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

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2 TRUE BLUE men who are prominent in school athletics, but who also have a high rank in scholarship. Of the members of the Athena debate team, which is to debate Alpha-Delta, two were members of the football eleven and the third prominent in the base ball team. Of the eight young ladies who take most active partin basketball, five are entered in the declamatory contests to take place next month. The rules of the Inter-Scholastic association do not permit any student whose standings are not up to the passing mark required in his school to take part in any athletic contest. These rules are adhered to in the St. Croix Valley League, and an inspection of the records of our athletic contestants will show that their standings have been kept up to and in most cases much beyond the required marking. We do not consider our school perfect, by any means. The criti- cism has been made, that we students have too many diversions from our school work—such as dances and other social functions. However true this may be, we are sure that the athletics in our school are not a diversion, but as we have already stated, rather tend to promote bet- ter work on the part of those interested in them. OUR SCHOOL BOARD. Our school board of the city of Hudson is at present composed of six members, all of whom are mnch interested in the schools and anxious for their welfare. A True Blue reporter recently interviewed these gentleman and secured the following brief biography of each: DR. WINGENDER. J. H. Wingender was born April 14, 1854, at Philadelphia, Penn- sylvania. He received his education in his native state, and took up the profession of dentistry. He married Miss Clara Wiltrout in 1880 and in 1886 came to Hudson where he has since resided. Dr. Wingender is chairman of the board. CAPT. KINNEY. A. J. Kinney was born at Pittsburg, Wis., in 1857. He received his early education at a private academy and later graduated from the River Falls Normal and from the Law Department of the University of Wisconsin. He was married to Miss Susie Pierce in 1886 and settled in Hudson for the practice of his profession. Mr. Kinney is Clerk of the board.

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TRUE BLUE. Published monthly during the school year by the TRITE BLUE PUBLISHING CO. of the Hudson Hiff 1» School. Entered at the post office at Hudson, Wis., as second class mail matter. Subscription price 50c i er year, or 10 cents per single copy. STAFF OF OFFICERS: Editor-in Chief, Eva Peterson. Assistant Editor, Deane Taylor. Literary Committee. Emma Kinney, Edwin Lyksett. Frances Helms Business Manager, Abraham Mlchalson. Assistant Business Managers, Chas. Burnley, Dudley Stockwell. Committee on Athletics, Louis Day, Thos. McMahon. Laurie Johnson. Alumni Editors» Agnes Carroll, Mabelle Bradley. Exchange Editors, Will Hayes, Helen Clark. Alpha Delta, Anna Williams. Athena, John Skogrno. Locals, Claire Keeley. Walter Anderson, Nettie Peterson. CLASS REPORTERS: '05. John O’Keefe, Estella Grogan. '06. Jennie Lee, Ra3' Karras. ' ‘7, Tliea Nylius. Roliert Zarske. ’08, Margaret Crary. Joe Lahiff. FACULTY: D. L. Hennessey, Eunice Welsh, Nelson J. Evans. Edla Niles, Anna M. White, Blanche Fulton. In almost every High School the question frequently arises: Do athletics hinder the school work of the students? Opinions differ in regard to this, but in a great majority of cases the testimony of those in a position to know is that athletics, properly conducted, not only do not hinder the mental work of the students but actually help it. People not acquainted with school conditions are sometimes apt to think that because we have a football team over which the students become enthusiastic for a few weeks in the fall, or abasket ball team which plays a half dozen games during the winter, the minds of the entire body of students from September to June are absorbed in ath- letics and nothing else. That such is not the case can be proved in our own school at the present time. In selecting the debaters for the joint debate with New Richmond the choice of students and teachers fell upon three young

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TliUE BLUE MR. HANSEN. Christian Hansen was born in Denmark in 1850 and received his education there. He was married to Miss Hannah Nelson in 1870. He has resided in Hudson for thirty-one years and has worked con- tinuously at his trade of blacksmithing during that time. MR. FISCHER. William A. Fischer was born July 17, 1869, and received his edu- cation in Hudson at the Sixth street schools. He married Miss Hettie Myers in 1888. He has spent his entire life in Hudson and has been engaged in the mercantile business most of the time, being at present chief clerk for Singelman Co. MR. KIRCH ER. Edward Kircher was born in Hudson in 1871. After passing through the grades he graduated from our High School in 1888. He then attended business college and one semester at the University of Wisconsin. He was married to Miss Isabelle Ross in 1899. Mr. Kircher is a builder and contractor. CAPT. BURTON. W. Y. Burton was born at St. Louis and came to Hudson when he was ten years old. He received his education in the Hudson schools, supplemented by private study. He married Miss Elizabeth Finn in 1899. By trade Mr. Burton is a wood machinist. He is at present the efficient captain of Co. C, Third Regiment, W. N. G. R. K. THE PROVING OF NITA. THE SUB. HELEN HERUM, ’05, It was the day of the great game deciding the championship be- tween the Scarlet and the Orange and Black. The girls of the visiting team were gathered in the dressing room putting on their suits and tying great scarlet bows on their hair. Lillia Meredith, the captain and right forward, who was known among the league teams as the “little girl with the long hair” was en- gaged in earnest conversation with Edith Conway and Love Jerold. Edith was the other forward. She was a tall, fair girl with yellow hair which was at present pulled tightly back from her face, a fact which served to characterize her among the other teams. Love Jerold was business manager and played guard. The other guard was Peggy