Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-08
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

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Back again after a few weeks of
vacation on my part. Of course it is
too late to wish our readers Happy
New Year, yet the wish exists.
Our holiday vacation for this year
was materially shortened, only week
and two days-much to the joy of the
student body. A few days of vaca-
tion in the Spring are yet to come and
we will find school dismissed earlier
than usual for the always short sum-
mer vacation.
The first semester examination be-
gan Tuesday and continues the re-
mainder of the week.
The lower hall, the rooms on that
floor and the stairway were oiled dur
ing vacation. Their appearance has
been greatly improved. There is also
another item of interest in the i'm
proved appearance of the interior of
the high school; refer to the new
fire escape door. For quite while
there has been evidence of forces at
work to destroy the three feet of
masonry between the floor of the as
sembly room and the bottom of the
window included in the northern out
side fire escape. Happily their work
is ended and a beautiful door with a
brass latch extending entirely across
its face now adorns and improve that
corner. Monday morning Principal
Holman gave US the new fire signals.
The new signals are verv simple and
it is hoped that with them and the
new fire escape door that the build
ing may be vacated in approximately
one minute by its $50 occupants. This
will be in about one half the time of
former drills. At any rate the safety
of the scholars will be materially in
creased and this High School stands
for improvement.
The Normal School which is to be
part or rather an addition to our
high school will open for the first
time Monday morning. This addition
in the best interests of better educa-
ton for Fulton county was brought
about through the efforts of County
Superintendent, C. J. Birey who made
special trip to Columbus in order to
obtain it. Readers of these notes will
remember that the establishment of
p Normal School for Wauseon and
this part of northwestern Ohio has
heen the object of much work by Mr..
Biery as Superintendent of the local
schools. We congratulate him on the
r,""ess of his persistent efforts and
wish the greatest good possible to
come to and out of our new Normal
School. Fifteen or twenty scholars
will begin the work We might add
that the school is intended to prepare
IN the best possible wav all of those
who expect to teach school in the fu-
ture.
! Next Monday afternoon and even
ing Col. French will present his IL
lustrated lectures to the people of
this community. The one on Monday
afternoon will begin at 400 and the
subject will be "India." His evening
lecture will begin at 8:15 and the SUBJ
ject will be Japan" Both lectures
will be illustrated by steropticon
scenes taken by Col. French himself.
We also understand that there are to
be several feet of film in addition to
the slides. The proceeds will go to
swell the victrola fund for the grade
school. Place-High School Assemb-
ly room. Admission-Scholars 10
cents, Adults Is cents. We are told
by those who have heard him that you
will be more than well paid by COM
ing You should know more about
our friend Japan in the period of in
ternational turmoil.
By inquiring we found where the
teachers spent their vacation. Sup
erintendent Altstetter says that he
stayed at home most of the time-per-
haps his two little daughters had
something to do with that. Principal
Holman divided his time between his
home and his parents home near Ted
row. He looked as if he had enjoyed
the rest. Miss Wolcott passed the
greater part of her vacation at her
home near Delta. She spent one day in
Columbus. Both Miss Wolcott and Supt
Altstetter now have Life State High
School certificates. Miss Bayes enjoy
ed her vacation at home in Wauseon
Miss Costello was at her home in
Cleveland. Miss Bicknell says that
she spent her vacation at her home
which is also in Cleveland. Judging
from appearance and smiles it must
have brought lots OF good cheer and
IldpplHeSS W uSI. NlT. OcCllIISC 10 dI'
other of our teachers who assisted the
railroads during the holidays. He
divided him time between his home al
Westville ard his grandparents al
DAYTON. From the wav he grinned-
well he had a good time. Professor
Tubhs had the best time of all. he
STAYED at home part of the time toe
but during the remainder he tried te
look sweet and think pleasant
THOUGHTS in a dentist chair. The sue.
cess of the attempt was not recorded
but he was all smiles on Tuesday. Be.
cause of not seeing, Mr.. Smell visited
at his home at Athens, Michigan.
There will be Mock Trial given ir
the High School Assembly Room by
the Senior Class with the assistance
of Col Newson and a few citizens
Monday evening, February Is. Since
the lecture course will yield but g
trifie more than the expenses this tria,
will be given and the proceeds taker
to erect, construct buy, or otherwise
ACQUIRE a class monument of some
useful nature. The monument to be
presented to the High School. More
particulars later. Watch these col
umns.
Monday evening the Debating So.
ciety held its last meeting for this