Mukwonago High School - Arrow Yearbook (Mukwonago, WI)

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HIGH SCHOOL MANUAL TEACHERS FOR 1017-1018 HIGH SCHOOL A. N. Johnson, B. S., Principal — Agriculture and Physics. Catherine Buchan, A. B.—English and German. Esther Shapiro, A. B.—Mathematics. Agnes Hayes, M. A.—History. Edna Hanson, B. S.—Domestic Science. Ernest Rintelman—Military Science and Tac- tics. GRADED SCHOOL Sylvia Smith—Seventh and Eighth Grades. Eda Kahler—Fifth and Sixth Grades. Mary Fardy—Third and Fourth Grades. Alice Smith—First and Second Grades. m--------► BOARD OF EDUCATION Dr. L. E. Youmans, Director. Wm. Kingston, Treasurer John Clohisy, Clerk »-------- SCHOOL CALENDAR 1916-1917 First semester begins Sept. 4. Mid-semester examinations, Nov. 8-9. Thanksgiving Day—legal holiday, Nov. 29. Christmas recess begins Dec. 21. School resumed after Christmas recess, Jan. 2. Final examinations, first semester, Jan. 17-18. Second semester begins Jan. 21. Mid-semester examinations, March 28-29. Spring recess begins April 7. School resumed after spring recess, April 17. Final examinations, second semester. May 30-31. Commencement, May 31.

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 -----T II E A R R () W-PAGE TWENTY-EIGHT My father is a butcher. My mother cuts the meat. And I’m a little weiner-wurst That runs around the street. —MERLE SWAN. m ---------------- - Erwin: “Oh, look at that engine!” Miss Buchan: “Erwin, close the window.” Erwin (in a whisper): “Just as if I couldn’t see through the window.” m----------------- What the Teachers Think of Us Freshmen—Almost human. Sophomores—Fear neither God, man, nor anything else. Juniors—Not worth killing. Seniors—Here and there a few rays of light. m----------------- - PHYSIOLOGY Where can a man buy a cap for his knee. Or a key for the lock of his hair? Can his eye be called an academy. Because there are pupils there? In the crown of his head what jewels are set? Who travels the bridge of his nose? Can he use. when he shingles the roof of his mouth, The nails on the end of his toes? What does he raise from a slip of his tongue? Who plays on the drums of his ears? And who can tell the cut and style Of the coat his stomach wears? Can the crook of his elbow be sent to jail? And if so, what did it do? And how does he sharpen his shoulder blades? I declare I don’t know, do you? A GHOST STORY One day a little boy was invited to a party, given by his playmates. He had to walk through woods to get where the party was held. He got to the place and found his play- mates waiting for him. They played games, ate ice cream and did many other things. But before they knew' it, night came on, and the little boy had to w'alk home through the woods again. When he got to the middle of the forest he stopped; he thought he heard some- thing make a noise, he looked around, and he saw a white figure coming toward him. (Continued on page 200.) M------------------- i'll bet He is one of those lazy jays Who sits in school and always plays, The teacher’s friend he never wras For wrhen told to work, he never does. He loves to make a cat-like noise, Just to bother other boys. The teacher’s goat he often gets When he gives the class the laughing fits. He sits for hours with vacant look. He never glances at his book; He does not know' his idle stare Will never put him anywhere. When the teacher turns her head around Some new' trick this boy has found. To bother others working near And rob their time w'hich is so dear. If, he, that idle boy, would think Of fleeting hours, as good as chink, And put his mind on lessons fine Then too his sleepy brain might shine. —Swiped. —A. TANS, ’17.

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 ---T II E A H K O W—i'. r,E Tin utv TEXT BOOKS Algebra—Hawkes, Luby and Touton (First Course). Elementary Science—Higgins. Physical Geography—Davis. Physiology—Martin. Ancient History—.Myers. Composition and Rhetoric—Stebbins. Arithmetic—Moore’s New Commercial. Bookkeeping — Goodyear’s Sixty Lessons in Business. Botany—Bergen and Caldwell’s Practical Bot- any. Medieval History—Myers. American History—Muzzey. Physics—Carhart and Chute (Revised). Civics—Moses. German Grammar—Collar. English Literature—Bronson. Latin Composition—Bennett. Animal Husbandry—Plumb. Vegetable Gardening—Green. Plant Husbandry—Wilson and Warburton. Geometry—Hart and Feldman. Soils—Whitsen and Walsh. Farm Management—Boss. Farm Mechanics—Davidson. m----------------- GENERAL INFORMATION Mukwonago is admirably located in one of the finest farming districts in the state of Wis- consin. It is surrounded by rich and product- ive farms. Its railroads and interurban lines are all that could be desired, having lines radi- ating in four directions. The educational system is an exceptionally good one. The school building is situated on a very attractive and commanding site. The campus is several acres in extent. The build- ing itself is commodious, well heated and light- ed. It contains a well equipped laboratory for scientific experiment, and has an excellent library. The attitude of the school patrons is commendable. The Board of Education has always stood ready and willing to provide gen- erously the very best in the way of equipment and teachers. THE HIGH SCHOOL The High School occupies a position of greater prominence in our American system of education today than it ever held before. It is no longer the school for the few and those few having as their ultimate aim preparation for college or professional training, but it is the school for the many. Statistics presented in the last report of the United States Commis- sioner of Education show that the rate of in- crease in the number of high school students has far surpassed the increase in population. Thoughtful parents are realizing more and more the need of a school training for their children beyond that offered by the common school. The completion of the common school work is no longer considered a sufficient mini- mum requirement for the preparation of our youth for intelligent membership in present day democratic society. Our school aims to prepare its pupils for their life’s work—not merely for college. To this end stress is laid upon the study of those branches and the doing of those things which find direct application in the student’s daily life. We believe in educating the hand as well as the head. Every year the scope of the courses offered to the boys and girls is broadened so as to meet the needs of the entire community. The Domestic Science work has been given the last two years and the work done has been up to the highest standard of excellence. The equipment for both Domestic Science and Agriculture is very complete and with some addition contemplated for the coming year will be on a par with any school in this section of the state. Following the custom of some of the larger schools of the state the agriculture teacher has been hired for an additional two months during the summer in order that he may give any assistance or offer suggestions to the pu- pils with regard to their home work or to serve the agricultural community in any way possible. Not only has the scope of our high school work been broadened and enriched, but the high school has been constructed to meet the needs of those living beyond the immediate community in which the building stands. It is not to be regarded exclusively as part of the school system of the district in which it is located. To the boy or girl on the farm or in the small town or village not yet having the advantage of a school training beyond the eighth grade, the high school extends a wel- come hand. Both the state and university in- spectors speak in very commendable terms of the work and the wholesome spirit of the