Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-10-19
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
News Happenings Among City
Schools Reported by Super
intendent.

The tennis tournament announc-
ed last week will take place Friday
afternoon and Saturday afternoon,
at the Tennis Courts east of the
school grounds, the regular courts
of the City club. On Friday after
noon at 800 the singles will be
played as follows: Robt. Hargreaves
VS.. Sigurd Hanson; George Baker
VS.. Standish Bromley; winners of
these pairs to play to determine
winner. Also the following
pairs: Gavin Hjerleld VS.. Royal
McClaskey; Lawrence Acres VS.
jamie Croft; winners to. play to de-
termine the player to play the win
ner in the preceding group. On
Saturday afternoon at 200 o'clock
the doubles will be played as fol-
lows: George Baker and Sigurd
Hanson VS.. Standish Bromley and
jamie Croft; Lawrence Acres and
Royal McClaskey VS.. Gavin HER
leid and Robt. Hargreaves. The
winners of these pairs to play to de-
termine the winning pair. A small
| fee of Is cents will be charged
which will admit to both contests.
| The main purpose is to stimulate
athletics along these lines and the
small charge is made only to cover
the expense. Everyone is invited.
The boys should be given an APP
preciative crowd This is not only a
school event but 1t is an event OF
the city. These boys are our boys
When we say our we use it in a
general sense meaning the boys OF
this community and part of it.
| We trust that no one separates
school activities from home and city
activities. The school is a part of
the city's activities and should be
considered part of our social
makeup. In other words, this
school belongs to you as patrons
and citizens. Come out and feel at
home.
The children have their bulb
beds made and planted. Upwards
of LOO bulbs were planted, con-
sisting of tulips, crocus, narcissi,
hyacinths, etc. The beds were
spaded and prepared by the boys
while the girls did the planting.
The beds for the primary grades
and kindergarten were prepared by
boys from the other grades who
volunteered to do the work. In one
grade two of the boys used a horse
which one furnished and some good
soil was brought on the ground to
make the bed right for the bulbs
The work all the way demonstrated
the fact that too often we lack
faith in the abilities of our young
people and do not give them oppor-
tunity TO express themselves in this
kind of work and to demonstrate
what they can do when given a
chance and are called upon to do.
To develop all that there is in boys
and girls we must lean upon them
and call out the possibilities that
there are in them. To do the work
for them robs them of this splendid
chance to develop and grow. Let's
have more faith in the possibilities
of our young people.
The high school and the grades
on this side were treated to an
open air concert Friday morning by
Prof Sperati and his band. This
came as surprise to the teachers
and the children and we wish to
take this means of thanking Prof.
Sperati for his kindness in the mat
ter. All enjoyed it. The character
of the music played by this or
ganization as well as the interpre
tation of it as directed by Prof.
Sperati can not help but inspire the
coming musicians among our stu
dents to nobler and higher stand
ards in music. We trust this splen-
did organization will find time and
opportunity to come again.
The kite tournament Saturday
afternoon resulted as follows: In
the boys division the prize for the
prettiest kite went to Allyn Bailey,
for the swiftest flyer to Stanley
Price, for the highest flyer to Harold
Reed. The latter was constructed
from a blue print drawing sent out
by the signal service division of the
war department. 1t was reduced
in construction from six-foot to
a three-foot plan. This gave prac-
teal experience in working from a
regularly constructed plan and
familiarized the pupil with inter-
probation of plans. In the girls d.
vision Marion Payne won the prize
for the prettiest kite; and Gale
Torson for the swiftest flyer. A
large number participated. especial
ly in the girls division. DIR. II. H. |
Green, c. E. Brickner and DR.. VIII
lett acted as judges.
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