Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-01-26
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PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES

The high school freshmen are plan
ming a party to be given some time
in the near future.
The superintendent and the teach
ers express their appreciation to the
entertainment course committee for
arranging a matinee of the Old Home
Singers company in the gymnasium
at 345 next Thursday. The price
Of admission to children will lie only
ten cents
The high school basketball teams
suffered two defeats last Friday
night. The first team was defeated
at Rice Lake in very close game
by the score of 1928. Ladysmith
led most of the way, but Rice Lake
forged ahead toward the close Of the
game and then maintained the lead
to the end The second team was
defeated at Cornell by the score of
1922. Return games are booked with
both schools for later in the season
Miss Maybelle Bush, Of Madison,
state inspector of city grades, spent
Tuesday in visiting and inspecting
the work of our twenty grade and
junior high school teachers. A meet
ing of the teachers was held at 4 :15
p. M, at which some helpful sugges-
tions and recommendations We're
made. A detailed report will be sent
to the board of education later. 1t
was unfortunate that Miss Bush was
able to give us only one day on this
visit.
1t surely is a source Of pleasure
and benefit to Miss Myhre and. her
pupils that piano has been bought
by the board of education for the in
struction of the kindergarten children
in the west side building. The south
side boys and girls have had from
the beginning of the year the advant-
age Of the piano accompaniment IN
their drills, marches, songs, etc. 1t
is almost impossible to do effective
work without one. The money has
been most wisely spent.
A new $50 Victrola has been pur-
chased and placed in the westside
building. The balance Of the fund
for the purchase Of the same to-
gether with $40 worth of records were
fa1~ - h. q
recent grade school athletic meet.
Last year after the first graphophone
was purchased and during the past
several months of this year, the in
strument was moved from one build
ing to another every two or three
weeks. With the purchase Of the
new victrola, each building will have
it's own. This is a source Of real
pleasure and a matter for congratu-
lation.
Last Friday night the boys of the
two fourth, fifth and sixth grades
held a very interesting and exciting
meet in the high school gymnasium
Basketball relay races and tugs OF
war kept the large crowd in a CON
stant state of nervous. excitement for
an hour and a half. Each Of the SIX
grades had it's class color its yells,
and each spurred it's athletes on to
the very best endeavors. The ath-
letes were seated on the stage and
took their places when the several
events were announced The order
was excellent. In the fourth grade
contests, Miss Nelson's south side
boys defeated Miss Lightbody's boys
in the tug of war and relay, but lost
an interesting basketball game. IN
the fifth grade games, Miss Blanc
hard's boys were strongest in the
tug of war and swiftest in the relay
race, but Miss Pettingils boys won
in basketball. In the sixth grade
events, Miss Kings boys outdlstanced
them in the relay race and defeated
them in basketball. This last named
event was the last one Of the even
ing and was a real climax to the
evenings sport. Ladysmith high
school athletics will be fortunate
when the present sixth graders be-
come students of the school The
management Of the meet was not by
the high school athletic association
as many in the community believed
1t was planned by Supt. Rahr, Mr.
Schultz and the several grade teach
ers. The boys were coached by Mr..
Rahr and Mr.. Schultz. In the alb
sence of the latter last Friday night,
Atty o. J. Falge officiated in the
basketball games. The net receipts
Of the meet were $32.64. Of this
sum, $14.52 was used to pay the bal
ance on the Victrola and record
fund, leaving $1812 as a beginning
Of a playground apparatus fund.
Mrs Eula Schmidt was very pleas
antly surprised Thursday afternoon