Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-09-14
ESQ ENROLLED IN
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Girls Predominafe in the High
School Forming 81 Per Cent
of the Enrolment.
WEST SIDE ENROLMENT
NUMBER 107
Grade Rooms in the School Greatly
Crowded This Year. SO Being
in the First Grade.

ed and enables the pupils TO get
more use out of the play ground
equipment
Horizontal bars have been placed
on the school ground, both East and
West Side, and equipment for play
ing Volley Ball, Basket Ball, and
Soccer" Football. Miss Marjorie
Barefoot is acting as Play Ground
Supervisor for the first three weeks
of school. A great deal of progress
has already been made under her
direction in learning properly to
play the various games.
At a meeting Of the high school
athletic association last Friday the
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Lester McCauley; Vice Presi-
dent, Alden Bauder; Secretary, Gen
eva Darling. By the term of the
constitution the treasurer Of the
ISOLATION is appointed by the sup
erintendent. The identity of the
appointer with the appointee was
duly announced. Short speaches on
/ high school athletics were given by
Mr.. Gamertsfelder, Mr. Lynch, and
Mr. Kelton.
The football squad has been work
ing hard and regularly for the last
two weeks. The five veterans, Viste,
IHenning, Bollman, Ag!yer and Olson
are expected to form the neucleus
of strong aggregation. AS promis-
ling candidates may be mentioned,
Jewell, Ellingson, Handley, Goltz,
McCauley, Thorson and Peck.
The following schedule has been
acknowledgements "a, Postville
(here); September 80, New Hamp-
ton (there); October s, Monona
(here); October Is, West Union
(therel; October IS, Waukon (here);
Noyembffs T., 3Tt-- sSss Props Cat Cox
VOLUNTARY MUSCULAR tloIi.-l uisraii@i'f'~d
Mr.. Kelton has turned out strong
athletic teams at Northwood, Iowa,
Centralia, Iowa, and Sandstone, Min
nesota. At the last mentioned place
his basket ball team got into the
Finals of the State Tournament and
were sent to Stages Invitation
Nee. in Chicago. There is every
reason to expect that DEBORAH will
have first class teams in all branches
of athletics this year. Mr.. Lynch,
who used to pitch for Iowa State
University, will probably help with
base ball, and Nh. Gamertsfelder
may assist a little with basket ball.
The Board Of Education is support
ling the program of physical educa-
ton very literally. Football pants
and jerseys have been bought for
the team this fall, making it posi-
bic for some boys to play who other
wise could not afford to get the
equipment. A vote of thanks TO the
Board was unanimously given at the
athletic meeting.
The attention Of parents of pupils
in the grades of the DEBORAH Pub
lie schools is called to the follow
ing facts:
School calls at 9 a. m. and lila
p. m. The first grade is excused at
1l:l5 a. m. and 3:l5 p. m. the others
at 1875 a. m. and $3.50 P. m.
Pupils who are detained after
school more than ; minutes in the
lower grades and more than 10 min
utes in grades : and 8 will be given
a slip signed by the teacher stating
that the pupil has been detained
and the time at which the pupil was
released, with a request that the
parent countersign the slip and sen
IL back with the pupil.
Pupils in grade 4 to viii be al
lowed 10 use the play ground after
school in the Afternoon till 4:30. II
parents wish their pupils to come
home Immediately after school, they
are requested to inform the teacher
of that fact. Balls for play GROUND
use will not be given out before
I8:l5 a. m. and 1925 p. m
Pupils should not arrive earlier thar
that. On rainy days parents viii
please see to it that their childrel
start not earlier than to enable then
to reach the school building FIVE o
ten minutes before the opening o
school.
Pupils in school will be called =
the telephone only at the request o
their parents or in cases of extrem
emergencies in which latter case a
explanation of the necessity Of tn
case must be given before the pup
will be called. Parents are requisite
not to call their children to tn
telephone any oftener than neces'
airy.