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l>r. Pcmlll'tou has been Ycr.v actiYc in thP. interest:> of the ~t·IH)ol during lhc mid-,rcnr tcnu. On the t7th of Fchrunry hr· w<•llt lo Hakigh, preaching at Christ Clml'<·h on ~unday. This lrip w:1s followed by two to Norfolk ou the 2+th of Ft·hntary aud 17th of March. )Irs. Pendleton accompanied thl· Hcttot· on this lust excursion.
) [ 1'. Crockett ltas also been very gay this year. February I fith, lte l:ihot off to Ilampllen-Sidncy to attend the mid-yeax· <·el<>brations which we arc sure he did his part in celebrating.
.:\wl aguin on )farch 24th, he went to Richmond.
F<•hruary 22ud, track prnctice was started under C'oach E. B. lluni:>, nml ~[arch 6th, the basehnll squad h<'gan its 1!J;?:; campaign under Conch J. Wm. Gnnnawny.
February 28th, dming the J,}'llchhurg High bask<•t-ball gnmc, a portion of the railing ou a long side of the balcouy in the gymnasinm co1lapscd, pulling Ellett, Crockett and IInbcl tumbling thru the air "·ith it. The Iligh School players lookctl very scared and abashed the rest of the game nutl all in th<' audience were seen clinging to the iron posts which snpport the banisters, like drowning men to a raft.
•\ supper for the basket-ba11 team was held .March 1st. Pl<·nty of food, jokes and short talks celebrated the occasion.
The reading preliminaries for the contest with St. Chris- topher's wcr<' betel in Study Hall, ~March 8th, Terry, Staples, Miller and Ounu taking part. :Miller and Gunn were ehosen the· wiuncn; and therefore om· representatives in the meet wi!11 St. Cl11·istopher's.
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