Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-20
NUMBERS TWENTY : TWO
Thirty First Annual Commence.
ment, May 2S to June 4.


Evelyn Fielder Sadie Hickcox
Marjorie Opie John Vivian
ENGLISH
Lulu Chandler Wilbur Bergman
Warren Jackson
GERMAN
Rose Arthur Charles Jackson
Mae Grange Raymond Jackson
Florence Hughes Wallis Noble
Rhoda Hughes Susie Rink
Mable Jackson Ida Shepard
Leslie Stephenson
The Field Meet at Platteville last Fri
day resulted in victory for Darlington.
PlatteviIle came out second best,
Dodgeville third and Mineral Point
fourth. Nine schools were entered.
Henning, a Platteville student, won the
gold medal. Frank Stone, of Mineral
Point, won a silver medal in the 44O
yard run. Courtney Sherman took
third in the mile run. Our boys showed
up well and ought with careful practice
to make much better record next
year.
In the speaking contest, Curtis CallOw
of Cobb, took first place. George Chat
tertOn, of Spring Green, second place,
and Bonnie Blanchard, of Blanchard
vile, third place. Ella Dexter, Of Lone
Rock, would have taken second place,
and Ruscal Martin, Of Rewey, would
have tied for third place, but they both
spoke over time. The two speakers
who took first and second places in our
League contest tied for fourth place.
Commencement will soon be here and
everybody is busy getting ready for ex-
aminatiOns. The seniors are especially
busy just now and are beginning to re-
aliZe that while the senior year is the
best year of the course it is also the
hardest. They are hoping to complete
the year in good shape, and the com
mencement work is coming on very
nicely.
The question of where to have the
class play this year has given us many
hours of worry. The city hall is used
for the picture show and is therefore
not available for practice, The stage is
very small and there are poor accOmmo-
dations for dressing rooms, scenery, etc.
The question of having a tent had to
be given up on account of the expense.
The question Of making over the main
room of the high school had to be given
up on account of the great amount of
work.
The matter has been solved at last.
We are so fortunate as to secure the
German Hall, where we shall have seat
ing room for nearly four hundred, a
large stage with beautiful scenery, and
large dressing rooms.
The program for the week is as fol-
lows:
Glass Day Exercises (Masque of Col
umbus) Friday evening, May %, 500
p. m, German Hall.
(Tickets on sale at J. j. Hanscom' S,
Thursday morning. 25c for reserved
seat. 15c for general admission).
Baccalaureate address, at the Primi-
tive Church, Sunday evening, May 80,
7:3O.
Glass Play, What became of Parker
Wednesday and Thursday evenings,
June ? and 3, 500 p. m, German Hall
Commencement Exercises, Friday
morning, June 1, 9:30, Primitive
Church.
Alumni Banquet, Friday evening,
June 1.
The boys Of the intermediate and
and Second Primary of the Second
Ward. and the German School, held a
field meet at the fair grounds Wednes-
dav evening The meet was presided
over by the high school boys, who
conducted it strictly according to the
rules, and showed a remarkable degree
of fairness and interest in all the
events. The score was 43 to Al in
favor of the Public School boys. VIII
RYAN of the Public Schools, and VIII
Kergen. of the German School, tied for
individual hOnors, each winning 26
points. Everyone who was present
was delighted with the spirit Of fair
ness and good feeling that character
lied the meet. The feeling of friendi-
ness and good will between the two
schools is certainly very gratifying.