New Ulm review., 1912-12-04
The Newman Trophy

Work in English in our High School
should receive an impetus from a
| trophy which has been put up by
| Prof. John x. Neumann of the Uni
} versity Of Wisconsin in the shape of
beautiful silver loving.cap which is
to go to the Literary Society which
| shows the greater proficiency in
English during the year.
For number of years past as we'll
as this year, the members OF the High
School have been divided into two
Literary Societies. The work done
by the pupils for the Literary pro-
grams given once month was made a
part of the regular requirements for
marks and there has developed q
healthy rivalry between the Thalians
and Athenians as the two societies are
!styled. The interest is bound to be
materially increased by the offer of a
substantial trophy for the Society
which stands highest in years
events,
Prof. Neumann realized that the
greatest difficulty to be combated in
New Ulm schools is a deficiency in the
Hproper use of the English language in
speaking and writing owing TO the
fact that in our city English is not
spoken so generally as is German.
This difficulty is one that takes patient
striving and never ceasing vigilance
on the part of the school instructors
to overcome and even after great effort
results are far from satisfactory. The
offer of the Neumann Trophy as the
cup is called will operate as an in
centive to better scholarship in
English and as an encouragement to
teachers in our schools.
The cup is handsome one Of
bright silver, gold lined, and stands
eight inches high. It is plain in
design and the only lettering it bears
now is the name ''Neumann Trophy"
A space is provided for the engraving
OF the name of the winning society
with the year and the society which
wins the cup three years out of five IS
to retain it permanently.
The second literary OF the High
School year proved even a greater
victory for the Thalians than the first
one had. At the October program the
score stood S to for the Thalians and
last Wednesday they succeeded in
getting every point, giving them q
lead of 10 points over their rivals.
Mr.. Held. Mrs. Beecher and Rev.
| Wheeler had been chosen as judges
but slight mishap prevented Mr.
Wheeler's attendance and Mr.. PETER
son took his place.
Walter Pfaender had an essay on
minnesota Forests which won the
point. His opponent was Mattias
Antony who described the making of
artificial ice. Aurelia KIause's reci-
tation on 1.-THE Abandoned Elope-
ment" proved amusing. Her oppo-
nent, Janet Massapust, gave 'Her
First Appearance" but had not
Thoroughly mastered her lines and
that caused her loss of the point.
Leona Mayer had an original story
on "a Literary Star'' which pleased
her listeners and won the judges ap-
proval. Earl Setter read the other
original story. EAT Home: Between
Here and Salt Island" which pictured
the differences Of husband and wife
in the matter of an abiding place.
The "Literary Star" told of the
difficulties an unknown poet met in
getting her poems accepted.
The debate was on the subject of a
ship subsidy policy for the United
States. The negatives represented by
Ben Rolwes and Janet Russell and
opposing a ship subsidy were awarded
! the decision as they had their facts
lined up more conclusively than
the alternatives represented by Ben
Seifert and Mabel Hanson did, There
was no music for the program. The
visitors present we're Mrs. Engel, Mrs.
Massapust, Mrs. Vogtel, Mrs. Howard, !,
Herbert Dittbenner, Ezra Durbahn,
] Miss Bonnie Schneider and Miss
i Esther Alvin
] Fatal Accident at ST. James