotarians
tomorrow evening. Mr.. Osborne
was born at Port Darwin in North
ern Australia, and was educated at
Canterbury college, New Zealand.
At the age Of 20 he explored many
of the mysterious sections of New
Guinea, and more recently has col
lepted specimens for Australasian
museums Later he served with
distinction on both the western and
eastern fronts in France during the
war. He has travelled over five con
tinents; and he has been ship
wrecked. marooned, and ambushed.
He has romantic stories Of the South
Sea Islands-including Australia,
Dutch East Indies, New Zealand,
New Guinea, and the African con-
tinent. His pictorial matter is out
standingly beautiful. He has a
charming personality and consum-
mate skill in bringing to his audience
lucid presentation ofsthe lives and
aspirations of the nations with
which he has dealt.