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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1930
Page
3
A muddled passage recounts a quirky scene with a teacher and a talking cat, touching on Westminster Abbey, a poet, and a moral about ambition. It describes a classroom setting, misheard dialogue, and a fable like comparison between a homebound person and the cat chasing mice, ending with farewell lines.
A reporter visits the 2 Library and uncovers a shortage of posters for reference works. The piece notes demand for editorial aids and urges better shelving and cataloging to improve access for patrons.
Bryceland cagers captured the North Louisiana championship trail at Tech by defeating Ouachita Parish 18 to 24 in the final. Sikes High School advanced with a 40 to 20 semi final win over Oak Grove, while Ouachita Parish beat Oak Grove 33 to 8 for third. Forty-one teams entered the event. rain shortened many games and altered the Lombard system.
A broad question about making a national anthem law faces Congress. Civics classes across the district held a vote on the Star Spangled Banner versus America the Beautiful with 14 to 28 in favor of the former.
The entire music department plans a two hour program to be aired on KYSL Shreveport soon. Soloists duets trios and quartets plus orchestral selections will be featured. Rehearsals are underway for the April nineteenth rally numbers with the boys quartet led by A E Wilder and J Griffin and Jack Armstrong. The mixed quartet includes Miriam Foster Dorothy Harrell A B Wilder and Jack Armstrong. The girls quartet includes Miriam Foster Ruth Shepherd Boris Saint and Janice Shepherd.
High School Latin Club plans on February 18 faced a series of misfortunes as the auditorium at Old R. H. S. failed to host a ceremony, with music room conflicts and a postponed musical number by Sonny tidy Miss Rebekal Lomax. The club persisted with talks on Roman schools Julius Caesar and Photius Hinton while members were initiated into the club. A guest teacher from Pinsten High School attended and February 27 featured a debate in the auditorium led by Cuthbert Biddside, with concerts and readings throughout the meeting.
In Miss Tacthany s history class a castle project appears in student work. Mike the older pupil drew a medieval keep with towers and high walls, praising a castle built by Alden. Barbara McCullim may earn points for a castle draft.
Iva Mae Dowling praised by State Demonstration agent for work in Jonesboro as Home Economics teacher and first R H S debater in the Rally. Alumnae hold journalism, sorority roles, and teaching positions at Tech, with several members elected or pledged to clubs and leadership posts.
A distorted wart of text appears to describe biology lab specimens and potential experiments. The readable fragments reference a lab, specimens, and procedures, with scattered names and terms suggesting an academic or historical science context. Not enough coherent facts to determine a clear event or outcome.
Wednesday morning February 26 Ruston High School hosted a rally in the chapel to showcase debaters Wayne Pailin Virginia Haubton and others preparing for a July event. Katharine Maurin played piano and the Boys' Quartet performed Chandfathers Clock as students pledge hard work and school pride.
A unclear historical note questions why items such as a mirror a powder puff and a tomb were linked to biology curiosity persists about the connection and purpose of these objects in the discussed era.
A French wrench expert, Miss Grady, gave a talk and live demonstration to students led by Miss Whitlington on February 20, 1990. She explained canning techniques and showed a tool handling method while engaging with the class and answering questions.
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