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Show OUR SCHOOLS What's Going on in County Educational Institutions This Column ischiums to the J'upils and Teachers Keep it Filled The News has set apart this column col-umn for the use of the educational promoters of Beaver county and of the pupils themselves. We want it filled and if more space is required it will be furnished. We want to have regular correspondence corres-pondence from Beaver, Murdoch, Adamsville, Minersville, Greenville, Milford inVact every school in the county. Get your items in to us not later than Wednesday of each week. Milford llijjli An organization committee met at the Milford high school last Monday evening, to take steps toward the inauguration of a reading room, library li-brary and debating club. Arthur Turner was chosen temporary chairman. chair-man. They proceeded to effect a permanent organization and the following fol-lowing officers were elected. Arthur Turner was elected president, presi-dent, Leonard Bowen, treasurer and Reed LaTourette, secretary. A canvas of the town will be necessary ne-cessary to obtain books or money to purchase books for the library. A committee including Mrs. Julia Smithson, Mr. Leonard Bowen, James Ramsey and Miss Mary Roper was appointed for this purpose. James Ramsey and Miss Roper together to-gether with the above names officers were chosen as an executive committee. com-mittee. The committee selected the name of the "Milford Library and' Debating Debat-ing Club," for this organization. The .club will meet again on Thursday Thurs-day evening at S o'clock. Report of the committee will be heard and the by-laws will be drawn up. Then they will proceed with the regular work. The High School basket ball team played a practice game with the town team Monday evening and defeated the latter by a score of 29 to 14. They intend to play another game next week. The students of the Milford High School are earnestly working on an operetta. It can be seen now that it will be the event of the school year. It will be presented about Thanksgiving time. Mr. Miner has received several state questions for debates from the University of Utah from which this school is making its selection. The Milford High School intends entering the debating contest this year, and also intends carrying away the honors. The student government is progressing pro-gressing very nicely although "Nat" Smith has a few victims awaiting verdict. The jail sentence which has served as punishment in the past has been abolished and a penalty which provides for either labor on the school campus or a fine has taken its place, as a more beneficial punishment. Representatives of the schools of the southern division of U. H. S. A. S. met at Cedar City, November 11, 1916 at the call of J. S. Christensen, coach at Cedar. Those present were Christensen, Cedar City; Miner, Milford; Stewart, Minersville; Ilafen, Dixie; Manghon, Murdock; and Eyre. Millard. Mr. J. S. Christensen was elected elect-ed president and representative. Mr. Miner, of Milford was elected secretary secre-tary and treasurer. These officers to hold office until next annual meeting. meet-ing. It was decided that the home team pay the visiting team fifty dollars, dol-lars, except by agreement of the coaches of the competing teams. By motion of Mr. Miner, it was decided de-cided that each team pay an entrance en-trance fee of two dollars, this money mon-ey to be given to the winning team to buy a trophy, upon which is to be engraved the names of the boys of the winning team and their school. The southern division was divided putting Milford. Hinckley. Beaver and Minersville in t',:r north' rn half and Dixie. Kanah. T;. A. C. in the southern half. The schedules of the northern half are as follows: January 12 Milford at Ilim-kley i January 12 Minrr-ville at reiver ! January 19 P-aver at iiitord j January 9 p.eavcr at Hinckley (January 2'! F,--;i.t at Hinckley January 26 ....Minersville at Milford January 27 Beav r at Mirersvill" ; February 2 ..Mi'iersvjij,. at Hinckley ! February 2 ....Milford at Beaver February 7 or S s'iitorl a: ?I"vi!le. February 9 Kinekhv at Beaver February l'i HinekPy at Milfon! j The High School students are ex pect in;.r every one to see these game: especially at Milford, as this is the (irst year Milford will be represented represent-ed in the league and some interesting interest-ing games will be witnessed. MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL Eleanor Griffiths, Reporter. |