The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-11-28
SCHOOL NEWS


School Buses Held Up
Because of the deep snow school
buses could not make their runs
Tuesday Fifty four per cent OF
the grade children and thirty two
per cent of the high school stu
dents were absent There was no
school Wednesday.
Happy Holly Program Given
Ninety-three people braved the
storm Monday evening to attend
the National Assemblies Program
in the school auditorium. Happy
Holly the entertainer, gave a one
man show that provided an enjoy
able evening for those who turned
out.
Coach Jensen Attends Meeting
Coach Raymond Jensen was held
up by icy roads on his return from
a coaches meeting in Columbia
Falls, Sunday and didn't arrive in
Troy until Monday at 4 o'clock.
Coach stated that while going up
a hill twenty miles out of Libby,
he looked out of the car window
and discovered that the was going
backward instead of forward He
got the car stopped and decided to
spend the night right there.
Carnival
Saturday. December eth, has been
set as the date Of the annual Troy
High School Carnival. Doors will
open at o'clock for the Vaude-
vile Following the vaudeville con
cessions will open. The freshmen
concession are. Niger Babies Bias
ketball throw, and Darts; Sopho-
more. Shooting gallery, Spinning
arrow. Nickel throw: Juniors: Bingo.
Nail Drive, Lunch Stand; Seniors:
Boxing Baseball throw, and Boun-
cling Bubbles. The seniors also will
operate a fish pond The Queen
Contest viii close at 1900 and at
midnight the coronation will take
place. Queen candidates are Mar
jorie Hand freshman Myrna Ole
sophomore; Alberta Watt, Junior
and Ann Cobbledick, senior. In con
nectiOn with the carnival. the T
club viii sponsor a dance in the
gym which is scheduled to start
at 1890.
Coal on Hand
The Troy school recently received
a car of stoker co2i and h. enough
II ell on h@nd to last f. approxI-
mately two months.
Holidays
School will be closed Thursday
and viii not reopen until Monday
Troy Woman's Club
Despite the bad condition of the
roads streets and highways, more {
than a dozen members Of the Troy {
Women's club gathered at the home
Of Mrs Walter Morrison on Tues {
day evening for the scheduled {
meeting
The meeting opened with the
singing of America The presi- Y
dent, Mrs Maurice Nelson was in
the chair Much business was c
brought up for discussion, and sew '
eral important decisions were reach r
I'd. AS has been the custom for \
IS years the women will again re- 2
member the Veterans at Fl. Ear f
iSon by sending the annual Christ 0
mas box. Through the courtesy of a
dr. Morrow a box will be at the +
roy Drug Store where gifts may Il
e left. By December lst all gifts
must be there so the package may E
e sent out, Sale of TB Seals was OF
and through the efforts of lc
lr. and Mrs. j. B. Farris a revised
FALLING list was forwarded to head k;
uartcrs. It was decided to dis ht
lss with Mr. Hodges the advisa-,
Ihty Of showing a Christmas pic ST
ire for the lower grades The mem II
9rs were unanimous in wishing OF
bear the cost of the same. Cor
spondence on some matters was fc
b4ed. Plans W err tentatively
ade for the Christmas party
An exceedingly interesting pro "
am under the leadership of Mrs.
I'm Sagen was carried out. Her
pic was Montana Artists" A Lu
art touching poem The Ginger On
cad Man" written by a Montana
an was read. She gave a brief al
sumo of the life and work of the
any Of these artists. Mrs. Zim- lur
'rman read paper on the cow che
y artist, R. Russell Miss Wanda me
rwood accompanied by Mrs. J. B. tiol
IRIS at the piano and Mrs. Laura
lnson accompanying herself on the for
mo accordian sang Montana songs. lun
IS was much enjoyed by those gin
aeSnt. aut
iome grown gourds and candles ann
tly arranged furnished an at A
ctIve centerpiece on the buffet the
lie where lunch was served by sho
s Morrison who was assisted by If I
S. Bert Thomas. will
nor WOman'S Club Vet
he regular meeting of Troy W