Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-08-24
THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Of the Mineral Point High School
Reorganiged.


Reorganized.
The meeting of the Alumni Of the
Mineral Point high school last Friday
evening was largely attended, aud
everybody reports good time rs
usual,
At the business meeting, which was
first ON the program, new constitu.
tion was adopted, which differed from
the old ono In three points. First, the
number OF meetings per year was
changed from one To three, ono TO be
| held at commencement, ono during
fair week and one during the holidays.
The increase in number of meeting
seem called for by the fact that the
graduates are increasing very rapidly
and scattering all over the country
They appreciate such opportunities
To- meet each other more than the ones
who remain hore realize, The second
change was In the amount of the
initiation fee, which was increased
20 cents Tho third and most lmport-
ant point was the creation OF u board
| OF directors, To consist of the three
officers and ak directors. There are
such large number OF graduates that
| IL has become necessary to fix the
responsibility on few, who shall
have the power To mako all arrange
ments for meetings, appointment of
committees and direction Of tho policy
of the association.
A deeply Interested and active alum
nus offers the following suggestions
regarding the association and It's
objects
Its opportunities for doing good
work are unlimited II should be just
as democratic as the public school,
and not ruled by any clique. AT
present It's greatest danger lies In the
method Of entertainment. II should
not be considered rs an enlarged
Sunday school or as u dancing class,
but both elements should make such
concessions rs are consistent. }y
working together tho organization can
be made one to be proud of. The
association should make IL Its duty to
| follow closely the work which IL being
done IN the schools. II II is advisable
To change some OF the courses, make
such suggestions; II n teacher is not
up To grade, mould public opinion
until he or she Is removed; II one does
commendable work, see that he or she
Is retained on the force II salaries
are low, help to raise them. Then II
can do great good by getting after
the young people who are threatening
to quit school before they graduate.
They are usually ut an age when they
will pay more attention to what an
outsider will say than what their own
parents say. TO keep II few such In
school will be we'll worth all the labor
expended. II Is urged that every
graduate should join and pay the
annual dues even II you cannot attend
all the meetings. With three meetings
per year, you should be able to get To
at least one OF them. For the first
time In history, the organization has
Il good balance In the treasury; and II
Is suggested that as this increases
sums can be voted for worthy objects
connected with the schools. So join
and pay your dues. your money will
90 TO good cause. Finally, II you
don't attend the meetings don't com
plain II things don't go just as you
would like TO have them go. Take an
active part In all the doings of the
association. II you get In the game,
don't be cutters because things are
not all coming your way. II the
program at meeting Is long or not up
to standard, II the supper IL late, II
the music IL bad, or the price too
high, re member that these things we're
taken care OF by few faithful ones
who did the best they could. We
have high school building and lot
10 be proud Of, but the moral Is that
IL takes more than q good building TO
make good school.
The officers are President, Ed.
Brown; vice. president, Mrs. Il. O.
Fielder; secretary-treasurer William
Bliss.
Directors For two years: Miss
Matilda Hutchisoh. Herman Parmley,
w. n. Reynolds. For one year: Miss
Gertrude Weidenfeller, Miss Jennie