The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-10-12
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

fresh air.
All will regret the departure OF
Rollin Lutz. We are pleased, how
ever, that he is going to another
good school and that he will not
stop his school work.
There's no conflict between the
classes and the masses 10 this high
school. They are too badly mixed.
Forty pupils in two OF the
classes make masses two big for
any teacher to be guide, philosopher
and friend to each individual. But
it's dead easy for the atoms in the
masses. About one recitation a
week for each.
What shall we do for more roomY
One solution is a new school house.
But the powers that be say, wait a
while. In the meantime shall we
double-deck our high school room
as the grocery houses do, or draw
the incoming freshmen up on the
walls, with rope and tackle? Any
old way to advance the cause OF
higher educ alton.
The boys have learned valuable
lesson in their last football game,
and that is, that they can have a
team that can play good football
without looking for outside players.
When school has learned to use
and make the best of the material it
has, long step has been taken
toward overcoming some of the OBJ
iections to athletics.
The team that came from the nor
NAL was equal in weight to the
average college team. 1t was a
surprise to us to find their team so
heavy and somewhat unfortunate to
play so hard a game with so little
training. as the danger of getting
hurt is much greater early in the
seasons training.
One of our seniors has developed
genius for sloyd. When it is
necessary to install new bookcases
and blackboard stands, Prof. Ed
wards phones for lumber and
touches button on the senior S
manly breast, and in a few days
the job is done. We nominate
Chris. for instructor of the manual
training department in our new
high school.
The debate Friday afternoon was
closely contested but decided for
the negative. This would indicate
that the question has the merits Of
nearly equal strength on either
side. Give Aiken was captain ol
the affirmative team and Edgar
King of the negative team. Mr..
Bowers acted as Judge and in rem.
dering his decision, spoke briefly
in regard to the value of the work
It is always matter of regret tc
teachers that many pupils and some
parents regard so lightly the priv
ileges of an education. The oppor
tunity will never return when once
thrust aside and regret must be
Iunending. It is not question t
be decided lightly. Just as COCO
and better openings will come t.
US when we are through school and
the success and satisfaction oil, liv
ling will be multiplied by the mum
Der Of years we devote to our edu
cation.
| The high school boys are work
| ing up plenty of ginger and enthu
siasm in athletic matters. We cal
get up team that will be credi
to the school for the track NEE
next spring, if parents and patron
interested in the school will help
! little. If they want their boys t
be furnished with a sound mind i
a sound body, they can help Who'll
I lot by showing up with their quar-
tiers and their yells when the boy
do battle for the school on the HON
grounds. The attendance at th
| game last Friday let a hole into th
treasury to the tune Of over twent