The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-09-19
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HIGH SCHOOL ITEMS


Asa bugler calls the warriors to
battle, so did the bell, in the school
belfry, ring, at 8 am, Sept, s, for the
youth OF the East End, to assemble
at the Nelson Dewe y High School,
some to begin, more to renew, their
struggle in fields, mightier, however,
than those of battles How well that
call was answered may be seen, when
it is known, that not only were there
singularly few absences among the
upper. class mer, but also that the in
coming Freshmen class was so large
as to have to be separated into two
divisions, in all Of its main branches
of study.
Unlike past years, several new faces
are seen in this years High School
faculty. AS il now well-knoWn, last
years Principal Prof. Milton g. Potter,
resigned, and is now Supt. Of schools
in Idaho city Col. lie has been sue
ceeded by Prof. a. G. Shong, who was
last year Prin. of school in Hancock,
Mich, Miss Harriet ilawley has taken
the place of Prof. II, s. Scharm, who
is this year at the Blaine II. S, Prof.
Harper, Miss French, and Miss Yerka,
are all at their last years posts.
In compliance with demand on the
| part of both parents and pupils, Il
new Course has this year been institu
ted in the Superior High Schools
The Course is called, the Commercial
| Course.
| Prof, Preston, has beeB secured for
this department. He has already
started classes in Book keeping, and
Commercial Arithmetic. Mr.. Preston
teaches at the Blaine II 5. in the
morning, and at the Dewey in the
afternoon.
A fact that will be noted with inter
est by many is that Supt. Jackson will
be at the Dewey every afternoon, as
he has consented to teach the class in
Photography.
On Thursday, Sept. 10, the Boys
Athletic Association met and elected
the following officers:
President, Mr.. Shong.
Secretary, Henry Christie
Treasurer, Ed, Wickstrom
Mr.. Harper was elected manager OF
the Football Team, Mr.. Shong and
Mr. Harper AS Coaches, ana Peter
Frezeau as Captain.
A new rule has this year been in
sttuted, whereby, credits, acquired
in manual training and sewing, here
after, will not count toward gradu-
alton,
The Literary Meeting Ton last Mon
day mad to be postponed one week
The following program has been
posted for next Monday.
| Address Mr.. Shong
Debate, "Resolved, that the CITY
of Superior should maintain one cen.
trail high school"
Affirmative, Ed Wickstrom Amy
Woford, Grace IIeydon.
Negative, Henry Christie, Ethel
Thomas, Harold Pickering.
Reading, Elizabeth Colbeok.
Instrumental Duet. Willie Hall,
Clarence Erlanson.
On the opening morning Of school,
some OF the members OF the Senior.
Junior, and Sophomore classes, were
much disturbed by the appearance in
the Assembly Room OF several Young
men who faces were strangely colored
with powder charcoal. However.
second glance discerned that above
the milder eifulgence of facial black,
cleaned the brightness OF intellectual
green. Then it was seen that these
young men We're only harmless Fresh
men. Unlike the green of other
Freshmen classes which has always
decreased in lustre, rs time has in
creased, that OF the present Freshman
class continues to grow deeper and
deeper day by day, and more intense
week by week How long this strange
phenomenon will continue, or what
unhtard OF results may issue there
from, how can even the faculty CON
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