Mondovi High School - Mirror Yearbook (Mondovi, WI)

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Lauretta Hauptmann, 16, has withdrawn from school, her parents having removed to Kilhenny, Minn. Percy Claflin, our janitor, spent a week in the northern woods hunting deer, and was rewarded for his patience by bagging a nice fawn. Eli Holcomb acted as engineer in his absence. The question for the state debating league has been received and twelve boys are busy at work preparing for the tryout which will come the latter part of January. I he question, Resolved, 'I hat a state income tax would be beneficial, is an interesting one and presents a good field for argument in view of the recent close election. All students should remember that their outside readings must be done before the first of May. GET BUSY. '1'he following have received “M’s for their work for the Blue and White: Basket-Ball—John Berg, John Dillon, Allen Whelan, Harry Merritt. Uoyd Smith, Clarence Ruff, Cecil Sherwin, Laverne Forest. Fred Litchfield. John Yoll. Lawrence Solberg, Edward Fitzgerald. Stanley Lockwood. Edgar Farrington, Hibbard Broadfoot. Lynn Howard. Blaine EUenberger. Base-Ball—Harry Dillon, Clarence Ruff, Lawrence Solberg, Laverne Forest, Fred Litchfield, Ingvald Kllingson, Reid Kenyon, Lawrence Hanan, Cecil Sherwin, John Berg, Peter dost, Rodney Cooke. Merle Claflin, Zeno Canar. Mttrle McNulty, Ray McNulty, John Voll, Robert Kuenzli, Milton Bond. Sherman Farrington. Edgar Farrington, Carl Lee, Paul Walker. Hibbard Broadfoot, Loren Borst. Track—Lawrence Solberg, Galen Pierce. Edgar Farrington. Hibbard Broadfoot and Loren Borst. Oratory—Glenn Pierce, John Voll and Earl 'I'rowbridge. Foot-Ball—Edgar Farrington. Lynn Howard, Loren Borst. Guv Hum phrey, Carl Lee. Paul Walker, Clayton Butler. Merrill Brobst. Arthur Koepp. Arnold Koepp, Harvey Bond, Sherman Farrington. Harrv Connett. Girls' Basket-Ball—Vera Howard. Edith Hanson. Millicent Fuller-. Golden W ard, Faye Fisher. Elsie Holcomb, Gladys Ward. Hazel Odell. Eva Helvvig. Henrietta Johnson, Ava Holmes, Fannie Holmes, Frances Broadfoot, Edna Halberg and Vivian Borst. County Superintendent H. .T. Niehaus visited schools December 5. 14

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THE HIGH SCHOOL MIRROR n The New Debating League. Mondovi ILgh School has again started in a new field of endeavor, namely, the New Debating League. This league is composed of the following schools: Neillsville. Aicadia, I Hack River halls, and Mondovi. The purpose of this league is to promote the scientific study of debate. The league debates will be held some time dur ng February or March. I he w lining school in each league become-' a member of another league, etc., until the winning school in the state is determined. This state organization is under the auspices of Lawrence College ol Appleton. The question for this year's debate is: Resolved, That a state income tax is desirable. , As this is the first time that Mondovi has entered contests of this kind it is hoped that she will make a good showing. J his should not be very diffi- cult, however, because the school has for the last two years supported a debating society. Much enthusiasm has already been aroused over this question and keen competition for places on the teams will be the result. The Loot-Ball Season, I'or the first time in a number of years Mondovi was represented by a foot-ball team. Popular opinion, taking the most hopeful view, ordained that we would have a poor team. But the team and the coach, working under the most adverse difficulties, upset popular opinion. The most pessimistic among us had to acknowledge that we had a successful season, and even our most sanguine supporters were surprised at the progress made after the first game. Most of the time we did not even have a second team to work against, but the foot-ball men showed the true athletic spirit by fighting harder than ever. A great deal of credit should be given the coach, for without his conscientious work a foot-ball team would have been an impossibility. From the very first practice it was evident that he knew foot-ball from beginning to end. With a bunch of fellows who did not know a foot ball from a bean bag, lie succeeded in hammering a team that certainly was a credit to Mondovi. Do You Read the Newspapers? There is an old saying that ‘‘ignorance is . bliss, but if any student in our high school believes this he is up against a pretty stiff proposition. Because a student is going to school is no excuse for not knowing more about the political and public issues of the day. Perhaps the majority of the high school students lead the newspapers. In this way they keep in fairly good touch with the world at large. But a large percentage are indifferent to what is going on about them. If they do pick up a paper they confine their reading to the joke column alone. This is not very beneficial, because it does not tend to broaden the intellect. Is it not commendable to know the issues and events transpiring every day? It is well, indeed, to study past events that have forged the chains of history, but should a person remain totally ignorant of the things making history today? It is a fine asset to be able to converse intelligentlv on popular questions and be able to participate in discussions that are continually arising. So we beg of you to read the papers more and learn more of our own country and its quest:ons pertaining to life outside of the high school.

