Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 267, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1912 — High School Notes. [ARTICLE]

High School Notes.

The debate between the members of the two literary societies was held at the Christian church Friday, Nov. Ist. The question was, Resolved, That my party is best fitted to serve the interests of the American people. The three leading parties were represented and the decision of the judges was in favor of the progressives. Mable Stocksick, sophomore, has been absent this week on account of sickness. An election was held Tuesday throughout the high school. In order to make it as real as possible the frtshiqan class was called the first precinct, the sophomore class the second, the junior, the third, and the senior the fourth. Each precinct selected its own election board. Tuesday morning sample ballots were passed to each student by the clerks and after some explanation by the session room teachers, the students voted. The election boards met after school and the following report was given out Wednesday morning regarding the national ticket: The first precinct went democratic. The second precinct went republican. The third precinct went to the socialists. The fourth precinct went to the republicans. In the local election the republican ticket was successful except in the vote for prosecuting attorney and sheriff, which went to the democrat candidates, Mr. Tuteur and Mr. Hoover. In the state election the entire republican ticket was elected. The progressive vote averaged about six to each precinct on the local vote, but in the state election, Beveridge, the candidate for governor, ran a close second. One very gratifying report of this election was the fact that only four or five ballots were thrown out There were a number of mixed tickets but those voting such tickets knew how to vote thenu Will Price and Bert Greenlee were absent from the junior class Tuesday. The football game which was to take place here next Saturday with the Watseka high school has been postponed on account of several cases of diphtheria at that place. There will be a football game at the ball park Friday afternoon at about 3:30 between the juniors and seniors of the high school. Everybody is invited to come out and witness the game. Admission free: The best attendance this month was in the sophdmore class, the per cent being 93.4. Averages for the month 95.3 per cent. There were seventy boys enrolled and eighty-one girls, for the month. The per cent of attendance for the boys was 93 and the girls 97.7. There were seventeen cases of tardiness, ten boys and seven girls.