Mondovi High School - Mirror Yearbook (Mondovi, WI)

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:4 THE HIGH SCHOOL MIRROR Lawrence Solberg, ’ll, is assisting J. P. Coyle in the drug store. Els e Holcomb, ’ll, is cashier at the Mercantile Company Store. Prof. E. A. Trowbridge, a member of the Missouri State I niversity faculty, judged stock at the international Stock Show held recently in Chicago. He has charge of the stock-judging team of his University, and we were glad, to see that tins team ranked th’rd among twelve teams entered by prominent universities of the country. He has certainly made good in his chosen field of endeavor. Paul Whelan. ’06, now a student at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, is enjoying h:s work at the eastern University. Harry Dillon, ’09, a prominent cand:date for the University of Wisconsin wrestling team, was taken to a Madison hospital December 4. e sincerely hope that this will not handicap him in his chosen athletic event. Allan Whelan, ’ll, and Alfred Lamb, 12. members of the Stout Inst tute “Hikers’ Club,” together with nine other members, passed through Mondovi . n one of their hikes a few weeks ago. Robert Kuenzli, '12. a student at the Oshkosh Normal School, report progress in his work, lie is one of few who are working their own wax through school. ... John Berg, ’09, graduate of the I niversity Bharniacy School and a reg istered druggist, is now mi business for himself, having bought out the Jones I )rug Company. The Mirror wishes success to a former student and basketball star. . Grover Broadfoot, '09. has enrolled in the Law Department of the I nt-versity of Wisconsin. James Gleeson. '12. now y student in the.Law Department « f Creighton College of Omaha, Neb., recently sent the following advice to Mr. Nevcrman. We know that all high school students will appreciate the same : Make the students work hard and they w 11 have it that much easier when they get ■ ut.” Verily, we believe James knows what he is talking about. Golden Ward, '09. is’now teaching Latin in the Walworth, W is.. high school. ... ... Erwin Fisher, ’12, last year's editor of the Mirror, is now enjoying the work at Madison. We wish that he would read one of last year's papers in which he advised Madisoi; students from Mondovi to send in alumni notes. These would be much appreciated. Reid Kenyon, '09, is attending the Wisconsin Business I niversity of La Crosse. Peter Jost, ’09. is a student at the l a Crosse Normal School. Henrietta Johnson, ’ll. is clerking at the Mercantile. Verna Pace and Hazel Xogle. both 'll. are teaching school in Buffalo County. Edna Claflin, ’09, first grade teacher in our schools, is on the program of the Inter-County Teacher-' Meeting which is to be held in Mondovi March 7 and 8.

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THE MICH SCHOOL MIRROR 23 AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. Jas. C. Mutch, Instructor. ith the advent of a Department of Agriculture into our h'gh school conies the ever present cry of the community, “Is t practical?” This cry is characteristic of the wideawake populace which demands full value for ali expenditures and the best that can he had for the education of its children. It is our purpose to place you, the public of Mondovi and vicinity, in such a posi-t on that you can answer the aforementioned much asked question in the affirmative. A study of the principles of A gr culture has a cultural as well as an intrinsic value. The former may he derived from the courses offered in the curriculum of any well organized high school. Thus it :s evident that the chief function of the course now under cons deration is in the latter, w hich means increasing the interests of school children along such lines as will enable them to produce a slightly better crop, a product a trfle cheaper, or in a measure to eliminate the drudgery of farm work by showing them what a wonderful thing it really is to get from nature all that nature will give. This will reverse the tendency to leave the farm for the glowing light of the city. Two new subjects will be offered at the beginning of the second semester in this department. They are Agricultural Chemistry and Farm Mechanics. These courses will be greatly handicapped because of the lack of equ pment and laboratory space. On this account the work in Chemistry this year must consist mainly in the study and testing of dairy products and the physical examination and testing of soils, rather than to a study of applied chem’strv. The “Farm Mechanics w ill begin with the elements of drafting and lettering, so that the student may understand the approved methods of construction of farm buildings and conveniences from blue print plans. After this road-mak’ng and culvert-construct:on will be gone into. The high school receives the leading agricultural journals, and ha also acquired a number of up-to-date and valuable books on various phases of farm work. These are at the disposal of the patrons of the school as well as for the students. These papers will from now on be kept at the school for one month, when they will lie taken to the city library, where they can be secured at any time. The books can be drawn for a period of two weeks, with the privilege of a renewal for the same time. Conte and makie use of what we have, and if you are interested in the advancing of a good cause, remember that we are always pleased to receive additions to our library. The space allowed this department in the remaining issues of the Mirror will be taken up largely with articles or suggestions for the farmers of this locality. These subjects will deal with questions that are important to all. I (e who grows two blades of grass w here but one grew before is of great value to humanity. Carry this idea into its largest meaning and you will realize the practical value arid greatness of the work we are trying to do. The United States, while it leads in the producFou of wheat, raises much le s per acre than Germany. Tlr’s is not because the land in our country is le --fertile than that of Germany, but because we are not getting all from the land that it will yield. Do you see any relation between the following and the high cost of beef? In 1900 there were 51.000.000 head of cattle in tins country, while the popula tiou was less than 75.000,000; in l')12 there arc 37,000.000 head of cattle, while the population has increased to over ‘K).000.000.

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Ui.lc'fm,,,'X1I!m',h';lt0 s- V „r l»P«- U very welcome. ti r°m ‘ ,U . y°u have n cuts, your paper is breezy and neat '' I ™ 111 nl' Kodak. Milwaukee-Downer College, is ol tlie high- ma1z Zusot t re Tms-i“'t Vsibir s.0' ew-' VisaL CD t Teekly |,a'KT ™eeive t. the Visalia II. S. ought'to'lie ' Pa|’er' a“d s ms ° i'ottray the school as it n.e November sporting number of The Normal Advance Oshkosh a.i-Hhe n teriTu” TIh' ’rC' f ' rs make a ... comb...... i.are ellenetrariVlepartn nt a'!d f'.iit,jria!s « ‘ ‘ lie Spy. Kenosha. is., are l a | excellent. However, it is lacking m cuts and a good humorous depart- I he Spectator. aterloo, Iowa, has, along with other good features on,e nove poems. The paper is good i„ every feature. ' the Lawrentian foot-ball number gives great praise to Coach Culm -d the team for bringing them a championship 1 heaver design is S fm Sparta Wis SC ’,0olmate- !erntt emam is on the stall of The Spar-ranks Uh the averagl V,Ce Pres,(lcnt of ‘he Senior Class. The paper The Trumpet. Scandinavia. is., is a small paper. The excellent „ho-tographs show that you have some lleauty Spots ’nLr your school ’ Illlldl ' ,K‘ Moi,nta,neer. Butte. Mont., is very well edited ami pleases us very I he idea of running jokes and advertising together has often been tin- ,e Kv;l' ”a'''' S,i ''Tl —•“ Marinette. “The Pharos. Huchanan. W. Va. The November issue is a foot-hall „ er;n 1 hey art; vt r-v clate 1 ovcr winning the championship of West Vir-y.ima. 1 lie paper lacks a good literary department 1 he Preparatory Herald. Kevser V-, ia..i.c -r, emte small and is mil nude interesting f„r j.e..|.lc outside i scln,c.l standard ' '''“'r '' 0r'e l!a - is.. is up its usual high '’r ’C, al- fiK -v a'his T ‘ 'derart