Prairie Du Chien High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Prairie Du Chien, WI)

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“A BIT OF SATIRE” Why has our High School taken a slump in debating? In the early part of the school year a debating society was formed with the intention of competing with neighboring schools in a Debating League. The subject for discussion was “Resolved, That the Open Shop be Maintained in Industry.” Valuable aid was secured from the State through bulletins containing material for and against Open Shops. Debaters were selected for both the negative and affirmative sides and the work began. Preliminary talks on Trade Unions were given by those who had planned to enter the debate and at one time considerable enthusiasm was manifest. During our preparation, however, a letter was received from a contesting school offering only a poor excuse for failing to co-operate with us in our plan. This somehow dampened our enthusiasm. Without co-operation we could never have made a success. A lack of interest followed, and the question was dropped. Throughout the school year excellent results have been achieved in athletics and literary work. We have been strongly represented through our basket-ball team, and literary work has been carried out through Lyceum organizations ar.d declamatory contests. Such achievements resulted only from a hearty co-operation on the part of both students and teachers in addition to financial aid of the loyal citizens of our city. No doubt, had opportunity permitted, our school would have taken a lead in debating as it has in previous years. We hope that next year there will be the opportunity for good work in debating. There is no reason why we should overlook that kind of work from which we may derive so much profit. —CLYDE LAWLER ’21 P € cT L s SCHOOL RED CROSS ACTIVITY In activities of a patriotic nature the High School has not been backward. For two years our school has been one hundred percent in Red Cross Membership, not alone in the High School, but also in the grades. A French orphan was maintained one year by voluntary contributions of the students in High School, and $34.12 was given for the relief of suffering Armenia. The grades collectively gave a sum of $44.00 for like purposes. Many hospital garments were made by the students in the Domestic Art Classes. Aside from the work done in school, a large number of students worked in the Surgical Dressings Department of the Crawford County Chapter of the American Red Cross. Some helped also in the Christmas drive for membership, in the sale of Christmas seals and War Savings Stamps. The boys as Boy Scouts did an important work distributing Red Cross reading matter, in tabulating statistics, by running errands and in selling Liberty Bonds. —CAROL BUDWORTH ’21 I Page Thirty-one IIIIH

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 liillllltlllillUllilIHlik !? d c i ORATORICAL AND DECLAMATORY CONTESTS On Saturday evening April 21, 1920, the local Oratorical and Declamatory Contest was held in the High School Auditorium. Seven girls and three boys entered the contest and each did his part so well that it was very difficult for the judges to make a decision. In other years there has always been a special trainer, but this year the teachers in the different departments carried on the training of the students. THE PROGRAM Music—H. S. Orchestra Selected “Laddie” Lea Allen “How the Church was Built at Kehoe’s Bar”-----Helen McCloskey “Old Soapy” ------------------------------------ Francis Long “Few Bars in the Key of G”---------------------------Janie Beer Music—Girl’s Glee Club “Dance of the Pine Tree Fairies.” “Littlest Rebel”................................... Nona Long “Pro Patria” Florence Craig “Billy and the Major” Agnes Weeks Piano Solo Grace Cherrier “Lafayette” Emmett Walsh “New Brotherhood of Man” Clement Lindner “Meaning of the Flag” Herbert Dahmer The judges, Mrs. Berge, Mrs. Spiegelberg and Miss Marjorie Davis of the Bos-cobel High School awarded in the Declamatory Contest, Agnes Weeks, first place, Florence Craig, second place, and Francis Long third place. In the Oratorical Contest Clement Lindner received first place. Of these Clement Lindner, Agnes Weeks and Florence Craig, accompanied by Miss Fox, Miss Severson, and a number of the students went to Lone Rock to take part in the League contest, April 30. Four schools were represented in this district. Prairie may justly be proud of the record made by her representatives. In the declamatory contest Agnes Weeks again received first place and Florence Craig third. Second place in the oratorical contest was given to Clement Lindner. Of the six honors given by the judges, Prairie received three. CAROL BUDWORTH, ’21 SHORTHAND AND TYPEWRITING CONTEST Four students this year entered the Shorthand and Typewriting Contest held on May 1st at Platteville. Norma Allen won first place, and Ruth Cornford second, in the Shorthand Contest. Irene Vanderdrink and Lloyd Anderson practically tied for third place in the Typewriting Contest, Irene averaging one-tenth more. Norma Allen represents Prairie du Chien in the State Contest on May 15th at Whitewater. Page Thirty

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HWIIIIIIIHIIIlIhlM liniliMHIlM THIIIIIII1UIIUIIIHIIIIM THE PASSING OF THE INDIAN” There's all the wildness of nature Concealed in this beautiful place, Where the waters run so freely With all their lovely grace. Do the waters not miss the Indian Who was on them day and night? Did not the White Man come And take the Indian’s right? The Indian taught the White Man To eat the bread of corn; But the White Man thanked the Indian By using the powder horn. The stillness of nature is broken Parts of Fort Crawford still stand. But the Indian has gone forever, To his Happy Hunting Land. —VIVIEN GLENN ’20 I 111 'll !' - !'l. '! 'IT' ll!|ll!ll!!llllllll !lllllllllll Page Thirty-two