Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-10-19
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES


reporters from the different high school
Fclasses and published weekly.
During the assembly period Thurs
day Miss Alma May Taylor entertained
the high school students with few
readings which were much enjoyed.
L A number of high school boys who
are interested in oratory went to hear
Senator LaFollette at the Municipal
Theatre last Wednesday evening.
Thirty candidates reported for the
basket ball team last week. Since the
Boys have given up football they vii
endeavor to develop winning team in
Basket ball.
Mrs. Will Ross gave most interest
ing and instructive talk to the pupils
of the high school and seventh and
eighth grades in the assembly room
last Friday She told of personal ex-
periences in Africa, speaking especially
of the costumes and dress of the ma
lives of Algiers and illustrated her
talk by dressing up two of the students
in Mohammedan costumes. This talk
was especially Interesting to the Jul
NOR history class as they have just
flashed Mohammedan history.
IL is interesting to note that for the
first month of school thirty-fve out of
forty Seniors have a perfect attendance
record and that one hundred thirty six
in the high schonl have perfect record
10 TO Friday. Oct 10.
During the assembly period Friday,
Oct. 6, the students enjoyed a musical
program rendered by the orchestra
and the girls quartet.
Monday, Oct, Q, was fire prevention
day and was observed in both grades
and high school Fire drills are again
il practice throughout the schools.
Plans are being made for a music |
club in the high school! This cIub will
be made up Of the two giee clubs. the
the band and quartets and
is open to members OF these organiza-
tians and to any others who may be in
in music. The aim of the
GLIB is to promote interest in and an
of music, The following
five students were appointed as a COM
mittee to act with the music director
in drawing up constitution for the
clYks: Dorcas Jacka. Bessie Allen, Hor-
ac y Martia and Fred Jeucl.. Officers
WI be elected and later in the year
pr ograms will be given,
The Senior stenography class and
their teacher, Miss Deal, enjoyed a
picnic supper at Falling Springs Tues
day Of last week
The Junior class ranks first in at
but two cases of absence and four of |
tardiness The total membership of |
the Sophomore class is fifty-three. |
During the first month eight cases of
absence and three of hardness were |
During the first month of |
school the Freshman class had six absent |
m grks and four tardy marks, making |
the second best record among the
classes. Considering the size of the
class this is really the best record |
Twenty-Five of the sixty-three students
are from the country schools. Only |
ore has dropped out.
The Freshman English classes are
to make fifteen points in out
size reading the first semester. Tent
are to be made in fiction and other FIVE |
in poetry, drama and the essay.
Prof Rood attended the city superin- |
tendents' convention in Madison Fri |
day and Saturday of last week.
A number of the seventh and eight
grade pupils have been visiting the
bile library ia order to obtain mater
ial for special topics to be given at
general exercise Friday.
The honor system is being introduced
in the high school. The fifth assembly
period Is entirely in the hands of
the students. They have agreed to OBJ
serve all Of the regulations without the
a