Mayville High School - Rocket Yearbook (Mayville, WI)

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CONTRIBUTION T0 THE KNOWLES REPRESENTATION. We come from Knowles most every day, We are about ten in number, And every day we're on our way, Before our class-mates finish slumber. We come on the too-too cars all alone, No matter if there's snow or rain. Papa buys us an Ice Cream cone, And sets us on the train. And sometimes when we fall asleep, The conductor must 'wake us up. This certainly makes us feel very cheap, But High School days we won't give up. Papa says if we go to school, We'll become wise women and men, And we must always follow the Golden Rule: For we'll be happy then. Now you Sophs needn't laugh at us 3 Just bury your heads in your books, We're maybe besprinkled with barley-dust, But this time it won't pay to judge by looks.

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THE GIRLS LITERARY SOCIETY During the month of January, 1917, was organized one of the most prominent societies our school has ever known, namely, The Girls' Literary Society. All the girls in the High School, about sixty in number, became members. One of the objects of the society was to acquaint the girls with the rules of Parliamentary Law, and also to give 'them experience in conducting meetings. The chief object altho, was to give the girls a chance to portray their talents in the line of speaking, reading, singing, and other musical lines. Thru this sort of work it became a less difficult task for the girls to :address an audience with little or no practice. ' At the first meeting of the society, an election took place, a president, vice- 'president and a secretary were elected. The following girls were chosen to fill these jpositions: President ..... . . . CLARA C. RUEDEBUSCH '18 Vice-President ....... .... E VA A. KUSS '18 Secretary ..................,... LEONIE MILDBRANDT '20 Also at this meeting, two committees were appointed by the president, one a 'committee to draw up a constitution, and the other a program committee. Upon every other Wednesday after school, a meeting was held and a program rendered. The renditions being musical or dramatical selections. A debate was held -occasionally, and thruout the year, a number of plays were given. Before each program commenced, the business of the society was attended to, which included the reading of the next two programs in advance, thereby giving the participants plenty of time to prepare their selections before their appearance. Possibly some of the selections did not approach prefection but this fact was always willingly over-locked by all as the girls believed that practice makes perfect. Not only did the girls retain all of their talents to themselves, but the Boys' Literary Society was invited to take part in a joint meeting to be held upon Washing- ton's Birthday. Both this meeting and The Boys' Literary Society are discussed on 'other pages of this book. ' . I