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Show : I HIGH SCHOOL NOTES The. ordnance department of tho battalion bat-talion is In bad sliape. owing to the crowded condition. Racks are now being made for 2125 new rilles which were given out Wednesday. A continued full-dress officers' inspection inspec-tion will be held Friday morning by Captain Cap-tain Webb, owing to tho fact that mill -lary full dress will be required by the ofllcers Friday evening. Work on the decorating for the. cadet officers' hop at Whitney hall, Friday, commenced Thursday, and from the preg-t preg-t nt decoration scheme the hall will certainly cer-tainly present a striking appearance. The class number of Red and Black was exceedingly good. Tho different sections were well gotten up. as were the cartoons by Arthur Doran. The cover design, by Miss Marguerite Merrill, is tho best one ho fur this year. Kditor Quayle of Rod and Black has called oft all the contests for the remaln-j remaln-j Ing numbers of tho school paper. The expenses so far this season have been i greatly In excess or the Income, and for j this reason the change war made. Manager iJackmau of the debating team is at work arranging for the Judges who are to select tho members of the ilist debating team for the school which will epter the inter-high school debating contests. Harold Stephens, who has been assisting, will be one of the Judpes. Owing to The recent bad weather it will be Impossible for the cadet companies com-panies to drill out of doors for at least another week, which would havo set the drill -greatly in tho rear. In order to make tip the numerous called-off. drills, it will be neVepsary to u?o the gymnasium gym-nasium from now on. so 'that all companies com-panies can drill at once. The ureat increase in-crease iij thy size of the companies makes it impossible Tor more than two companies to use the gymnasium, so the halls of tho main buildings will be used. It Is only a matter of time before the-cadets the-cadets will commence rifle practice, at which time an association will bo formed which will join the National Rifle association. asso-ciation. All scores will then be sent to Washington and the proper awards made. It will be possible for the cadets to be one of the following riflonvm: cadet marksman, which Is the first medal to be awarded, cadet, sharpshooter, which is the second and higher course to b shot, and cadet export, which is the highest award that Is made by the government. The majority of the girls of the school have high tichool pennants for the Friday parade, but to supply all the- girls of the classes a largo number are being made by Ihf sewing classes, under the. direction direc-tion of Miss Sarah Tracy. Large pennants pen-nants are being made by Miss Mary Maync of the mechanical drawing department. depart-ment. The senior high school band will be used Friday afternoon, and the appearance ap-pearance will be one, of the best that has ever been made. All members who aro working have been kindly released by their employers for tho Friday afternoon after-noon parade. i ' About the most Important work taken up by the senior 15nglisb students during the first semester's work is debating. The work began Thursday morning under the direction of Miss Ella. Dukes. The question ques-tion debated was, "Resolved. That tariff should be Imposed for .revenue only." The decision of the judges will bo withheld with-held until next Tuesday. The members of the affirmative were Vermont Hatch, as leader, and Gus Backman. while the negative, debaters were Noble Rydalch. as leader, and Frank Walker. The judges were Murine ("Jouregard, Walter McCann j and Henry Stevens. |