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Show A. F. H. S. NOTES I DRAMATIC CLUB DOINGS Tho Dramatic ctub has begun a one &ot play entitled "Ta Kleptomaniac" which together wRh aaother will tie presented soon after Christmas. Doth are good lively comedies, which de. serve to be seen by large audiences. One cast consists entirely ot sjlrls while the other Is mainly boys. TUB DEBATING WORK HAS STARTED. The debating class Is at work) on tho state Question, which Is, Resolved; "That the state of Utah should make further apprpprlatons toward building build-ing good roads." The high school teams will bo taken tak-en out of the debating class, but aa yet the whole class Is working on the question. Both Lehl and Pleasant Grove have teams this year, according to reports, which of course, American Fork will meet. Can wo do wtoat we did last year? Lets try. RAT CAMPAIGN. lAst week the rat campaign oame to a close In pur district Although some students did little toward getting get-ting rid ot the rodents, others worked work-ed hard Dell Blood wpn the five dollar dol-lar gold piece, having killed 45 rats. Henry Martin won second with 96, The Freshmen students after studying study-ing the otden Crook methods ot sacrificing, sacri-ficing, had planned to have a bonfire bon-fire and a sacrificing of rats, but It rained on tho eventful night, and for some reason w have heard nothing more of It. Maybe they were scared 'out by comments made by other classmen, class-men, on the sound and smell of sis-ttlng sis-ttlng rats. s MATINEE DANCES. 'Matinee dances havo begun uguln. Will they be a success or failure? For several neasons the dance given some time ago by tho Juniors, was not n groat triumph. Most people forgot(T) their money. The paper staff had more suoooss Monday however, and though the boys (8th grades particularly) particu-larly) were more wall flowers than any thing etse.the girls did thotr share and only complained when, at the end of the fifth real dance, Mr. Hotm-atnnd Hotm-atnnd grew Impatient and shooed them nil out to make room for the bosket ball practice. AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK. This last week has been American Education week alt over tho country. Every school has supplied programs, stunts and talk to Impress upon the minds of tho young people, tho importance im-portance of bolng an American, and tho advantages that Americana havo. In our own town, the high echopl has been taking an active part. Und. er the direction of tho history Dop't. ouch day, now statements by great men, havo appeared on tho class room doors. Somo of these are here printed. print-ed. Also 'ach day n portion of the. one o'clock class has been devoted ts ' till different phases of what Amerle v .l jj9 means to foreigners, the language ot t WM America, etc. ffl The High School haa had programs Irl on four mornings. , FrttTta fer Meniay. ' (a) Flag raising conducted by M scoutmaster Grant. H (b) The atudeat body sang with m great vim and enthusiasm, "The Star ' KM Spangled DaansH " Wm (c) Subject for discussion wa Ha "What America, naeass to foreigners- jl Tuesday's Program a (a) America (student body.) Wm Flag Raising conducted by Howard 1'J Kelly. , i .Pi In (b) Star Spangled Banner. ' ' k1 (c) An Interesting talk on "A trls- iBj through Ellis UWsnd, N. Y." by Miss ii White. ij (d) Talk by Mayor Wsikor on "How II an Allen becomes an American CIU- KJJ tea." ' M (e) Subject for discussion waa "abv Jul ertcan- Ideals." m Wednesday j Special topic: Language of America jsjj Tnarsday. (u) 8pocIol program by 11. Y. U. ! (U) Topic. (Loyalty.) i) Friday. if Community singing led by Mr. Pax- , man, I "America the Beautiful." "Battlo Hymn of the Republic." j "Columbia the Gem of the Ocean." I Copies of these songs have been , mado by the Commerlcal de- Ij; partmont ap that ereiy one will be M ablo to slnt;. cvon though they dos'c il now the words. Jh9 THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION GIRLS. W This year tho girls of the A. F. II. S in, arc taking physical education. They j ' havo dono that beforo but thoy have not taken this kind. This year there j aro three big classes with one littler tiny teacher, but she's a dandy. Popt Why, Its n -wonder the roof or he gym doesn't come off, when those eighth gradera get down there! ' There Is not a quiet moment from one i o'clock, when tho first class begins, I until 4 o'clock when the sophs finish. ' This week the girl's Inter class 1 baseball series will be played Wed- ffl nesday cither the frosh or the eighth grade will play the advanced glrls. I The sophs have been held down' to 1 one practice a week as Miss White M thot they wis re i llltls mnrn ndwisrad. . In the game than the others, Altho ' they may not think so now, the -, sophomores will probably havo to put if up a stiff fight to beat their under clnssmon. ' j Koon competition has been folt by I , of the thirty olght graders was no I j the teams. Picking the best ntno out J of the thirty olght graders was no j. easy task, according to Miss White. if ' Tho grlls' baskot ball toam will bo- j gin work Just bofore Chrtetmas. This 1 game differs from Mys basket ball 9j in that nine, Instead of five playerH ( III are on tho toam. The rulesaro also "'jjl difforont allowing a much gentler II game. H |