Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-05-08

,Junior-Robt. Brewer. Nina -Folliard. Lii
| ian Wallace. Jennie Parlnley.
| Sophomore-Abbie Parmlev, Frank We'd
| lock. Jennie Jones. Harry Bennett.
Freshman - Rena Deller, Milo Burgess
| Julia Sherman, David Jackson.
| On Friday afternoon, Arbor Day,
May 8, the H. S. End baseball team
will play Dodgeville at the Mineral
Point fair grounds. An exciting
game is expected. Admission Is, 10
and cents.
Two selections we're given this week
| by the members of the Execution
Glass. One written by James Allen
White, called liking of Boyville,"
was rendered very successfully by
Lawrence Burke. 1t was humorous
throughout. The other, a pathetic
selection, "Tobe's Monument was
given by Catherine antchison.
The Agriculture class has come to
the conclusion that what the fruit de-
stroying insects need is more "soft
soap"
Last Friday afternoon after recess
the pupils of the Second Primary, In
termediate and Grammar departments
assembled in the High room and had
a short entertainment, consisting OF
go,
mental music.
With lessons pressing closer,
'Tis hard to mind the rule:
We fear there has developed
A love for skipping school.
Final examinations, May % and 80.
The Junior surveyors were going to
help the new school house proposition
along by trying to find little land
somewhere to build it en-. They
haven't succeeded as yet however.
Never mind, it's coming.
ihO az hhei . say shey nave us
covered a way by which they can save
the labor of blowing -renting their
fields to amateur golfers.
During Mr.. McGovern's illness sew
eral OF us had a trial at teaching.
None express desire for any of the
teachers to be absent again.
The Junior German class are learn
ing the poem, die Lorelei.'
On Tuesday, May 6, High School
Inspector, Prof. Jack, called on our
school. At the close of school Prof.
Jack spoke to the students for twenty
minutes, in part as follows:
"Students and Teachers: am glad
to be with you today in your school.
| am an unlimited guest, and do not
think 1t courteous to criticise your
school home unjustly, but as ] was
coming up this morning nearly
ainted when l saw your school build
ng.
young people, you are equipping
yourselves to settle questions which
your parents now have to deal with.
"Most people have hearts desire.
| have one and want you to help me
realize it. / feel that you are not
treated right. You cannot do good
thinking without good fresh air and
comfortable surroundings. This build
ing has no proper ventilation, and
you should have rebelled against it
last winter. | don't see how you can
live in such a place and yet manifest
so much interest and spirit. You
have only one decent recitation room,
and your old sub-cellar of labora-
tory is a disgrace to any community.
Also, you need another teacher, but
where would you put her? You
would have to divide the office. You
are simply existing. not living a
school life. How long are you going
to stand it.?
"The students of this school are just
as good as the students of other
schools, and are entitled to all the
rights and benefits which others en-
JOY. 1t would dumbfound you if you
could see how most schools are
equipped
81 want you to go home and tel! your
parents that majority of the pupils
in Wisconsin are enjoying privileges
which you cannot enjoy. think you
can convince them that you are in
need of a decent school house.
1.-THE making of a new school house
is IN your hands. You are the COM
ing citizens of the greatest states in
America, and whaO are you gong to
do! Now you have youth what are
you going to do with it? With re-
spectacle, well equipped school house
you can do work second to none in
Wisconsin schools. The opportunity