Mondovi High School - Mirror Yearbook (Mondovi, WI)

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It is planned to give the Senior class play before spring vacation so as not to interfere with the preparation for commencement exercises. The tardiness in High School has decreased to an average of about four cases a day. This is much better that it was at the first of the year. During the second semester Advanced Algebra will take the place of Solid Geometry, Physiology in place of Elementary Science i, and Expressive Reading in place of English i. There will be fourteen students taking Reviews, the first study in the Teachers’ Course, which was started this year. School was dismissed at recess Friday, December twenty-second, in order to let the teachers take the afternoon train. Forty students intend to take bookkeeping the second semester. This is by far the largest bookkeeping class since the course was started. The High School boys have done much to improve the playgrounds at recesses and under their supervision the roughness has gone. At a recent meeting of the School Board it was decided to name the kindergarten the Lincoln Building and the new grade building the Whelan School, in honor of J. W. Whelan, who did so much for the schools in Mondovi. Sen. John Donald, Mt. Horeb, Wis., has consented to give the commencement address. He is a very able speaker and the school should be proud of the fact that they have obtained him to give the address. Miss Lisherness spent Christmas vacation at her home in Lancaster, Miss Lins at her home at Spring Green, Miss St. Sure at her home in Sheboygan, Miss Dinsmoor at Austin, Minn., and Mr. Cundey spent a few days with his mother at Platteville. The visitors during the past month are Rev. Langehough, Vera Howard, To, who is attending Stout, and Floyd Smith, ’n, who is attending Oshkosh Normal. The regular rhetoricals have ended and those from now on will be those who have earned the privilege.

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HIGH SCHOOL NOTES A new set of leaves has been received for the encyclopaedia. This brings them up to date, something that cannot be had with the permanent bound books. Anyone not receiving their copy of the Mirror should notify John Voll or Paul Walker. This will be considered a favor. We wish to thank the Jones Drug Company for the two Mondovi pennants they presented to the High School. Friday, December eighth, Hon. S. G. Gilman gave the school a very interesting and instructive talk on “The Ascent of Popocatepetl.” We are sure the school would be very much pleased to hear Mr. Gilman relate some of the other experiences he has had in his extended travels. Supt. Niehaus visited the High School and grades Wednesday, December sixth, and reported everything in fine condition. After the second reports had been handed out the class averages were made out. Every class had gained during the six weeks, the Juniors leading with a gain of five points and the Freshmen next with a gain of three. The average standings of the classes now are: Freshmen 84 2-3: Sophomores 83 1-2; Juniors 82 1-4; Seniors 80 7-10. The standings as a whole were much better, there being only sixty-seven failures as compared to one hundred eighteen the first six weeks. We hope to see even a greater increase during this six weeks. Wilmer Pabst. ’15, has withdrawn from school. Since school opened the following have become resident pupils: Ivy Goss, Merrill and Everett Brobst, Dorothy Brownlee and Bernard Dugan. The High School Orchestra has been organized again. The Orchestra made a fine showing last year and we hope they will be better this year. Rhetoricals have commenced again. All those who belong to societies are excused from rhetoricals. This leaves only a few who have to appear before the school but this number is being rapidly increased by the tardy cases. If anyone is tardy three times he must appear before the school. Thus far quite a few have gained the right of appearing on the list. There were quite a few visitors at the open meetings of the Debating Club and The Nautilus. The meeting of the Nautilus was only Open to the mothers. The large number present shows the interest that is taken in this phase of school work. The courses of studv for the second semester were called for December eighteenth so that t e program could be worked out during vacation. The Seniors have received their rings, and nearly everyoni is well r leased with them. They are by far the neatest and prettiest class rings anv class has had and certainly now that the Seniors do not intend to let any cf the previous classes git the best cf them. 4

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The Debating Club held its regular meeting Wednesday evening, December sixth. The good attendance showed the interest of the Mondovi people in this phase of school life. The meeting was opened by the Roll Call and the reading of the minutes. Fifteen minutes were then devoted to mock business conducted by Erwin Fisher, Guy Humphrey, Clarence Lamb, Walter Amidon. The members of the society are getting well acquainted with the putting of motions and the order of precedence; any mistake on the part or a member resulted at once in a “Rise to point of Order.” The declamation, “Touissant L ’Overture,” was well delivered by Earl Trowbridge. Perhaps the most interesting as well as exciting part of the program was the debate on the question. Resolved: That immigration should be restricted by a literary test. The affirmative was supported by John Voll and George Gilman, the negative by Paul Walker and Edgar Farrington. Altho the negative won, nevertheless the affirmative put up a good fight as is shown by the close decision of the judges. The rebuttal of the affirmative showed quick thot and a good apprehension of the subject. While awaiting the decision of the iudges, Hon. C. W. Gilman gave the students a short talk on the value of literary and debating societies in a Hioffi School. Mr. Less. Supt. Niehaus and Mr.Humphrey also spoke to the society on the value of debating clubs in developing the power of systematic thot as well as easy and fiuent speech. Mr. Lees especially congratulated the students on their ability to conduct the meeting in a businesslike manner, emphasizing the daily need of men, ready and capable of presiding at meetings or at least of taking part in the proceedings in a parliamentary manner. The Debating Club is very grateful to these men for the interest shown and the highly encouraging remarks.