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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS ? AS TOLD BY STUDENTS? A>>i?lanl Kilitor >lar?ar. t * . _ == Am|ip Minr.r V .\l?t i: OF ATM I i:th s No on* . .zati?>h. whether 'u In1 lurKt1 <>r s:u.tll. ? in ;;et uIoiik without k >llifi>llO . ????' who kit inn Ihmv to guide (ho other*. so any kind ol' athletics .?uiii >Miil !?a- i?. have a supervisor. who Is capable of tak ing ivire a tut teaching lb** partici pant* 111 ..?? ^.llllfS. . Aiiotii* . thing. there have in lie some rules tor one to follow. for If there ..'ere n.it everyone would do exactly ?4 ? lie wished. regardless of the other % person and mi oil there would In .1 break lip between the different factions. Athletic* when well carried out are of much help to the body men tally as well as physically. They develop \%ill power, because you are always on the alert watching for opportuiiu ies uud grasping these op portunities. when you see them. You leach y<-ut muscles to obey the mind and this naturally develops a keener and mute far reaming one. The moral side .of athletics is greater than anyone would suppose. If a person is uble to play a game fair and square, whether or 1101 liis opponent* are. then it is more than likely that in later years he will deal with his business associates the same way. but If lie does mean tricks just to get even with the other fellow, because this fellow treated him dirty once before, what kind of a business man will he make later on? All athletic games should be played with a most sportsmanlike attitude. When piayed by just the lovers of the game this attitude Is carried out even in defeat. After a defeat they do not stop there but try that much harder, so that next time there will perhaps be a won game to their credit. A pupil who is a good sport will not accept defeat as finul. \ou i an see where this affects their later life. If a person leirns when he Is young that defeat Is an obstacle to be overcome, then when He is older lie will not let adverse condi tions slop him but try all the hurder to win out. Athletics develop team work. No team can expect to win a game if the ones playing in it do not pull to gether. They have to learn to co operate. -and this is important to the development of their character. lor the word cooperation is important in the social, business and political worlds. There will not be as much opposition and cross-pulling between the present genefation when they grow up. as between the older ones, because they have been taught, while participating in these athletic games, the benefit of fair play, sportsman ship md cooperation. \V.\l(\l\(i TO TK.\< HKItS liy Francis l.cwis T? arhers .seldom give tests on Mon day her a use pupiis seem to know 1 *ss qu th-at day than any other. Mr. Sherril! save one o f the Civics classes a test last Monday and a very small proportion of the class made a passing grade. Let this -he j warn ing to the Teachers. "Never give a test on Monday." I'lt il Htttt I OK ASM \l, l?> Jane F.lise Mailings Pictures are being taken this week for the annual of the hoys tfiid girls LMeriry Society, Athletic Associa tion. Domestic Art and Science classes. Glee Club, and the Fresh nian. Sophomores. Junior and Sen iors. These annuals sell for $'2.00 each provided two hundred are subscribed for; If not, they will he $2.50, so at least two hundred should be sold. ItOYM MTKIIAIIY HtH'IKTV l?y K'lgln White The next meeting of the hoy s lit erary society iritl be hel(f tn ~the grammar school auditorium. Tues night, .I initary fifteenth. All the members are urged to be present. Our meeting of last week was postponed on account of the Teach ers reception given by the Junior Order. which caused ouj" teachers to be absent. i ost-dayftgramkp The program for our next meet ing will be a law suit. BUI wartl l)un st>:?n charged with stealing Tyre Sawyer's spelling hook. The results of this Court will be published ill The Advance next week. \YK WONDKIl lly Tlioma* .IoIiiimoii What the l>. O. C. means. Who the cadets arc. Why "I ho forwards" turned guards. ? ir a pertain Senior hoy has ki*s;i ble III*. Why so many hoys hang around Kooiu No. 3. ^ Whose ncarf a certiln Junior girl has been wearing. Who Is really on the Girl's Basket Hall teanl. Who misses Mr. Dwlght fin- most Why a certain Junior girl had rather, walk home th?.in ride. If veils arc really styHsll. Why song titles have become so popular all of a sudden. Who the Befltor boy Is wh > gtifeft down Main street and whittles every night when he passes a certain house. Why we cin't use the main en trance of the new Klizabeth Oil y High School htillidng. Why, they don't put Ihe "High School" s I g u 4 off the Grammar School and put it where it belongs. SOCIKT) l*> TIioiiih* J olni?oii A d. lUhthil (liioci' was uiven Fri i!a> uiuht. January l. I?y Miss Mar i;.u Nelson at her home on Nortli Itoud street, complimentary in the !). O, C. Itesides I lie I). (>. C. were |>r? sent : Messrs. Jack Jeunettc. Krvin" Miduette. Willis Kramer* Wil 'liaui J ? 