Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-01-19
School Column.


Nt. Larry Wells Is out OF school, the
victim of the grip
Lea Gridlev is quite i'll. lie is laid
mp with the grip"
Friday the class in American litera-
ture began work under Miss Bowen.
One Of our sophomore boys has turned
traitor, and gone over to the freshmen
row.
Miss Alice Cushing is teaching the
sixth grade during Miss Dexter's
absence.
The high school and most of the
grades enjoyed a half holiday Friday
afternoon
Mr G c. Todd of the American Book
Company visited the high school We'd
nesday forenoon,
The freshmen have very nearly com
pleted physical geography; they will
then take up botany.
The general history classes had
written test on he Quincey's Flight of
the Tartar Tribe" ON Monday.
Those who arc to take part in the
extomporaneous speaking are busy
looking up their topics nowadays,
Was it slippery Wednesday morning ?
If you have forgotten, inquire of Miss
Walker; she viii probably remember.
Rhetorical lists have been posted
and the old order of Friday afternoon
programmes viii be i..Augurated Jan.
35th.
Tests are coming faster and faster,
and harder and harder Verify,
verily.tho day Of examinations draweth
nigh"
lust one half Of the pupils who took
the test in algebra Wednesday after
noon stood 100; hurrah for the sopho-
mores.
Lost Or Tuesday last. by a pupil
|of tbs e'sltlt Grade. ladies' silver
watch, gold stem, bearing the initials
NJ McC
Miss Harriet Chamberlin of Madi-
son, writes that small pox has broken
out in the very next house; SO she and
all her friends have been vaccinated.
The class of 1902 had sleighridc
Monday evening, and we hear that it
was a great success. Many of them
looked very sleepy Tuesday.
Miss Lulu Owens seat has been I'M
occupied for the past two weeks we
hope that She viii soon be strong
enough To resume her work in school.
The freshmen were intending to
give a aleighride party Thursday even
ing. but there was not enough snow;
SO the ride WAS indefinitely postponed.
The regular examinations for the
second quarter OF the school year viii
be held next week in all the grades; in
the high school they win come one
week later
If the seniors look troubled, if they
frown and look abscntly into space;
you may know that they are thinking
about the subjects of their commence
uent orations.
Wednesday afternoon Miss Hazel
Hartman read an exceedingly inter
esting paper oa Dreyfus before the
modern history class The next article
Of special interest viii be on the Boer
war.
Thursday our boolekeepers were hay
ing considerable trouble with their
merchandise; it was nothing very
alarming however; they all straiph-
tened ont their accounts before they
went home that night.
Miss Margaret Ioungcausc Of the
seventh grade and Miss Eta Logan Of
the first grade spent Friday visiting
schools in the city. No doubt they
came home full of new theories which
the will put IN practice next week.
The seniors are busy these days ar
ranging and deciding upon their class
day programme. Every member Of
1901 viii appear upon it. There is
rumor that every member Of the class
viii be required 70 give an oration
commencement night too
The meeting Of the high school
lgccuu whicia was advertised for Jan
sth wiz take place next Tuesday even
ing Jan. 22ud The programme VIII
be largely readings from Riley. Every
member Of the iyceum viii respond to
tAe roll call with quotation from
that author.
This term the high school pupils are
to have @ome practice in extempor-
ancoas speaking A list of fourteen
topics has been given them out Of
which .aaa 3ue . tl se.eo' amy aisj