Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-12-15
Enrolment i'm Schools of Lady
smith

The Christmas vacation will begin
Saturday, Dec. %, and end Jan. s.
Friday afternoon the swimming pool
was opened for the basketball girls.
Miss Brown is teaching the girls who
are unable to swim.
Last Thursday night, the senior
class was invited to hear the first ra-
dio concert given by the outfit recently
installed in the highschool building.
The hot lunches have grown quite
popular during this cold weather.
Many of the pupils stay for luncheon.
lunch.
Monday noon, the domestic science
class served the last of series of
luncheons, which they have been serv-
ing to the lady members of the fac
ulty.
The ventilation system has been
fixed. This is a notable improvement,
as some of the class-rooms have been
so cold that classes had to be called
off.
Monday night the Booster Club"
was organized under the leadership
of Mr. Dahlberg. The purpose of this
club is to get more students interested
in getting subscribers to pay for our
radio.
Thursday after school matinee
dance was held in the school gymna-
stun. The highschool orchestra fur
nished the music. The money will go
toward buying new suits for the bas-
ketball boys.
The Ladysmith highschool basket
ball team will play the Prentice high
school team here Thursday evening,
Dec. p, at 7:30. This will be the
first game the local boys have played
on the home floor. Admission Is and
35 cents.
There seems to be as much or more
interest in basketball this year than
| there was in football. Forty-five
boys are trying to make the team. AS
there are SO many boys, Mr.. Jay can
not coach them all and the following
have been selected to play in the first
squad: Byron Butler, George Grow,
Laurel Davidson, Max Doughty, How
ard Pagel, Lloyd Duchaine, Claire
Goldsmith, Dwight Liebhardt, Norris
Maloney, VIM. Mitchell, Alex Regal,
Jacob Savord, Claire Turner Harold
Williams and Howard Worden.
Friday afternoon Miss Case re-
opened the Girls Glee Club. This
club had been started in September,
but for several reasons the meetings
had to be postponed to a later date
The following girls are going to take
part in the Christmas program: Flor
ence Christensen, Luella Bell, Elsie
Olson, Ruth Evans Aria Bell, Lillian
Olson, Catherine Preston, Mildred AL
len, Norma Bayless, Thelma Crandell
Thelma Perry, Nellie Lecount, Lillian
Lecount, Maurine Young, Dot Nelson
Beatrice Sihley and Harriet Williams
RUSK co. NORMAL NOTES
Last week Educa tional Week was OBJ
served at the training school,
Miss Bush, state inspector, visited
the training school this week.
Monday was american Citizenship
Day" and Tuesday Patriotism Day
A program was given by the Students
The u. S. History class will give a
debate, Resolved, that Chinese and
Japanese immigration Should Be Pro
hibited in the United States"
L. G. Streater gave very helpful
talk on banking last Monday.
Many students have been absent on
account of illness this week
Friday, School and Teacher Day,
Mrs. Carow talked to us about the du
ties of teacher and that the very
best that teacher could do was 4
very small part.
Wednesday "Illiteracy Day." Miss
Felch gave a talk on "Illiteracy in the
United States" She mentioned the
fact that six per cent, or FIVE million
of the people of the United States are
!, illiterate.
}, Thursday, Miss Stewart talked OF
the Equality of Opportunity" ant
, that we as teachers should train fol
the opportunities of the twentieth cen
, fury and not for life as it was in the
days of the Ox-cart and spinning wheel
ST. MARY'S SCHOOL
We gratefully acknowledge the gen
erous patronage given the bazaar con
Quoted by us last week. Supper wa
> served to over 200 persons on Thurs
day evening and performances tn,
following evening by the "Waysid,
: Inn" boys and the "Spinster Maids
received unstinted applause from al
appreciative audience in the parochia
hall. The activities closed Saturda,
evening at $50 and the returns shov
: that the entire proceeding has been
great csracncc financially