'inn*! I Francis Nixon. Itrad ford Sanders, Marvin Mann, Wllmer Mallard, Hubert liroitke Aibertsoti and Haroui CIiismdii. All reported an ? u joy able evening. Tin- I>. O. C. met at the home *??' "Allspice" (Sard on Martin s?tr?ft. Saturday . niulit. January a. Alter the business was attended to a so cial evi >ning was enjoyed. Most of tin* 111*' tubers or tile I). (). C. attended a. musical concert Wed nesday ni^lil presented by the Cam brea Concert Artists^ The program was highly appreciated. si:\ioits oi{(i\\iy>; OIlAMATH 4'l.t It Ity Thomas Johnson Tlie seniors organized a dramatic club Thursday mornin&i. Margaret Hollowell was elected president, and Krvin Midgett, vice president. This club will be under the direction of Miss l'aulk and probably one other teacher. The object of this draina ge c!u'.i is to have at different times small plays to entertain the public. We ho|?e that this will not only help, to advance the talents of the stu dents. but also to enable the people of Kllzaheth City to become mJwe In terested in their children. As this Is quite a new activity in our school, the seniors liop> . that other classes will grasp the idea and see which class can "put on" the best play. Til K INITIAL TKST OF THK XKW At IMTOIMt M It) Thomas Johnson The new auditorium of our beau tiful new high school building re ceived Its first test Wednesday morn Ing. The students of the blub school and the seventh grades held their regular chapel exercises in it. Mr. Combs arranged the classes in their places. Hid made the following an nouncements: All pupils to walk in single file when gohiK to their dif ferent classes, all pupils to entyr the building in the morning and at noon throuuh the two side doors at each end of the buildinu, doors to be op ened at 8:. '1(1 and lrllO, eycept on rainy da vs. and then to he opened earlier, the south end door of the study hall to he its entrance and tin- north end door to be the. exit. , After the announcements were made, the regular clashes started. TIIK DKI1T iu.ru A \ l> wiiitk i i.owki; t?or Ity Miserere Met trick I distinctly remember one incident that seems to me, in looking back, to be the firsd tangible link hetweer. my -own heart and uiy father's caln, great soul. My father was seated on the lawn ' before the house, liix straw hat. over j his eyes and his book on his l:i|?. Suddenly a beautiful delft blue and, white flower pot. which had been set i <?n the window sill of an upper story. I fell to the ground with a crash. an'Ji the fragments spluttered round my father's legs. Hut his back was turned and he was deep in his bool. and did not look up. "I>e;ir. dear!" cried my mother, who was at work on the porch. "%?/ poor flower pot that I prized so much* Who could have 'done this?, Mrs I'rimmlnx. Mrs. iVlmmins!" Mrs. I'rlmmins was the housekeep er. She popped her head out of the window, nodded to the summons and came down In a trie*', pale and breathless. "Oh!" said my mother mournful ly. "the plants lu the green house were not as much value to me. I would ruiiier the best tea-set were broken! The poor geranium I reared myself nnil the dear, dear flower pot HTilch Mr. Caxton bouuht j for me my last birthday! That naughty child must have done this!'* Mrs. I'rlmmins was dreadfully afraid' of my father. She .cast a hasty u la iice at him he was beginning to show signs of attention ? and cried promptly. "No ma'am. It was not the dear bo<. . bless htm. It was I!" "You? How could you be so care less? And you knew how I prized them both. o. Mrs. I'rlmmins!" "Don't tell fibs. Mrs. I'rlmmins." said a shrill voice, "don't scold Mrs. I'rlmmins. mama. She didn't push out the flower pot." "Hush!" said the housekeeper, more frightened than ever, and look ing aghast at my father, who had Very deliberately taken on his hat. and was regarding the. scene with Se rtoli? wlde-a" ak"e eyes, "Hush! and if be did break it. It was <|ultc ah m < Men! He was (Hind I r? i: so and he never meant It Did you. Master Sistv? Sj en';. or pii will he so ati!;r> " "Well," said my mother. "I smp pose It was an accident; take care In *be funie*?. m* child You i?re sorr>, I see. to have grieved hie. Here's a k !s* " flower pot out on purpose." "lis! and why?" said * my father, walking up. Mrs. I'rlmmins trembled like a leaf. i "For fun," said I, hangiim my bend "luvt to fr how "on tanked, papa, snd that's the truth of it." My fattier threw his book flftv yards off, stooped down and caught me to his breast. "Iloy," he said, "you have done wrong. Yon shall repair It by re membering. all yoilt life that your father was proud of havInK s fron who spoke the truth in spite of fear. Oh! Mrs. I'rlmmins. do not try to teacfl him stories like that again." > From that time I date the hour; when I first felt that I Waved my father add knew that lie lrived me. t 1 v i ABSENCES II\ lola Human Ktttiua Spruill. seventh ttrudo, lias been- absent lor quite a while on ac count of illness. We hope that she will soon lie able In be bark with u IS) l>ellM?rt Dudley . T<iih We?