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HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL Judges were Mr. Doty, of Madison, Mr. Rounds, of Whitewater, and Mr. Rice, of Madison. Following is the result of their decision: Girls. Boys 1st, Muscoda 1st, Richland Center 2nd, Prairie du Chien 2nd, Prairie du Chien 3rd, Richland Center 3rd, Muscoda There was a tie between Muscoda, Richland Center, and Prairie, but by the highest percentage, Prairie High School won the day. “Excelsior,” after a year’s absence, was again unfurled in the Main Room. THE HIGH SCHOOL PLAY. The play “The Merchant of Venice Up to Date”, tendered by the pupils of the High School on April 23rd, was a great success. Every one acted his part in a most satisfactory way, considering the short amount of time spent in preparation. The credit of the success is due, not only to the pupils who took part, but to Mr. Gunderson and the other High School teachers, who used every effort to make it a success. A fairly good audience attended, although the weather was very unfavorable. The receipts were given to the Athletic Association of the High School. The Cast was as follows: The Duke of Venice Joe Schwartz Antonio, A Senior, Captain of High School Football Team Elmer Wachter Bassanio, his friend and suitor to Portia Don Keller Gratiano, another friend Elmer Herold Shylock, a wealthy gambler Roy Hurley Tubal, his friend and Captain of Boscobel Football Team. .... Fred Bruchman Launcelot Gobbo, servant to Shylock Colonel Thompson The Professor, an X-Ray photographer Wm. Welsh Policeman George Jones Portia, a rich heiress Mona W’agner Nerissa, her friend Mertie Griesbach Jessica, Shylock’s ward Bertha Brown Miss Abbie S. Threedice, a teacher Katharine Gronert Polly, Portia’s maid and Antonio’s mother ......................... .Ella Wetzel Mrs. Gobbo, Launcelot’s mother ..................... Mamie Cecka Football Players High School Boys The specialties. The Midgets, Song by High School Glee Club, Swing Song, Girl’s Quartette, The Goops, and the Boola Song were very interesting and were appreciated by the audience. SYNOPSIS OF “THE MERCHANT OK VENICE, UP TO DATE.” Shakespeare’s immortal and familiar “Merchant of Venice,” as re-written for presentation in our twentieth century, varies little in the general outline of its plot from the original. The play opens with a conversation between Antonio, Bassanio and Gratiano, in which Bassanio confesses his love for Portia, the rich heiress of Belmont, and tells his companions of the condition by which she may be won, i. e., the choice of one of three caskets and the passing of the Latin examination, contained therein, with an average of ninety-five per cent! Bassanio is a Senior with four years of Latin behind him, but not in his head, so Antonio, the captain of their football team, rents for him one “pony” from Shylock, a former player on the Boscobel team, giving as security “one pound of his fair hair to be cut off nearest the brain.” Following this, is the scene between Portia and her friend Nerissa, in which Nerissa overnames che suitors and Portia describes them, thus affording an opportunity for many local hits. While they are still talking Bassanio and Gratiano are announced by a very up-to-date maid, Polly. Another addition to the original dramatis personae is the “school marm,” Miss Abbie S. Threedice, under whose eagle-eyed supervision the victim soon has to take his examination, or rather copy from his “pony.”
