Hudson High School - True Blue Yearbook (Hudson, WI)

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May. TRUK BTAJK production, travel in the same direction without some guide. You must remedy this and many other mistakes, and befoye you get through you will be very humble indeed, in reference to your own literary abilities. Now punctuate and get it out of the way before you are inclined to burn it up. For such is life. Emma Christopherson. £ e Locals. The self government is run- ning along smoothly the highest number of demerits published on the board at present for the last month being one hundred forty- four, (144). We are all glad to hear that Miss Laura Rusch who has been seriously ill for the past few weeks is slowly improving. The proceeds of the school en- tertainment were satisfactorily divided by the members of the the school; thirty dollars ($30) being given to the Athletic As- sociation, and the remaining eleven dollars and forty-live cents ($11.45), for the purchase of a piece of statuary for the school. notice. Scott DeLong has a new pair of shoes. The school for a short time past has been almost untenant- able on account of the fumes of sulphur coming from theregister. John Burnley has a new hair cut. We are all pleased to see that Mr. Webster is deep in the mys- terie of shaving, as his face tes- tifies. This paper has been fumigated. A kissing bug has bitten Miss Semple Hurrah for Miss Scott. € € that Oratorical Zontest. We understand that River Falls High school think that they should have received first place in the contest; also that the piece that Miss Scott spoke, was a “baby piece.” This was the first intimation we had that it was a “baby piece.” it only reflects more inability upon the other contestants, inasmuch as one of our girls could learna little “baby piece” and recite it with more credit than those who had selec- tions from the best of orators. Following is the program of llie interscholastic declamatory con- test held at Madison, Friday, evening June 25. Whitewater District. Mabel Richards — Brodhead, “The Little Stow-away.” Euretta Kimball—Janesville, “King Volner and Elsie.” Oshkosh District. Blanche Celica Wiggins—Way. anwega, “The Soulof the Violin.’’

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TRUE ELUE. Writing an Iv.say. Continued from pa«e ft. of Years,” “Thananopsis” or “The Death of the Flowers?” Will you attempt to write some- thing pathetic while you remem- ber—“iaughand the world laughs with you, weep, and you weep alone?” Then make a heroic at- tempt, wade in and try to reach the golden means and bravo! if you succeed in shaping anything which will but half satisfy your own tastes, not to mention those of others. As a preliminary caution you must remember that you need to analyze your subject, follow one special train of thought, and other subordinate ones if you like then, “with faces and bra- ces,” construct a framevrork. Now set your brain to work, to tind some pretty thoughts which you but faintly remember, un- less as Emerson, you keep a memory bag hung on your bed post. In the case of a beginner who usually writes about some familiar object, the essay usually begins this w’ay: “The cat is a very pretty animal with soft fur a long tail, and four legs.” Now you don’t want to use that old formula, and you think, and think, trying to form a decent introductory paragraph. Before you get your brain “boiled” that is, before the sub- ject becomes so real to your mind that it is a part of it you are grop- ing blindly for form or thought similar to something which you have heard and admired. But after you get started and become enthusiastic, you think on and on independent of former expres- sions, and if you are “very enthu. siastic you are likely to revert to Carlyleism. What a relief. Your essay is written. Yes, but not completed. You have placed the last period, and have drawn a sigh of relief, but you have not critically read your composition yet, and that brings “the most unkindest cut of all.” You lay it aside and go for a little recreation, returning with less of that wrought up feel- ing, now that the extreme stress is off your mind, you read it more as it will be read by others. You view its form and likeness more as the critical reader, than as the excited author, that is, if you are sensible. It is now that you dis- cover the defects and incongrui- ties. You notice a statement placed all by itself like an isolated island in the great Pacific, with- out one connecting link, with the surrounding civilization of your essay. How came such a con- struction to your mind? The thought was so forcible and clear to your busy brain, that it was a natural omission, but in spite of the old familiar quotation, other brains may not, in reading your

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TRUE BLUE. 9 Guy A. Warner-Oakfield, “The Forest King's Victory.” Milwaukee District. Charles L. Anson—Milwaukee, “Ralph the Rover. ” Mazie Deane-West Bend. “The Sioux Chief's Daughter.” Stevens Point District. Irwin Dawley—Antigo, “The Boy Orator Zepata. ” Mattie Irish.—Sparta, “The Lost Word.” Platteville District. Vera Brown—Spring Green, “How the Church was Built at Keohe's Bar. ” River Falls District. Jeannette Scott—Hudson, “Me and Jim and So Was I.” rOUND:— 100 demerits, H. C. A boy, G. C. A girl, E. H. The way to success, J. S. A new fire escape, H. H. S. A corn killer, M. A. My character, (mealy) J. P. I. Hard Times, Senior. Wanted:— A boy, G. 0. A sofa, E. G. A hair curler, G. T. A high collar. D F. Lost:— A fellow, L. McN. Menomonie Game, H. H. S, ,, B. B. T. • The crease in my pants, J. Primrose B. My (tongue, W. B, « € Jftbhtics. The Interscholastic field meet will be held here at the Fair Grounds, June 2, at 2 p. m. Ad- mission 25 cents. The events are as follows: TRACK EVENTS. 100 yard dash, half mile run, 220 yard: hurdle, 220 yard dash, mile run, half mile run. half mile walk, 440 yard dash, 120 yard hurdle, mile bicycle, one third mile bicycle. FIELD EVENTS. Running high jump, pole vault, running broad jump, throwing the Discus, putting twelve lb. shot, throwing .12 lb. hammer. The track is in good condition and the boys are now practicing every day for the bicycle races. There will probably also be some horse racing. Everybody come, BASE BALL—HUDSON VS. ME- NOMINEE, The game was played here on May 5, at three o’clock. A fairer game was never played here before, our pitching and left field- ing being extra fine.' The batting of both teams was good, the score being 18 to 16 in favor of Hudson, and the score would probably have been more for us if the last inning had been finished. S. D. HUDSON VS. MENOMINEE. May 12th, the Hudson High