*ks b ft .Monday afternoon for llalliinofe to go to a specialist to la- treat ?cl. Thomas Williams has been sick with tonsiliiis since school beuan ut ter the Christmas holidays. I.oth are missed very much, and we hope they will soon be a be I to resume their studies with us again. < I.ASS OI-KM UKS IJ> .lame Kliw Hast iiigs Kach class of the High School has its class officers, but only three or four of these officers from each room, form the student council, which meets Wednesdays of every week. finished electing our officers this? morning as we were rather stirred up from moving into the new building. Freshman A has elected the fol lowing for its officers: President, Gertrude Templem>in ; Vice Presi dent. Keith Saunders; Secretary, Yirgilia ISanks; Treasurer. Uot>ert Williams; Reporters, John Kramer and Hebecca Stevens. The president of all the Freshman classes comes from our class also. He Is Tyer Sawyer. THIIID Hit M>BM HOLD UDITOItllM KXKIU'ISKS lly Selina Mae Chambers Tlie third grades assembled in the auditorium for the first time Thurs day morning. The exercises were condiffctcd by Mrs. Skinner and her class. ? The spirit of January was the in teresting feature. 'It was composed of songs, poems, and readings by the . class. ( Hills'**! AS KVK AT MIDNIGHT Hy Catherine Cart wrlght It was a cold, snowy night in December. The snow silently fell on the chattering throngs of Christ-' mas shoppers. Occasionally a glimmer of light would shine from a down stairs window. At many houses, delivery wagons stopped, and we were ci.ivinced that Santa Clans had not forgotten some children, wiiom we supposed were tucked snugly in bed drt timing of the de lightful surprises the next day would bring them. Nearer and nearer we came to the shopping district, where the lights shone on the falling snow. The Christmas trees, which had not al ready been sold, stood on the outside of the buildings, almost white with snow. A group of children gazed longingly #tt a bakery window, where many goodies were displayed. From a distant church, sweet ChriMmas carols were heard, and our hearts were filled with happiness. IlKTOItT OK orit llOOM lly Nflllc Ikiyce We are expecting to make a pro-, duct in 1 1> of New England sometime, next week. We will have pictures oU*he things that are raised there,' in the most important places. This, map will he very interesting and helpi'iil to us. while we are studying the Northern states which New Eng land is composed of. KN JOY .11 NIOK 1IAXQI KT lly .Mary Johnson The teachers of the graded schools had a special invitation to the Junior Order Hall on Tuesday night. Af ter a speech by State Councilor J. M. Sharp of lleidsville, th?* Juniors and their guests were Invited to the ban quet hall and enjoyed the good eats there. We are glad our teachers had this honor and are upheld by Juniors throughout the Cnlted States. - - i Oflt SCHOOL llOOM I I \\ Nellie iirny Olbb* AsXhls is * the ? lust week of the-' fourth "school month, tests ar* ( around aKain which makes a busy week for us. in a few more days we will begin our review ami examinations which are to mark the end of the first half of the school year. We have recently added two new students to our class and we hope they have a successful year. Till-: \ ok \ <;i?:\ti.i;m w ll> Miserere lletlrhk It is almost ;i definition of a ?. < n ? t Ionian to say be is one who never Inflicts pain The true gentle nt.'tii carefully avoids whatever .'in c:?p?*e a Jar or a Joit in the miinl of those with Whom be in c:?st. his men* concern beinti to make nl their ease and at home. He has bio exey on all his company; he is tender t? ward tb?' bashful, uentle towarl the. distant, and merciful toward the absurd. Iff is seldom prominent In con vernation, and never wea rlsqiiM , "TffTT* never mean br HffTe in his dis? put- s. n'erer takes unfair advantages end never mistakes persona lit le* or sharp saying* for arguments. He may be right or wrong In his opin ion, but he Is too clear-headed to be unjust out S4HOOI, ItOOM lly Francis I a- wis On r room has the best teacher In High School. We were all delighted 'when we knew Miss ('antrdll was to be our teacher for this term. With her help we are trying to make our room more attractive. We already hive two beautiful ferns, and are all now making wi|(ifiV boxes. We arf> also going to put up several pictures. * We hope to have this fixed by next ween. I ?m.yPf)RT,Si?. oris <.ymv\sum It) Klein While Our uvmna9lnin is nearinu comple tion. The workmen arc working hard so us to turn it over to us by next week. Our school Is very proud nf the syntnaslum, as we have never had anything like this. to call our own fore. Our basketball teams arc working v?