Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-08
M. & M. School Notes

The lta-McConnelsville Hi-Y
club met Thursday, Feb. l, in the
high school building. President
Bill Manly led the evenings dis
Manners for Millions" Next Thurs
day Maurice Henery will be the
leader, and February 18th the club
will attend the Seventh Street
Church of Christ.
The M. & M. Stamp club met at
the home of Mrs. Edwards, Thurs
day evening, Jan. 25, with IS men,
bers present. The following Off
GERS were elected: Bob Mcbride,
Jimmy Pierson, treasurer There
were four new members taken in.
They are David Lowe, Joan Kester,
Joyce Ralston and Jimmy Grubb
This club has been in existence for
over year, and number of them
have enviable collection of stamps
the home of Doris Cronin.
The orchestra gave short con-
cert for the M. & M. P. T. A., which
was enjoyed very much by those
present. They played the following
numbers: "Colum bia Overture, -
THE Rosary" and Mission Bells. :"
A Red Cross study under the su-
pervision of Coach Rich and Francis
hIdpS Is DeihS StdI leu. Al Tie emu
Of the school semester an eXamina~
tion will be given and all who pass
it will be given membership in the
Red Cross society
The Morgan county health league
is going to have Dr. Christine Gate
! wood Fisher give the tuberculin
test to the pupils of the Malta-Mc-
Connelsville schools in the near fu-
| ture
Monday morning, Jan 20. G. O.
McGonagle spoke before the M. &
M. chapel about the March of
Dimes The schools are helping
this drive for infantile paralysis in
many ways.
Thursday evening, Coach Rich at
tended a banquet for coaches at
GAINESVILLE which was given by the
of the evening was Mr.. Elmer Lay
den of Notre Dame. During the ev-
ening pictures were shown of the
| Ohio State Minnesota football game
Coach Frank Wilton of Miami uni
yersity was also present. He came
to the M. e NJ. school Friday morn
ing and gave a brief talk.
Wednesday, c. Travis Jones, a
graduate Of Cornell university, gave
demonstration and lecture about
the gyroscOpe
March so the senior scholarship
examinations will be held in the
high school. In the afternoon the
agriculture examinations will be
held. Any senior in the upper 4Oa
eible for the scholarship examina-
ton.
The board of education met We'd
nesday This was one of the regular
meetings of the board
The speaker for commencement
this year will be Mr.. T. w. Graham,
dean of the Graduate School of The
ology, Oberlin. O.
Miss Hazel Bell, teacher in the
high school has been i'll and was out
of school for two days Mrs. Nellie
Fox substituted for her
Big Reds Trouncc Barnesville 41-23
Last Saturday night in the local
gym the Biz Reds defeated the
Barnesville Shamrocks 41-23. The
Big Reds got off to a slow start but
PICKED up as the game progressed
threaten to overcome the Big Red
lead
The Big Reds led 13 to 5 at the
end of the first quarter. During the
second quarter they secured their
lead and were ahead 23 to 12 Dur
ing the second quarter Smith was
banished from the game after play
minute to go Coach Rich sent in On
almost all new team. But the
game ended Al to 23 before they
had a chance to strut their stuff.
Steward scored IA points despite
the fact that the two lengthy"
boys from Barnesville checked him
rather closely. Huck returned to
something like his old form and
made several set shots from the cor
ner of the floor. White and I.OngIev
each scored one basket.
The M. & M. Reserves continued
undefeated by winning over the
RarnesNille Reserves 2S to %