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• PRAIRIE DU CHIEN iCttrrary. LYCEUM. In the fall of ’09, our Literary Society, the Lyceum, was re-organized and officers chosen. The following were elected: President Secretary Censor Program Committee Music Committee Jessie Atchison Esther Harding Roy Hurley Minnie Hurlbut Ida Martner Mona Wagner Helen Wallin Kate Gronert May Stehr The aim of the Society has been to give each member of the school an opportunity to appear before the public, that they might speak more fluently and with less restraint than they otherwise eoula. During the first semester, the meetings were held every week, giving every student of the High School the opportunity to take part. The entertainments usually began with songs by the school, and were followed by roll call answered with quotations by the students, declamations, music, current events, debates, idiotorials and farces. The interest in this work has been apparent and each has done the part assigned him to the best of his ability. Each meeting has been a success, partly due perhaps to the large audiences in attendance. May it ever progress! LOCAL CONTEST. On the evening of March 3rd, the local contest was held at the Metropolitan. There was a large audience in attendance. The program was as follows: Music Appollo Orchestra Florence Ziel Mayme Cecka Helen Wallin “Exigencies of Etiquette” “The White Swan” “Sammy’s Night Ride” Piano Duet Edith Speck and Frieda Boeckh The Sign of the Cross” Mona Wagner “The Lance of Kanana” Minnie Hurlbut Song . --------------- Glee Club “The Traitor’s Deathbed” Joe Schwartz “Jean Vnl Jean and the Bishop” ---- . - - Roy Hurley “Quo Vadis” Song “Toussaint L’Overture” “The Prisoner’s Plea” Music Yells and Songs. Elmer W’achter Glee Club Don Keller Francis Haipin Apollo Orchestra DECISION OF JUDGES. In the Girls’ Contest Mona Wagner was awarded first place and Helen W’allin, second. Roy Hurley won first place in the Boys’ Contest and Francis Haipin, second. The Judges were Miss Adams, elocutionist of St. Mary’s Academy; Mr. Rienow, El-kader; Mr Dimmitt, McGregor. W. V. O. L. CONTEST. Mona W'agner and Roy Hurley represented our school at the final contest held in Prairie du Chien March 18th. Winners were sent from Spring Green, Avoca, Mus-coda, Richland Center and Lone Rock, attended by a number of delegates. The
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PRAIRIE DU CHIEN Presumably, while he is struggling with Caesar, and hearing the wonders of the twelfth legion lauded by the preceptress, old Shylock is trying to persuade his young ward, Jessica, to marry him, but she naturally refusas, for the light-haired foot ball captain has already won her heart. Shylock finally locks her into the house, but Launce-lot Gobbo rescues her by taking a note to Antonio, who soon comes and after making a “center smash” through the door, frees the prisoner. Needless to say, in the excitement of passing his examination, Bassanio forgets to return the pony, so, as the boys line up for their big Thanksgiving game, Shylock comes in with a very modern looking policeman, and takes Antonio to court. In the court room scene Portia comes to the rescue as Antonio’s hair is about to be sacrificed under Shylock’s scissors, not with the warning “no drop of blood,” but with an X-ray professor, who, having care fully turned the search-light on Antonio’s head, finds nothing which can be called a brain, so the bond is void, and Shylock lea es, defeated. Lancelot Gobbo, in the meantime, lets a mouse escape and Portia and Nerissa. not stopping to think, leap wildly onto chairs, thus disclosing their identity, and winning applause for their actions. YELLS AND SONGS. P—R—A—I—R—I E That stands for our Prairie High School, Now don’t you see, Watch us win, when we’re in follow as we go, Its Hip Hurrah! for Prairie du Chien. Hit em again! Hit em again! Prairie, Prairie! 1910. Are we in it? Well I guess! Prairie High School, Yes, Yes, Yes! Wee, wah, wah, wah! Wee, wah, wah, wah! Wee, wah, wah, wah! Prairie! Razzle, Dazzle, Frizzle, Frazzle Bish! Boom! Bah! Prairie du Chien High School Hah! Rah! Rah! Zip a racker! Fire cracker! Zish! Boom' Bah! Prairie du Chien High School Rah! Rah! Rah: When you're up, you’re up When you’re down, you’re down. When you’re up against Prairie You're upside djwn. Ching-a-linga, ching-a-linga, Chow! Chow! Chow! Boom-a-linga Boom-a-linga, Bow Wow Wow, Ching-a-linga, Boom-a-linga, who are we? We are the people of P. D. C. READING LESSON FOR BEGINNERS. See the big red house. What house is this? This is the school house where the children come to work and play. Why is that small fence about the yard? That is to keep the young grass off from the walks and the bushes, too, might leave. See those poles and iron rings far over in the yard. That is where the little girls play (?) basket ball. Those white lines near the school house mark the tennis court. It is full of much sand and cut with deep dents. That is to amuse the ball, for as it hits the ground it may rebound in any direction it chooses. What makes the big noise? Look, it is the base ball boys playing. Hear them shout and see them run. See that machine near the grade building. That is the sanitary drinking foun-tain(?) Let us go inside of the High School building. The Assembly room is up stairs. See how nice and light it is. Those pretty pictures on the wall have been won by the Prairie High School students. The bright banner in the corner is the oratorical banner. The school is very proud of that banner. Is not this a nice school?
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