Show I L High School Notes 1 The botany department of ot the High school under the direction of Professor sor A O 0 Garrett Is making preparations preparations lons for an outing into Emigration canyon Saturday May 21 This is for forthe forthe the purpose of nature study and es especially to collect some of the less common ferns and mosses This trip was first thought of at the beginning of this semester but owing to the short time in which to finish the school schoolwork schoolwork work it was thought that It could not be taken this year The classes have been jeen putting In extra time and have nearly completed the required amount of work Professor Garrett is very much in favor of ot having his classes s do field work and is confident that much mu h more can be accomplished in n field fieldwork fieldwork fieldwork work than in the Inadequate labora laboratory laboratory laboratory tory In the science building and if it possible will make a trip into Big Cottonwood canyon before the end of ot the school year Next year he will combine the field work with the regu regular regular lar ar course and will require his pupils to o make a number of ot excursions before h he ic will give them a full credit A number of the girls of the domestic science department will furnish the eatables for the day Friday afternoon at the oratorical contest for the Stevens medal will be held In the gymnasium assembly Each period veriod will be cut short ten minutes In order to give the contestants ample time to finish their speeches The class in astronomy is making preparations for a comet party to tobe tobe be held next Friday night The eighth graders of ot the Oquirrh school were visitors at the High school yesterday afternoon and were enter entertained entertained entertained on the south lawn with an ex exhibition exhibition exhibition drill drib by company A During the first period yesterday esterday morning the monthly book Inspection was held A student must have an average of ot over 75 76 per cent before he will be given credit for a full years work A picture of the Red and Black Blackstaff Blackstaff Blackstaff staff was taken yesterday at noon and will appear In the next Issue of the school paper Next Monday morning m the seniors will take the eighth grade examina examinations examinations examinations The examination will consist of ot the following subjects Arithmetic geography reading grammar and spelling The junior class will hold a meet meetIng meeting meeting Ing this afternoon and hear the report of the reception com committee committee Now that the rifle range has been Installed at the High school the ca cadets cadets cadets are taking great interest in the battalion work They have been working hard practicing each vacant period and the company rifle teams are being selected from the best men men Company A and company C have se selected selected selected their company teams to represent represent represent sent them In the battalion shoot which takes place in the near future Company B and company D will se select select select lect their teams this afternoon |