*ry hard for the sanies this month, and as we an* in our new quarter*! we aire able to accommodato visitors I who come to see tlielil. Tin- parents, and friends are asked tf> conic out.! and give >us your support. v IMHUI.KHK AT KDKXTOX .\XD CHOW AX l?y Thomas Johnson The girls and boys were hard at i work practicing basketball this week. . They play Rdcuton Friday and Ch>-J wan - Saturday. Mr. Ityland. the coach of the girls, has developed a 1 fast and well balanced team. The I girls have perfected a style of pass ing that will he hnrd for thg basket- j eers to solve. Their shooting from! the field and foul line is also up to! the standard. In addition to these! features the girls play an exceptional guarding game. The boys have had strenuous workout during this week in order to reach top form for the! "tilt." There is a decided Improve ment in their passing, shooting and . gua rding. Hot It teams ar<> going to Chowan with the determination for revenge, as recently both teams were defeated by Chowan by close score**. The doubleheader with Edenton will be the first of a series of games with that team. We wish K. C. >1 S. "success." ' Or It TKACHKIt'S IlKTl'ltX. Ily Klgln White Mr. Dwluht. room teacher for the freshman C. who has been absent from school since Christmas holidays I Is expected to arrive Mondav morn-} Ing. Mr. Dwlght was detained on ac-j count of sickness of his family. Tin* j pupils are looking forward to Mois-j day morning with great Interest be cause we have missed him . **er> much. % We take this method through thei newspaper to express our apprecia-| t ion to the teachers who hav? filled j his place in our room. We further-! more extend to theni anifnv i?Htion to visit our room and be with us again. i Lost; Yesterday in school, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes, no reward is of fered, for they are gone forever. <;il.\VMAIt <;IL\I>KS HA 1*1' Y Ily Margaret Winder The Orauunar Grade** that have moved into the old High School, rooms are very much pleased with: them, although the seats are a little' large for us. and hv being up in these looms we feel like we are in High School ourselves. i <5KTT?I N<t HK.4DV lly Hilda Berry We are beginning to think about hard work now. while studying and reviewing our lessons, for examina tions will soon be here, -and we hope that you are getting ready too. ?JOKES lly X el lie (Irny (Jlbbs \ Wonderful Orgjri ? 'Children. I want to talk to you. for a few moments, about one of the most wonderful, one of the most Im portant organs in the world." said ?he teacher of the infants' class. I "What fa it that throbs away, beats | away, never stopping, never ceasing, whether you wake or sleep, night or! day. week in and week out, month in and month out. year in and year out. hidden away in the depths, as it were unseen bv you. throbbing. Ihrtblilftf.1 throbMng. all ymrr me ' long?" There was silence for a few mo-j menfs. then: "I know: It's the ga < ineter." piped a small voice. JOKK lly ?Idines Toler Kathleen did not like her medi cine. Come now. fake It dear Just for my sake." said her mother; "You know I would do anything for you." Kathleen ? "Would you really mother?" Mother ? "Why of course dear." Kathleen - "Then you take the medicine for me. please." WIIV II H PKHFKKH THK PhAYRIl lt> .lane ICHse lliist ingH I sat beside her While she played ! t'pon the Player-Grand; And 1 was glad such things were made For 1 could hold her hand. I ? Selected MIT IN IIIS KKNTKNCK " 1 >oesn't your choir sing at the prison anymore?" f "No several of the prisoners ob jected on the ground that It wasn't included in their sentences. ? Musi cal Times. A ( Mil* OFF THK OI,l> ItMH K "StoncllshoVer. the piano manu facturer. Is a chip off the old block, till right." "Yes. 1 notice his pianos have a wooden sound." ? Presto. \ \ i i;s mii k i MIIIA Father smokes when h?> Is working. ! Mother talks while she strings beads. Brother sings to Jilde his shirkings. | fllster ragtimes while shf^ reads. ? Reprinted. Joseph MSc'nenck ' preser.'.i ASHES OF VENGEANCE If 100,0(10,000. people could see Norma Talmadge in "Ashen o> Y'eiiyettitce," 100,000,000 hearts would cry out "There is no greater picture!" Prices That Everyone Can Afford To Pay i f Admission ? Matinee & Night ; Children 10c, Adults 30c Pre-eminent Love Interest > Magnificent Settings Gorgeous Costumes ? Make This > A WOMAN'S PICTURE i i > Virile Rush of Action ? Herculian i Batles Between Hate-Maddened S. i Swordsmen, make this I A MAN'S PICTURE * & | ALKRAMA I THEATER Tuesday & Wednesday January 15 and 16
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