Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-10-17
New Spirit in Schools.

city, so much interest and ambition
as at the present. 1t is manifest even
on the streets, as the children pass tC
and from the schools, and on visiting
the school rooms the spirit is more
striklngiy apparent. Different class.
es have adopted colors and mottos,
and these are displayed in neat de-
signs on the walls Of several rooms
pleasantly relieving their severe
plainness.
| Representatives of the city press
entered the high school room little
before 8 o'clock one morning recently
We're greeted with the school yell,
concluding,
Mineral Point High School,
Rah Rah Rah !! !"
vigorously and rythmically given
under the lead of the "yell master"
| Then followed the opening eXer.
cises of song, in which Miss Jones,
assistant principle, efficiently acted
as musical director. Regular school
work of the day then began, into
which the pupils seemed to enter
with the same enthusiasm shown in
the opening exercises.
| We had never before so fully real
lied the crowded condition of the
school. 1875 pupils are accommodated
in the high. school room, about 20 by
| 40 feet in dimensions. A class of 33
large students We're found reciting
in a room Is by 20. In the Princi-
pals office, about l6 feet square, an
other class was reciting; Principals
desk, chairs, and other furniture oc-
cupying part of the space. A third
class of the high school was working
in basement room, used also as
laboratory, which has been made
pleasant by the personal labors of
Principal Bergen and Janitor Lutey,
who have devoted days to removing
rubbish therefrom. fitting shelving
therein, etc.
In the southwest basement room,
in which one of tn furnaces is To-
Gated one of the grade classes was
found at work. This is positively an
unfit place for children to study in.
1t cannot be properly heated in win
ter nor ventilated in winter.
Parents, guardians and taxpayers
should visit the schools more than
they do. Such visits stimulate
teachers and pupils, and in this way
can best ideas be got as to the eff
cheney of the schools and their needs.
The record of the schools of this city
is good. Our people have reason to
be proud Of it., and we have conf
dence that nothing needed to assure
the future of the schools being better
than their past will be withheld.
See those stylish and neat pattern
hats at Heide & Kidder's. Hornung
Building.
Mr.. f. w. Sylvester and DR.. w.
G.. Hales attended the Grand Com
mandery of knights Templar in
Milwaukee last week. Returning.
Mr.. Sylvester visited his daughter
Mrs. Wright, at Monroe.
Fine line of Writings ladies
stationery just deceived at J J. Han
scom & Cos.
Doc Smith, superintendent Of the
Mineral Point zinc::works, was called
to Chicago on business last week. 1t
is expected that fires will be re-
lighted:in the furnaces in few days.
A copy of the Irving Park, (Ill.)
Record is received at this office with
an announcement of the marriage of
Miss Margarite IA. Gedye, formerly
of Mineral Point, and Mr.. G. w.
Thompson, ,.of 24l5lN. 18th court, Chi
cago, on the Sd inst.
Mrs. James Harker is enjoying
visit from her sister, Mrs. Vincent,
wife of Capt. VIM. Vincent, Of Ga
lena, and her daughter, Mrs. VIM.
Pascoe, of Cuba City. Mrs. Vincent
came to Mineral Point when child,
in 1886. from England, with her par
ents. She removed from here 81
years ago and The present is her sec
ond visit here in that time.
Makes assimilation perfect, healthy
| blood, firm muscles, strong nerves.
| Quick ems the brain, makes and keeps
YOU well. Great medicine, Rocky
Mountain Tea. 35c. Eastman & Mes
erole.
Mrs. Josiah Lanyon, her daugh-
ter Mrs. A. IS. White and children,
and.her maiden sister, Miss Trevar-
row, have gone to their southern
home at Joplin, Mo-, for the winter
They expect to return to US with the
robbins next spring.