The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-03-24
SCHOOL NEWS.

athletic directors from the northern
counties at Superior last Friday.
Work on the high school annual is
nearing completion and preparations
for commencement are well under way.
Report cards are out this week and
our students will then know the effects
of the warm weather and spring fever
upon their marks.
The grounds around the grade build
ings have been covered with six-inch
coating of sand. This makes more
desirable play ground in wet weather.
An orchestra comprised of several
talented young musicians has been or
ganized in the kindergarten. This or
ganization is capable Of rendering some
very fine selections, as all who have
heard it will readily testify.
Messrs. Peters, Baleitte, Conger and
Rosenvetter, of the University of Wis
consin. were in EdgertOn on Thursday,
March 16, conducting tests of various
kinds for the purpose of compiling data
for the Department of Education.
Prof. F. j. Holt attended meeting
of the athletic associations from eleven
mid western states, held in Chicago a
short time ago. At this meeting Mr..
Holt was made chairman of commit
tee selected from the entire body.
The boy debaters are making mater
ial progress in the organization of their
debates. Most of these fellows are ex
perienced debaters and although they
are handicapped by the lateness OF the
season, we predict that when they do
get into action nothing will stop them.
Marian Cox has been i'll at her home
for the past few weeks. A recent re-
port reaches US that it has become nee
essary to remove her to Mercy hospital
at GAINESVILLE. Her many friends, both
in school and throughout the city, earn
estly hope for her rapid recovery.
The debating girls were unfortunate
in their debate with Fort Atkinson as
far as the decision of the judges was
concerned, but extremely fortunate in
the issue that they made remarkably
fine showing. These girls proved them
selves to be able debaters in every
sense of the word, and the fact that
thew were on the small end of the score
is nothing against them. The spirit of
Twin at any cost" is becoming all too
prevalent in the schools throughout the
country. However, we think it can be
said of this school, whether in refer
ence to forensic or athletic activities,
that we play the game hard and play it
WELL.
Have you read Mirrors of Washing
ton? It's grownup's book, but sew
eral seniors and few juniors seem to
find it interesting. If the older people
would cOndescend to take advice from
their juniors, we should like to recon-
mend Mirrors of Washington, by an
ANONYMOUS writer, to all business men
and club women. The professional men
have doubtless enjoyed it already. The
book is what the title indicates, series
of pictures drawn from the reflections
of men in the mirrors of Washington.
You may think some Of the mirrors
present distorted images. You may
not but you will see why the author
must remain anonymous for few
years. Another very popular book in
an extremely small circle of senior in
tellectuals is the Education of Henry
Adams. This is truly grownup book
in the sense that it can only be appre-
ciated by a mature mind, not by the
ten year old mind, even though it is not
in the fifty year old body. Both these
books are in the library-ask Mrs. Hen
derson.
REVIEW OF THE BASKETBALL SEASON.
The basketball outlook for 1922
was probably the brightest in Edger-
toms history. Of the last years team
Capt. MADISON. Bardeen, Hadden, john
son and Whitford remained. After win
ming five straight victories from strong
teams, it looked as if Edgerton would
walk away with state honors. But just
as the prospects looked brightest, the
team was weakened by the loss of Had
den, veteran forward. In the mid
season the loss of Johnson, main cog
of the team, upset the defense of the
team. By the loss of these two men
the coaches were forced to build, out
of green material, a new team equal to
the old one. A few days before the
Milton tournament the team went to
pieces by the loss of Capt. MADISON.
With team composed of lower class
men they easily copied third place at
the Milton tournament. Edgerton High
played twenty-five games in high school
competition, winning sixteen and los
ing six In spite of bucking up against
many obstacles, it is record as good
as any high school can boast. The
prospects for repeating this score next
year are very bright, for while Edger-
ton will lose Hadden, Bardeen and
Burns, the return of Smith, Guinness,
Wescott, Whitford and Spike will give
Edgerton good hopes of successful
season. Mr.. Abendroth and Mr.. Dame,
the coaches of the Edgerton basketball
team, have helped considerably to give
Edgerton successful season. The CO.
operation of the coaching staff and
players which existed this year helped
to build a clean, snappy aggregation.