Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-06-25
CLASS OF
232 PUPILS
IS GRADUATED

ed schools of Sank county were
held in Baraboo today. A class OF
232 pupils received diplomas at
the graduating exercises held at
the AL. Ringing theatre this af-
ternoon. OF this number 21S were
rural school graduates and IA were
graduates of the state graded
schools.
The morning was given over to
the music contests. and awarding
of essay prizes.
Awards in Essay Contest
The Sank County Union, A. S. of
E. at it's annual meeting in La
Vale, decided to promote the use
of dairy butter by means of an
essay contest conducted through
out the county. twenty-five dol
| lars in prizes were offered to the
children writing the best Illustrated
essays showing the superiority of
dairy butter over oleomargarine as
a food. This contest was open to
any seventh or eighth grade stud
ent in any school in the county un-
| der the jurisdiction of the county
superintendent.
The winners are as follows:
| Rural and Second Glass State
Graded Schools:
LIST prize, Edna Bretsch, West
field No 7.
End prize, Mabel Lohr, Troy No.
II.
3rd prize, Grace Davenport, Troy
! No. 8.
3rd prizes = John Hanifin, Del
Eton No. s; Buena OFT, Sumpter, it.
5; Evelyn Hutter, Spring Green No.
5; Evelyn Nussbalm, Baraboo No.
II; Gertrude Fish, Winfield No. 2;
Helina Davis, Reedsburg, No.. G;
Louis Terry Baraboo No. /; Clara
Kruse, Westfield IT. No. 3 !: Lydia
Hasse, Westfield it. No. 3.
First Glass State Graded schools:
LIST prize, Thomas Fey, Ableman
End prize Fritz Him., Ableman.
3rd prize, Marie Block, Alderman
Ord prizes = Marie Block, Wilma
LANCE, America Ovard, Ableman.
Awards Given for High Scholarship
To keep up standards of high
scholarship and to further interest
in same, announcement was made
at the beginning of the year of wOr-
thwhile prizes to be given the eig
nth grade pupils having the highest
examination averages for the year.
Baraboo business men have made
it possible to give the prizes. The
following is a list of the rural boys
and girls of the county who have
won honor for themselves, their
schools and teachers:
Girls:
/. Highest average Emma
Haugh, It. Dist. No. Reedsburg,
Frances Hager, teacher, prize doz.
photos given by e. B. Trimpey,
photographer. 2. Second highest
average = Margaret Reusch, Dist.
No. 8 Merrimack, Ida Gallus, teach
-, Do;zo GO M oocI, eyi1yo,, hx- Pic
ley Bros. Store. 3. Third highest
average Bernice Bartels, Dist.
No. 2, Fairfield, Olga Cyan, teacher,
Prize $500 cash given by j. Hoppe
Clothing Store. 4. Fourth high
est average = Hilda Meister, Dist.
No. 4 Bear Creek, Minnie Hickcox,
teacher, prize $500 cash given by
Wisconsin Power and Light Co.
Boys:
/. Highest average Donald
Terry, Dist. No l, Baraboo, Evelyn
Hayes, teacher; prize $500 cash
given by Mr. j. Van Orden, Bank of
Baraboo. 2. Second highest av-
erage, Eugene Gallagher, Dist. No.
4 LaValle, Mrs Hazel Golden, teach
er, prize $500 cash given by Jensen
and Jones Clothing Store. 3. 3rd
highest average - Edward Howley
Dist. No. Dellona Gertrude
Lambert, teacher; prize 5000 cash
given by j. Corners Batter & Elec-
trio Shop. 4. Fourth highest
average Edward Henriksen,
Dist. No. 8 Delton = Fanetta o.
Brien, teacher; prize fash light
given by j. Won Valid Jewelry
Store.
County Has Son Contest
Another interesting thing county
children worked for was the song
contest. Although it was entirely
new to the county the cooperation
given and the results obtained were
very gratifying to those in charge.
Rural and state graded pupils We're
allowed to complete.
Teams of five were selected from
rural schools. These teams were
given a preliminary contest in the
towns and the best team chosen
from each town was urged to come
to Baraboo, June Is to compete for
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