Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-03-10

q me DulQ1ng tnaI seems thoroughly
equipped for good work. Superintend.
ent LOOMS has good warm red blood
in his veins, and seems to be dead in
love with his work. / heard good
things about him.
In the evening / met the teachers
of the city schools. The members OF
the Grand army and ladies of the Re-
lief corps had been invited, and a
goodly number of the youngsters OF
the grades and the high school took
occasion to come in too. 1t was
very pleasant meeting, especially so
because of the coming together OF
teachers, war veterans, patriotic
ladies and children. Such a gather
ing is good for any community.
During one afternoon and evening /
was at the Lincoln school in Racine.
At one meeting there about five hun
dred children, all the way from the
lower grades up to the eighth, were
packed into the new auditorium OF
the building. A few of the parents
sat among them. 1t was an inspiration
to look into their faces and hear them
sing. They needed no books to sing
our common patriotic songs. After
short talk upon our beloved Mrs. Gov
ernor Harvey and her work, the little
ones We're dismissed, and the pupils
of the upper grades gave delightful
attention to flag talk. In the even.
ing there was meeting in the same
room for older people and such of the
pupils as desired to hear the same
kind of talk again. Beside the flag
talk. there was patriotic music from a
school glee club. Several members
of the local w. r. C. were present. IN
Guiding their patriotic instructor.
Prof. d. o. Hubbard has been prin-
cipal of this school about sixteen
years, and the tendrils of his heart
nave entwined themselves about the
fine school home and the boys and
girls OF the community. His memory
holds dear thousand associations
connected with his long service
there. He had for several years be-
fore this been a teacher in Racine,
and had gone from there to Harr1-
man, Tennessee, to teach. But he
later came back to his old love. No
wonder he likes the place and the
people.
Many of the residents of Racine are
foreigners, and, l heard. nearly all
of Mr.. Hibbard's pupils are of foreign
parentage; but under the efficient
school work there both they and their
parents are surely being assimilated
into our American citizenship. Some
one told me that when Mr.. Hibbard
came there sixteen years ago, the
most of his pupils We're light-haireu,
but that now very many of them have
black hair. This means that, though
the most of his boys and girls used
to come from the homes of Scandl-
navians, the Italians are getting into
the shops at work, and they too are
being Americanized.
Let the good work go on
| spent last Sunday and part OF
Monday in the enterprising little city
OF Reedsburg. | do not suppose there
is city in Wisconsin with more OF
snap and local patriotism than there
is in Reedsburg. The most of the
men there wear Booster Buttons"
even the preachers. This means that
all are united in trying to make
Reedsburg as nearly like the ideal
home and business city as is practic-
able. Nothing could be better for any
community than a sentiment like TINS
to unite the people. The ministers
of the various denominations seem to
have formed themselves into a sort of
brotherhood club. This is, [ suppose.
one of the signs of the millennium:
another is-a large number of the
men go to church and seem to feel at
home there.
The Rev Mr. Clifford, late pastor
OF the M. E. church at West Madison,
Is now pastor of the same denomina-
ton at Reedsburg. The morning serv-
Ice last Sunday was devoted to patrl.
otism, and the Grand army men. with
ladies OF the Relief corps. attended
In a body, occupying reserved seats.
One Of the exercises of the occasion
was the presentation of a silk flag TO
the church by the Relief corps. Mr..
Clifford, in behalf of the church, gra-
ciously received the beautiful banner,
and promised entire loyalty to it ana
every principle for which it stands by
the members of his church. 1t was
very pleasant service throughout.
On the following Monday evening
the ladies of the Relief corps, at
banquet of the Presbyterian brother
mood presented silk flag to that
church. And they are to make the
same kind of present to the Baptist
church. l have known for several
years something about the w. r. q.
Ladies at Reedsburg. and have found
that they are the kind of folks thar
do things
Under the efficient superintendent
of Prof. A. R. Clifton the city schools
of Reedsburg are of the best. The
high school building stands in
slightly place. overlooking the country
for miles away in all directions. II
is thoroughly equipped for good work,
and is a credit to the community.
Not many places have all their pubnc
buildings so good as those of Reeds
burg. The people there must be gem
erous in such things.