Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-12-14

THE MINERAL POINT
HIGH SCHOOL
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ing perfect attendance record during
the period between Thanksgiving and
the Christmas holidays. Students have
been watching the attendance buttetin
and tones OF dismay are heard as the
hopes Of some class are shattered by
the tardiness or absence of one Of its
members.
The reports for the third month give
further evidence that there Is wide
range in the efforts put forth by the
different students and in the character
of work being done. Parents should
examine carefully these reports which
are given out each month. Ii a grade
is marked in red ink it indicates that
the work in that subject is below the
minimum passing mark and is un-
satisfactory.
The Annual Board which is made
up Of one representative from each hlgh
school grade and four members from
the faculty and which will guide the
DESTINY of the annual to be issued in
the spring has selected the editorial
staff. The members are as follows:
ANNUAL BoARD-Mr Rood, Miss Ruedebusch,
Miss Moore Miss Deal Minnie Clark, Villa
Eeiss, John Parmley, and Russell O'Hare.
EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor-in -chief-Dorcas Jacka.
Assistant Editors-Alfred Ludden, Mona
KirSt.
CLASS REPORTERS
Senior-Florence Ross.
Junior-Gladys Treweek.
Sophomore-Walter Johnson.
Freshman Frances Meserole.
Athletic Editor-Sampson Paynter
Alumni Editor-Maron Penhallegon, '16.
Business Manager-Fred Jeuck.
Advertising Managers-Walter Horn, Will
lard Johnson.
substitution Managers Christ Hendra,
George Bliss.
Staff Artists-Myra Smith, Leroy Steller.
During the past week the various
grades have visited the public library
and given some exercises in connection
with the observation Of Good Book
week.
On Tuesday of last week school was
dismissed after the first period in the
afternoon on account Of the cutting off
of the water supply Good use was
made of the opportunity to get In some
extra rehearsals for the concert.
During the assembly period, Friday,
two very interesting talks were given.
Miss Wiegand gave very instructive
talk concerning the scope and the value
of the new Encyclopedia Americana
which has recently been added to the
list of new books. The students were
asked to look up several questions In
order to become accustomed to the
usage of such book. Mr Schubert also
gave an excellent short speech to
arouse school spirit and interest in
athletics. AS result mass meeting
was held at the close of school at
which songs were sung and yells
practiced with Roger Davies as cheer
leader.
Don't forget the basket ball game
Friday night at the gym, when we meet
another exciting game with the score at
the end in our favor. 1--WE hope). We
are not discouraged because team of
three years of experience was too much
for the team which was playing its first
game last Friday night. With plenty
of school spirit and loyal support from
the townspeople behind the team,
Mineral Point will have a chance to see
some excellent basket ball this winter.
School closes one week from Friday,
December %, for two weeks vacation.
Miss Weidenfeller has resigned her
position as teacher Of Domestic Science
to take effect at Christmas time. Miss
Nellie E. Babcock has been appointed
to fill out the year.
The mystery of the perpetual smile
some time has apparently been solved.
Mr. Rood announced last Friday that
a certain business man whose name
was withheld by request had shown his
interest in the welfare and work of the
schools by offering twenty dollars in
prizes to the best work done in the
manual training and domestic science
departments. Mr. Fred Vivian has
presented to the Chemistry department
some apparatus which will be valuable
in this work, and Mr. Gray has gener-
ously offered to present part of his
valuable collection of specimens to start
a high school museum when a suitable
room can be secured for this purpose.