Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1913 — HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. [ARTICLE]

HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

This week was the beginning of the second semester. The final examinations were held last Thursday and Friday and the report cards were gfVeh' but Wednesday noon. Several changes were made in the periods in order to make room for the senior arithmetic class which is to be taken up instead of English this semester. Mrs. Dean is teaching again this week during the sickness of Miss Mallory. There will be a basketball game at the high school Friday evening between Monticello and Rensselaer. The following program was given by the Webster Literary Society Wednesday afternoon. Reading ...........Lorene Warren Orchestra. Recitation ..Marian Parker Reading .Orabelle King Piano Duet Margaret Babcock, Wilda Littlefield Several visitors were present and the program was praised very highly. Mr. Sharp was appointed critic for the occasion. After his report the meeting adjourned. Anna Leonard, who has been attending the Francesville- high school, entered the sophomore class of this school Monday. Aileen and Kenneth Allman, former students of this school, but who recently have been attending school at Ashland, Oregon, have again entered the senior and sophomore classes here, respectively, Ethel Clarke, a member of the senior class, who has been absent since Christmas on account of sickness, will return to school next Monday. The chemistry class recited Tuesday, as usual. It seems that two hours’ recitation is too much for one of our seniors for he continually falls asleep. This time he had scarcely give# his version of the lesson before the sand man visited him and he was at once in the land of dreams. The high school has been asked to furnish the music for the teachers’ association meeting to be held here February 28th and 29th. The music teacher has decided to have the advanced chorus sing on Friday afternoon and the orchestra play Friday night. The seniors have finally decided on their class pins and they will be ordered this week. A basketball game was played bfr tween two teams at the high school Thursday evening after school. Most of the students witnessed this game, which proved very exciting. The rule by which all students who make 91 per cent in deportment are excused fyem the final examination in the studies where the grade is at least 91 per cent, has been very effective the past semester, as is shown by the following summary: BOYS Exempt 9|lo |ll 12 In Deportment .... 4| 4 | 5 9 In One Study . | 3 | 2 In Two Studies .... | 2 | 1 2 In Three Studies .. 1 | 1 | 2 In Four Studies .... j 1 j 3 GIRLS In Deportment ... .| 14 |l6 15 9 In One Study | 4 | 6 1 1 In Two Studies ....j 1 | 2 1 1 In Three-Studies ..[ 2 | 1 [ V 1 7 In Four Studies ...j 1| 1 6 2 In Five Studies ...| | 1 The total cases of exemptions in all departments was 135, of which 93 were girls and 42 boys, or the per cent of exemptions, counting that each student carries four studies, would be 24 per cent. ' ... The Delphi Herald gives its endorsement to the conduct of the basketball team of that town and pronounces their work “alever, ’’ and asks for more of the same kind. The paper speaks of the "clever defense of the Delphi guards.” The defense consisted In jamming Rensselaer forwards into the wall, pushing and slugging them, but a debased clientele at Delphi calls it "clever.” It is understood that Monticello has placed Delphi on Y;he basketball blacklist and it is probable that all other towns will do the same thing. The good people of Delphi, of whom there are many, will probably never know the shameful conduct of the bruisers on the basketball team, because at least two of the newspapers cambe counted on to present reports entirely covering up the methods of cowardice resorted to by the team, and given the approval of the manager and spectators.