The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-04-28
BITTERNESS HAS ARISEN FROM
HIGH SCHOOL CONTEST
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matter Of preparation. II was agreed
among the Principals that there was to
be absolutely no help from others than
the members Of the faculties. When
the program was made up ut meeting
of the Principals it was understood that
the work was to be the product Of the
students az trained by members of the
faculty. We had no reason then to
question this on the part Of any school
All the arrangements were made IN
most genial and kindly relation between
the Principals 1t develops now, how
ever. that one number, at least, given
by the South Side school, was gwen by
the same student "a year or 80 ago while
under special training OF an elocutlon
teacher. This was a direct violation OF
the agreement. The contest IS 10 show the
relative merits Of the work in rhetorlcals
in the different schools, it IL not to show
the relative merits of the dramatic ablll-
tv Of the different stars trained by spe-
cial teachers in elocution, for, If the lat
ter were the aim Of the contest little
good would come TO the schools, and
there would be no excuse for the exist
ence of the league.
Another matter in which there is
chance for Improvement Is In the de-
monstration in the form OF yells ana
songs A definite order in which the
wells were to be given was agreed upon
by the Principals We regret to state
that the SOuth Side school was the first
to break this rule before the contest be
gan. The leader, who was supposed TO
be directly responsible to the Principal,
4 Il h,..,l tla Grlar "a all and took
every opportunity 10 sandwich in "a yell
or Il song. Unjust be conceded that the
other schools stuck to the agreement rs
best they could while the South Side
school was Offering interference. BE
canse Of the disregard on the part OF the
South Side school, either of the rule or
the requests Of the presiding officer, they
must hold themselves responsible for
what TRANSFERRED after the contest. II
they openly defy the agreement and pro
yokingly fiaunt their banner in the faces
of the opponents, they must expect
what did happen W are not exCuslng
the act in which both schools participant
ed and, no doubt. all will adjust Itself.
It IL ridiculous though to stew over "A
banner if it was lost through careless
nesH. our banner il lost and, by the
way, il appears that 1t got INTO the
hands Of the South Side boys at IA basket
ball game short time ago. 1t was tax
en- before by Sheboygan; but 1t came
back without hunting for it. BE sensi-
blel
Although the above was an unpleas
ant affair, it is easily explained Its re
petition can be easily prevented 10y the
cultivation of the spirit Of fairness ana
kindlnes1, especially on the part OF the
viCtOr3 There was too much selfish
ness in the contest May another year
bring n decided improvement along
this line.
The spirit Of kindlness and fairness
exhibited by the presiding officer recelv
ed II blow ut the hands of the South
Side while he was attempting to enforce
the rule regarding yelling, and again
when the privilege Of the announcement
of the decision was practically wrested
from him There il a chance for i'm
provement here too. A special effort,
no doubt, will be made to eliminate
these disagreeable features, and we may
look for fine contest next year.
PRINCIPAL NORTH SIDE
The faculty of the North side
crtcises Mr. Luehr's action in placing
IN orange and black ribbon on the cup
ana in crossing over and congratnlating
his two pupils before Principal Thomp-
son had announced the winners. 1t was
this action, they claim, which precipi-
tated the disorder