Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-02-09
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! PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES :
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night, Rice Lake vs.. LadysnIth.
The basketball team plays at
Barron next Friday night, Feb
ruary is.
r. C. Jones, of St. Paul, gave.
a very profitable talk to- the jun
ior highschool Wedne day me-. n
ing.
The highschool literary socie-
ties will give a joint patriotic
program in the assembly room,
Friday afternoon, February 10th.
The south side parents meet!
ing last Thursday was a success
full one. Atty @. j. Falge was
the principal speaker.
The highschool junior class
gave a farewell party to Arthur
Wright last Saturday evening.
Arthur has enrolled as d stud Mt
i'm the Hancock highschoo.
Sickness invaded the ranks Of
the teachers the last week. Miss
Merklein was absent last Thurs
day, Miss Pust last Friday af-
tefn0on, and Miss Blanchard
Thursday afternoon of this week.
Mrs. Laidlaw, Miss Lind03 and
Mrs. Rahr substituted.
The boys basketball team SIR
prised the large crowd Of fans
at Rhinelander last Friday night
by romping away with a victory
by The score Of 23-l8. Ladysmith
led at half time, 1919, 1t is r.
ported that this is the first time
in three years that Rhin2lard n
lost ON its home floor. Negotia-
tions are under way for 4 return
game.
The girls basketball team Won
a most interesting and hand-
fought struggle last Friday might
girls by the score of l0-7.Whjle
girls by the score of IL. While
the local girls led the whole
way, it was ony by Il narrow
margin, and this kept the crowd
in suspense until the final
whistle. The city girls team
played tie game, 5-5, with the
city girls team from Phillips.
Miss Lees refereed both games
in am efficient manner The
girls teams have been i'm charge
Of Miss O'Neil, whose coaching
has been most effective.
During the first semester,
there were twenty-eight high
school students with clear f.
cords in attendance and punctu-
ality. This list includes Hannah
Andersen, Edith Ashley, Lillian
Ashley, Bernice BergeVln, Lucy
Clark, Charlotte Dean, Katherine
Dresden, Austin Lutter, Ethel
Mitchell, Lenora Mitchell, 4rma
Nelson, Arthur N0votne, OfVi2
Nichols, Mona Nichols, Zolia
Nichols, Elsie Oldendorf, Ger
N1de Peterson, Gail Putnam,
Anna Rauhut, Inez Richards, II /
Ell Robbins, Mabel Schroeder Alb
ner Spiegelberg, Eva Spiegelbere
Irl0yd Stout, Leon Ulrich, Carl
NolrNnan, Arthur Wright The. e
were G4 eases Cf ia. d.ness the
first semester as compared with
45I during the first semester las
year.
The entertainment course com
mlttee has made arrangements
with the Rcdpath Lyceum Bu-
reau whereby the Bureau will
send to Ladysqnith in a week Or
two a director to stage the pro-
ductiom "M0ther Goose" A mum
Der of school children and adults
will take. part. After payment
Of local expenses, the receipts
will be equally divided between
the local committee ard the
playground apparatus furd Oh
the grade schools. The exaci
date has not been set, but Feb
ruary % has been asked for. A
few weeks ago, the Woman,
Club planned q similar entertain
1ment, bat they have cancelled
their plans and will cooperate
with the committee and tn
school people to make the com
ing attraction successful, both il
production and financially.
Mrs. Henry Wilson entertained
| twelve ladies at euchre at hen
home this afternoon A dainty
| lunch was served.