The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-01-16
NELSON DEWEY'S DOlNGS

ma puplis anu tedSllerS ouSleT IMAM
at any other time during the year so
far The teachers are all wrestling
with the problems Of promotions and
the lengthy semi-annual reports
while the examinations incidental to
the closing term give the pupils some
thing extra to think about. Then, too
beginning with this week, come the
trying semi annual superintendent S
examinations in all the grades above
the third. These will include language
geography, history, and arithmetic.
Under the direction OF Miss Robert
son the eighth grade is making extern
sive preparations for the graduation
exercises which will take place in the
high school assembly room probably
on the evening of Thursday, Jan, Is
Besides the usual valedictory, saluta
tory, class history and other class ex
ercises, the class will give as feature
the operetta, "Pocohontas." Super.
intendent Jackson will be present and
present the diplomas. The class num-
bers twenty most of whom will pass
into the high school with the new
semester.
The feature this week in grade cir
cies was the big meeting of the mem.
bers of the different chapters of the
Young Citizens league Friday night
AT the Blaine assembly hall, There
were twenty-five numbers on the pro
gram, each chapter presenting two.
These consisted of addresses, buck
and wing dancing and music of var
ious kinds. The Dewey boys were
unusually prominent as Rex Mather,
a Dewey boy, is president of the
league and presided. Both Dewey
| chapters attended in body, making
total of seventy f. e boys and they
| did not leave their banners, Colors
and yells behind. An attractive num-
| Der was little farce, The Assessor, y
by the following cast of Dewey boys;
Farmer Taxshirk, Archie Chase; Mrs
Taxshirk, Emmett Keaough; Sadie
| Taxshirk, Harold Pierson: Josh Tax
shirk, Ernest Mclvor. Frank Oakes
rendered cleverly "A dialect selection,
"Schmidt's Mistake" and a chorus OF
eight boys sang with good effect,
"Boys viii Be Boys
President Rex Mather and Seer etary
of State viii Banks of the Dewey
chapter have been busy for the last
three days filling out and signing the
membership cards for the entire
league
The long expected fire drill took
place on Monday 1t was great sue
over 625 pupils passing out orderly in
regular lines in a little less than min
ute. 1t proved valuable lesson in
self control. Other drills will follow
at regular intervals of one a month.
n" pupils sill Keep interest in bas-
ket ball Besides the regular class
games there have been some events
that deserve special mention. Sat
urday night the girls nigh school
team played the Dewey Alumnae
team. The girls served spread after
the game; Miss HawIey acted as
sponsor.
Tuesday the grade girls will play
| the Lincoln girls and the Dewey boys
second team will line up against the
Lincoln firsts. Last night the high
school team played the Proctor Knott
| quintette on the latter's floor. Mr..
Preston and Mr., Harper accompanied
the boys. The following players made
| up the Lineup Clarence Robb, cap
tain, Clifford Bishoh Geo. Cadolte,
Joe Nixon and Henry Christie.
| Thursday afternoon of last week the
pupils of Mrs Langley's room gave a
! sleigh ride to Itasca. The children
were not allowed to enjoy themselves
! however, as thoughtless boys all
along the streets pestered them with
snow balls. The seriousness Of the
matter has beea brought home TO the
and it is hoped that such cruel sport
will not be INDUCED in again.
The girls of the sewing class as we'll
as the teachers were much surprised
that the regular instructor, Miss
knaggs, did not return after the
! Thanksgiving holidays |, was soon
learned that the popular teacher was
| married at her home in Bay City,
Michigan, on Dec 81 and is now Mrs,
Jesse Stone Miss Helen Roberts, a
senior in the high school, had charge
of the sewing classes until the arrival
of Miss Harrison, who is the new
teacher.
The grade teachers were much
pleased Monday to learn that the ref
erence library had been greatly en
riched by the arrival Of large mum
Der Of books on science and geogra-
ply. The new books include the fol-
lowing:
Mill, international Geography" 5
copies;
Adams, Commercial Geography"