The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-02-08
High School Notes.


James McGiffin visited with us again
last Friday.
Miss Mamie Gunderson of Stoughton,
visited us last week.
Mr.. Richard Vickers of Mitchell, S.. D.,
was visitor here last Monday.
The detention list is daily growing and
is already quite large for it's size
Miss Elsie CARMEL was compelled to
be absent from school few days last
week on account of a severe cold con-
tracted while serving detention.
Some OF the country pupils who eat
their dinners at the school house, are
thinking of getting coffee pot and
other necessary articles to make hot
coffee in the laboratory. This move may
eventually lead to cooking department
which would be a great benefit to the
freshmen, who get hungry between
meals.
Miss John Jessup and Miss Knute
Maltpress gave shindig one night last
week at the home OF Miss Jessup, to
which several high school pupils were
invited. The first part of the evening
was spent playing cards, after which the
crowd partQok of an oyster supper. After
supper music was furnished by Miss
Maltpress, Miss Wallin and Elmer DAY.
is and after singing few popular melo-
dies the company broke up and every,
body went home filled with Joy and
oysters.
1t was just one hundred years ago last
Monday that John Marshal was appoint
ed member of the supreme court by
John Adams. In order to- impress upon
tho pupils the greatness of this man and
the Importance of his deeds, Mr.. Gettle
gave US half hour talk about him. He
showed us how the decisions of this great
judge effected and still effects this ma
ton, showing that the deeds of wise
men never die. ;, He compared Mr.. Mar
shalps fame to that of presidents. He
said that we all know about the presi-
dents, what they did and how they lived
yet many Of them never did half as much
for the nation as. Judge Marshall, who is
seldom mentioned and of whom many
people have never heard. This shows
that the men who do the greatest and
most far-reaching deeds and acts are the
least known. MIR. Gettle closed his in
teresting talk by eulogizing the charac-
ter and acts of Mr.. Marshall. The school
was very much interested in the talk
and cheered Mr.. Gettle heartily at the
close.
The preliminary contest was held last
Monday evening at the M. E. church
and very large audience gathered to
listen to the contestants. The program
opened with solo by Mrs. George Nc
Manus. The first speaker was Miss
Lutte Pomeroy, who recited Burns at
Gettysburg" Martha Wilson then
spoke that beautiful, though sad piece,
"The Soldiers Reprieve." Mr.. Lawrence
HutsOn gave an oratorical selection about
Daniel O'Connell, the great Irish patriot.
Miss Madge Phifer gave that exciting
selection entitled "Mary's Night Ride"
Miss Phifer's voice and gestures showed
careful training and the pleasing way in
which she recited took greatly with her.
listeners Mr. Lyons then added to the
program by singing solo. The next on
the program was Miss Hazel Underhill,
who recited that thrilling piece ''To the
Lions.oss Her gestures and voice were
without fault and her attentive listen
ers wero held spell bound by her grace
and eloquence. She was, as the boys
said, simply Tout of sight" Miss Lydia
Jensen spoke 1.-THE New South" in
pleasing manner. The last number was
an oratorical selection from Patrick
Henry, spoken by Mr.. Hayner Rosebo.
Considering the fact that this was the
first time that Mr.. Rossebo ever spoke
before an audience and that he has had
no elocutional training, he did remark
ably we'll and the scholars were pleased
with him because they knew that he
had worked against many disadvantages
and what he did was through his own
efforts. The program was closed with
solo by Mrs. Geo. McManus. The judges
decided the contest as follows: Hazel
Underhill, first; Madge Phifer, second;
Lydia Jensen, third; Lutte Pomeroy,
fourth. Miss Underhill and Miss Phifer
will be sent to Stoughton March IL to
compete for the league banner, and we
feel confident that their grace and elo-
quence can not be resisted by the
judges, and that they will return home
with the coveted banner.
~ Nick OLSON.