The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-09-30
HIGH SCHOOL :
NEWS OF WEEK
REPORT OF FIRST MONTH SHOWS
A TOTAL ENROLMENT IN
SCHOOL OF 912
MISS RUBY KElLER'S GRADE HAS BANNER
The First Football Game of the Season
Will be Played Here Saturday
With Strong Madison Team

The report of the first month of
school ending Friday, September Gath
shows a total enrolment of 912. There
are 253 enrolled in the high school an
increase of 81 over the number enroll
ed the first month a year ago. There
are 1877 in the departmental school
making a total enrolment in the
grades of 654, an increase of AZ over
the enrolment for the first month last
year. The increase over the first
month last year is 1913. There are 60
in the eighth grade indicating that at
the opening of the second semester
there will be over 800 enrolled in the
high school.
The manual training and domestic
science departments are more popular
this year than ever. The report shows
that there are 1913 boys in the manual
training department and 81 girls in
the domestic science department.
The fourth grade room taught by
Miss Ruby Keller holds the banner for
best attendance the first month. There
are 80 enrolled in this room and the
average daily attendance for the
month was 31.8 or 99.4% of the total
enrolment. The second grade room
taught by Miss Rhorer holds second
place in point of attendance. With
an enrolment of 35 the average daily
attendance for the month BAT or $3.50
of the total enrolment. The fifth
grade taught by Miss Vahle and Mrs.
Countermine with an enrolment of
76 had no one tardy nor truant during
the month.
The high school band is now a
reality in the Bookings school. The
boys met Monday after school and
completed the organization by draft
ing a constitution and bylaws and
electing permanent officers as follows:
President, Evan Borst; vice-president,
Horace Campbell; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
Harry Solberg. They have secured
Hubble Pickett for their leader. The
band will consist of "a pieces and as
many Of the members have played in
the city band and all play an instru-
ment, it Is expected that the Brookings
high school band will be ready to
make their debut before the public
before another month closes.
The girls chorus and boys glee
club have started out with an enthus-
iasm that is seldom found in such or
CARNATIONS. Miss Bloomquist, the
music teacher, handles her work with
such a nicely and her popularity with
the students Influenced a large number
OF the students to join these %organiza-
tons which gives great promise for
most excellent music from both or
CARNATIONS.
The blankets for the foot ball team
have been received and they are beau
ties and will add much to the appear
ance Of the team, such that Brookings
can we'll be proud of. The blankets
are made in high school colors with
the monogram in each corner aud the
word Brookings in block letters stand
out prominently across the center. The
team will appear in these new blankets
in their initial game Saturday in their
game with Madison. If you want to
experience a thrill of pride when the
grid-iron warriors of Brookings high
appear in their robes on the college
field to do battle with the strong men
oil Madison high, be on the college
field at 2:3O Saturday, October 2.
The game with Madison is he first
game of the season and the team will
be selected from the following: Gil
bert, Burdett, Jarman, Alrick, Mix,
Phipps, Alton, H. Wexler, Severson,
Kennard, Simmons, Bacon, Simonson,
Hall, Swift, Matheny.