Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS NOTES.
City Schools, Reported by the
superintendent.

The boys basket ball team placed
another game TO their credit Friday
evening, when they defeated the New
Hampton team in one of the best
games we have had this season, with
a score resulting 32 to IS. A very
good house greeted the teams. Per-
haps the only unpleasant feature of
the game was an ovsr-enthusiastic
interest taken by number of spec
tators in jeering the referee and
shouting rotten" and a number of
synonymous epithets, entirely I'M
called for. The high school faculty,
the members of the Ieam and the
high school students as a body re-
greet this exhibition of rowdyism, as
well as do number of patrons and
citizens who were there. A referee
often does not see all of the plays
as a spectator does. His attention
must Of necessity be upon other feat
ures of the game, and besides he is
generally more unprejudiced and as
rule understands the game and the
regulations of it much better than
the average spectator, who thinks
that ne does. Rules are changing
from time to time and those who are
not playing the game all the time
DO not as rule keep up with the
changes. We attempt to have those
cfficiate at our games who under
stand the game and those who are
fair and consistent. 1t is regret
able fact that we do find referees
who feel that he is to look out" for
the interests of the team that en-
ploys him and that the umpire is
TO look out for the interests of the
other team. We do not feel that
that is the intentions of those franz
mig the rules of athletic contests.
The faculty and members of the team
feel that the official was fair and as
impartial as it is possible for one to
be under the circumstances. Stu
dents who are found giving express
sions to remarks, such as were heard
in few cases the other evening
will be disciplined accordingly for
| the offense, and we shall establish
the rule that in the future those
who attend cur games and cannot
confine themselves to gentlemanly
remarks will be asked to come to the
ticket window and receive the ad-
mission fee and leave. Friday eve
hing was the first that we have had
of this sort of demonstration and
we shall attempt TO make it the last
The curtain raiser between the
second team and the juniors was a
source of no little amusement for the
spectators. Both teams played a
good game. In either team we have
the making of some splendid basket
ball players.
We feel that we are especially in
debted to Mr.. Frank Baker for his
assistance in selling the tickets to
the game. We are informed that he
made general canvass of the bust
ness houses the other morning and
as consequence We disposed of a
number Of tickets that We otherwise
would net. We have been advised
to put him on our faculty as general
ticket and traffic manager. This
showed spirit Of interest in Mr..
Baker and We feel merits mention.
An event which we should have
included in our notes last week was
an lat home" Feb. Is, by DR.. and
Mrs. Conover, to the high school
faculty, the special teachers and to a
number of the grade teachers. A
very pleasant evening was spent by
all.
Through the courtesy of Mr..
Bailey of the Republican we are the
possessors of the first volumes of
the geological survey of the state of
Iowa. These books will be placed in
the school library where they will be
ready for reference for the students
end any who may be in search of in
formation along these lines.
The basket ball game Thursday
evening between the regular team
and the preparatory team of Luther
was good clean game. The results
were against our team but it is
worth while to see such gentlemanly
players as they are. Future games
may be scheduled
Both the high school and the pro-
gram in the I'd grade room were
we'll attended on friday afternoon.
About 40 visitors were present in
the high school room and about 80
in the grade room. We noted that
number of the busiest men in town
took time to visit some of these ex-
ercises. We mean real busy business
men. Their children think school
Is more worth while this week for
the visit and We are sure that the
time spent by these gentlemen will
prove TO be one of the best invest
ments made when profits are count
ed in after years.