The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-01
High School Notes

| fTOCeCC the DlrQS as war meas
ure' was the subject of an appeal by
Principal r. A. Buell. in the assembly
Thursday. 1.-THE food destroyed in
America by insects and small rodents
| would feed the people of Belgium" he
said. Birds are the great natural enc
mics OF these pests. The laws of the
state and nation protect insect eating
birds. But many are being shot wan
| tOnly and for food. All are asked to re-
port violations to the nearest game
| warden. Such was the appeal made by
the speaker, who, in a clear, logical
manner named the five destroyers of
our song and insect-eating birds. The
| first climate conditions, storms, snow
and billiards., when bird lovers should
protect their feathered friends by
scattering seed and food scraps to
them. Cats, the second on the list,
average fifty birds apiece a year, es-
pecially in the breeding season. Peo-
pie should keep their cats in during
that period when young birds are
first learning to fly. Some sparrows
are more apt to be killed, but bird
lovers cannot afford to lose any song
bird whatever
Sparows, the third pest, are seed
eaters and multiply rapidly, it being
estimated that a pair of sparrows can
within ten years produce a prOgney
OF 275 trillions. The only remedy for
sparroWs who kill and drive away our
| insect eaters is concerted state and
municipal action by poisoning, but be-
fore that time we will always be af-
tiicted with them.
The fourth curse is mankind, the
sportsman who legitimately kills only
game birds
The fifth, market and plumage
hunters who confine their operations
to one species and kill them in hun
dreds. Southern negroes kill the robin
in great numbers because they feed on
the holly which grows there The bob
o-link, the rice birds of the south is
killed in great numbers. In concluding
his address the speaker asked every
student of the high school to become
bird wardens and report to the Ma
tional Association of Audubon So
cieties, 1874 Broadway, New York city
o.
The Juniors have been busy this
week preparing to do honors to the
Seniors tonight. There is in prom
pleasant anticipation by the Seniors
who the year before done their utmost
to Guido the Seniors who the year be-
fore entertained The Juniors live in
hopes that the class following them
will look to the example set by them
and try to show them the same kind of
time. Buech's orchestra of Madison
will furnish the inspiration. The gym
has been transformed into a veritable
bower of flags and ferns with the
school decorations in the coy corn
ers. The punch will be without the
blow behind it, but will be invigorat-
ing. The cake to be furnished by the
Juniors will be tip-top for the MAORI
ty have exploring the depths of the
domestic science department and un-
der the able direction of Miss Win
greene have produced objects of art
in the way of cakes for the epicurean
palates of kings.
Out of the 1000 tags issued to the
high school but nine are left. Those in
charge of the schools listed every
student in the high school and grade
and parochial schools and gave them
tag to be attached to the coal shovel
at home. They were also given tags to
attach to their neighbors shovel in
cases where the neighbor had no chill
dren attending school. The honor of
tagging the mayors shovel was &C
corded Marie Schmutzler, Lorna
Voigt and John Keck, the seniors with
the highest class standing The school
children have done their share in aid
ing the nation It's up to the shovel
ers of the tagged shovels to do their
"bit."
The debate with Jefferson Melted
the Forum and Webster societies 70
cents. The statement of finances fol-
lows:
Door receipts $17.45
Expenditures
Mrs. Huepper----------
Prof. Guberlet----------- 1.5O
Prof. WInne-------------2 .6O