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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1912
Page
2
First semester examinations begin Wednesday January 17. Second semester starts Monday January 22, 1912. Agricultural College lecture by Prof W M Cobleigh scheduled for March 16.
The second semester starts Monday January 22 1912 with new classes in Algebra English Stock Judging Roman History Commercial Arithmetic Penmanship Spelling Farm Blacksmithing Farm Carpentry and Sewing. Minimum five students required per class. The principal urges prospective first year high school students to arrange their studies now.
The Sacajawea Club held its Christmas meeting on December 20 from 10 45 to 11 80 with Grace Phillips chairing the program list including Christmas Hymn It Came by Midnight and a Christmas Story Origin of the Christmas Tree by Frankie Andrus Recitation Bertha Kemp and other items The next meeting is slated for January 17 with a varied program led by Estella Knotts Marguerite Lynch and others.
The Arrowhead Debating Club banquet was held December 15 in the high school library. Guests enjoyed a red and white decor, the menu by Domestic Science led by Miss McDowell, and speeches led by Howard Morse with Anson Baxter as toastmaster. The program featured Montana Ethridge Ward, The Best Examples, The Best School of All, Drive Dull Care Away, The Sacajaweans, The Arrowheads, and The Paters with remarks from Profs Foote and Ripley and others. The boys glee club debuted with distinction.
The Arrowhead Club will meet Wednesday Jan 17 at 11 30 for a semi annual election of officers. Nominations by Hugh Anderson Ed Drummy and Clifford Ewing include President Ethridge Ward Frank Lovell Vice President Albert Featherly Joe Carroll Secretary Treasurer Eber Badcon Fred Featherly. The president must hold half the credits for a four year degree.
The meeting on Tuesday evening January 16 from 7 to 8 will discuss The Various Systems of Multiplications now in Use and that have been used.
A farm crops class tested alfalfa seed for Olmsted Stevenson Co with purity above 99 percent and high germination. Weed seeds per bushel were estimated in each sample. A farm dairying class performed Babcock milk and cream tests on samples from M. Frosig and offered to teach others the method.
Four new Remington model No 10 typewriters with blind keyboards showcase a touch typing method. Pupils learn to place fingers on A and semi colon as guides and practice progressively to read and strike letters by touch, building speed and accuracy through staged lessons.
The article argues that touch typing, learned after skill acquisition, preserves notes and enables continuous writing. It notes the world contest in New York where a winner typed 109 words per minute for an hour, a rate achievable only by touch method, and encourages students to learn touch typing as a professional aid.
The team faced tough tests Friday and Saturday, January 12 and in Deer Lodge, with Badcon Stratton and Drummy Ewing Price Chapman in the lineup. Coach Ripley served as official on the trip.
The article discusses Harvard College admission reform amid rising Western university strength. It notes Harvard’s prior strict entrance exams which required Western students to endure two years of specialized prep in private schools. The piece cites Col Roosevelt warning Harvard risked becoming a regional north eastern institution.
The new Harvard admission rules shift away from exclusive reliance on Boston Latin School and classic preparatory tracks. Candidates must show four years of approved secondary study and pass four examinations in English, Latin or French or German, Mathematics or Physics or Chemistry, and a fourth selectable subject. The plan emphasizes freedom to choose varied curricula and recognizes multiple secondary schools while detailing required documentation.
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