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THE HIGH SCHOOL MIRROR 1? 1 r. P B. Amunson lias presented the school with a skeleton. This is a much aj predated and valuable gift, as it has been a long-felt want in the phys ologv classes. I'he date for the inter-county teachers’ meeting has been changed from February 21 and 22 to March 7 and 8. 'I'he second annual Buffalo Countv Spelling Declamatory Contest will be held March 8 at 3:30 and 8:00 P. M. ' I lie debating teams for the league and Durand contests are busy with the income tax. Twelve boys are working for the three teams. A juvenile band of almost forty pieces is busily at work under the direc-non of Mr. Cundey. Boys from both the grades and high school are members of th s band, and it is from this material that the future high school band members will be recruited. W hen the standings for the second six weeks were averaged it was found that the Sophomores had gained an average of 4 over that of the first six weeks, the Seniors 3»4, the Juniors 3 and the Freshmen 2. This shows better work all along the line. The classes now rank as follows in scholarship: Sophomores 1, Seniors 2, Juniors 3 and Freshmen 4. Among the high school visitors during the last few weeks were Mrs. Win. Ilelwig, Mrs. L. H. Howard, Mrs. Albert Hovev, Rodney Cooke, Mr Miles Brotzman. The teachers spent their vacations as follows: Mr. Mutch Ripon • Miss Shea. Menasha; Miss Hahn, Jefferson; Miss Gillen, Racine; Miss Hessing Windsor; Miss Baker. Rewey; Miss Johnson, Walsh; Miss Banter, Oshkosh-Miss Schmidt, Menominee, Mich., and Miss Terlinden, Campbellsport. New classes will be organized the second semester in the following subjects: Commercial Law, Commercial Geography. English Historv, Ex- pressive Reading. Physiology. American Literature, Advanced Algebra' Farm Mechanics and Agricultural Chemistry. The Senior teachers' training class will have their practice work in the grades during this semester. The following classes will be discontinued, as they are but one semester classes: Solid Geometry, Physical Geography, Elementary Science, Practical English M M. History. Rev. Pinkney gave a very interesting as well as instructive talk to the high school on Courtesy. He showed that courtesy is not alone a matter of tippiii -t ie hat to a lady, but that it is an inborn feeling which finds expression not alone m the presence of ladies but everywhere. He cited the deed of the Garv newsboy, Billy Rugh, as an example of true courtesy. We shall be pleased to hear Mr. Pinkney again. Hie Buffalo County Board at their session appropriated $50 annually for ihe County Spelling-Declamatory Contest. This is certainly a step in the light direction, and we wish to thank them for this material aid. Harold Hill has been out of school since the last part of October on account of illness. We are hoping to see him back soon. The schools were closed at noon on Tuesday, December 10 on account of an epidemic of scarlet fever which had broken out in the city. It was hoped to reopen Monday. December 16, but at the last minute this was deemed inadvisable and an early Xmas vacation was declared. Four weeks of no school at this time of the year is something unusual and should make lor good hard work during the winter months. The Nautilus reception for the Debating Club, which was to be held 1 ecember 13 and postponed on account of the closing of the schools, will be held in the near future.