Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-11-17
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES
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Remember mothers meeting day at
the west side building, November 20.
Don't forget the entertainment CIV
en- by the junior high school at the
gymnasium tonight.
Archie Galloway, janitor of the
south side building, has been enjoy
ing a weeks hunting.
The official school directory Of
Wisconsin for 1916-1917 has just been
issued. 1t contains the names OF
all persons engaged in educational
work in the state with the exception
Of the city grade teachers and the
district school teachers.
Parents of children bringing their
lunches to any of the three buildings
are notified that under no clrcum-
stances will any acts Of disorder by
the boys and girls during the noon
hour be tolerated.
Next week closes the second six
weeks period Of our school year.
Tests will be given in most Of the
high school subjects and in the upper
grades. This is the time when con-
centration of mind and effort should
be developed to it's largest extent.
superintendent E. G. Brick OF
Grant county reports that Mildred
Guentzel of Boscobel, who is jun
ior in the high school, has been nei-
Their tardy nor absent for ten years.
This is a fine record that the Lady
smith boys and girls should strive
to emulate.
Rev. Frank Zimmerman of Phillips
addressed the students of the high
school Friday afternoon. He compar-
ed the slum conditions in Chicago
with the splendid advantages of
northern wisconsin, urging the stu
dents to make the most Of the OPP
portunities which are theirs. This
should be done not merely for per-
sonal advancement but for service
to the community and nation.
Owing to the nearness of the
Thanksgiving recess to the Christ
mas vacation, the observance OF
Thanksgiving in the several rooms
will be brief. The exception is the
mothers day meeting at the west
side building. The teachers are al
ready planning their Christmas pro-
grams. The south side grades will
hold joint program in the high
school gymnasium.
Rhetoricals in the high school
were begun this week. The plan is
somewhat different this year from
that followed before. The student
body is divided into four societies
each in charge of a critic teacher.
These societies will meet biweekly
for the rest of the school year
Occasionally, there will be joint ses-
sions in the assembly room Work
for the oratorical and declamatory
contests will be begun after the
Holidays. Some good results are
anticipated.
Miss Archie Lie Dickson, special
instructor in penmanship with the
A.. N. Palmer Company, gave a DEM
onstration of the teaching of the sub
ject in the high school and in each
of the grades last Friday. She also
met with the several grade teachers
after school. Miss Dickson is a
strong instructor and her visit to
our schools was appreciated.
Next Friday evening, Nov "a, an
athletic meet will be held in the
highschool gymnasium which should
be of great interest to Ladysmith
fandom. The basketball season will
be opened with game between the
highschool team and a team COM
posed of alumni and stars of form
er day In addition there will be two
games of volley ball by members OF
the business mems class. The first
game will be between the Sharks,
composed of such WellknoWn players
as Ballou, D. Cardinal, Williams, Day
and Martin and the Tigers repre-