Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-12
SCHOOL HAP PENINGS.

During July and August this year,
Tree military training will, be given
TO the young men of Wauwatosa who
desire to spend thirty days in camp
under the supervision of regular army
oHleers. The government pays all the
expenses OF this training, which is of
Iered to men between sixteen and
thlfty-hve years of age. The candi-
date learns how to serve his country
IN peace and war, how to take care of
his body and live a happy and vigor-
Gus NE, how to develop habits of self
control, resourcefulness, precision, a
sense OF order, proper conduct, CO.
operation, and teamwork.
The patriotic young man, eager to
serve his country and eager to make
the most of himself viii naturally
want to take advantage of this oppor-
tunity. Complete information and APP
plication blanks will be furnished by
Mr.. Kolb or Mr.. Postel.
The oratorical and declamatory COM
tests of the southern league were held
in the auditorium of the West Allis
High School, Saturday evening, May
D. Florence Peterson, the Wauwatosa
representative, won second place,
which qualities her to take part in the
district contest to be held at the Mil
waukee Normal School this week Fri
day, May II. The winner of the dis
trict contest viii compete for the high
est honors in the state contest to be
held in Madison. We have all conf
dence that Florence will bring these
honors TO Wauwatosa High School.
In future years the school will send
a delegate to the oratorical contest.
1t is unfortunate that we were not
represented in this contest, especially
since there were only three contest
ants. The program follows:
Ruth Millar ...... South Division
Selection-Girl .4th Place
Laura Adamson .Cudahy
Selection-Billy Brad and the Big
Lie 3rd Place
Florence Peterson ..... .Wauwatosa
Selection-Cherry Blossoms. ...
...t............... End Place
Mary Schweigal .......W West Allis
Selection-Madam X LIST Place
Oratorical Contest
Laurence Gram ......W West Allis
Selection-The Vision of War and
the Future ......,.....3 Bird Place
R. John Pursik .........C udahy
Selection-The Power of Conviction
Ralph Jacobs ..... South Division
Selection-The American Infancy.
................. list Place
Judges
Miss Emily Hale ......... Downer
Miss Frances Schmiedel Marquette
Mr.. Springer .........Ca Carol
1t is the custom in the Wauwatosa
High School for members of the
graduating class to give a short talk
before the assembly. Last Thursday
two such talks were given.
Ray c. Adams told US the story of
the Menominee River Valley. He en-
phasised the fact that while we all
know about such rivers as the Missis-
sippi, the Congo, and the Yukon, few
of us know the story Of the little
stream which goes through our city
Although less than a hundred years
ago this valley was unknown except
to the Indians, it is now one of the
greatest manufacturing districts hi
the world. The first settlers in Mil
waukee little dreamed that the IN
healthful valley, which was then COW
cred with water, to an average depth
of ten feet, would one day be the site
for the largest tannery in the world
and for the largest car-manufacturing
shops owned by a railroad corpora
ton. His talk closed with the follow
ing statement, "Thus this once peace
full valley has become Vulcan's play
thing, and the place where only birds
made their homes, is now the valley
where fifty thousand men go daily to
earn their daily bread"
Marjorie Stevens chose for her sub
ject The Profession of Nursing. With
the life of Florence Nightingale a. a
background, she related how the nurs-
ing profession began, what great SEW
ices Florence Nightingale rendered TO
humanity, and the value Of such a life
work. A nurses training was en-
larged upon and a public and home
health school in Chicago explained.
Last Friday and Saturday six Of
our students, Glen Holcomb, Edgar
Muellner, Edwin Elton, Virgil Steele,
Monroe Toussaint, and Glen Stauf,
with Mr.. Babcock, went to Chicago TO
attend the Life Work Conference Of
Illinois. The conference was held for
boys who were seriously considering
for their life work some definite Chris
tan vocation. When Mr.. BOYD !.
Walker, Y. NJ. C. A. secretary Of Chi
cago, spoke to the boys of w. u. >.
during the recent A C's campaign, he
urged Wauwatosa and Milwaukee
boys to attend this conference so that
the message of the meetings, though