Mukwonago High School - Arrow Yearbook (Mukwonago, WI)

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------T II E A K R () W-----I AGE THIItTV ONE----- school, so that parents can make no mistake in sending their children here. ACCREDITED TO THE UNIVERSITY Graduates of the Mukwonago High School are admitted to the University of Wisconsin and to all colleges and normal schools of the North Central States without examination. Graduates can complete a normal school course in two years and thus be legally quali- fied to teach in any school in the state. They can complete a county training school course in one year. EXAMINATIONS AND PROMOTIONS Regular examinations are given in every subject at the middle and end of each semes- ter. The passing standing is 75 per cent. Re- port cards are given out every every five weeks. Parents should examine these cards carefully and sign them as evidence of such examination. Where the record merits it com- mendation should be given to the child. Where the standings are low inquiry should be made as to the cause and the pupil encouraged to make a better record. Each student is expected to carry four sub- jects. If a student fails in a subject, that sub- ject must be taken again at the first opportun- ity, and only such advanced work as can be carried with an assurance of success. m----------------►- COURSE OF STUDY FIRST YEAR First Semester: Required—Algebra I, Eng- lish I, Elementary Science. Elect one unit— Spelling, Penmanship, Business Composition, etc.. Domestic Science. Second Semester: Required — Algebra I, English I, Botany I. Elect one unit—Physical Geography, Gardening, Domestic Science I. SECOND YEAR First Semester: Required—English II, An- cient History II. Elect two units—Arithmetic, Botany, Plant Husbandry, Domestic Science II. Second Semester: Required—English II, An- cient History II. Elect two units—Bookkeep- ing, Physiology. Soils and Crops, Domestic Sci- ence II. THIRD YEAR First Semester: Required—English III, Ge- ometry. Elect two units—German III, Medieval History, Animal Husbandry, Domestic Science III. Second Semester: Required — English III, Geometry. Elect two units—German III. Mod- ern History, Animal Husbandry, Domestic Sci- ence III, Advanced Algebra. FOURTH YEAR First Semester: Required—Physics, United States History. Elect two units—English IV, German IV, Farm Mechanics. Second Semester: Required—Physics, Civ- ics. Elect two units—English IV, German IV, Farm Management. 1»----------------- ■ NOTES Students electing Latin or German must car- ry same two years. Those desiring to go to college should take Latin or German and ad- vanced Algebra. A unit is a study with five recitations for one year. Sixteen units of work are required for grad- uation. Rhetoricals are part of the required work. Extra credit given for home work in Agricul- ture. SUGGESTIONS Parents are advised strongly to help plan courses of study for their children. The work will then be more purposeful. Remember the schools should be run for your boy or girl, and if subjects are not afforded that should be, re- member that a general demand will surely be heeded by those in authority. In arranging a course, the required units should always be taken as they occur. A considerable liberty will be allowed in choosing elective subjects, but it will be seen that they are arranged in groups. Students preparing for some particu- lar college or university should look up its en- trance requirements and plan to meet them fully. Students should consult the principal in choosing studies and obtain his approval be- fore classes are entered. Study hours should be as strictly observed by students attending a home high school as would be expected and demanded at a board- ing school. The high school work is planned on the basis that 1% hours home study can be given and parents should see that this home study work is systematically done. Teachers will be very glad to co-operate with parents in trying to secure faithful work on the part of the students.

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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

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 T H E A H R () w---PAGE THIRTY-TWO MU K WON AGO Close your books, my fellow schoolmates, While I tell you of our village, Of that rustic Indian village, Of Mukwonago, the thrifty Ancient home of Redskin hunters. Get your double-barreled shotgun, If you haven’t any with you. Go and buy one of the dealer, Billie Kingston, Who sells guns and ammunition, He will fit you out with pleasure. Then you’d better go to Wanner’s Where he keeps the hunting jackets And the panties that go with them, Also gauntlets for your fingers; Rubber boots may come in handy, Go and buy of A. E. Austin, He will sell you what is needful And rejoice to be of service, Get a rain coat while you stop there. Mundschau Son will sell you lunches, Potted ham and deviled lobsters, Loaves of bread and fancy crackers. Peterson, too, will sell you cookies, Cakes and pies and apple fritters, Or a dozen other goodies. They will wait on you with pleasure. If you stay out in the night-time Do not .lie down on the greensward. It will give you the rheumatics. Go to Powers, who serves as wallman. Ask him for a folding camp chair— One that you can carry with you. Take some comfort while you slumber. If you want a guide to show you All the good and easy places Where the game is always plenty. Go and ask for Freddie Brach. Stand and shout for George Carroll, They have been the region o’er And can tell you all about it. They will tell you all its fables. If you need a boat for hunting On the lake, where the Phantom Git-you-out of this, the Fantom, Rises nights to scare the ladies. You should go to Jim Maloney’s Who has boats and fishing tackle. If you cannot live on berries. If you have no taste for gophers, If your luck is all against you And your stomach cries for victuals, Go to see D. Deane, the butcher. Who will cut you off a beef steak That will cause your mouth to water; Or run in and see Cliff Stickles, Who will sell you home-made sausage, Or nice mutton, if that suits you. Certainly, you need not perish In our little Indian village. It may happen that your weapon Turns its deadly muzzle on you And puts little holes all through you. That will make you jump like sixty, Make you weep like squaws and children. Send the guide for Dr. Youmans, Chase around for O. E. Smith, One or other of the doctors Will have true compassion for you And bind up your wounds and bruises. They will send you up to Clohisy’s To get liniments and lotions, That will heal you up in no time. He will sell you pads of paper Whereupon to write your whoppers When you write back to the city. To your friends in great East Troy. It may happen that the hunting Has lost its charm upon you. And filled you with grave longing For the wild and windy city; Then come in and see the “movies” Down at “John’s”—they’re always good— See the funny walk of Charley, Or the handsome Francis X., Or the daring Theda Bara, One or other of these play folks Will drive away your sadness. Make you double up with laughing. When you leave this little village You will need a good reminder Of your good old high school play ground. Go to John Dabel. the jeweler. Get some pretty little trinket. Or Buy the latest thing in music. Yes, Mukwonago’s great Chieftain Follows up the printer’s business, Advertises honest tradesmen. Prints your auction bills and dodgers. Or your cards when you are calling And our high school book. “The Arrow.” And remember, fellow schoolmates. We are with the native village That Mukwonago, the lovely, That that ancient Indian village May be honored by us all.