all the students have enjoyed the punch which has been served at our dances — the domestic science girls made it through the support given us by many patrons we have been able to accomplish more than we could have done otherwise we wish to thank the following for their hearty support the consolidated wagon and machine co donated two very fine stewart ranges burton bros implement co gave a splendid jewel range and stevens implement co gave a most excellent buck's hewletts bros mr culley and the b h townsend co have contributed extracts and spices we assure these friends that the many homes that are represented in our department will well remember them it is hoped that next year these departments will be even better than this through hard work and help from our patrons they have grown from tiny seeds to flowers if next year they arc nourished as they have been this year the flowers will continue to bloom and through them many homes be beautified h c p notes president vice-president secretary and treasurer club color yale blue club flo myrtle ririe .... prances poulter . . wilmina mcfarland . white carnation the most wide awake organization of our school is the h c p it is a literary society and is open to all junior and senior girls who wish to join and are willing to live up to the constitution this year we have enjoyed our meetings as we have studied oliver wendell holmes james russel lowell george eliot and others besides studying these authors we have given a dance and two mati nees which were very successful | the acorn | j 39 manual training department this is the first year anything has been done at shop work in this institution and we are pleased to announce through the medium of the acorn that nearly eighty young men have availed themselves of the splendid opportunity this department affords at the beginning of the school vear every bench was in use all the time this time of the year however some of the boys have discon tinued their school work to engage in agricultural pursuits considering the fact that all of our boys are in this department for the first time we have made remarkable progress for we have not only made many exercises consisting of joints of many kinds and shapes each one having its purpose but have made tables chairs desks music cabinets jardiner stands cabinet lamps ironing boards plate racks and bread boards and in addition to these we have put up par titions made door frames hung the doors and put on the locks , built fences and have done much repair work about our buildings and grounds the boys have been respectful to their instructor attentive to shop discipline and much interested in their work our shop is well lighted heated and ventilated our tools are new and of the very best quality our benches we have made our selves and while they are not of the most expensive design they are well suited to our purpose and are such as the boys can make and use at home we think this part of our academy work will grow more popular each year and believe the time is very near at hand when parents throughout the country will patronize such schools as have facilities for teaching their boys to do as well as to know for if the hand as well as the mind is trained while in school our boys will have that practical experience they necessarily must possess to be of much service to their employes — w o ridges instructor