Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-24
SCHOOL NOTES

| May. The Model School presented
an appropriate program before the
Training School which had been
worked out in the Reading and Lam
guage classes. 1t was such a pro-
gram as could be easily arranged in
any rural school without the loss of
school time. After the program the
schools were divided into sections
and sent out to the grounds which
were given thorough cleaning.
Merritt e. Sibole, Exten:ion Poul-
| try Husbandman, Of the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture, spoke to
the school May 10th on the value OF
poultry raising. He showed how
the raising of poultry could be
made a valuable aid in the winning
of the war. The next morning Mr..
Sibole taught the class in Rural
Economics very acceptably. In the
evening of May 18th the building
was opened to poultry enthusiasts
who organized the Rusk County
Poultry Association.
A Memorial Day program is be-
ing arranged to be given Wednes-
day, May Goth at 2 p. m. Mr.. Cor
bett, a veteran of the Civil War,
and A. A. Hadden, veteran Of the
Spanish War, will deliver address
ses. The Flag Salute will be given
under the leadership of the Model
School. There will be some patri-
otto music by the Training and by
the Model School. The public s
cordially invited to be present at
tt csc exercises.
Mr.. Dresden delivered the COM
mencement address at the Glidden
High School on Thursday and at
the Tony Graded School on Friday
of this week.
The members of the graduating
class are expected to prepare a
commencement theme, even though
they do not appear On the COM
mencement program. The themes
are presented at the time of the
opening exercises at 9 a. M, one
theme being presented each morn
ing. The first one was presented
| Monday morning.
Arrangements are under way for
the annual business meeting and
reception of the Alumni AssOcia-
ton, which will be held on Friday,
June 18th, in the Training School
building. The committees are hard
at work on the program of the
meeting. A full attendance of the
membership is expected. Members
of each class will appear on the
program. Just 500 of all the boys
who have graduated from this
school are now wearing the uniform
of this country. This meeting
sould be a large one in order to
honor the boys.
The Senior elias is busy at work
arranging the program Of COM
|mencement. The class sermon will
be preached by Rev. John Birrell
of the Methodist Church on Sunday,
June 18th. The program will be
entirely of a patriotic nature; some
things entirely new in such exer-
cises will be a part of the program.
The commencement exercises will
take place Thursday June goth, at
8 p. m. Professor Gillett of the
Superior State Normal School will
deliver the address. Frances Gillett
of the town of Rusk and Edith Ash
ley of Ladysmith will represent the
class.
Miss Brewster of the Stevens
Point Normal School was a recent
caller.
A number of the graduating
class have already obtained posi-
tons for next year at good salaries.
Several more have the promise of
a position, but have not yet signed
the contract. Boards are realizing
that teachers are going to be scarce
and are acting more promptly this
year than ever before.
The class in Language is making
collections of pictures suitable for
work in language and in primary
reading. They are presenting these
pictures to the school. They will
be mounted and catalogued.
The Training School Red Cross
Auxiliary has finished 37a dozens of
knitted sponges for hospital use
and turned them over to the Rusk
County Red Cross