Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-01-09
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES.

ECpl~iA- DSElooL M
1t seems little strange to have the
schools in operation during the holiday
season. Nevertheless all are making
the best of it and the attendance in the
high school has been practically normal
During the past two the weeks the
high school has had a great many Wis
tiers, among whom have been the fol-
lowing graduates Homer Gilman,
Horace Martin. Charles Morgan, all II
and of the university; Chris Hendra and
Willard Johnston '18, university; Walt
er Horn II and Howard Wiesen Is,
Racine college; Hamilton Hutchinson 10,
Lawrence; all recently mustered out of
of the s. A. T. G. John Gray II, re-
Gently mustered out of the navy; Rich
ard Brewer Ia, Ensign, navy; Reuben
Jackson 10. instructor aviation field,
Dayton, Ohio, John Mccormick 10,
Chicago; John Walsh IT, Jonesdale;
Howard Hanscom IT, Savage, Va: AL
Wis Daum II Milwaukee; Russell Mes
erole II, Beloit college; Bessie Allen II
and Leila Huxtable '16, G. Business
college, Madison; Gertrude erase 7aud
Mary GRADER Is, Cream City Business
college, Milwaukee; Ellen Hales II and
Florence Ross II, Beloit college, Isabel
Elery II, Wesley hospital, Chicago;
Elizabeth Davies 'l6, Argyle; Loretta
Huxtable II, Rockford, ILL.,; Genevieve
DeMuth 10 and Thelma Richards II,
Platteville normal; Marion PenhaIlegon
'l6. Elgin Tomlin Is and Agnes Mauger
10, University of Wisconsin; Ruth
Walker II; Helen Gerlach 'l8, White
water normal.
The high school has recently enjoyed
hearing from some Of its alumni. who
were home on furloughs or have been
mustered out of service Johh Gray
gave us some of his experience as a
Jackie Reuben Jackson told of sensa
tons of flying twenty thousand feet
above ground He also told of the
breaking of the worlds altitude record.
which was made by his Major. Richard
Brewer told of some experiences as En-
sign on the Great Lakes and explained
the navy ranks
The recent epidemic caused Fred Ras
mussen to break his remarkable record
of eight years of perfect school attend
ance.
Robert Springer of the navy and Les
ter Dunwddie of Platteville normal S.
A. T. c. have returned to school, after
being mustered out.
The high school was reminded of the
Christmas spirit by delightful little
play on the afternoon before Christmas
under the direction of Miss Berry. In
order to avoid crowd, it was thought
best to issue no general invitation to
this play. Cheer was sent in the form
of flowers to those of its members who
were spending Christmas in bed with
influenza.
Report cards for the second month
were given out the first of last week.
Ida Goez II has bean made an as
sistant in the Pensacola (Florida) bust
ness university. Gertrude erase and
Mary GRADER have been offered teach
ers positions in the business college
they are attending in Milwaukee
The Pointer board have completed the
selection OF staff for 1919,
+ A. Deneen of Monroe. who had
charge of our science department for a
number of years, was a visitor Thurs
day.
Martial music for marching has been
furnished by drummers Schaumberg
and Ketter during the past few weeks.
Friday morning Mr.. Rood explained
the new plan for awards for excellency
for the year
Friday evening the high school team
played its first scheduled basketball
game with the Linden high school team
Although the Linden boys were out
elassed, they put up plucky fight The
effort OF the local team was 10 keep
them from scoring and they almost
succeeded the score being IS to 3.