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Show MINERSVILLE ITEMS When the scheduled basket bull game with Milford team was postponed, post-poned, a blank date was left open. The M. I. A. team stepped in and met the school team. Upon short notice a good crowd assembled. The school "rooters" were on the job a'.d townspeople towns-people supported the opposing team. The game lacked none of the pep of a league game. It is only when we see the boys in action that we realize real-ize what we really have right here at home. The school team showed up strong on centering and passing, but luck failed them on the hoops. (Rather (Rath-er a vital place too.) Banks centering is always a noticeable noti-ceable feature, the guarding of Dot-son Dot-son and Eyre is causing much favorable favor-able comment, and the forwarding of Myers and Fotheringham was remarkable re-markable when we consider the huskies hus-kies who guarded them. As to the M. I. A. team, we feel a thrill of pride run up and down our spine. That such a team can b erecruited from our former students. The story of Cecil Baker's forwarding is best told when we say that the score keep er was forced to economize space and run the figures "three deep" to get them all in the official score sheet. Murdock, center played the floor in fine ,form, while .Pedagogue Olpln sprang a surprise on all of us when he and Marshall gave' the school forwards such a worrying. Roberts has lost nothing of his old time form by joining the benedicts. The score . was rather lopsided in favor of the M. I. A's but it's all in the town. Preparations are all in full swing for the big Commercial Club opening. open-ing. Every report that comes from the Mother's club sharpens our ap- . petites and the little details that leak out from the doings of the other committees makes one think they are all going the legitimate lim it. The town is being thoroughly billed, and the invitation is extended extend-ed through the local papers and othe means to neighboring towns to share the big event with us. The Minersville Mutual Improvement Improve-ment association now holds the pennant pen-nant for highest score, and have no other intention than to hold it durhv-the durhv-the remainder of the year. The program pro-gram committee has mapped out a series of correlated programs, and will also score on the debating, declamation de-clamation and chorus work. Crowded Crowd-ed houses is the rule, while empty benches is exceptional. It is seldom that such a universal interest is tak en in the community singing which is a feature of the Mutuals. Last Friday marked the end of the first semester's work at the Minersville Miners-ville school, including both the High School and the grades. The High School students spent a strenuous week in studying for the final examinations ex-aminations in the various classes. With our new building almost com pleted and an enthusiastic faculty, everything points to a successful second sec-ond semester's work. In accordance with the state school regulations all students of the school have been given a thoroughly physical phy-sical examination. By means of this inspection the teachers are enabled to determine the physical defects of the child and cooperate with the parents par-ents in bringing about a reform In matters pertaining to the health of the student. Faculty meeting last Monday evening ev-ening was spent in a lively discussion discuss-ion of school problems. Various methods of bringing about improvement improve-ment in spelling, reading and penmanship pen-manship were fully discussed. Much helpful advice was gained from the ideas set forth. At the present time the system used by Mr. Louis Olpin in the Fifth grade is proving very successful. By means of eliminations elimina-tions and drill on only the misspelled words presented to the class, individual indi-vidual work is done and each pupil receives the personal aid needed to bring tabout improvement in work. |